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Welcome to Shorne Woods Country ParkOpen daily (except Christmas Day) 9am until dusk.
Discover 292 acres of breath-taking beauty, with something for everyone at our flagship park. Step from shadow-pooled glades where ponds teem with life to coppice woodland bursting with wild flowers in the spring. Beyond is ancient broad-leaved woodland with towering veteran trees. At the heart stands our award-winning eco visitor centre.
Shorne Woods CaféGreat value refreshments on offer, including hot meals, cream teas and snacks. 10am-5pm daily (November to February: 10am-3pm weekdays and 10am-3pm weekends and school holidays).
Children’s play areaToddlers and younger children can run wild in the safety of our children’s play area. More adventurous children will enjoy clambering and climbing in our second, more challenging play area.
Season ticketsBuy a season ticket and save money on parking at all our country parks. Phone 03000 41 72 72.
Free e-newsletterSign up online for the latest news and events at a park near you. kent.gov.uk/kentcountryparks
Wood productsSeasoned firewood and kindling from wood coppiced at Shorne Woods is available to buy from the visitor centre during normal opening hours.
Kent Country Parks
Explorer TrailFollow the lime-green trail for the site’s best landscapes and habitats. For more information on these see the display in the visitor centre.
Heritage TrailDelve into Shorne Woods’ fascinating history by visiting the historical sites listed below. There are information boards at each point and archaeological finds are on display upstairs in the visitor centre.
Evidence of the clay industry on site, from the 1920s to 1960s.
Randall Manor, the site of a buried medieval manor.
The Hollow Way – a medieval track.
Prehistory sculpture: evidence of our Mesolithic ancestors.
Carriage Drive, which once led to Cobham Hall.
World War 2 Royal Air Force camp.
World War 2 Army camp (no information board).
kent.gov.uk/kentcountryparks
How to find us
Shorne Woods Country ParkBrewers Road, Shorne, Kent, DA12 3HXTelephone: 03000 414747Email: [email protected]: kent.gov.uk/kentcountryparks
By car – signposted off the A2 between Gravesend and Rochester, at the Cobham/Shorne junction.
By bus - take the Nu Venture Gravesend to Meopham/Cliffe service (numbers 416 and 417). It runs Monday to Saturday and stops at the park entrance. Phone Traveline: 0871 200 22 33.
By train – the nearest stations are Sole Street (2.6miles, 4.2km) and Higham (3miles, 4.8km). For rail enquiries phone 08457 48 49 50.
This leaflet is available in other formats and can be explained in other languages. Phone 03000 413500 or email: [email protected] Yours to discover
Shorne Woods features
l Picnic area
l Play area
l Trim trail
l Waymarked trails
l Café
l Room hire available
Darnley MausoleumThe Grade 2 listed mausoleum, built in 1786, can be seen on the hillside opposite from this point.
Ponds and wetlandsThe ponds in this clay pit area are home to great crested newts, 19 specifies of dragonfly and damselfly, and at night daubenton bats feed on insects.
Coppice woodlandThe rotational cutting of sweet chestnut allows light to reach the woodland, promoting wild flowers. The variety of age of trees encourages small mammals, butterflies and birds.
Woodland rides and gladesThese open corridors connect areas of woodland. They allow sunlight into the wood and enable wildlife to spread through the park.
Wood pasture and acid grasslandThe veteran trees provide habitat for insects and birds, including the green, and lesser spotted woodpeckers. Bracken is controlled by cutting and grazing, allowing grass and herbs to flourish.
Ancient woodlandThese old trees are home to a wide variety of plants and animals. Lichen and mosses grow on the bark, where cracks are home to beetles and other insects.
The clay pitHere the silver birch trees shelter the newer oaks, sweet chestnut and hornbeam, which will eventually return the area to semi-natural woodland. In autumn, the pit is filled with fungi.
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Be a trail blazer Follow our two special interest trails and discover a wealth of history and natural beauty. Use the map inside this leaflet to follow the trails and points of interest marked along the way.
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l Suitable for horse riders l Fishing
l Geocaching l Suitable for cyclists
l Orienteering
l Birthday parties
l Run 321 routes
EXPLORER TRAIL
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EASY ACCESS TRAIL
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NE WOODS COUNTRY PARK
RED ROUTE
DARNLEY TRAIL
HERI TAGE TRAIL
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NE WOODS COUNTRY PARK
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NE WOODS COUNTRY PARK
HORSE / CYCLE ROUTE
SHOR
NE WOODS COUNTRY PARK
PURPLE ROUTE
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NE WOODS COUNTRY PARK
EAS Y ACCESS TRAI L EXTENSION
Shorne Village
Viewpoint
WoodlandArboretum
Sensory Garden
The Knoll
Yew TreeRandall Bottom
Pond
Darnley Trail
RIVER THAMES
Cycle Entrance
Dogs On Leads Entrance
Horse/Cycle andPedestrian Route
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Discover Shorne Woods Country Park
get active get back to nature get inspired
This beautiful park is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. So please don’t pick flowers or fungi, or remove anything from the site without permission.
