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Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Shipbourne and Fairlawne, Ightham Mote
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–21 °C (54–70 °F)
- J7°2°78
- F7°1°54
- M10°3°56
- A12°4°56
- M15°8°59
- J18°10°52
- J21°13°52
- A20°13°60
- S18°11°66
- O14°8°91
- N10°4°84
- D7°2°80
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
This circular walk from Ightham Mote begins with a wander through ancient Scathes Wood, before taking in far-reaching views of the Kentish countryside on the way to the neighbouring estate of Fairlawne and on to Shipbourne. Many stiles & kissing gates.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 5.6 km · 3.5 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 5.9 km · 3.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 1.7 km W of Plaxtol (Kent, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Kent
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- The Mote Café, Ightham Mote, Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0NT;TQ584535 → The Mote Café, Ightham Mote, Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0NT;TQ584535
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 51.2552, 0.2800
- Route start
- 51.2585, 0.2710
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 20050425
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/ightham-mote/igh
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.