Leybourne

Worth seeing in and around Leybourne

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Leybourne Castle

   Leybourne Castle is a 13th-century castle in the parish of Leybourne, Kent, west of Castle Way.

   100 m · castle in Leybourne, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Leonards Tower

   St Leonard's Tower is a probable Norman keep in West Malling, in the county of Kent, England. The tower was probably built by Gundulf, the Bishop of Rochester, between 1077 and 1108.

   2.3 km · Grade I listed tower in West Malling, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Manor Park Country Park

   Manor Park Country Park is a country park in West Malling, Kent, England. The 52-acre park, formerly the private gardens of the nearby Douces Manor, was purchased from the manor's owners by Kent County Council in 1973 to be converted into a public open space.

   2.4 km · park in West Malling, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Bradbourne House

   Bradbourne House is a Queen Anne style country house near East Malling, Kent. It set in 20 acres of parkland.

   1.7 km · Grade I listed English country house in Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Ditton Quarry

   Ditton Quarry is a 5.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Ditton, on the north-western outskirts of Maidstone in Kent. It is owned and managed by Ditton Parish Council.

   2.9 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   All Saints Church, Snodland

   All Saints’ Church is the parish church of Snodland in Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

   3.4 km · church in Snodland, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Aylesford Priory

   Aylesford Priory, or "The Friars" was founded in 1242 when members of the Carmelite order arrived in England from Mount Carmel in the Holy Land. Richard de Grey, a crusader, sponsored them, and conveyed to the order a parcel of land located on his manor in Aylesford in Kent.

   3.4 km · Carmelite monastery in Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Burham Marsh

   Burham Marsh nature reserve is an 11 hectare tidal Reed bed on the River Medway 5 miles northwest of Maidstone. It is just east of Snodland but being on the east bank of the river it is accessed via Burham.

   3.6 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Leybourne Lakes Country Park

   Leybourne Lakes Country Park is near Snodland, in Kent, England. The park, which opened in 2004, was created from disused gravel pits that have been flooded and landscaped to make fishing and wildlife lakes.

   1.6 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Benedict's Church, Paddlesworth

    St Benedict's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Paddlesworth, Kent, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

    3.3 km · church in Paddlesworth, Tonbridge and Malling District, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Leybourne

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 46 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 64 km · London Stansted (STN), 66 km

Stations

Aylesford railway station, 3 km · Snodland railway station, 3.4 km · East Malling railway station, 2.3 km · New Hythe railway station, 2.5 km · West Malling railway station, 1.4 km

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  45 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · £4.5–6
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  87 km · quickest by road, 2h 8m · £11–14
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