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

Kent DownsPhoto Simone Rignanese / Pexels

Places to explore near Northfleet StationNorthfleet

45 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 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.

3.5 km E

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

6.9 km SE

Photo of Meopham Windmill, a windmill in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Meopham Windmill

Windmill near Meopham

Rare six-sided smock mill standing on Meopham Green, a landmark on the road south of Gravesend.

9.5 km S

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.

10 km E

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.

0.3 km N · spans 24 counties

Swanscombe Heritage Park

Country park near Eynsford

A country park in Kent.

1.6 km W

Gravesend Cemetery

House & garden near Rochester

Laid out in 1838 by Stephen Geary, the architect behind Highgate's grand entrance.

2.7 km SE

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.

3 km E · East Sussex & Kent

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.

3.1 km E · Kent & East Sussex

Photo of Beacon Wood Country Park, a country park near Eynsford, Kent, south east England.

Beacon Wood Country Park

Country park near Eynsford

A country park in Kent.

3.5 km SW

Photo of Darenth Country Park, a country park near Eynsford, Kent, south east England.

Darenth Country Park

Country park near Eynsford

A country park in Kent.

4.9 km W

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.

6.3 km SE

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.

7.1 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (32) — 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.