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Parkgate Down

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Parkgate Down is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kent, covering 0.07 km². It is one of 85 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It lies within the Kent Downs National Landscape.

Other SSSIs nearby include Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods and Gibbin's Brook. The nearest railway station is Shepherds Well, about 9.1 km to the east.

More places to visit near Parkgate Down

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

Kent Downs

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Charing

Chalk hills, ancient woods and orchards, ending in the white cliffs above the Channel

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.

5.9 km SW · Kent & Surrey

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.

6.6 km S · Kent & East Sussex

Photo of Folkestone White Horse, a hill figure near Hythe, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Folkestone White Horse

Hill figure near Hythe

A modern galloping horse cut in 2003 on Cheriton Hill, looking down over the mouth of the Channel Tunnel.

8.3 km S

Photo of The Bridge Arms, a gastropub in Kent, south east England.Highlight

The Bridge Arms

Gastropub near Bridge

Michelin-starred Kent village pub from the Fordwich Arms team, cited by NatGeo and olive.

8.5 km N

Photo of Wye Crown, a hill figure in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Wye Crown

Hill figure near Wye

A crown cut into the down by agricultural students in 1902 for Edward VII's coronation, and still lit for royal occasions.

9.7 km W