The Rec

The Rec is a recreation area in Ashford, Kent, England. The Rec is situated nearby to the school Kennington Church of England Academy, as well as near Downs View Infant School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Towers School and Sixth Form Centre and Conningbrook Lakes Country Park.

Towers School and Sixth Form Centre

School

Towers School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school in Ashford, Kent. The school was first established in 1967 and was named after the nearby towers standing at the entrance to Eastwell Park. Towers School and Sixth Form Centre is situated 2,200 feet northwest of The Rec.

Conningbrook Lakes Country Park

Park

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Conningbrook Lakes Country Park is a 34.3-hectare nature reserve in Kennington, Ashford in Kent. It is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust. There are three lakes in these former gravel pits, and other habitats are ponds, a river, grassland and wet woodland. Conningbrook Lakes Country Park is situated 1 mile southeast of The Rec.

Bybrook Cemetery

Cemetery

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Bybrook Cemetery is situated 1 mile southwest of The Rec.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kennington and Boughton Lees.

Kennington

Suburb

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Kennington is a suburb of Ashford and civil parish in Kent, England. It is about a mile northeast of the town centre and north of the M20 motorway, and contains the 13th-century church, St Mary's.

Boughton Lees

Village

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Boughton Lees is a village in the civil parish of Boughton Aluph, Ashford District, Kent, England. It stands on the main Ashford-Faversham road, some 3.5 miles north of Ashford.