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Riverhall blast furnace

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📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.07911, 0.28459

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Great Tit
  • ✦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

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Canada Goose +32 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Canada Goose +32 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Great Scented Liverwort +201 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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Cycling

12 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 route4.5 km
Named routeRef 21Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 21Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route306 m
Named routeRef 21Length 306 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Site of Riverhall Furnace

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Site of Riverhall Furnace

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✦ERIDGE PARKHistoric site2.7 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Mark's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→🌱Town Row GreenUrban park4.4 km→🐄Fullers Farm ShopVisitor farm4.6 km→✦BAYHAM ABBEYHistoric site5 km→