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Brompton Lines

12 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Rock Dove +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Rock Dove +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Rochester Riverside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

211 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route
Named route
Heron TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lines behind the Lampard Centre, Brompton

Lines behind the Lampard Centre, Brompton

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