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Tilmanstone Welfare Bowls Club

📷 John Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.20362, 1.26303

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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
  • 🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2020; Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Miner's Way TrailWalking route43.5 km
Named routeLength 43.5 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Regional cycle route
NCN Regional Route 15 (Kent)Cycling route
Named routeRef 15Regional cycle route
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
Skylark TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route262 m
Named routeRef 16Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 16Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Part of Woodpecker Court Community Farm

📷 John Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Part of Woodpecker Court Community Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WALDERSHARE PARKHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Eythorne Playing FieldUrban park800 m→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Tilmanstone Colliery Welfare Sports GroundUrban park0 m→⛪Eythorne Baptist ChurchReligious grounds600 m→✦Ringwork and bailey at Coldred CourtHistoric site2.5 km→

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