insideKENT Magazine Issue 64 - July 2017 | Page 90

DAYSOUT
a walk IN THE PARK cont.
THE BEST PARKS FOR ROMANCE
VISITING A PARK AS A FAMILY IS FUN, AND GOING TO ONE TO WORK OUT IS GREAT, BUT IF YOU WANT A ROMANTIC DATE THEN A PARK IS IDEAL
FOR THAT TOO. A BIT OF BUBBLY IN A PICNIC BASKET, OR A SIMPLE STROLL ARM IN ARM THROUGH IMMACULATE SCENERY, AND YOU CAN BOTH
BE HAPPY IN ONE ANOTHER’S COMPANY. SOMETIMES THE SIMPLEST OF DATES CAN BE THE ONES THAT YOU REMEMBER THE MOST.
White Horse Wood
White Horse Wood, Detling Hill ME14 3JE
White Horse Wood is set within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and offers
beautiful countryside, local history and panoramic views. This is another park just off a busy road (the
A249 at Detling), and yet once you enter the park itself and begin to walk away from it all, the outside world
simply disappears. This is a truly romantic spot that lends itself perfectly to some alone time with the one
you love.
Walk far enough and you’ll come across the medieval ruins of Thurnham Castle. You might even spot the
clues that suggest an Iron Age settlement was once in this area.
Since becoming a Site of Nature Conservation Interest, over 20,000 trees have been planted at White Horse
Wood, including silver birch, wild cherry, oak and ash. But that takes nothing away from the wide open
spaces that can still be enjoyed by you and your date.
www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/kent-country-parks/white-horse-wood-country-park#tab-1
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Grove Ferry Picnic Site
Grove Road, Upstreet,
Canterbury CT3 4BP
Is there anything more romantic
than kicking back and watching
the boats meander their way down
the river? Not much! And this is
exactly what you can do at the
Grove Ferry Picnic Site near to
Canterbury. It’s peaceful, it’s calm,
it’s a lovely place to be.
http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-
and-community/kent-country-
parks/grove-ferry-picnic-
site#tab-1