Ashdown Hill

Ashdown Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ashdown Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ashdown Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.26899, 0.72974. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ashdown Hill

• Cromers Wood · park · Kent · ~6 km · Must-see
• Newnham Castle · fort · Kent · ~7 km · Must-see
• All Saints, Hollingbourne · church · Kent · ~8 km · Must-see
• Leeds Castle · fort · East Sussex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Church of St. Mary Magdalene Stockbury · church · Kent · ~10 km · Must-see
• Stockbury Hill Wood · park · Kent · ~11 km · Must-see
• Milton Creek Country Park · park · Kent · ~12 km · Must-see
• Thurnham Castle · fort · Kent · ~13 km · Must-see
• White Horse Wood Country Park · park · Kent · ~13 km · Must-see
• Faversham Stone Chapel · fort · Kent · ~13 km · Must-see
• Holy Cross Church · church · Kent · ~13 km · Must-see
• Detling Hill · viewpoint · Kent · ~13 km · Must-see
• National Fruit Collection · park · Kent · ~14 km · Must-see
• Maison Dieu · fort · Kent · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sutton Valence Castle · fort · East Sussex · ~14 km · Must-see
• St Martin of Tours, Detling · church · Kent · ~14 km · Must-see
• The Larches · park · Kent · ~15 km · Must-see
• St. Catherine's Church · church · Kent · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ashdown Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ashdown Hill

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• East Cliff · viewpoint · Kent · ~48 km · Must-see
• Senlac Hill · viewpoint · East Sussex · ~54 km · Must-see
• Betsom's Hill · viewpoint · Greater London · ~58 km · Must-see
• Botley Hill · viewpoint · Greater London · ~62 km · Must-see
• North Foreland · viewpoint · Kent · ~64 km · Must-see
• One Tree Hill · viewpoint · Greater London · ~70 km · Must-see
• Combe Hill · viewpoint · East Sussex · ~79 km · Must-see
• Wilmington Hill · viewpoint · East Sussex · ~79 km · Must-see

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