Penenden Heath

Worth seeing in and around Penenden Heath

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
   Allington Castle

   Allington Castle is a stone castle in Allington, Kent, just north of Maidstone, in England. The first castle on the site was an unauthorised fortification, built during "The Anarchy" and torn down later in the century when royal control was reasserted.

   1.8 km · stone-built moated castle in Allington, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Thurnham Castle

   Thurnham Castle or Godard's Castle is situated to the north of the village of Thurnham which is 3 miles north-east of Maidstone, Kent. It is a 12th-century flint-built castle constructed by Robert of Thurnham in the reign of Henry II on a hill on the edge of the North Downs.

   3.9 km · castle in Thurnham, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Mote Park

   Mote Park is a 440-acre multi-use public park in Maidstone, Kent. Previously a country estate it was converted to landscaped park land at the end of the 18th century before becoming a municipal park.

   2.7 km · park in Kent, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Boxley Abbey

   Boxley Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Sandling, near Maidstone in Kent, England. It sits at the foot of the North Downs and falls within the parish of Boxley.

   1.6 km · abbey · Wikipedia
5. 05
   All Saints Church, Maidstone

   All Saints is a parish church in Maidstone, Kent. It is a Grade I listed building and has been described as the grandest Perpendicular style church in Kent.

   2.2 km · parish church associated with the Archbishop's Palace, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Holy Cross Church, Bearsted

   Holy Cross is a parish church of the Church of England in Bearsted, Kent. Its construction began in the 13th century.

   3.7 km · Grade I listed church in Bearsted, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Martin of Tours Church, Detling

   St Martin of Tours is a parish church in Detling, Kent. Dedicated to Martin of Tours, the building was constructed in the 12th century with 13th and 15th-century additions and restoration carried out in the late 19th century.

   2.4 km · church in Detling, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham

   St Mary the Virgin is a small parish church in Thurnham, Kent. Begun in the 12th century, it is a Grade I listed building.

   3.5 km · Grade I listed church in Thurnham, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Mary's and All Saints Church, Boxley

   St Mary's and All Saints is a parish church in Boxley, Kent begun in the 13th century and with additions in the 14th and 15th centuries. The church was restored in the 1870s.

   1.7 km · Grade I listed church in Boxley, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph

    The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph is a First World War memorial dedicated to members of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment and located in Maidstone in Kent, south-eastern England. Unveiled in 1921, the memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens following his design for the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London and is today a grade II* listed building.

    1.6 km · war memorial in Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Penenden Heath

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 53 km · London Stansted (STN), 70 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 72 km

Stations

Maidstone Barracks railway station, 1.9 km · Maidstone West railway station, 2.4 km · Maidstone East railway station, 1.5 km · Bearsted railway station, 3.2 km · Barming railway station, 4 km

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  93 km · quickest by road, 2h 11m · £11–15
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