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Ashford Attractions
Listed below are attractions in Ashford:
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AMF Bowling in the town of Ashford can be found on Station Road near to the town’s railway station and the Eurostar International terminal buildings. AMF Bowling is a great day out for all the family with a large number...
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The small Kent village of Woodchurch is famous for its ancient windmill and for its quirky church spire. All Saints Church is a large parish church in the centre of Woodchurch village, a short distance from Ashford in Kent. The...
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Latest Ashford Review
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I recommend a visit to Ashford if you are in the area. It’s our nearest “big town”, so we visit quite frequently. There are a good range of shops, especially at the MacArthur Glen retail park, as well as a cinema and leisure complex which is only a couple of minutes away from the motorway. The town centre has most of the major chain stores, as well as a good range of restaurants and pubs. As a family, we like the swimming pool at the Stour Centre – it has... 
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- Liza
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If you belong to the Baptist church and are visiting Ashford in Kent then you can be rest assured that you can follow your faith at Ashford Baptist Church. The church is located in the centre of this market town...
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This beautiful building was constructed by eminent architect and designer Sir Norton Knatchbull in 1635, and used as the local grammar school for many hundreds of years. Today, it houses the museum of the town, a collection of artefacts...
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The ancient and fascinating game of bowls is particularly popular in the Kentish town of Ashford. The Kent town has two premier facilities; the oldest belongs to The Ashford Bowls Club. Situated a short walking distance from the town centre...
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Located in the centre of the busy market town of Ashford in Kent, Ashford Christian Fellowship is a collection of Christians in the town working for the greater good of the community. The fellowship comprises of around three hundred of...
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Located just outside the centre of Ashford in Kent is Ashford’s most impressive Cricket Ground. Ashford Cricket Ground has been in existence for over 100 years and throughout the summer months the ground plays host to a wide variety of...
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Ashford Golf Club is located just outside of the town on the A20. The 18 hole course is a challenging one but a local professional golfer is always on hand to guide visitors around the course. The modern facilities also...
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Bowls players in Ashford can enjoy their favourite pastime in comfort when they play at The Ashford Indoor Bowls Centre. This modern and bright purpose designed and built building can be found to one side of Ashford’s Victoria Park. The...
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This library is one of the centrepieces of the cultural community in the town, and has been a fixture here for many generations. Containing a rich series of texts that relate to the history of the community, the reference...
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For fans of the sport of rugby in Ashford in Kent there is probably nowhere better to watch or play the game than at Ashford Rugby Club. The club has a large field and changing rooms at their club on...
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Ashford town centre has a rather unusual attraction, a rare World War One tank. The tank is a Mk IV tank and was presented to the town in 1919 along with other examples in Canterbury, Maidstone and Folkestone. The latter...
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Ashford Town Football Club, when it was first established in April 1930, drew many of its players from the railways that ran through the Kent town. It was because of this use of railway engineers that the club acquired its...
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In the centre of Ashford and not far from the town’s central library can be found a place of quiet reflection, Ashford’s War Memorial. The original memorial was erected following the end of the First World War and is of...
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A beautiful quiet retreat for nature lovers, Beech Court Gardens can be found hidden away in the small village of Challock in the North Downs on the way to Canterbury. The house itself is reputed to have been built with...
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The pleasant Kent village of Bethersden, just outside of Ashford, has been home to a village cricket club for over one hundred and fifty years. The club has produced a number of cricketers who went onto play at Kent County...
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The small Kent village of Bethersden, near Ashford, is home to the Bethersden Tennis Club. The club was first founded in 1977 and in the following years became the first tennis club in England to achieve a Tennis Clubmark status....
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Ashford’s Bowen Field Wetland Park is an green area near to the Great Stour River that runs through the town. The site was once near to Ashford Lido built in 1867 and sadly no longer in existence. It is also...
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Just outside the town centre of Ashford in Kent is the suburb of Beaver Road and at the heart of the community is Christ Church. Christ Church designed by architect H J Austin, and construction of the church was started...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints in Ashford is a modern and aesthetically pleasing building. The church was constructed in the 1980’s and is located on the main Ashford to Canterbury Road. The church buildings in...
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Cuckoo Woods in the Stanhope area of Ashford in Kent is a community led area of semi-natural woodland that is managed and controlled by the local community. Cuckoo Woods was established as a green belt around the Stanhope development that...
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Eureka Entertainment Park is where the residents of Ashford and East Kent go for entertainment. The park covers is located off Junction 9 of the M20 motorway in Ashford and features a wide range of entertainment venues. A large selection...
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Francis Road Evangelical Church can be found on the road of the same name in Ashford in Kent. The church is at the centre of a vibrant community in the south of the Kentish town. Church leaders welcome new visitors...
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"An ancient estate in a magnificant park with thrilling formal gardens now splendidly restored - one of Kent’s finest" - The Times. A Jacobean house incorporating a medieval hall, Tudor staircase and later additions. Its wonderful carving, furniture, porcelain and...
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The village of Headcorn, halfway between Ashford and Maidstone, has been home to the Methodist Society for many years. Headcorn has always been a farming community and many of the farmers chose to follow the Methodist teachings. The first recorded...
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The Julie Rose Stadium in Willesborough is a world class sports training centre. Open seven days a week with an international standard 400 metre all weather running track together with facilities for a wide variety of sports from Brazilian football,...
