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Directions
From the A26 (Maidstone to Tonbridge Road) turn south onto the
B2163. Entrance to this site is on the right between the level
crossing and the river.
 Teston Bridge Country Park is the
ideal place for a family day out by the river.
There is plenty to keep children busy with a large open, green
space to run around in, and an enclosed area with children's play
equipment. The site is also the venue for two annual kite flying
festivals, which take place in July and August.
On the eastern bank are the picturesque ruins of Tutsham Mill,
which are covered in ivy.
Teston Bridge is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest and
attracts many different forms of wildlife. Birds such as
kingfishers, terns and snipe can be seen from time to time. And
during the summer months, bats including pipistrelle, noctule and
daubenton glide up and down the banks searching for air-borne
insects .
The site is named after Teston Bridge, an historic medieval
bridge over the River Medway. The bridge had to be widened in 1749
to allow barges to sail to Maidstone when the river was made
navigable.
Teston Lock was built in 1911 and beside it is one of the last
weirs on the Medway (Most of the weirs were removed in the 16th
Century because of the severe flooding they caused).
- The nearest train station is East Farleigh or Wateringbury (2.5
miles).
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