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Photo of Rochester Castle, a ruined castle in Kent, south east England.

Rochester CastlePhoto Ryan Storrier / Unsplash

Places to explore near Higham StationHigham

44 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of St Mary's, Higham, a church in Kent, south east England.Highlight

St Mary's, Higham

Church near Higham

Marshland church with a carved medieval oak screen, near the Gad's Hill home of Charles Dickens.

1.6 km N

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

3.1 km SW

Photo of Rochester Castle, a ruined castle in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Rochester Castle

Castle near Rochester

Norman keep beside England's second-oldest cathedral.

4.8 km SE

Photo of Rochester Cathedral, a cathedral in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Rochester Cathedral

Cathedral near Rochester

Seat of England's second-oldest bishopric, founded in 604, with a Norman west front and a large crypt, across the green from the castle.

4.9 km SE

Photo along the North Downs Way, a 153-mile National Trail running from Farnham to Dover, south east England.Highlight

North Downs Way

National Trail

Pilgrim country: orchards, vineyards and chalk downs between Farnham and the white cliffs of Dover.

4.9 km S · Kent & Surrey

Photo of Rochester, a village in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Rochester

Village

Medway city of a Norman keep and cathedral, its High Street thick with Dickens associations.

5.1 km SE · Kent

Photo of Tilbury Fort, an artillery fort near Rochester, Essex, eastern England.Highlight

Tilbury Fort

Artillery fort near Rochester

Star-shaped 17th-century artillery fort on the Thames, England's best-preserved of its kind.

7 km NW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

2.9 km N · spans 24 counties

Photo along the Saxon Shore Way, a 160-mile long-distance path running from Gravesend to Hastings, south east England.

Saxon Shore Way

Long-distance path

Around Kent's Roman-era coastline from Gravesend to Hastings — a shore the sea has since abandoned for miles at a stretch.

2.9 km NW · Kent & East Sussex

Photo of Shorne Wood Country Park, a country park near Rochester, Kent, south east England.

Shorne Wood Country Park

Country park near Rochester

A country park in Kent.

3.4 km SW

Photo of Ranscombe Farm Country Park, a country park near Rochester, Kent, south east England.

Ranscombe Farm Country Park

Country park near Rochester

A country park in Kent.

3.5 km S

Photo of Cobham Woods, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Rochester, Kent, south east England.

Cobham Woods

SSSI near Rochester

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kent.

3.7 km S

Upnor Castle

Artillery fort · Castle near Rochester

Artillery castle at Upnor

4.7 km SE

Photo of Jeskyns Country Park, a country park near Rochester, Kent, south east England.

Jeskyns Country Park

Country park near Rochester

A country park in Kent.

5.4 km SW

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.

6.2 km W · East Sussex & Kent

Photo of Owletts, a house & garden near Rochester, Kent, south east England.

Owletts

House & garden near Rochester

A National Trust place in Kent.

6.2 km SW

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.