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The small village of Kennington, just outside of Ashford in Kent, is home to Kennington Cricket Club. The club was founded in the summer of 1845 and throughout the years that followed has produced a number of notable cricketers. In...
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The small Kennnington United Reformed Church building is located on one of Ashford’s main roads is at the centre of the lives of the local community. At its heart are the Sunday services, which start at 10am every week. In...
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The war memorial in Kennington, just outside of Ashford in Kent, is a poignant reminder of those who laid down their lives during the course of two world wars to protect the islands of the United Kingdom from tyranny. The...
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Lashenden Air Warfare Museum has a range of fascinating exhibits for the public to enjoy, all of which are related to the way that war has changed in the 20th Century, thanks to the development of the aeroplane and other...
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Mount Zion Baptist Church is a unique looking church near Ashford Town Centre. With its steeply raked roof the church is a place of worship for many of Ashford’s townsfolk but also doubles as a recreational facility for many community...
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Situated just outside of Ashford in Kent, Orlestone Forest comprises of over 10 hectares of ancient forest and native woodland that is now managed by the Forestry Commission and open to the public all year round. There are numerous walks...
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In the heart of the Kent town of Ashford is a place of peace and somewhere for reflection called The Quest Sensory Garden. The Quest Sensory Garden was built with local money and sponsored by local firm Quest. The garden...
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A fun family day out with friendly farm animals! Meet golden goats, curly-wool sheep and spotted piglets; you can even play amongst the piglets. Lots more, too – playground, paddling pool, trailer rides, woodland walks, gift shop, plant centre and...
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In 2008 Ashford Borough Council in partnership with The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers bought a plot of land and built the Singleton Environment Centre. The aim of the centre is to promote healthy and sustainable eco friendly ways of...
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South Ashford Baptist Church is easy to find on the very busy Brookfields Road. The church buildings and those of nearby Willow Centre provide the local community with spiritual leadership as well as meeting places for many local community groups...
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St Faith’s Church is to be found in the Ashford district of Beaver in Kent. The church was built in the centre of a large and sprawling housing estate in the late 1950’s as a place of worship. Today St...
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For hundreds of years Pilgrims stopped at St Gregory and St Martin church in the beautiful village of Wye. St Gregory and St Martin’s church has, since it was first built, had a chequered past. The church was started in...
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The parish church of St Margaret at Bethersden, just a few miles outside of Ashford in Kent, is a beautiful village church. The church was started in medieval times, with its commanding tower added in the 15th Century. The village...
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St Mary the Virgin Church in Willesborough is reputed to have one of the oldest ringing bells in Kent. This is not too surprising when the church dates back to the 11th century. The church is also very distinctive in...
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St Mary the Virgin Church in High Halden is a most unusual church. Originally built in the 10th Century the church stands on top of a hill in the small village, but what makes it unique is its tower and...
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The construction of Ashford’s Southern Orbital Road in the late 1980s and early 1990s cut the parish church of St Marys at Sevington off from the rest of the village and nearby town. Today drivers on the busy highway see...
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The church of St Michael and All Angels in the village of Kingsnorth near Ashford in Kent is an extremely old church dating back as far as 1259. The church is believed to have been built upon the site of...
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Headcorn's church of St Peter and St Paul is in the heart of this Kent village. The church is on the site of an earlier 11th Century structure that has over the years been added to and expanded. Most of...
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St Simon Stock Catholic Church is a very modern looking church on the south side of Ashford in Kent and is at the heart of the local community. Immediately next door to the church is a very large and capable...
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This modern, impressive and spacious church on the approach to the centre of Ashford was commissioned in 1988 and consecrated in 1991. The church is named after St Theresa of Avila who was born in 1515. Today the church provides...
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Keeping fit in Ashford is easy and affordable at the town’s Stour Centre. Since the Stour Centre opened in 1975 the Stour Centre has been expanded and improved in every way. With a main 25 metre long pool and teaching...
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The Centrepiece church was formed in 1970 with the aim of united a number of different religions and congregations under one roof. The church chosen was in the centre of the busy market town of Ashford. Today the church is...
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Just outside of Ashford in Kent and near to Junction nine of the M20 motorway is a place of peace and quiet called The Warren. The Warren comprises an area of semi ancient oak woodland, but also includes areas of...
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Victoria Park to the south of the town of Ashford in Kent is one of Ashford’s finest and yet lesser known treasures. Victoria Park is mostly laid out to lawn with quite extensive areas set aside for ball and track...
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This windmill can be seen from the nearby M20 motorway and when you get closer still it, you can see it has been magnificently restored. The windmill sits atop a hill in Willesborough just a short distance from the centre...
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The museum is housed in a beautiful 18th Century oak framed barn and 17th Century cart shed on a rural site. The collections within the museum are varied and take visitors on a trip through the history of this...
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A windmill has stood at the top of the hill at Woodchurch since the early 1600’s. At one point there were two windmills sharing the same location, but today only the one remains, which has been fully restored by craftsmen...
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Ashford has often been overlooked. I am an Ashford resident and whilst its shops and high street might not compare with those of Canterbury or Maidstone, the town does still have a unique charm, with many hidden attractions that are worth a look. I would particularly recommend Victoria Park, the Stour Centre and the brand new Ashford Library and Community Centre, whilst history buffs will absolutely love the World War One tank located close to the top of Ashford High Street.
- Patrick Boniface
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