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Lenham Cross – Lenham Village Square loop from Charing

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Lenham Cross – Lenham Village Square loop from Charing

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Lenham Cross – Lenham Village Square loop from Charing

04:24

16.5km

180m

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 26, 2026

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Kent Downs National Landscape

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822 m

Charing Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Just north of the village of Charing is Charing Hill and its classic windmill. A Grade-II listed building, the mill dates back to the early 19th century and is a smock mill. The sails themselves were removed in the early 20th century but the wooden frames remain.

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6.35 km

North Downs Way Signpost to Harrietsham

Highlight • Trail

7.16 km

Lenham Cross

Highlight • Natural Monument

The attentive hiker or pilgrim has repeatedly encountered a wide variety of types of crosses on his way: made of stone (often granite) or wood, with or without the body of the crucified Christ, artistically decorated or deliberately kept simple, towering high and thus dominating the surroundings from afar or rather smaller...
This hiking highlight, however, is sure to take a top spot in the ranking of the most unusual crosses. It does not tower up, but is quite the opposite, cut into the ground so that the light background of this lying monument stands out clearly from the surrounding green of the lawn. The basic idea of such a design - known in technical jargon as geoglyps - is similar to the "Nazca Lines" in South America, which are thousands of years older; or, to give a much closer example, the "White Horse" on Uffington Hill (see komoot.com/de-de/highlight/283565 ).
The sad reason for its construction is to commemorate the victims of the First World War.

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8.17 km

St Mary's Church, Lenham

Highlight • Religious Site

St Mary's a parish church in Lenham, Kent, begun in the 12th century with additions in the next three centuries.

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8.22 km

Come Bake Bakery and St. Mary's Church, Lenham

Highlight • Settlement

A nice place to stop for some refreshments. in the pretty village of Lenham. .

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8.27 km

Lenham Village Square

Highlight • Settlement

At the heart of the community lies the historically-immersed Village Square which displays a wealth of period architecture as well as traditional amenities like the bakery for coffee an buns

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9.07 km

View of Yellow Flower Fields, Kent Downs

Highlight • Natural

16.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

2.78 km

101 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.47 km

4.69 km

1.99 km

1.61 km

909 m

864 m

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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Sunday 12 July

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Lenham Cross – Lenham Village Square loop from Charing

Charing Windmill

North Downs Way Signpost to Harrietsham

Lenham Cross

St Mary's Church, Lenham

Come Bake Bakery and St. Mary's Church, Lenham

Lenham Village Square

View of Yellow Flower Fields, Kent Downs

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