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Welcome to “Top Downs” – a celebration of 55 years of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty! Nestled in the heart of the picturesque county of Kent, this stunning region boasts breathtaking landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and a plethora of hidden gems waiting to be discovered.
- Stelling Minnis
Perched high on the Kent Downs plateau and close to the old...
- Devil's Kneading Trough
The Devil's Kneading Trough is one of the largest and most...
- Ide Hill
The village is one of the highest points in the Kent Downs...
- Shoreham
Steeped in history, Shoreham boasts a rich tapestry of tales...
- Kit's Coty House
The complex lies just off the North Downs Way National Trail...
- Farthing Common
Farthing Common is an area of common land northwest of...
- Etchinghill Bench
Commissioned in 2018 in celebration of the Kent Downs...
- Wye
Explore the medieval village of Wye, nestled in the hills of...
- Stelling Minnis
Woodlands and trees The Kent Downs is one of Britain’s most wooded landscapes including a wealth of ancient woodlands. Biodiverity-rich habitats, vibrant communities and dramatic landforms; Just some of the characteristics that make the Kent Downs National Landscape so special.
Discover the Kent Downs National Landscape, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty stretching from the white cliffs of Dover to the Surrey and London border. With ancient bluebell woodlands, rugged chalk coastline, internationally rare chalk grassland, and ragstone villages there is beauty to explore all year round.
The Kent Downs National Landscapes is home to one of the highest points in the south east on the Sevenoaks Greensand ridge, not to mention the famous heritage coasts of the Dover and Folkestone White Cliffs.
The Kent Downs National Landscape continues from the Surrey border in a widening ribbon of rolling countryside to meet the sea at the cliffs of Dover. Inland, the Downs rise to over 240m, cresting in a prominent escarpment above the Weald to the south.
Stretching from Westerham in the west to the White Cliffs of Dover in the east, this is a region of much beauty and superb walking trails, most notably along its four famous valleys: the Darent Valley, the Stour Valley, the Elham Valley and the Alkham Valley.
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The Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) occupies a strip of land that runs therough central-northern Kent between Sevenoaks (to the west) and to the coast and the White Cliffs of Dover (near Folkestone and Hythe) to the east. The area is part of the larger North Downs region, which also includes Surrey hills AONB.
