King's Wood

(Average user rating 5 unrated

4.3/5)

As an ancient woodland site, King's Wood is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna. The main species of tree include Sweet Chestnut, Corsican Pine and Douglas Fir. To enjoy the best of the forest you may wish to take our Beech walk and see the unusual sculptures dotted around. The Forest car park is well positioned for picnic areas and the children's play area. Designed for younger children, a number of unusual play structures have been created to represent creatures of the forest.

Groups wishing to view the Stour Valley Arts commissioned sculptures should contact Stour Valley Arts on 01233 740040.

How to get there:

Challock is the nearest town or village.

Directions by car

from the M2 take the A251 towards Ashford. From the M20 take the A28 towards Canterbury and the A251 towards Faversham. The car park and entrance to King's Wood is situated off the A251 1km along the road to Wye. By train

there are train stations at Wye, Chilham, Ashford, Charing, Faversham and Canterbury. There is a bus service from Ashford and Faversham.

OS Grid Reference:
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

Start your visit from:

King's Wood Car Park

User Comments

5 Stars
I have visted the woods for the past 15 years, they are beautiful in all seasons. My family love the escape into nature. My concerns are the signage for new visiters, the play area that has gone - all the children loved this. My shocking walk today, my very friendly lab dog got attacked by another collie dog ( second attack in a year) who was not on a lead.. The owner of that dog said MY DOG IS NOT FRIENDLY SO PUT YOUR DOG ON THE LEAD then my by dog was attacked. It would be nice if not so good dog owners put their aggressive dogs on leads. Apart from these incidents it is wonderful place to go to see wildlife and enjoy!

Michelle, 6/Feb/2012

5 Stars
I am local and use the woods a lot to walk and exercise my dogs. Even as a local who has been using King's Wood for nearly 30 years I do get a bit lost when trying somewhere new in the woods. Some good, clear signage really is a must here. A few "you are here" maps with main tracks shown to exits should be put up asap at intersections. At Xmas I had to guide a family with young children back to the main car park as they were lost. It was getting dark and kids were wailing, mum was pretty tense too! The area needs to be more user-friendly without being over-commercialised. It really is a magical place at all times of the year.

Ray, 18/Jan/2012

4 Stars
Myself and my husband (an experienced walker) managed to get lost in the wonderful Kings Woods today and ended up quite some distance out of our way. We did eventually find our way back but I don't agree with the unkind assumption that people who would appreciate a small amount of accurate signeage want to be 'spoon fed'! Why have a public space that is so hard to navigate? It really does have the potential to be dangerous and I agree that something really does need to be done about it- it's very off putting!

Anna, 2/Jan/2012

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Please tell us about your visit

Please email us at kathleen.calver@forestry.gsi.gov.uk if you have an enquiry or would like a reply to your comments.

Facilities and Activities

Contact:

Recreation Officer
01420 520212
e-mail: kathleen.calver@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Stour Valley Arts at King's Wood. Since 1994, Stour Valley Arts has commissioned artists to make sculptures within the forest and also other kinds of artworks. Groups wishing to view the Stour Valley Arts commissioned sculptures should contact Stour Valley Arts on 01233 740040. For further information please phone or e-mail info@stourvalleyarts.org.uk.