Kent Showground
The Kent Showground, formerly known as the Kent County Showground is an area of land in Detling, Kent, England, north of the county town of Maidstone. Stretching along the north side of the A249 from the top of Detling Hill on land that formerly comprised RAF Detling, it is home to the Kent County Agricultural Society which hosts the venue's best-known event, the Kent County Show, each July.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include White Horse Wood and Thurnham Castle.
White Horse Wood
Park
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
White Horse Wood is a recently created English country park near Thurnham to the north of Maidstone, Kent. Located within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the park is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest. White Horse Wood is situated 2,900 feet south of Kent Showground.
Thurnham Castle
Ruins
Thurnham Castle or Godard's Castle is situated to the north of the village of Thurnham which is 3 miles north-east of Maidstone, Kent. It is a 12th-century flint-built castle constructed by Robert of Thurnham in the reign of Henry II on a hill on the edge of the North Downs. Thurnham Castle is situated 3,400 feet south of Kent Showground.
St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham
Church
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary the Virgin is a small parish church in Thurnham, Kent. Begun in the 12th century, it is a Grade I listed building. St Mary the Virgin Church, Thurnham is situated 1 mile south of Kent Showground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunn Street and Lidsing.
Dunn Street
Hamlet
Dunn Street is a hamlet near the village of Bredhurst and the M2 motorway, in Maidstone District, in the English county of Kent. It is south of the town of Gillingham. Dunn Street is situated 2 miles northwest of Kent Showground.
Lidsing
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lidsing is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Boxley, in the Maidstone district, in the county of Kent, England. It is near the M2 motorway and south of Gillingham, adjacent to Bredhurst. In 1911 the parish had a population of 98. Lidsing is situated 2 miles northwest of Kent Showground.
Grove Green
Hamlet
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grove Green is a suburban housing development, partially forming a part of Weavering village, near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The population of the development is included in the civil parish of Boxley. Grove Green is situated 2 miles southwest of Kent Showground.
Kent Showground
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: convention center, commerce, and tourism
- Location: Thurnham, Maidstone, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.30324° or 51° 18′ 12″ northLongitude
0.5879° or 0° 35′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F328H3Q+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 91401877OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=event_groundOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6391898
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