Where is White Horse Wood?

White Horse Wood is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode ME14 3JE), in the parish of Thurnham.

How do I get to White Horse Wood?

The nearest railway station is Bearsted, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode ME14 3JE.

Who owns White Horse Wood?

White Horse Wood is owned by Kent County Council, and operated by Kent County Council.

Is White Horse Wood a protected site?

Yes — White Horse Wood is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).

Is White Horse Wood free to visit?

Yes, White Horse Wood is free to enter.

How do I get to White Horse Wood?

The nearest railway station is Bearsted, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ME14 3JE.

Parks · South East England

White Horse Wood

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White Horse Wood — park in United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Bearsted · 2.6 km

Free entry
Family-friendly
Dog-friendly

White Horse Wood is a public park in the United Kingdom. Managed by Kent County Council. Wikidata describes it as: "park in United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.2970°, 0.5925°.

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Protected designations

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

White Horse Wood is a recently created English country park near Thurnham to the north of Maidstone, Kent. Located within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the park is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

Description

White Horse Wood is Kent's newest country park, created as a Millennium project to replace the ancient woodland on top of the North Downs. It is managed by Kent County Council. The site hosts the medieval ruins of Thurnham Castle and also traces of an Iron Age settlement. The 26-hectare site was purchased by Kent County Council specifically to create the park. Over 20,000 trees have been planted at the site including oak, ash, silver birch, wild cherry and crab apple. Five hectares of land has been seeded to create an area of open grassland. The Kent County Agricultural Society has a plot in the wood where it has planted 1,200 specifically Kent-grown trees, including oak, ash, hornbeam and…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 51.2970, 0.5925
County: Kent
District: Maidstone
Parish: Thurnham
Postcode: ME14 3JE
Parliamentary constituency: Faversham and Mid Kent
Nearest railway station: Bearsted — 2.6 km
Opening: Open 7 days a week, dawn until dusk
Official site: www.kent.gov.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q7994833 (CC0)
wikipedia: White Horse Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: White Horse Wood Country Park - geograph.org.uk - 639372.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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