What's Nearby
Ashford and the surrounding areas has plenty to offer!
If you are planning on visiting AIMREC, you might like to add an additional pit-stop to your adventure!
See below for suggestions on local attractions, within 10 miles, and the distance from AIMREC.
Please note that these are just suggestions and are not associated with AIMREC.
Woodchurch Windmill - 4.2 Miles
The windmill overlooks Woodchurch village from the north, with extensive views over the Walland marshes towards the English Channel coast.
Hothfield Heathlands Nature Reserve - 4.5 Miles
This nature reserve offers stunning scenery, wildlife, wild horses and highland cows. The reserve offers beautiful photo opportunities and plenty of woodlands to explore.
The Model Shop - 4.6 Miles
This quaint shop sells a wide range of model railway items and is a good place to pop in to stock up on your railway supplies!
Ashford - Tank WW1 - 5.7 Miles
This tank memorial is based at George's Square in Ashford town centre and is a fascinating relic from the First World War (1914-1918).
Ashford International Rail Station - 6 Miles
This is the nearest rail station to AIMREC and is a great place to see some modern day trains.
Ashford Town Centre - 6 Miles
The bustling town centre is full of a variety of shops and restaurants!
Ashford Museum - 6.3 Miles
Ashford Museum is operated by the Ashford Borough Museum Society, a registered charity comprised entirely of volunteers. The museum's collection comprises artefacts relating to the Borough of Ashford and its people. One of the collections features Railway memorabilia including artefacts from the railway and works, photographs and two model railways to recall the important role that railways played in the town's history.
Ashford Warren & Hoads Woods - 6.4 Miles
A stunning woodlands protected by Kent Wildlife Trust. A lovely place to see wild birds and explore the woodlands, which has a rail line running through it. Highland cows are occassionally at the woods, depending on the time of the year.
Kent & East Sussex Railway - 6.9 Miles
K&ESR has a unique collection of trains, some of which are approaching 150 years old! It is a light railway, equipped with full size trains, where you can get train rides! Click on the link to see what else K&ESR has to offer.
Tenterden Museum - 6.9 Miles
The Museum is housed in a two-storey weather-boarded building, one of the last representatives in Tenterden of a type of industrial building common in the area in the latter part of the 19th century. The Museum maintains a very high standard of conservation and preservation of its unique collection. It provides a repository for artefacts connected with the area.
Ashford Designer Outlet - 7.4 Miles
There are many shops and restaurants to explore and enjoy here.
