Brockhill Country Park

Brockhill's lake, woods, meadows, picnic and play areas – along with the excellent Brockhill Café – make it a great spot for a family day out.

Map of Brockhill Country Park (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Once part of the estate of a Norman manor, Brockhill Park has a central lake, open grassland and meadows, and all the facilities you need for a family day out, including a picnic area, a play area and refreshments at the excellent Brockhill Café.

The park is rich in wildlife, including marbled white butterflies, green woodpeckers and carpets of snowdrops. It is also a local wildlife site and has 3 distinctive areas to explore:

• the deer paddock is an attractive grassy area featuring trees such as the walnut and the variegated sycamore
• the lake is a shady oasis for wildlife fringed with overhanging trees, where ducks can be found paddling around its edges
• the valley is the largest area of the park, with alder trees running along its centre, marking the course of the Brockhill Stream as it wends its way down towards the nearby Royal Military Canal.

Sandling Road
Hythe
Kent
CT21 4HL

Telephone: 03000 42 09 93

Plan your journey using public transport on Traveline

Pay and display:

• Monday to Friday: £1.50
• Weekends and bank holidays: £2.50

Free parking for season ticket holders.

There is plenty of parking at Brockhill Country Park with 50 spaces on a hard standing surface.

Blue Badge holders may apply for concessionary parking online, or by calling 03000 41 72 72. There are 2 disabled spaces.

All users, including Blue Badge holders, must pay & display or have a valid season ticket.

Opens: 9am.

Closes: dusk or 9pm (whichever is earlier).

Closed on Christmas day.

Brockhill Park Estate

Brockhill Country Park sits on the former Brockhill Park Estate, historically linked to Saltwood Castle.

It's likely the old estate was a game estate to the castle during Norman times, supplying meat, fish and timber.

In the late 1400s, the Tournay family took over the estate. The last of their successors, William Tournay, had the biggest impact on the estate and is responsible for a lot of what you see during your visit.

After William's death in 1903 the manor house - Brockhill School's main building - became known to the villagers of Saltwood as the Haunted House.

Creating the park

We bought the estate in 1947 and opened it to the public in 1986.

This park is managed by the Kent County Council Kent Country Parks team. Contact the Kent Country Parks team.