Places worth the detour in Ashford

11 places worth going out of your way for lie within 12 km of Ashford, United Kingdom, across 2 kinds of detour; castles, monuments & landmarks are the largest group (8). Best known: Jacket's Field Long Barrow. 11 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.

Built landmarks8 Ruins & the uncanny3

All 11, ranked 11

Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.

1.Jacket's Field Long Barrow

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Barrow near Boughton Aluph, Kent, England, UK

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2.Godinton House

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Grade I listed country house in Great Chart with Singleton, Kent, England, UK

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3.Shrub's Wood oval barrow

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Oval barrow in Elmsted, Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, England, UK

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4.Charing Windmill

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Windmill in Charing, Ashford, England, UK

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5.New Mill

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Windmill in Willesborough, Kent, England, UK

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6.RAF High Halden

Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem

Airport in High Halden, Kent

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7.RAF Kingsnorth

Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem

WWII allied airfield

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8.RAF Woodchurch

Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem

Former Advanced Landing Ground in England

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9.RAF Ashford

Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem

UK Royal Air Force airbase

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10.RAF Newchurch

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Airport in the United Kingdom

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11.Lower Mill

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Windmill in Woodchurch, Kent, England, UK

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