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Photo of Hever Castle, a castle near Chiddingstone in the High Weald, Kent, south east England.

Hever Castle© Worldfootage / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places to explore near Ashurst (Kent) StationAshurst

Ashurst (Kent) Station sits inside the High Weald National Landscape. 48 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Forest Way Country Park, a country park near Hartfield in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Forest Way Country Park

Country park near Hartfield

An old railway line between East Grinstead and Groombridge turned into a flat, easy-going walking and cycling trail through the Weald

1.8 km S

Photo of Harrison's Rocks, a rock formation near Groombridge in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Harrison's Rocks

Rock formation near Groombridge

Largest Southern Sandstone outcrop, with hundreds of climbing routes through birch woodland managed by the BMC.

4.1 km SE

Photo of Penshurst, a village in the High Weald, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Penshurst

Village

Wealden village at the gates of Penshurst Place, its churchyard reached through the arch of a Tudor house.

5 km N · Kent

Photo of Ashdown Forest, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Forest Row in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Ashdown Forest

SSSI near Forest Row

Heathland ridges, the real Winnie-the-Pooh country.

5.7 km S

Photo of Poohsticks Bridge, a landmark near Hartfield in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Poohsticks Bridge

Landmark near Hartfield

The wooden bridge where A. A. Milne set Poohsticks, reached by a short walk from Chuck Hatch.

6.1 km SW

Photo of Chiddingstone, a village in the High Weald, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Chiddingstone

Village

Single street of Tudor houses owned almost whole by the National Trust, beside a moated mock castle.

6.4 km N · Kent

Photo of Penshurst Place, a Grade I registered house & garden in the High Weald, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Penshurst Place

House & garden near Penshurst

Medieval baronial hall and walled gardens.

6.4 km NE

Photo of Hever Castle, a castle near Chiddingstone in the High Weald, Kent, south east England.Iconic

Hever Castle

Castle near Chiddingstone

Moated childhood home of Anne Boleyn.

6.8 km N

Photo of Bowles Rocks, a rock formation near Rotherfield in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Bowles Rocks

Rock formation near Rotherfield

South-facing sandstone crag beside the Bowles Outdoor Centre, popular with climbers.

6.8 km SE

Photo of The Kentish Hare, a gastropub near Bidborough (near Tunbridge Wells) in the High Weald, Kent, south east England.Highlight

The Kentish Hare

Gastropub near Bidborough (near Tunbridge Wells)

Village dining pub run by the Tanner brothers just outside Tunbridge Wells.

7.4 km NE

Photo of the Kent Downs, a National Landscape in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Kent Downs

National Landscape near Charing

Chalk hills, ancient woods and orchards, ending in the white cliffs above the Channel

9.6 km N

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Sussex Border Path, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Emsworth to Rye, south east England.

Sussex Border Path

Long-distance path

Round inland Sussex on the old county boundary from Emsworth to Rye — nearly 150 miles of quiet country for the busy South East.

0.1 km E · spans 5 counties

Photo along the Wealdway, an 82-mile long-distance path running from Gravesend to Eastbourne, south east England.

Wealdway

Long-distance path

Estuary to sea across Kent and Sussex — Gravesend to Eastbourne over the North Downs, the deep Weald and a Beachy Head finish.

1 km SE · East Sussex & Kent

Groombridge

Village

Wealden village beside the Kent border, its old triangular green and the moated gardens of Groombridge Place just across the county line.

2.8 km SE · East Sussex

Photo along the High Weald Landscape Trail, a 90-mile long-distance path running from Horsham to Rye, south east England.

High Weald Landscape Trail

Long-distance path

Horsham to Rye through the High Weald's ridge villages and hammer ponds — iron country, worked for two thousand years.

2.9 km SE · West Sussex, Kent & East Sussex

Photo of The Dorset Arms, a pub near Withyham in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

The Dorset Arms

Pub near Withyham

Dining pub with rooms near Withyham, on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest.

3.3 km S

Photo of The Bottle House Inn, a pub near Penshurst in the High Weald, Kent, south east England.

The Bottle House Inn

Pub near Penshurst

Low-beamed country inn dating from the 15th century, on a lane near Chiddingstone.

3.4 km N

Withyham

Village

Estate village on a wooded ridge, its hilltop church holding the Sackville chapel and monuments to the earls of Dorset.

3.4 km SW · East Sussex

Photo of The Spotted Dog, a pub near Penshurst in the High Weald, Kent, south east England.

The Spotted Dog

Pub near Penshurst

Weatherboarded 15th-century inn at Smarts Hill, its terraces looking out across the Weald.

3.5 km NE

Hartfield

Village

Wealden village at Ashdown Forest's northern edge, where the Pooh Corner shop and Poohsticks Bridge draw readers of A. A. Milne.

4.1 km SW · East Sussex

Everything else within 10 km (28) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.