Beacon Wood Country Park is an area of ancient woodland that was once used as one of the locations for the chain of beacons that were lit to warn of the approach of the Spanish Armarda. Later in life around 1885 a section of the site was then used for the manufacture of smokeless gunpowder and a little later on around 1930 the site was then used to excavate clay for cement manufacture and the Blue Circle brand was born.
The site today has a variety of surfaced and unsurfaced pathways that wind their way around the woodland. There is also a pond with a viewing platform which our dogs took much joy in jumping into and going for a swim. A picnic area is behind the carpark but there are no toilets or refreshments available.
7 Bean Hill, Southfleet Rd, Bean, Dartford DA2 8AR, UK
We followed the Red route in the above map with was mainly the official red route with a bit of a detour and we also went the wrong way round as we couldnt find the start. The park isn’t huge though and its easy enough to follow a way marked trail and divert off as you wish and still make it back to the car park. I would just be cautious in wet weather as I would think it could become quite muddy and wet in some places.
Click the walk title in the top right of the above window to open the route on the AllTrails website or the mobile app. You can then create a free account which will then allow you to follow the route as you walk on your mobile. If you would rather not sign up to AllTrails free account and would like to use another mapping app (such as OS Maps, Outdooractive or Komoot etc) on your phone then you can download the GPX file below and import this into your desired app inorder to follow the trail.
Lovely quiet country park with surfaced pathways making it suitable for all year round dog walks. If your dog likes a splash then there is the pond although it was a bit smelly when we visited. Well worth a visit the only downside for a country park is no toilets or refreshments.
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