Farm Shops & Producers
Pluckley Farm Shop
Farm shop on Smarden Road, Pluckley, selling pork and local meat, bread, dairy, produce and hampers.
Verified Oct 2026
588 hectare Kent Downs woodland near Challock with walking routes, a sculpture trail, a mountain bike route and pay-by-app parking.
About King’s Wood
A 588 hectare Forestry England woodland in the Kent Downs, with sweet chestnut coppice and beech groves. Walking is on public footpaths, with a mountain bike route and gravel-track horse riding without a permit. Ashford Borough Council also describes a three-mile green route past sculptures from a Stour Valley Arts project. Parking charges with ANPR enforcement apply from 1 October 2026: up to 1 hour is £2.00, up to 2 hours £2.50, up to 4 hours £4.00, up to 12 hours £8.00, payable via RingGo. Forestry England lists no designated accessible parking spaces. Coppicing work takes place near the horse-box parking track on some days.
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Pubs
The Swan and Dog
Shepherd Neame pub in a 16th century building in Great Chart, Ashford, serving food and Kentish ales, with an outdoor area and function bookings.
Verified Oct 2026
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Oast Wood Vineyard
Family-run vineyard near Tenterden with a weekend tasting room, booked tours and an online wine shop.
Verified Oct 2026
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Curious Brewery
Brewery on Victoria Road, Ashford, making lager, IPA and cider, with an online beer shop, a taproom and restaurant, brewery tours and event hire.
Verified Oct 2026
Guides that mention King’s Wood
GuideFamily Days Out, Parks & Walks
Ashford and Tenterden: heathland, woods, nature reserves and the steam railway
Hothfield Heathlands, Conningbrook Lakes, King's Wood, Wye and Ham Street Woods reserves, plus Tenterden's steam railway, St Mildred's and Kiln Field.
More things to do in Ashford
Parks & Walks
Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve
97 hectare ancient woodland reserve at Hamstreet with three waymarked trails of 2.5 to 5 km, a short walk from Ham Street station.
Parks & Walks
Hothfield Heathlands
86 hectare heath and bog reserve near Ashford with four waymarked walks, boardwalks and a 500m all-weather trail. No toilets on site.
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Parks & Walks
Wye National Nature Reserve
Chalk downland reserve above Wye with orchids, a circular nature trail, wide views over Romney Marsh and the Weald, and two car parks.