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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 Swanscombe StationSwanscombe

41 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.

4.5 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

8 km SE

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.

0.7 km NE · spans 24 counties

Swanscombe Heritage Park

Country park near Eynsford

A country park in Kent.

0.7 km W

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.

3.2 km SW

Gravesend Cemetery

House & garden near Rochester

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

3.8 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.

4.1 km E · East Sussex & Kent

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.

4.1 km SW

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.

4.2 km E · Kent & East Sussex

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.

6.6 km NW · spans 5 counties

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.

7.3 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (30) — 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.