Heritage points
Explorer trail points
ShorneWoods
Welcome to Shorne Woods Country ParkOpen daily (except Christmas Day) 9am until dusk.
Discover 292 acres of breath-taking beauty, with something for everyone at our flagship park. Step from shadow-pooled glades where ponds teem with life to coppice woodland bursting with wild flowers in the spring. Beyond is ancient broad-leaved woodland with towering veteran trees. At the heart stands our award-winning eco visitor centre.
Shorne Woods CaféGreat value refreshments on offer, including hot meals, cream teas and snacks. 10am-5pm daily (November to February: 10am-3pm weekdays and 10am-3pm weekends and school holidays).
Children’s play areaToddlers and younger children can run wild in the safety of our children’s play area. More adventurous children will enjoy clambering and climbing in our second, more challenging play area.
Season ticketsBuy a season ticket and save money on parking at all our country parks. Phone 03000 41 72 72.
Free e-newsletterSign up online for the latest news and events at a park near you. kent.gov.uk/kentcountryparks
Wood productsSeasoned firewood and kindling from wood coppiced at Shorne Woods is available to buy from the visitor centre during normal opening hours.
Kent Country Parks
Explorer TrailFollow the lime-green trail for the site’s best landscapes and habitats. For more information on these see the display in the visitor centre.
Heritage TrailDelve into Shorne Woods’ fascinating history by visiting the historical sites listed below. There are information boards at each point and archaeological finds are on display upstairs in the visitor centre.
Evidence of the clay industry on site, from the 1920s to 1960s.
Randall Manor, the site of a buried medieval manor.
The Hollow Way – a medieval track.
Prehistory sculpture: evidence of our Mesolithic ancestors.
Carriage Drive, which once led to Cobham Hall.
World War 2 Royal Air Force camp.
World War 2 Army camp (no information board).
kent.gov.uk/kentcountryparks
How to find us
Shorne Woods Country ParkBrewers Road, Shorne, Kent, DA12 3HXTelephone: 03000 414747Email: [email protected]: kent.gov.uk/kentcountryparks
By car – signposted off the A2 between Gravesend and Rochester, at the Cobham/Shorne junction.
By bus - take the Nu Venture Gravesend to Meopham/Cliffe service (numbers 416 and 417). It runs Monday to Saturday and stops at the park entrance. Phone Traveline: 0871 200 22 33.
By train – the nearest stations are Sole Street (2.6miles, 4.2km) and Higham (3miles, 4.8km). For rail enquiries phone 08457 48 49 50.
This leaflet is available in other formats and can be explained in other languages. Phone 03000 413500 or email: [email protected] to discover
Shorne Woods features
l Picnic area
l Play area
l Trim trail
l Waymarked trails
l Café
l Room hire available
Darnley MausoleumThe Grade 2 listed mausoleum, built in 1786, can be seen on the hillside opposite from this point.
Ponds and wetlandsThe ponds in this clay pit area are home to great crested newts, 19 specifies of dragonfly and damselfly, and at night daubenton bats feed on insects.
Coppice woodlandThe rotational cutting of sweet chestnut allows light to reach the woodland, promoting wild flowers. The variety of age of trees encourages small mammals, butterflies and birds.
Woodland rides and gladesThese open corridors connect areas of woodland. They allow sunlight into the wood and enable wildlife to spread through the park.
Wood pasture and acid grasslandThe veteran trees provide habitat for insects and birds, including the green, and lesser spotted woodpeckers. Bracken is controlled by cutting and grazing, allowing grass and herbs to flourish.
Ancient woodlandThese old trees are home to a wide variety of plants and animals. Lichen and mosses grow on the bark, where cracks are home to beetles and other insects.
The clay pitHere the silver birch trees shelter the newer oaks, sweet chestnut and hornbeam, which will eventually return the area to semi-natural woodland. In autumn, the pit is filled with fungi.
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Be a trail blazerFollow our two special interest trails and discover a wealth of history and natural beauty. Use the map inside this leaflet to follow the trails and points of interest marked along the way.
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2
3
4
7
6
5
l Suitable for horse riders l Fishing
l Geocaching l Suitable for cyclists
l Orienteering
l Birthday parties
l Run 321 routes