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Photo of Leeds Castle, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Maidstone, Kent, south east England.

Leeds CastlePhoto Colin Watts / Unsplash

Places to explore near Lenham StationLenham

25 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 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

0.7 km N

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.

1.2 km NE · Kent & Surrey

Photo of Lenham Cross, a hill figure near Charing, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Lenham Cross

Hill figure near Charing

A large chalk cross cut into the North Downs in 1922 as a memorial to the fallen of the First World War.

1.7 km NE

Photo of Leeds Castle, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Maidstone, Kent, south east England.Iconic

Leeds Castle

House & garden near Maidstone

Storybook castle set on its own island lake.

5.8 km W

Photo of Doddington Place Gardens, a Grade II registered house & garden near Charing, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Doddington Place Gardens

House & garden near Charing

A Victorian garden known for its towering clipped yew cloud hedges.

7.6 km NE

Photo of Westwell Wines, a vineyard near Charing, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Westwell Wines

Vineyard near Charing

Family North Downs vineyard above Charing, named Best Small Cellar Door at the first WineGB Cellar Door Awards in 2025.

8.2 km SE

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

Smarden

Village

Wealden village of timber-framed and white-boarded houses around a church known as the Barn of Kent.

9.6 km S · Kent

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Greensand Way, a 108-mile long-distance path running from Haslemere to Hamstreet, south east England.

Greensand Way

Long-distance path

Along the sandy ridge below the chalk from Haslemere to Hamstreet, through the wooded hills of two protected landscapes to the edge of Romney Marsh.

2.1 km SW · Surrey & Kent

Photo of The Pepper Box Inn, a pub near Ulcombe, Kent, south east England.

The Pepper Box Inn

Pub near Ulcombe

Fifteenth-century inn on the greensand ridge at Fairbourne Heath, with wide views over the Weald.

3.7 km SW

Photo of The Plough Inn, a pub near Stalisfield Green, Kent, south east England.

The Plough Inn

Pub near Stalisfield Green

Beamed free house on a green high on the Downs, with far views and Kentish ales.

6.4 km E

Photo of Charing, a village in Kent, south east England.

Charing

Village

Pilgrims' Way village with the ruins of an archbishops' palace beside the church.

6.6 km SE · Kent

Pluckley

Village

Wealden village of houses with round 'Dering' windows, filmed as The Darling Buds of May and called England's most haunted.

7.4 km SE · Kent

Sutton Valence Castle

Castle near Loose

Tower keep castle at Sutton Valence

8 km W

Photo of The Dering Arms, a pub near Pluckley, Kent, south east England.

The Dering Arms

Pub near Pluckley

Striking Dutch-gabled inn beside Pluckley station, long known for its fish and seafood.

9 km S

Photo of the River Beult, a 25-mile river running from near Ashford to River Medway at Yalding, south east England.

River Beult

River

A slow clay river of the Kentish Weald, reckoned among the best lowland clay rivers left in England.

9.2 km SW · Kent

Photo of Stoneacre, a house & garden near Maidstone, Kent, south east England.

Stoneacre

House & garden near Maidstone

A National Trust place in Kent.

9.3 km W

Everything else within 10 km (9) — 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.