The North Downs are a series of chalk and limestone hills with rolling grasslands stretching from Farnham in Surrey all the way to the White Cliffs of Dover. We’ve two ‘Areas of Outstanding Beauty’, namely the Kent Downs and the Surrey Hills. The North Downs (West and East) is spread over 12,544 hectares, with a population estimate of 18,610 (Kent Gov Site2019).
With ancient fruit fields and orchards planted to satiate Henry the VIII’s endless appetite for the sweeter things in life, the undulating patchwork of fields, farms, villages and smallholdings, the North Downs are absolutely stunning. Dense woodlands, rivers, lakes and the South East coast provide a plethora of environments for a vast range of ecological diversity. And truly excellent Fish and Chips.
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