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St Thomas À Becket's Church

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.00421, 0.80204

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent)

Varies

Heritage

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 172Cycling route
Named routeRef 172National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route622 m
Named routeRef 11Length 622 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route280 m
Named routeRef 11Length 280 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route97 m
Named routeRef 11Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5.8 km
Named routeRef 11Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church of St Thomas-A-Becket

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church of St Thomas-A-Becket

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Royal Military Canal, Kent Ditch to Heron House, FolkestoneHistoric site2 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Heron House to Appledore BridgeHistoric site2.7 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⚽Appledore Recreation GroundPlaying field3.5 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Appledore Bridge to Kenardington BridgeHistoric site3.9 km→✦Royal Military Canal, Iden Lock to Kent DitchHistoric site3.2 km→

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