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London Stones

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.41272, 0.53235

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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
  • ✦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
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Box Tree Moth +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Box Tree Moth +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km
Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route
Strood Community TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bath Hard LaneWalking route
Named route
Chattenden Woods WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

222 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Alternative RouteCycling route
Named route
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old and New London Stones, Lower Upnor

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old and New London Stones, Lower Upnor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Watermill GardensUrban park3 km→🌱The Strand Lido and Leisure ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Great Lines Heritage ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦Great Lines Heritage ParkHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Balmoral GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Balmoral GardensUrban park3.2 km→

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