High Rocks
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent/Sussex border
Photo of Royal Tunbridge Wells: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0Photo of Royal Tunbridge Wells: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0
High Rocks is a woodland of towering sandstone cliffs just west of Tunbridge Wells, linked by eleven bridges that let you walk between and over the outcrops. Once a Stone Age camp and now a protected monument, the rocks sit beside a pub and restaurant of the same name and have appeared in film and television productions.
Highlights
- A woodland walk among tall sandstone rocks joined by eleven bridges
- A protected monument with evidence of Stone Age camps
- Well known as a rock climbing venue
- Pub, restaurant and a steam railway platform on the same site
Good to know
- No dogs, picnics, barbecues or ball games in the rocks
- Under 18s must be with an adult
- Drones and metal detectors are not allowed, and professional photography needs written permission
- The rocks are just over the border in East Sussex
Getting there
High Rocks, The High Rocks, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9JJParking: Free parking is included with admission.
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Friezland Wood
Friezland Wood is a small Woodland Trust wood near High Rocks on the west side of Tunbridge Wells, with a stream, spring flowers and unusual sandstone outcrops on its western edge. Near its south-west boundary are the remains of an Iron Age hill fort.
Photo of Royal Tunbridge Wells: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0RSPB Broadwater Warren
Broadwater Warren is an RSPB nature reserve on the southern edge of Tunbridge Wells where conifer plantations are being turned back into heathland and native woodland. Woodlarks and nightjars have returned, adders and dragonflies are easy to spot in summer, and new open views make good picnic spots.
Rusthall Common and Toad Rock
Rusthall Common, on the western edge of Tunbridge Wells, mixes woodland, meadow and ponds with a cluster of wind-carved sandstone outcrops, the most famous being Toad Rock. The Victorians gave many of the rocks names, and today the area is a protected geological site that families enjoy exploring on foot.