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Photo of White Cliffs of Dover, a landmark near Deal, Kent, south east England.

White Cliffs of DoverPhoto Vilmantas Bekesius / Unsplash

Places to explore near Martin Mill StationMartin Mill

36 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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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

0.8 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.

2.6 km W · Kent & Surrey

Photo of the coast at Langdon Cliffs & Foxhill Down, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Langdon Cliffs & Foxhill Down

Coastline near Deal

The National Trust's stretch of the White Cliffs of Dover, with a breezy clifftop walk out to a lighthouse above the Channel

3.8 km S

Photo of White Cliffs of Dover, a landmark near Deal, Kent, south east England.Iconic

White Cliffs of Dover

Landmark near Deal

The clifftop walk from Langdon Cliffs east towards South Foreland, chalk falling to the sea with France on the horizon.

4.4 km S

Photo of Walmer Castle and Gardens, an artillery fort near Deal, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Walmer Castle and Gardens

Artillery fort · Castle near Deal

Artillery castle at Walmer

5 km NE

Photo of Dover Castle, a ruined castle near Deal, Kent, south east England.Iconic

Dover Castle

Castle near Deal

Vast clifftop fortress guarding England's gateway.

5.1 km S

Photo of Kearsney Abbey Gardens, a Grade II registered house & garden near Elham, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Kearsney Abbey Gardens

House & garden near Elham

A Victorian public park of lakes and lawns in a chalk valley near Dover.

6.2 km SW

Photo of Deal Castle, an artillery fort in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Deal Castle

Artillery fort · Castle near Deal

Tudor artillery fort shaped like a rose.

6.7 km NE

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

Deal

Village

Seafront town of narrow Georgian streets and a Tudor castle, with a pier and a conservation-area old quarter.

6.8 km NE · Kent

Photo of Samphire Hoe Country Park, a country park near Dover Priory, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Samphire Hoe Country Park

Country park near Dover Priory

A nature park built in the 1990s from chalk dug for the Channel Tunnel.

8.4 km SW

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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.

3.4 km SE · 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.

3.4 km SE · Kent & East Sussex

Photo of the coast at St Margarets, Kent, south east England.

St Margarets

Coastline near Deal

A National Trust place in Kent.

3.4 km E

Photo of St Margaret's Bay, a swimming spot near Deal, Kent, south east England.

St Margaret's Bay

Designated bathing water near Deal

A shingle cove at Britain's closest point to France, favoured by Channel swimmers.

3.4 km SE

Photo of The Pines Garden, a garden near St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent, south east England.

The Pines Garden

Garden near St Margaret's at Cliffe

Organic seaside garden with a lake, a grass labyrinth and a Churchill statue, at St Margaret's Bay.

3.4 km SE

Photo of South Foreland Lighthouse, a lighthouse near Deal, Kent, south east England.

South Foreland Lighthouse

Lighthouse near Deal

High on the Dover cliffs where Michael Faraday trialled electric lighting in 1858 and Marconi sent the first ship-to-shore radio message in 1898.

3.7 km SE

Photo of Zetland Arms, a pub near Kingsdown, Kent, south east England.

Zetland Arms

Pub near Kingsdown

Seaside pub at the end of Kingsdown beach, at the foot of the chalk cliffs south of Deal.

4.3 km NE

Photo of Western Heights, Dover, an artillery fort near Dover Priory, Kent, south east England.

Western Heights, Dover

Artillery fort near Dover Priory

Huge network of brick-lined ditches and forts cut into the chalk above Dover, dug to stop a French invasion that never came.

6.5 km SW

Photo of Knights Templar Church, Dover, a ruined church near Dover Priory, Kent, south east England.

Knights Templar Church, Dover

Ruined church · Templar near Dover Priory

Outline of a small round-naved Templar church on Dover's Western Heights, where by tradition King John yielded to the pope's envoy in 1213.

6.5 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (17) — 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.