Photo: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent., CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
The Kent Downs are a chalk landscape of steep escarpments, ancient woodland, orchards and hidden valleys, with Wrotham Hill, Toys Hill and Westerham Heights giving views across the Weald. Wye, Otford and Eynsford stations connect walkers with the North Downs Way.
There are 33 stations in or within 1 mile of Kent Downs National Landscape.
The area is home to 24 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Betsom's Hill at 251m.
A National Trail passes through or near the area: North Downs Way.
Kent Downs National Landscape train stations
Best for walkers first: gold, silver and bronze rate the hills, landscape and trails near each.
- HarrietshamBronze walking rating
- HollingbourneBronze walking rating
- Cuxton0.2 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Lenham0.4 mi (about 0.5 to 0.6 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Halling0.5 mi (about 0.6 to 0.7 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- OtfordBronze walking rating
- WyeBronze walking rating
- ChilhamBronze walking rating
- Dunton Green0.3 mi (about 0.4 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Bekesbourne0.4 mi (about 0.4 to 0.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Charing (Kent)0.4 mi (about 0.5 to 0.6 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Shepherds Well0.6 mi (about 0.7 to 0.8 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Dover Priory0.6 mi (about 0.8 to 0.9 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Chartham0.6 mi (about 0.8 to 0.9 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Snowdown0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Folkestone West0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Knockholt0.3 mi (about 0.3 to 0.4 mi on foot)
- Bearsted0.5 mi (about 0.5 to 0.6 mi on foot)
- Eynsford
- Kemsing
- Sandling
- Shoreham (Kent)
- Selling
- Sole Street0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Kearsney0.2 mi (about 0.3 mi on foot)
- Borough Green & Wrotham0.3 mi (about 0.3 to 0.4 mi on foot)
- Martin Mill0.5 mi (about 0.6 mi on foot)
- Westenhanger0.5 mi (about 0.6 mi on foot)
- Sevenoaks0.5 mi (about 0.6 to 0.7 mi on foot)
- Meopham0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)
- Bat & Ball0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)
- Folkestone Central0.9 mi (about 1 mi on foot)
- Swanley0.9 mi (about 1 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Journey times from cities
How soon you can be at the nearest station serving the Kent Downs National Landscape from each city, counting stations just outside the boundary as well as inside it.
- London to SwanleyFrom 23min
- Brighton to SwanleyFrom 1hr 36min
- Cambridge to SevenoaksFrom 1hr 51min
- Oxford to SwanleyFrom 1hr 52min
- Leicester to SwanleyFrom 2hr 1min
- Southampton to SwanleyFrom 2hr 3min
- Bath to SwanleyFrom 2hr 20min
- Nottingham to SevenoaksFrom 2hr 26min
- Birmingham to SevenoaksFrom 2hr 28min
- Bristol to SwanleyFrom 2hr 33min
- Norwich to SevenoaksFrom 2hr 43min
- York to SevenoaksFrom 2hr 49min
- Cardiff to SevenoaksFrom 2hr 52min
- Sheffield to SevenoaksFrom 2hr 59min
- Leeds to SwanleyFrom 3hr 5min
- Manchester to SevenoaksFrom 3hr 10min
- Preston to SevenoaksFrom 3hr 14min
- Exeter to SwanleyFrom 3hr 15min
- Liverpool to SwanleyFrom 3hr 21min
- Lancaster to SevenoaksFrom 3hr 35min
- Newcastle to SevenoaksFrom 3hr 39min
- Durham to SevenoaksFrom 3hr 47min
Good to know
Can you get to the Kent Downs National Landscape by train?
Yes. 33 stations are within 1 mile of the Kent Downs National Landscape, including Eynsford and Kemsing.
What is the nearest train station to the Kent Downs National Landscape?
10 stations with regular trains are inside the Kent Downs National Landscape, including Eynsford, Kemsing and Otford.
How long does it take to get to the Kent Downs National Landscape by train?
The Kent Downs National Landscape is 23min from London, 1hr 36min from Brighton and 1hr 51min from Cambridge by train, to the nearest station.