New Homes in Willesborough

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Live the life

Located close to Ashford in Kent, Willesborough is a village surrounded by rural countryside yet within easy reach of bigger towns and cities. If you’re looking for a slower pace of life without compromising on amenities and attractions, Willesborough could be the right place for you and your family.

Things to see and do

For families moving to Willesborough, there are lots of attractions nearby to keep the little ones entertained, whether they’re meeting the animals at the Rare Breeds Centre in Ashford, making sandcastles at Tankerton Beach in Whitstable, or taking a ride on the trains at Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.

If you love being active, Faversham Swimming Pool, Bursted Manor Canterbury horse riding centre and Ashford Golf Club are all close to the village. For walks in the great outdoors, you can stroll along the sands at Dungeness Beach Romney Marsh, spot wildlife at Brockhill Country Park or go hiking through the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Other places of interest near your new home in Willesborough include Druidstone Park Canterbury, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and Ashford Designer Outlet.

Education

For families moving to the area with school-age children, there are a number of excellent schools to choose from in the local area. Great Chart Primary School, Downs View Infant School, Highworth Grammar School, The Folkestone School for Girls and The Harvey Grammar School are all rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, while Ashford School, Spring Grove School, Canterbury Steiner School offer independent education.

If your children are in their late teens and thinking about studying for a degree without venturing too far from home, Canterbury Christ Church University is within commuting distance. Ashford College and South Kent College are based in neighbouring Ashford.

Getting to Willesborough

From Folkestone, the journey to Willesborough takes around 20 minutes, while the journey from the port of Dover takes around 30 minutes. Willesborough is 30 minutes from Maidstone, one hour from Margate and one hour 20 minutes drive from London city centre, or 40 minutes by train from nearby Ashford International station.

If you’re going on holiday, Willesborough is just over one hour’s drive away from London Gatwick Airport, where you can catch a flight to destinations around the globe.