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Walmer and Kingsdown Golf Club

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.17120, 1.39654

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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
  • ⛳Golf 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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1 Dover to Canterbury

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to RamsgateWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
European walking route E2, UK, Dover-Calais ferryWalking route

E2 UK West route: Dover-Calais ferry transfer

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Visitor Centre to Langdon Stairs Trail, White CliffsWalking route1.6 km

Ancient smuggling trail used by coastguards in 19th & 20th centuries. Leads to the stony beach. Spot Kestrels, peregrines and buzzards. This trail contains a 35m tunnel & 7m vertical iron-rung ladder.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Point-to-point
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Dover to CanterburyCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United KingdomCycling route
Named routeRef EV5International cycle route
Skylark TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
alternative wheeling route to DoverCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route363 m
Named routeRef 1Length 363 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Kingsdown Roadbridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View of Walmer and Kingsdown Golf Links

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View of Walmer and Kingsdown Golf Links

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Walmer CastleHistoric site3.2 km→✦WALMER CASTLEHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Pines GardenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Walmer and Kingsdown Golf ClubUrban park900 m→🌱Memorial GroundUrban park2.6 km→🌱Memorial GroundUrban park2.6 km→

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