Browsing local attractions within 5 miles of Canterbury Coach Park

St Margaret's Street, Canterbury, CT1 2TG, (0.5 miles, 0.8kms), Tel: 01227 479227, Email, www.canterburytales.org.uk

Step into medieval Canterbury and accompany Geoffrey Chaucer and his colourful characters on their magical pilgrimage from London to Canterbury.

Honey Hill, Blean, Canterbury, CT2 9JR, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01227 765168, www.druidstone.net

Set in attractive gardens and woodland, Druidstone caters for the imagination of all ages. Go on a walk through the enchanted woodland, enjoy hands on experience with the farmyard animals.

18 High Street, Canterbury, CT1 2RA, (0.4 miles, 0.6kms), Tel: 01227 378100, Email, www.thebeaney.co.uk

This fabulous new visitor attraction provides state of the art special and permanent exhibition galleries, a brand new library, excellent learning facilities and a varied programme of events for all ages.

King Street, Fordwich, Canterbury, CT2 0DA, (2 miles, 3kms), Tel: 01227 710326, www.fordwichtown.org

Although it is believed that there was an earlier building on the site, the present Guildhall, or Town Hall as it is known today, was built in 1544 during the reign of King Henry VIII.

North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1QJ, (0.5 miles, 0.8kms), Tel: 01227 768072, www.martinpaul.org

St Martin's Church is the oldest in England still in use as a parish church and is part of the Canterbury World Heritage Site. This church was the first base of St Augustine when he came to Canterbury in 597.

Yorletts, Whitstable, Kent, ME13 9EN, (5 miles, 8kms), Email, www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/our-woods/pages/wood-details.aspx?wood=5571&site=VictoryWood

This is a place for a great walk set on the edge of the Blean Woodland area. See a wood with a difference! This is the Flagship Site, one of 33 woods plant around the UK, for the Trafalgar Woods Project to commemorate the 200th anniversary.

Adjacent to 6 Stour Street, Canterbury, CT1 2NR, (0.5 miles, 0.7kms), Tel: 01227 471688, Email, www.eastbridgehospital.org.uk

The only remaining building of the first English Franciscan Friary.

Christ Church Gate, The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2EE, (0.4 miles, 0.6kms), Tel: 01227 459779, Email, www.canterburyguidedtours.com

Enjoy a fascinating 90 minute tour of historic streets AND Cathedral Precincts with knowledgeable, entertaining guides to address your questions and special interests. All for £6.50 or less! Tours daily from the Buttermarket.

St. Peters Place, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2DA, (0.5 miles, 0.9kms), Tel: 01227 785625, Email, www.eastkentfreemasons.org/library-museum

Open to all and free to visit, one of the UK's finest collections of Masonic artefacts will take you on a surprising and informative interactive journey through the history of Freemasonry in Kent and beyond, dispelling myths along the way.

Westgate Grove, Canterbury, CT2 8AA, (0.5 miles, 0.7kms), Email, www.crnc.co.uk

Relaxing River Stour Tours through public gardens, breathtaking countryside and the city. A choice of short, long and city trips available.

Boat Route: River Stour.

Longmarket, Butchery Lane, Canterbury, CT1 2JR, (0.4 miles, 0.6kms), Tel: 01227 785575, Email, www.canterbury-museums.co.uk

Explore the Roman town beneath your feet. Canterbury's underground Roman Museum is built around the remains of a Roman town house with mosaics preserved where excavated.

Westgate Grove, Canterbury, CT1 2BQ, (0.4 miles, 0.6kms), Tel: 01227 378100, Email, www.canterbury.gov.uk

The Westgate Gardens can be found close to the City centre, just next to the West Gate Tower. The eleven acres of public gardens provide an ideal setting for a gentle stroll along the banks of the River Stour.

Cockering Road, Canterbury, CT1 3UP, (2 miles, 3kms), Tel: 01227 862190, Email

This beautiful ancient 45-hectare woodland has spectacular displays of wildflower including many species of orchid.

Castle Street, Canterbury, CT1 2PR, (0.7 miles, 1kms), Tel: 01227 378100, Email

The ruins of a Norman castle keep and castle walls and one of the three original royal castles in Kent. There are interpretation panels, a tactile model of the castle (circa 1200AD) and elevated viewing areas.

Stour Street, Canterbury, CT1 2NR, (2 miles, 3kms), Tel: 01227 475202, Email, www.canterbury-museums.co.uk

Discover Canterbury's history, from millions of years ago to the present, explored through interactive displays in an amazing medieval building.

Church Lane, Canterbury, CT1 2PP, (0.7 miles, 1kms), Tel: 01227 455994, Email, www.canterburycityparish.org.uk

Situated near Canterbury Castle and the only standing pre-Norman conquest church inside the city walls.

22 St Peter's Street, Canterbury, CT1 2BQ, (0.4 miles, 0.7kms), Tel: 01227 453267, Email, www.canterbury.ac.uk/sidney-cooper

The Sidney Cooper Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that puts on around ten exhibitions per year. It is part of Canterbury Christ Church University. It's programme includes artists of repute - locally, nationally and internationally.

Canterbury Road, Herne Bay, CT6 7TY, (5 miles, 8kms), Tel: 01227 862190, Email

Curtis Wood Park is an informal area of protected open space situated on the outskirts of Herne. The site provides local residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy a variety of semi-natural habitats in a relaxed and pleasant setting.