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West Blean and Thornden Woods

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West Blean and Thornden Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kent of 7.8 km². It is one of 85 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It is among the largest in the county.

For more of the same, East Blean Woods and Thanet Coast are close by. Sturry Station is about 1.3 km away to the south-east.

More places to visit near West Blean and Thornden Woods

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

The Fordwich Arms

Gastropub near Fordwich

Riverside pub in England's smallest town near Canterbury, ambitious modern cooking.

1.8 km SE

Photo of St Augustine's Conduit House, a landmark near Canterbury, Kent, south east England.

St Augustine's Conduit House

Landmark near Canterbury

Twelfth-century stone collecting house on a Canterbury hillside, where tunnels gathered spring water to be piped down to St Augustine's Abbey.

2.3 km S

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.

2.4 km S · Kent & Surrey

Photo of Canterbury Cathedral, a priory in Kent, south east England.Iconic

Canterbury Cathedral

Priory near Canterbury

Mother church of English Christianity, soaring Gothic.

2.9 km S

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

Whitstable

Village

Working oyster town of weatherboarded fishermen's huts, seafood shacks and a long shingle beach.

3.5 km NW · Kent

Photo of Howletts Wild Animal Park, a visitor attraction near Fordwich, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Howletts Wild Animal Park

Attraction near Fordwich

A wooded animal park near Canterbury known for the largest captive gorilla group in Britain and its breeding herds.

5.2 km SE