🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Brewhouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Brewhouse — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
Best for
9 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
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Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Tipula vernalis, Rhamphus pulicarius, Planolinoides borealis +27 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
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Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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11 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Family Walk, KnoleWalking route5 km▾
This is a 5km walk over a mixture of hard surfaces and concrete. There are also sections of short grass and bare earth. Paths climb and descend throughout the walk. Dogs welcome on a lead. This walk is suited to visitors with sturdy pushchairs.
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Boundary Walk, KnoleWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 01:15Round tripLocal walking route
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Wilmot Hill, Ightham MoteWalking route6.4 km▾
Enjoy the Kentish countryside from the Ightham Mote estate as you walk the periphery of a large part of its 580 acres. The walk incorporates Scathes Wood, the Greensand Way, Wilmot Hill and Broadhoath Wood. Some steep inclines. Not suitable for wheels.
Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Knole, Ightham MoteWalking route13.6 km▾
A circular from Ightham Mote through Kentish countryside, along the Greensand Way & areas of outstanding natural beauty, to Knole Park. Return to Ightham Mote via the Duchess Walk, Godden Green & Broadhoath Wood. Undulating trail. Not suitable for wheels.
Named routeLength 13.6 kmDuration 05:00Round tripLocal walking route
Knole Lanepublic footpath · 203 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 203 mPath type: service
Knole Lanepublic footpath · 127 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 127 mPath type: service
Broad Walk SU27public footpath · 1.1 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface asphaltIncline downPath type: track
