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The Culvert, Strawberry Wood – St George's Church, Benenden loop from Benenden

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The Culvert, Strawberry Wood – St George's Church, Benenden loop from Benenden

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The Culvert, Strawberry Wood – St George's Church, Benenden loop from Benenden

07:29

28.2km

290m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 27, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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89 m

Benenden Community Shop & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Benenden’s is a community cafe, shop and post office run by village residents and volunteers. Well-placed for anyone hiking in the area, you can grab tea, coffee, savoury snacks and cakes, all from local suppliers. For more information, visit: benendens.co.uk.

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760 m

Chapel of Our Lady, Benenden

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A charmingly modest ‘colonial’ style chapel built in the 1930s by Messrs Colt, a local firm specialising in timber.

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17.5 km

Tenterden Town Railway Station

Highlight • Monument

Tenterden Town station opened on 16 March 1903. The line closed for regular passenger services on 4 January 1954 and all traffic in 1961. It reopened on 3 February 1974

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21.4 km

Sheaf Wood

Forest

22.8 km

St Mary the Virgin Church, Rolvenden

Highlight • Religious Site

The first church at Rolvenden was recorded in 1090 of Saxon origin. In the 12th and 13th centuries the early building was replaced by the current stone church, which was …

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23.9 km

Rolvenden Windmill

Highlight • Monument

The mill could have been built as early as 1580. It is a post mill - the whole building rotates on a post embedded in a brick roundhouse to achieve …

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24.9 km

Pookwell Wood

Highlight • Forest

Coppers were operated. The poles were felled every five to seven years.

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26.7 km

The Culvert, Strawberry Wood

Highlight • Viewpoint

In this pretty forest area the trees were used for timber production. Iron was mined. Iron hammers were used to work metal on streams using water power.

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27.9 km

St George's Church, Benenden

Highlight • Religious Site

St George is a 14th-century church occupying a prime position at the head of Benenden village green. After being damaged by a storm in 1672, the church was restored significantly …

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28.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.1 km

8.34 km

4.29 km

2.29 km

737 m

483 m

Surfaces

9.94 km

8.77 km

5.92 km

3.57 km

< 100 m

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Tuesday 1 September

21°C

15°C

52 %

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The Culvert, Strawberry Wood – St George's Church, Benenden loop from Benenden

Benenden Community Shop & Café

Chapel of Our Lady, Benenden

Tenterden Town Railway Station

St Mary the Virgin Church, Rolvenden

Rolvenden Windmill

Pookwell Wood

The Culvert, Strawberry Wood

St George's Church, Benenden

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