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Photo of Canterbury Cathedral, a priory in Kent, south east England.

Canterbury CathedralPhoto Tomasz Zielonka / Unsplash

Places to explore near Canterbury West StationCanterbury

41 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the North Downs Way, a 153-mile National Trail running from Farnham to Dover, south east England.Highlight

North Downs Way

National Trail

Pilgrim country: orchards, vineyards and chalk downs between Farnham and the white cliffs of Dover.

0.2 km SW · Kent & Surrey

Photo of Canterbury Cathedral, a priory in Kent, south east England.Iconic

Canterbury Cathedral

Priory near Canterbury

Mother church of English Christianity, soaring Gothic.

0.7 km SE

Photo of The Fordwich Arms, a gastropub in Kent, south east England.Highlight

The Fordwich Arms

Gastropub near Fordwich

Riverside pub in England's smallest town near Canterbury, ambitious modern cooking.

3.8 km E

Photo of the Kent Downs, a National Landscape in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Kent Downs

National Landscape near Charing

Chalk hills, ancient woods and orchards, ending in the white cliffs above the Channel

4.4 km S

Photo of The Bridge Arms, a gastropub in Kent, south east England.Highlight

The Bridge Arms

Gastropub near Bridge

Michelin-starred Kent village pub from the Fordwich Arms team, cited by NatGeo and olive.

5.5 km SE

Photo of Howletts Wild Animal Park, a visitor attraction near Fordwich, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Howletts Wild Animal Park

Attraction near Fordwich

A wooded animal park near Canterbury known for the largest captive gorilla group in Britain and its breeding herds.

5.6 km E

Photo of Mount Ephraim Gardens, a Grade II registered house & garden near Faversham, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Mount Ephraim Gardens

House & garden near Faversham

Edwardian terraced gardens with a Japanese rock garden and a hillside vineyard.

8.2 km W

Photo of Chilham, a village in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Chilham

Village

Square of Tudor and Jacobean houses between a Jacobean manor and a flint church, at the head of the Stour gap.

9.1 km SW · Kent

Photo of Whitstable, a village in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Whitstable

Village

Working oyster town of weatherboarded fishermen's huts, seafood shacks and a long shingle beach.

9.2 km N · Kent

Photo of The Dog at Wingham, a gastropub near Wingham (near Canterbury), Kent, south east England.Highlight

The Dog at Wingham

Gastropub · With rooms near Wingham (near Canterbury)

Timber-framed East Kent village inn with rooms, on the road between Canterbury and Sandwich.

9.7 km E

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

St Augustine's Abbey

Abbey near Canterbury

The first monastery in Anglo-Saxon England, founded by Augustine in AD 598.

1.1 km SE

Photo of St Augustine's Conduit House, a landmark near Canterbury, Kent, south east England.

St Augustine's Conduit House

Landmark near Canterbury

Twelfth-century stone collecting house on a Canterbury hillside, where tunnels gathered spring water to be piped down to St Augustine's Abbey.

1.5 km E

Photo of Harbledown: Golden Hill, a country estate near Canterbury, Kent, south east England.

Harbledown: Golden Hill

Country estate near Canterbury

A National Trust place in Kent.

1.5 km W

Photo of Fordwich, a village in Kent, south east England.

Fordwich

Village

Britain's smallest town by charter, a former Canterbury river port on the Stour with a timber town hall.

3.7 km E · Kent

Photo of The Dove, a pub near Dargate, Kent, south east England.

The Dove

Pub near Dargate

Brick country dining pub down winding lanes near Faversham, with a large orchard garden.

7.2 km NW

Photo along the Saxon Shore Way, a 160-mile long-distance path running from Gravesend to Hastings, south east England.

Saxon Shore Way

Long-distance path

Around Kent's Roman-era coastline from Gravesend to Hastings — a shore the sea has since abandoned for miles at a stretch.

8.5 km NW · Kent & East Sussex

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

8.7 km NW · spans 24 counties

Photo of Herne Mill, a windmill in Kent, south east England.

Herne Mill

Windmill near Herne

Smock mill above Herne, among the best preserved in Kent and still able to grind on open days.

9 km NE

Domaine Evremond

Vineyard near Chilham

Taittinger's English sparkling-wine venture near Chilham, with a new cellar door and vineyards on the chalk.

9.1 km W

Everything else within 10 km (22) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.