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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 Swanley StationSwanley

38 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

1.5 km SE

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.

4.3 km SE

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.

4.3 km SE · Kent

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.

6.3 km S

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

7.4 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 km S · Kent & Surrey

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

3.4 km S

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

Eynsford Castle

Castle near Eynsford

A medieval castle in Kent.

4 km SE

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.

4.4 km NW · spans 5 counties

Castle Farm

Farm & farm shop near Shoreham

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

4.8 km S

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.

4.9 km NW

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

Petts Wood

Nature reserve near Shoreham

A National Trust place in London.

6.6 km W

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.

6.7 km NE

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

Jubilee Country Park

Country park near Shoreham

A country park in London.

6.8 km W

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

Shoreham

Village

Darent-valley village of Samuel Palmer's 'valley of vision', with a war-memorial cross cut into the hillside.

6.8 km S · Kent

Everything else within 10 km (23) — 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.