Footway Wood

Footway Wood is a forest in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells District, England. Footway Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Horden, as well as near Flishinghurst.

Places of Interest

Highlights include HM Prison Blantyre House and Cranbrook Museum.

HM Prison Blantyre House

Prison

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

HM Prison Blantyre House was a Category C/D resettlement prison for men, located on the outskirts of Goudhurst in Kent, England. The prison was operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service until it closed in January 2016 for refurbishment work.

Cranbrook Museum

Museum

Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Union Mill

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

Union Mill is a Grade I listed smock mill in Cranbrook, Kent, England, which has been restored to working order. It is the tallest smock mill in the United Kingdom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cranbrook and Sissinghurst.

Cranbrook

Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cranbrook is a town in the civil parish of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst, in the Weald of Kent in South East England. It lies roughly half-way between Maidstone and Hastings, about 38 miles southeast of central London.

Sissinghurst

Village

Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.

Sissinghurst is a small village in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. Originally called Milkhouse Street, Sissinghurst changed its name in the 1850s, possibly to avoid association with the smuggling and cockfighting activities of the Hawkhurst Gang.