From Sandling station it is a 2 mile walk to Hythe, an historic town by the sea with an attractive narrow High Street, a promenade and the Royal Military Canal. Part of the return walk from Hythe is steeply uphill but there are buses as shown for the RH&DR below. There are buses to Hythe from Folkestone.
A Country Park in the Kent Downs AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) with three distinct areas:
the Deer Paddock, the Lake with Victorian cascade and the Valley with Brockhill Stream. Wildlife trail. Views of English Channel.
Play area. Café and picnic area. Events programme. A map is available from the website.
Open Daily 0900-dusk, Café 1000-1700 (1600 Nov-Mar).
www.kent.gov.uk/countryparks
A 15 inch gauge railway running 13½ miles along the coast to New Romney and Dungeness,
the journey from Hythe to Dungeness takes about an hour. Buffet and model railway exhibition at New Romney. Café at Hythe.
Open please see website for train times.
www.rhdr.org.uk
Bus 10 (also 18 but infrequent) from Station to Hythe, Red Lion Square (return buses from Hythe RH&DR Station).
10 minutes journey, M-S hourly, Sun & BH 2-hourly.
Operated by Stagecoach.
There are frequent buses daily from Folkestone.
A 400 acre park with elephants, tigers, lions, black rhinos and gorillas.
Safari trailer rides. Mansion and formal gardens. Restaurant.
Open Daily, see website to book tickets.
www.aspinallfoundation.org
Bus 10 from Station to entrance, 11 minutes journey.
M-S hourly, Sun & BH 2-hourly. Operated by Stagecoach.
Buses also operate from Ashford International.
