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Photo of Severndroog Castle, a folly near Falconwood, London, England.

Severndroog Castle© M J Roscoe / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Petts Wood StationPetts Wood

35 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 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 km SE

Photo of Down House, a Grade II registered house & garden near Shoreham, London, England.Highlight

Down House

House & garden near Shoreham

Charles Darwin's home for forty years, where he wrote On the Origin of Species.

6.7 km S

Photo of Eltham Palace, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Mottingham, London, England.Highlight

Eltham Palace

House & garden near Mottingham

A 1470s medieval Great Hall grafted onto a 1930s Art Deco Courtauld mansion.

6.7 km N

Photo of Red House, a house & garden near Eynsford, London, England.Highlight

Red House

House & garden near Eynsford

William Morris's own home in Bexleyheath, the house where the Arts and Crafts idea took shape

8.4 km NE

Photo of Shoreham Cross, a hill figure in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Shoreham Cross

Hill figure near Shoreham

A chalk cross on the Downs above Shoreham, cut in 1920 in memory of the village's First World War dead.

9 km SE

Photo of Severndroog Castle, a folly near Falconwood, London, England.Highlight

Severndroog Castle

Folly near Falconwood

The triangular Georgian tower folly on Shooter's Hill, its viewing platform looking out over London and, on a clear day, seven counties.

9.1 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.

9.1 km S · Kent & Surrey

Photo of St Botolph's, Lullingstone, a church near Eynsford, Kent, south east England.Highlight

St Botolph's, Lullingstone

Church near Eynsford

Tiny estate church beside Lullingstone Castle, rich with family monuments and a rare painted rood screen.

9.1 km E

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

Eynsford

Village

Darent village with a ford and hump-backed bridge below the ruins of a Norman castle.

9.8 km E · Kent

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Jubilee Country Park, a country park near Shoreham, London, England.

Jubilee Country Park

Country park near Shoreham

A country park in London.

0.4 km NW

Photo along the London LOOP, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Erith to Purfleet, England.

London LOOP

Long-distance path

The 'M25 for walkers' — an orbital path through outer London's woods, commons and river valleys from Erith to Purfleet.

0.6 km NW · spans 5 counties

Photo of Scadbury Estate Country Park, a country park near Eynsford, London, England.

Scadbury Estate Country Park

Country park near Eynsford

A country park in London.

0.8 km N

Photo of Petts Wood, a nature reserve near Shoreham, London, England.

Petts Wood

Nature reserve near Shoreham

A National Trust place in London.

1.3 km N

Photo along the Green Chain Walk, a 50-mile long-distance path running from Thamesmead to Nunhead, England.

Green Chain Walk

Long-distance path

A web of green corridors across south-east London, joining the Thames marshes to Nunhead Cemetery park by park.

3.2 km N · London

Photo of High Elms Country Park, a country park near Shoreham, London, England.

High Elms Country Park

Country park near Shoreham

A country park in London.

3.4 km S

Photo along the Capital Ring, a 78-mile long-distance path in England.

Capital Ring

Long-distance path

London's inner orbital walk, stringing together 78 miles of parks, canals and viewpoints through the middle suburbs.

6 km NW · London

Photo of Lullingstone & Preston Hill Country Park, a country park near Shoreham, Kent, south east England.

Lullingstone & Preston Hill Country Park

Country park near Shoreham

A country park in Kent.

6.8 km SE

Castle Farm

Farm & farm shop near Shoreham

Darent Valley lavender farm and shop, judged the country's best small farm shop in 2025.

8 km SE

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.