Bough Beech Reservoir – Groombridge Place Manor House loop from High Brooms

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Bough Beech Reservoir – Groombridge Place Manor House loop from High Brooms

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Bough Beech Reservoir – Groombridge Place Manor House loop from High Brooms

04:36

69.7km

950m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.46 km for 118 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.52 km

Rusthall Common

Forest

13.7 km

Penshurst Place

Highlight • Castle

The ancestral home of the Sidney family and birthplace of the Elizabethan poet Sir Phillip Sidney, Penshurst Place is a grand manor set in beautiful gardens. There is a cafe to the east of the estate which is open seven days a week, with lots of space for bikes. For more information check out the website penshurstplace.com

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21.3 km

Bough Beech Reservoir

Highlight • Other

Flat section of road with views of the reservoir and nature reserve

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24.5 km

Ide Hill Community Shop

Highlight • Viewpoint

Snacks and other food + Coffee with a great view over the south.

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32.4 km

View from Hever Road Bridge

Highlight • River

Beautiful view here 😍

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36.6 km

Lord's Land Wood

Forest

43.8 km

Stone Arch Bridge on Forest Way

Highlight • Bridge

Just another little part of history. Just imagine the old steam trains going through.

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44.0 km

Hartfield Station

Highlight • Rest Area

There’s only a tiny bit of the original platform left

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50.8 km

King's Standing Clump

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great place to walk or cycle

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60.9 km

Groombridge Place Manor House

Highlight • Historical Site

Groombridge is a village of about 1600 inhabitants on the border between Kent and East Sussex in England. The nearest major city is Royal Tunbridge Wells, about 4.5 miles away.

The main part of the village ("New Groombridge") is located in Parish Withyham in the Wealden district in East Sussex. In Neu Groombridge is a primary school with the Church of St. Thomas, part of the Chichester Diocese of the Church of England. There is a general store, a bakery, a post office, a hairdressing salon, a car dealership and a public house.

The older part of the village ("Old Groombridge") is located in Parish Speldhurst in the Borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent and consists mainly of the Groombridge Place estate. St. John's Church, part of the Rochester diocese, is in Alt Groombridge. There is also an inn, but no shops.

The border between the two counties East Sussex and Kent and thus between old and new Groombridge forms the River Grom, which flows further west from the right into the River Medway.

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