Browsing local attractions within 5 miles of St Stephen's Guest House

Greyfriars Chapel

Adjacent to 6 Stour Street, Canterbury, CT1 2NR, (0.6 miles, 0.9kms), Tel: 01227 471688, Email, www.eastbridgehospital.org.uk

The only remaining building of the first English Franciscan Friary.

Chapel

Larkey Valley Wood

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.

Nature Reserve

Canterbury Westgate Punts

Westgate Grove, Canterbury, CT2 8AA, (0.5 miles, 0.8kms), 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.

Dane John Gardens

Watling Street, Canterbury, CT1 2RN, (0.8 miles, 1kms), Tel: 01227 378100, Email

Canterbury's most popular park has been restored into attractive gardens with monuments and memorials, a bandstand with summertime concerts, a central fountain, a tearoom and a children's maze.

Garden

The Blean Ancient Woodlands

New Road, Rough Common, Canterbury, CT2 9DB, (4 miles, 7kms), www.theblean.co.uk

Blean Woods are the largest in Kent and, in addition to their intrinsic interest as ancient woodlands they surround a number of attractive villages with pubs, where you can eat and drink, places to visit.

Canterbury Historic River Tours

Kings Bridge, St Peter's Street, Canterbury, CT1 2AT, (0.5 miles, 0.8kms), Email, www.canterburyrivertours.co.uk

Flowing through the heart of historic Canterbury, the river is the perfect way to escape the hustle and bustle of one of the country's busiest city centres.

Canterbury Roman Museum

Longmarket, Butchery Lane, Canterbury, CT1 2JR, (0.6 miles, 0.9kms), 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.

Museum

Wildwood

Herne Common, Herne Bay, CT6 7LQ, (4 miles, 6kms), Tel: 01227 712111, Email, www.wildwoodtrust.org

Wildwood Wild Animal Park is a year-round experience for all the family in 40 acres of ancient woodland with over 50 species of British wildlife. Enjoy special events, talks and feeds around the park, adventure playzone and restaurant.

Wildlife Park

Lilford Gallery

3 Palace Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2DY, (0.7 miles, 1kms), Tel: 01227 639086, www.lilfordgallery.com

Fine art gallery showing contemporary fine art from National and International Artists.

Victory Wood

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.