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Woodlands for forest bathing in Kent

8 places in Kent that suit forest bathing, with parking, paths and facilities on each page. Find a forest bathing guide in Kent.

Wide view of conifer and broadleaf trees in Bedgebury Forest, KentBedgebury National Pinetum and ForestThe national conifer collection around lakes, inside a large working forest near GoudhurstFootpath through woodland in Blean Woods near Canterbury, KentBlean WoodsCoppice, mature oak and beech and open glades, just outside CanterburyPath across the Hucking Estate on the North Downs, KentHucking EstateAncient hornbeam coppice, young woods and chalk grassland on the downs above HollingbourneForest track between tall trees in King's Wood, Challock, KentKing’s Wood, ChallockA big working forest on the Kent Downs with bluebells, fallow deer and a sculpture trailTrees and grassland at Lullingstone Country Park near Eynsford, KentLullingstone Country ParkMore than 300 veteran trees across ancient woodland and chalk grassland near EynsfordWoodland at Shorne Woods Country Park near Gravesend, KentShorne Woods Country ParkAncient woodland, coppice and ponds between Gravesend and Rochester, with easy pathsBluebells under trees in Scords Wood, next to Toys Hill, KentToys HillHigh woodland on the Greensand Ridge, regrown since the 1987 storm, with views over the WealdThe North Downs Way passing through woodland in Trosley Country Park, KentTrosley Country ParkWoodland and chalk downland on the North Downs near Vigo, crossed by the North Downs Way

Photos: Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, Oast House Archive (CC BY-SA 2.0); Blean Woods, Bill Boaden (CC BY-SA 2.0); Hucking Estate, Marathon (CC BY-SA 2.0); King’s Wood, Challock, Danny P Robinson (CC BY-SA 2.0); Lullingstone Country Park, Marathon (CC BY-SA 2.0); Shorne Woods Country Park, Marathon (CC BY-SA 2.0); Toys Hill, Marathon (CC BY-SA 2.0); Trosley Country Park, Marathon (CC BY-SA 2.0).