Welcome to Newnham

Newnham is a small village located in the county of Kent, England. It is situated on the banks of the River Medway and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village has a rich history dating back to the Roman times, and there are many historic buildings and landmarks to explore. One of the most notable landmarks is the 12th-century church of St. Peter and St. Paul, which is a Grade I listed building.

Newnham is a peaceful and tranquil village, and it is an ideal place to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. The village has a strong sense of community, and there are many local events and activities that take place throughout the year. The village also has a primary school, a post office, and a village hall, which is used for a variety of events and functions.

The surrounding countryside is perfect for outdoor activities such as walking, cycling, and fishing. The River Medway is a popular spot for fishing, and there are many footpaths and bridleways that crisscross the countryside. The village is also close to the North Downs, which is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Overall, Newnham is a charming and picturesque village that offers a peaceful and idyllic way of life.

Local Weather

Overcast

Temp: 13°C

Feels Like: 11.5°C

Wind: 5.4 MPH

Wind Dir: ENE

Local Schools

School	Details
Eastling Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Melanie Dale	Kettle Hill Road Eastling Faversham Kent ME13 0BA 01795890252 School Website
Infiniti School Other Independent Special School Ages:11-19 Head Teacher Miss Anna Daly	The Street Doddington Sittingbourne Kent ME9 0BG 1795886687 School Website
Lynsted And Norton Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Catherine Mclaughlin	Lynsted Lane Lynsted Sittingbourne Kent ME9 0RL 01795521362 School Website
Lorenden Preparatory School Other Independent School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mr Richard Mcintosh	Painters Forstal Road Painters Forstal ME13 0EN 1795590030 School Website
Alchemy School Other Independent School Ages:11-19 Head Teacher Mrs Lisa Bowles	72 Station Road Teynham Kent Kent ME9 9SN 1795521941 School Website
Teynham Parochial Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Elizabeth Pearson	Station Road Teynham Sittingbourne Kent ME9 9BQ 01795521217 School Website
Milstead And Frinsted Church Of England Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Amanda Love	School Lane Milstead Sittingbourne Kent ME9 0SJ 01795830241 School Website
Rodmersham School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Nicola Mcmullon	Rodmersham Green Sittingbourne Kent ME9 0PS 01795423776 School Website
Isp School Other Independent Special School Ages:7-18 Head Teacher Mrs Carole Cox	Castlewood Farm Conyer Road Teynham Kent Kent ME9 9EA 1795523900
Ospringe Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Amanda Ralph	Water Lane Ospringe Faversham Kent ME13 8TX 01795532004 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Teynham Lower Road, Teynham, Kent, ME9 9DU 3.35 Miles

Faversham Station Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8EB 4.34 Miles

Sittingbourne St. Michaels Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3ED 4.91 Miles

Charing Station Road, Charing, Kent, TN27 0JA 5.25 Miles

Lenham Station Approach Road, Off High Street, Lenham, Kent, ME17 2HR 5.32 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Mercury Classic Cars Ltd 07810 190808 3 London Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 9QW 2.89 Miles
Quantum Cars 01795 522977 151 London Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 9QJ 3.03 Miles
A1 Taxis 01795 538887 65 Lower Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7NG 3.89 Miles
Diamond Carz 01795 474845 84 Woodberry Dr, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3AX 4.19 Miles
Starlite Taxis 01795 591066 16 Upper Brents, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7DR 4.53 Miles
A2 Cabs 01795 430400 Smeed Dean Centre, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3EW 4.61 Miles
A2 Cabs Ltd 01795 430400 Unit 8/West La Trading Est/West La, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3TT 4.63 Miles
A2 Cabs Ltd 01795 478888 Unit 8 Office West Lane Trading Estate, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3TT 4.63 Miles
Sittingbourne Cabs 01795 426600 20 Hugh Price Close, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3AR 4.65 Miles
Allens Taxis 01795 535555 14 The Shipyard/Upper Brents, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7DZ 4.82 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
The Street Collection Today available until:17:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:15
North Court Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Eastling Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Bistock Collection Today available until:17:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:15
Doddington The Street Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:15
Erriott Wood Collection Today available until:17:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:15
Corner House Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Kingsdown Street Collection Today available until:17:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:15
Hansletts Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Lynsted Collection Today available until:16:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:15
Rooks Hill Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Lewson Street Collection Today available until:16:15 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:15
Wychling Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:30
Bluetown Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:09:30
Village Stores Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Faversham Medical Practice 01795 562011	The Faversham Health Ctr Bank Street Faversham Kent ME13 8QR
Faversham Health Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	The Faversham Health Centre Bank Street Faversham ME13 8QR
Faversham Medical Practice Miu 01795 562005	Faversham Health Centre Bank Street Faversham Kent ME13 8QR
Faversham Health Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service	The Faversham Health Centre Bank Street Faversham ME13 8QR
Folkestone Eye Centre	Newton Road Faversham ME13 8FH

Local Stores

Teynham
109 London Road
Teynham
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME9 9QL
01795 521262
Store Website
3.01 miles

