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PENSHURST PLACE

189 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome189 ha

Getting here

51.18230, 0.18788

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About PENSHURST PLACE

Penshurst Place is a historic building near Penshurst, Kent, 32 miles (51 km) southeast of London, England. It is the ancestral home of the Sidney family, and was the birthplace of the great Elizabethan poets and courtiers, siblings Mary Sidney and Philip Sidney.

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English country houseGrade I listed buildingc. 1341

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pheasant
  • ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: SOUTH CENTRAL ENTRANCE TOWER TO PENSHURST PLACE AND WALL ABUTTING TO EAST; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Carrion Crow +61 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 — 22-spot Ladybird, White-legged Damselfly · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Eden Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Warrenpublic footpath · 607 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 607 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
SR449public footpath · 1.7 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.7 kmPath type: footway
SR422public footpath · 3.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3.1 kmSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 12 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route49 m
Named routeRef 12Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route180 m
Named routeRef 12Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route259 m
Named routeRef 12Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route170 m
Named routeRef 12Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route30 m
Named routeRef 12Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
SR546bridleway · 507 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 507 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parkland, Penshurst Place Estate.

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parkland, Penshurst Place Estate.

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