Discover the closest published Remapped drives to Maidstone, England. Routes are ordered by their nearest point to the town centre and may start elsewhere. Distances to routes are approximate straight-line distances, not driving distances. Roads featured include A249, M20, A20.
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Short on time? Essex Dengie Roads to Burnham-on-Crouch has the shortest estimated drive in this collection, at 34 minutes before stops.
Closest point on route: 1 miles from Maidstone · straight-line distance
Cross the Kent Downs corridor through Lenham and Charing, then follow the Chilham and Stour-side approach to Canterbury. This is a road-based link between towns rather than a motorway transfer.
Closest point on route: 10 miles from Maidstone · straight-line distance
Make an ambitious circuit linking the Kent coast, Romney Marsh, the Sussex cliffs and the Weald. This is a Remapped grand tour connecting documented scenic corridors, rather than a named official route.
Closest point on route: 11 miles from Maidstone · straight-line distance
Link Tunbridge Wells with the orchard and woodland country around Goudhurst and Cranbrook. The circuit takes inspiration from the documented Weald driving tour while keeping attraction visits separate from the through-road line.
Closest point on route: 13 miles from Maidstone · straight-line distance
Explore the wooded country south of Sevenoaks through the Four Elms and Chiddingstone area, returning by Penshurst and Hildenborough. The appeal is in the lanes and historic villages rather than long-distance progress.
Closest point on route: 19 miles from Maidstone · straight-line distance
Follow the B2026 south from the North Downs through Edenbridge and Hartfield, then cross Ashdown Forest towards Maresfield. The progression from wooded slopes to open heath gives this direct drive its own character, without sightseeing spurs or an invented return loop.
Closest point on route: 23 miles from Maidstone · straight-line distance
Make a full touring day of the A272 corridor, linking the Hampshire Downs with the wooded Sussex Weald. This extended road journey has several market-town pauses and distinctly different landscapes along its length.
Closest point on route: 24 miles from Maidstone · straight-line distance
Head south from Canterbury on the Stone Street side of the downs, then turn back through the Elham Valley. This creates a compact contrast between straighter ridge-road stretches and the valley villages.
Closest point on route: 25 miles from Maidstone · straight-line distance
Head out from Chelmsford towards the Dengie peninsula and the much discussed Burnham bends road. The route finishes at Burnham-on-Crouch, where a riverside walk can round off the outing.
Driving times exclude stops. Leave time for the views, check each route’s notes and make the journey your own.
About the drives in this collection.
Kent Downs: Maidstone to Canterbury has the closest point on a route in this selection, approximately 1 miles from Maidstone in a straight line. This is not the distance to the route start or a driving-distance estimate.
B2026 Ashdown Forest Drive: Westerham to Maresfield is the shortest by route distance, at 19 miles, with an estimated driving time of 46 min. Allow extra time for stops and the journey to the route.
Kent and Sussex Coast and Weald Grand Tour is the longest by route distance, at 175 miles. Its estimated driving time is 4 hr 37 min, excluding stops and travel to the route.
4 routes start and finish in the same place, including Kent and Sussex Coast and Weald Grand Tour. Check the route map to find a convenient starting point.
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