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BAYHAM ABBEY

368 ha

📷 Mark Lindsay-Bayley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsHeritageWildlife
Dogs welcome368 ha

Getting here

51.10549, 0.34153

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Mallard
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +96 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: THE RUINS OF BAYHAM ABBEY; Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Herring Gull, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +96 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Barren Strawberry, Bifid Hemp-nettle +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Hawkenbury Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 18Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.5 km
Named routeRef 18Length 9.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route197 m
Named routeRef 18Length 197 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route318 m
Named routeRef 18Length 318 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 18Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Bayham Abbey

📷 Mark Lindsay-Bayley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Bayham Abbey

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SCOTNEY CASTLEHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Scotney CastleUrban park4.9 km→🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.7 km→✦DUNORLAN PARKHistoric site5 km→