Welcome to the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Explore the site for information and news about the area; why it is a landscape of national importance, what is happening in the area, events and activities, and the work of the Kent Downs AONB Unit and Joint Advisory Committee partnership.

The Kent Downs are the eastern half of the North Downs covering nearly a quarter of Kent, stretching from the White Cliffs at Dover up to the Surrey and London borders. It is a diverse and vibrant landscape with its dramatic chalk escarpments, secluded dry valleys, networks of tiny lanes and historic hedgerows, ancient woodlands, traditional orchards, locally distinctive villages, unique and precious wildlife and many sites of historic and cultural interest to explore. All these make up a landscape that is such a valuable national asset that it was nationally designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1968.

Discover 40 special places in the Kent Downs to visit