North Downs

The North Downs are a group of hills in southeast England. The contain a large amount of chalk. The North Downs stretch from The White Cliffs of Dover in Kent to Farnham in Surrey. There are many beautiful places in the area which are called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs).

North Downs
File:North Downs 2.JPG The North Downs near Folkestone
Location	England

North Downs Media

• S East Geology.jpg

  Geology of the South East, chalk is light green (6)

• North-downs-view-from-margery-wood.jpg

  View from North Downs towards Reigate

• Chalk Face, Betchworth Quarry, Box Hill, Surrey.jpg

  The exposed chalk workings of the former Betchworth Quarry on the south-facing scarp slope of Box Hill.

• KentGeologyWealdenDomeSimple.svg

  A cross-section, showing the Weald Anticline, and relating it to the towns of Kent

• Denge Wood 2.JPG

  Lady orchids growing in calcareous woodland and scrub, Denge Wood.

• Kitscoty, Blue Bell Hill.jpg

  Kit's Coty House, a chambered long barrow near Aylesford, Kent, was constructed circa 4000 BCE.

• Denbies vineyard and Box Hill in Autumn.jpg

  Looking east across Denbies Wine Estate towards Box Hill near Dorking, Surrey.

• Wye Downs 1.jpg

  The North Downs at the Wye Downs National Nature Reserve

• View over Hollingbourne Downs(SSSI), Kent, UK.jpg

  The North Downs above Hollingbourne.

• NorthDownsWayStoneSign9948.JPG

  A marker on the North Downs Way, Ranscombe Farm, Cuxton, Kent