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Charing Alderbed Meadow

📷 David Anstiss · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PlayDogsCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.20720, 0.80030

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Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 17

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Fens & Dragonflys WalkWalking route▾
Named route
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Cycling

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40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Comma TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orange Tip TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route477 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

About this urban park

Charing Alderbed Meadow is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

6 photos from nearby open sources

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Kissing Gate to Charing Alderbed Meadow - geograph.org.uk - 1326057

📷 David Anstiss · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kissing Gate to Charing Alderbed Meadow - geograph.org.uk - 1326057

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

3 nearby · Free · 123m

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Playground

2 · 146m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds400 m→🐄Charing Farm ShopVisitor farm300 m→✦The archbishop's palaceHistoric site500 m→🌱Beech Court GardensUrban park4.4 km→🌱Cherry DownsUrban park4.8 km→🌱Deal Field ShawUrban park2.4 km→