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Places to Visit around Canterbury

Villages, towns and countryside within easy reach of Canterbury — each with its own character and a reason to make the trip.

Canterbury town centre Hales PlaceCharthamWickhambreauxWhitstableAyleshamFavershamReculverWyeBirchington-on-SeaAshford 10 km N © OpenStreetMap contributors · © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA)
Distances are true to scale; the square marks the town centre.

The Villages and Towns

Each one, and why it is worth the trip.

9.8 km from Canterbury Whitstable Whitstable is a town in the Canterbury district, on the north coast of Kent, England, at the convergence of… Visit Whitstable → 13.6 km from Canterbury Faversham Faversham is a market town in Kent, England, 8 miles (13 km) from Sittingbourne, 48 miles (77 km) from London… Visit Faversham → 7.3 km from Canterbury Wickhambreaux Wickhambreaux is a village and civil parish in the Canterbury district, in the county of Kent, England. Visit Wickhambreaux →
10.2 km from Canterbury Hampton-on-Sea Hampton-on-Sea is a drowned and abandoned village in what is now the Hampton area of Herne Bay, Kent.
10.7 km from Canterbury Herne Bay Herne Bay is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in South East England. Visit Herne Bay → 13.8 km from Canterbury Reculver Reculver is a village and coastal resort about 3 miles (5 km) east of Herne Bay on the north coast of Kent in… Visit Reculver → 14.6 km from Canterbury Wye Wye is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wye with Hinxhill, in the Ashford district, in… Visit Wye →
20.9 km from Canterbury Ashford Ashford is a town in the Ashford district, in the county of Kent, England.

Things to Do in Canterbury

Tours, tickets and days out — 58 bookable experiences, from guided walks to full-day trips beyond Canterbury.

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