Vinters Valley Nature Reserve, Maidstone: Address, Vinters Valley Nature Reserve Reviews: 4.5/5
Vinters Valley Nature Reserve
Vinters Valley Nature Reserve
4.5
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MargotKent
Kent15 contributions
Too many signs
Nov 2020 • Couples
Nice place to visit for a walk. However there are too many signs telling people what they can’t do. In the short walk we did, 25 mins I counted 21 laminated signs. (I didn’t count the wooden named signs).
Not one of my favourite places for a walk because of all the signs. Thought we would give it a go today as I was hoping some of the signs would be missing. Not very welcoming
Written November 11, 2020
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John SJohn S
7 contributions
very good Reserve
Oct 2020
My partner and i had a lovely walk thro the reserve at the beginning of October and we absolutely enjoyed it and it is well looked after by the T Gangs.
Written October 31, 2020
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Jakir Kai
5 contributions
Beautiful peaceful place
Oct 2020
This is a wonderful hidden gem. Very beautiful and tranquil place to visit. Definitely worth a visit. Enjoyed with my family. Looking forward to going again sometime soon.
Written October 21, 2020
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Zot
154 contributions
Lovely place
Aug 2020 • Couples
Enjoyed walking around here with our French Bulldog puppy! He enjoyed it too! Spent about 2 hours here and saw it all. Lots of benches to sit and enjoy the view or have a picnic. Dog bins are dotted around. Nice lake to watch/feed the ducks
Written August 28, 2020
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SteMar247
Maidstone, UK3,573 contributions
A pleasant walk
May 2020 • Couples
We love walking our dog around the lake here. It's peaceful, has a great selection of trees, birds and wildlife and a beautiful lake.
Written May 9, 2020
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Live Life To The Full
Maidstone, UK1,298 contributions
Tranquil Place Close To Town
Dec 2019
I had forgotten all about this spot so close to town, next door to my old school of Vinters Boys, now known as Valley Park. There are various entrances all around the park, if driving, a good place to park is in Lodge Road, just off the New Cut Road. Other entrances are via Vinters Park Estate, along by the school and New Cut Road itself.
The park stretches up to The Bearsted Road, around the border with the crematorium, down to The School and up most of New Cut Road.
It is a great place to go for a walk, dogs are also welcome, and there is a lovely lake in the centre, with a few benches scattered around.
Written December 15, 2019
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Scott C
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Lovely bit of nature
Jun 2019
This is a lovely nature reserve nestled between housing estates and the busy ashford road/school area.
There is plenty to see here ranging from old buildings from when a large house stood in the grounds to a diverse wildlife landscape.
It is well used by the the locals but is never busy and is a nice quiet and scenic area just outside Maidstone.
Written October 3, 2019
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penninewalker
kent146 contributions
A pleasant oasis in a built-up Maidstone housing estate
Apr 2019 • Friends
Vinters Valley nature reserve is a lovely, well-kept, tranquil bit of countryside which is beset on all sides; busy road on one side with houses beyond, busy crematorium on another, housing estate on a third side and school to the fourth. I assume the valley itself wasn't suitable for housing, or by now it would be. But all credit to it, and those who look after it. Much needed and I wish we had more
Written April 24, 2019
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Maureen C
Maidstone, UK78 contributions
Lovely place to walk
Mar 2019 • Friends
This is a very peaceful wooded area to walk. The birds are delightful and the nature reserve is kept in tip top condition. The lake has many birds and ducks, geese and a swan. It is delightful.
Written April 13, 2019
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hewsont
Me14 5RU39 contributions
A Hidden Gem
Jan 2019 • Family
I walk here every day it is the most fascinating place. There is a wealth of history behind this Nature Reserve, dating back to 1342. Unfortunately the big house burnt down in 1956 but you can still see where it stood and imagine Victorian guest walking in the grounds. It is so well looked after by Steve Songhurst and his band of volunteers a big thanks to them.We are so lucky to have this beautiful area to walk in.
Written January 23, 2019
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Loobylou1409
Maidstone, UK5 contributions
What road were the first houses built on the estate as it is now.
John O
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Who originally ower of the estate the history
Sarah H
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It was originally owned by the de Vinter family and latterly by the Whatman family. The land, which spanned from weavering in east, to the sittingbourne road side of the vinters park housing estate, consisted of park and woodland, with a stately Manor House. The land was sold for development in the middle of the last century, the Manor House mysteriously burned down, and the vinters park estate was built in the 1970s. The grove green estate was built in the 1980s. In the middle lies the nature reserve, which was initially purchased by the county council and then ownership transferred to a trust, following its recognition as a site of significance for local nature by two local people, who essentially saved this land from further development.