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Cosway Monument – Royal Military Canal loop from Bilsington

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Cosway Monument – Royal Military Canal loop from Bilsington

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Cosway Monument – Royal Military Canal loop from Bilsington

02:47

10.6km

80m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Kent Downs National Landscape

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26 m

Cosway Obelisk, St Peter and St Paul Church, and The White Horse Pub, Bilsington

Highlight • Settlement

Bilsington is an old village with plenty of history hidden in its folds. Its church, St Peter and St Paul, is 12th-century although large sections were rebuilt over the centuries. …

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286 m

Cosway Monument

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Cosway Monument at Bilsington is a grade II listed building , erected in 1835 in memory of local landowner and philanthropist Sir William Richard Cosway, who was killed in …

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666 m

St Peter and St Paul's Parish Church, Bonnington

Highlight • Historical Site

1.09 km

Field Path Beside the Canal

Highlight • Trail

Bumpy path but beautiful

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1.66 km

View of St Peter and St Paul's Church

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view from the canal

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2.35 km

Royal Military Canal

Highlight • Structure

2.78 km

St Rumwold's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The first thing you might notice about this church is its name. There are only eight churches dedicated to St Rumwold in the entire country. Rumwold was a 7th-century infant …

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3.04 km

Church of St Rumwold

Highlight • Religious Site

A beautiful place to stop, stunning.

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5.72 km

Park Wood

Forest

8.89 km

Dicker's Wood

Forest

10.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.13 km

3.29 km

2.80 km

359 m

Surfaces

5.96 km

1.68 km

1.62 km

972 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Saturday 16 May

16°C

8°C

21 %

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Cosway Monument – Royal Military Canal loop from Bilsington

Cosway Obelisk, St Peter and St Paul Church, and The White Horse Pub, Bilsington

Cosway Monument

St Peter and St Paul's Parish Church, Bonnington

Field Path Beside the Canal

View of St Peter and St Paul's Church

Royal Military Canal

St Rumwold's Church

Church of St Rumwold

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