North Downs Way | National Trail

Hothfield Common

Contact information

Hothfield
Ashford
Kent

Facilities and additional information

Hothfield Common managed as a nature reserve by Kent Wildlife Trust is the last lowland heath bog in Kent. It has a flat open landscape with purple heather, bracken, birch and grassy glades.

Planning a trip

• Distance charts (miles/km)
• Weather forecast
• Transport - Getting there
• Get involved and support the Trail
• Signing and rights of way
• Map showing towns villages and attractions near the trail
  • Art/Museums/Galleries
  • Farms/Zoos
  • Historic Houses
  • Historical Places
  • Inns
  • Nature Reserves
  • Other
  • Parks/Gardens/Woods
  • Religious sites
  • Settlement
  • Towns/Villages
  • Visitor/Activity Centres
  • Wharf/Dockyards/Ports
  • Wine Estate
• Circular walks along the Trail in Kent and Surrey
• Lost Landscapes Heritage Circular walks in Kent
• Accommodation Map of the North Downs Way
• New End of Trail in Dover
• Linking to other National Trails in the South East
• Wildlife sites on the trail
• Main Towns along the trail
• Tourist Information Centres
• Diversions, closures and alterations
• GPS and KML Data