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SPAR - Harbledown
Harbledown Service Station
A2 Dover Road
Harbledown
Canterbury
CT2 9AZ
01227 764091
Store Website
9.3 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Swaleside Veterinary Surgery
82 London Road Teynham Sittingbourne Kent ME9 9QH 01795 520972 swalesidevets@fsmail.net 3.05 miles
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Faversham Veterinary Clinic
2 South Road Faversham Kent ME13 7LR 01795 530 999 favershamvets@yahoo.co.uk Website 4.32 miles
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Swale Barn Vets
The Barn Macknade Selling Road Faversham Kent ME13 8XF 01795 608820 contact@swalebarnvets.co.uk Website 4.61 miles

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Sittivets
1 Castle Court Castle Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 3TD 01795 474 900 Website 4.63 miles

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Medivet Favershamtoachim House Veterinary Surgery
17-19 Shunters Close Faversham Kent ME13 8GF 01795 531 313 faversham@medivet.co.uk Website 4.64 miles
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Fern Cottage Veterinary Surgery
233-235 Park Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1ER 01795 476411 admin@ferncottagevets.co.uk Website 4.69 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Oare Marshes
Lovely Walk Around The Marshes We Walked For 9 Miles Last Sunday, Great Country Views Swale Cottage Uplees Rd Oare Faversham ME13 0QU 5.27 miles

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Kings Wood
An Ancient, Woodland Site, King’S Wood Offers An Excellent Forest Walk Through Vast And Beautiful Woodland. Lancashire TN25 4AR 5.91 miles King’S Wood Is Easily Accessible From The M20 At Ashford. Leave The Motorway At Junction 9, Signposted To Ashford, Faversham. At The First Roundabout, Turn Left For Faversham A251. Continue Through To A T-Junction With The A251. Turn Left, Toward Challock. Continue On The Road For Around 3-Miles, Before Taking A Sharp Right Turn To White Hill, Just Before The Sign To Challock.

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Hucking Estate Woods
Beautiful Walking Area With Plenty Of Forest Areas As Well As Large Fields, Generally Pretty Quiet And Not Too Busy. Hucking Estate - Woodland Trust Car Park Church Road Lancashire 6.63 miles

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Kings Wood
Kings Wood Has One Pathed Route From The Car Park. This Walk Is Very Popular With Lots Of Dog Owners, As It Is Very Peaceful And Is Very Big. Hiking Boots Should Be Worn As The Path Is Uneven And There Are Hills To Trek Up At Times, It Can Also Be Very Muddy. Unnamed Road Canterbury Lancashire CT4 8HQ 6.68 miles

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Hothfield Common
This Managed, Ancient, Heath Is Popular With Dog Walkers From Nearby Villages. There Are Several Areas, All Separately Fenced Off With Plenty Of Gates Allowing Access. Sheep Are To Be Found Grazing In The Wet Meadow And There Is A Herd Of Around 22 Highland Cattle That Are Moved From One Area To Another On A Regular Basis. Maps, One In The Car Park And Another In The Main Heathland Area Are Updated To Show Where The Cattle Are Currently Grazing - These Areas Can Be Easily Avoided Once You Know The Layout Of The Common If You Are Reluctant To Meet Up With Them. Cades Rd 7.49 miles

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Dering Woods
A Lovely Easy Walk, This Wood Is Part Of The Woodland Trust, So The Paths Are Kept Clear All Year Round. It Can Get Quite Muddy During The Winter Months, Also There Are Active Bridal Ways So You May Occasionally Bump Into The Odd Horse Here And There. Lots Of Local People Use The Woods As Their Local Walking Spot So Lots Of Dogs Will Be There! Smarden Bell Rd Smarden 8.75 miles

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Weather Forecast

Sunday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Clear
Temp	18.8°C	17.7°C	16.5°C	15.1°C	17.2°C	22.3°C	25.2°C	26.4°C	27.1°C	25.7°C	22.3°C	19.5°C
Feels Like	19.2°C	18.2°C	15.7°C	13.9°C	17.3°C	22.2°C	24.3°C	24.4°C	25.1°C	22.7°C	20.8°C	18.6°C

Monday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Patchy rain nearby	Overcast	Patchy rain nearby	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear
Temp	17.8°C	16.4°C	15.8°C	16.1°C	18.5°C	21.3°C	23.7°C	27.1°C	28.3°C	27°C	24.4°C	22.6°C
Feels Like	15.8°C	13.8°C	13°C	14.5°C	17.9°C	19.7°C	22°C	25°C	26.4°C	27.2°C	23.2°C	20.6°C

Tuesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

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Temp	20.6°C	19.8°C	19.1°C	18.7°C	20.2°C	23.5°C	27.1°C	28.9°C	30.5°C	29.2°C	27.2°C	22.9°C
Feels Like	19.8°C	18.6°C	17.9°C	17.5°C	19.1°C	22.1°C	27.5°C	29.3°C	31°C	30.2°C	28.4°C	24°C

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