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Knole Park

6 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.26421, 0.19834

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Sevenoaks Town Car Park 299m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Polydrusus formosus, Tipula vernalis +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Polydrusus formosus, Tipula vernalis +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 28 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
Akehurst Lanepublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Kraken TDC TrailsCycling route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Deer, Knole Park

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Deer, Knole Park

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🌱Knole ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Sevenoaks Environmental ParkUrban park700 m→🌱Sevenoaks Environmental ParkUrban park700 m→✦RIVERHILL HOUSEHistoric site2.2 km→✦Knole HouseHistoric site500 m→🌱Upper High Street GardensUrban park600 m→

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