Woodlands

Woodlands is a hamlet in West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, England. Woodlands is situated nearby to the hamlet Clarke’s Bottom, as well as near Cotman’s Ash.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brands Hatch and Kemsing Down.

Brands Hatch

Sports venue

Photo: Whiters, Public domain.

Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England. Originally used as a grasstrack motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently hosts many British and International racing events. Brands Hatch is situated 2½ miles north of Woodlands.

Kemsing Down

Nature reserve

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kemsing Down is a 16-hectare nature reserve north of Sevenoaks in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. It is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Kemsing railway station

Railway station

Photo: Jean Barrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kemsing railway station serves Kemsing in Kent, England, although the station is located on the other side of the M26 motorway to the village. It is 26 miles 79 chains down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern. Kemsing railway station is situated 2 miles south of Woodlands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cotman’s Ash and Knatts Valley.

Cotman’s Ash

Hamlet

Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kemsing is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The parish lies on the scarp face of the North Downs, 20 miles south east of Central London and 4 miles north east of Sevenoaks.

Knatts Valley

Locality

Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Knatts Valley is a hamlet in the civil parish of West Kingsdown, in the Sevenoaks district, in the county of Kent, England. It was originally a rural community consisting mainly of several smallholdings: the principal farms being Knatts Farm, giving its name to the area; and Maplescombe Farm.