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Prehistoric rock shelters and a multivallate hillfort at High Rocks, 309m ESE of High Rocks Inn

16 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.12201, 0.22966

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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

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 18

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Speldhurst Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walk (Groombridge Link)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tunbridge Wells Circular Walkpublic footpath · 79 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route62 m
Named routeLength 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route234 m
Named routeRef 18Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

High Rocks

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

High Rocks

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Calverley GroundsUrban park2.8 km→🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Grosvenor Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→✦GROOMBRIDGE PLACEHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Dunorlan ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Spa Golf CourseUrban park1.2 km→

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