Description
Set within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Cobham Wood is one of the few ancient wood pastures remaining in the UK and features a restored 18th Century Darnley mausoleum. The Mausoleum was designed for the Earls of Darnley, usually buried in Westminster Abbey until the 18th Century when the vaults were full and so their alternative burial place was built at Cobham Wood.
Opening Hours
Woodland
Daily
Dawn to dusk
June to September
Darnley Mausoleum
June to September
Open two days per month - usually Sundays, check under opening hours on their website.
Accessibility
Woodland is rough terrain with kissing gates on the path from South Lodge to the mausoleum. The Mausoleum is reached via a series of steps to the chapel and crypt. There is wheelchair access to South Lodge Barn.
Parking
The nearest parking to Cobham Wood and Mausoleum is at Shorne Wood Country Park (not owned by the National Trust). A small fee is charged for parking all day. The Mausoleum is approximately 2 mile walk.
Train
Sole Street station - 1 mile.
Dogs
Dogs are welcome in the woodland but not in the Mausoleum. Assistance dogs are welcome throughout.
Picture Credit: © The National Trust.