Browsing local attractions within 5 miles of The Loft at Acorns

The Beaney Art Museum and Library

18 High Street, Canterbury, CT1 2RA, Tel: 01227 378100, Email, www.thebeaney.co.uk, (5 miles, 8kms)

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.

Museum

Tankerton Slopes

Marine Parade, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 2BE, Tel: 01227 378100, Email, (4 miles, 7kms)

The cliff-top lawns of Tankerton Slopes roll gently towards the sea and provide an excellent view of 'The Street' and a vantage point to watch the nautical world go by. Tankerton is east of Whitstable town centre.

Viewpoint/Beauty Spot

St Dunstan's Church

80 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8LS, Tel: 01227 472557, Email, www.canterburycityparish.org.uk, (4 miles, 7kms)

The church is 1000 years old and was the first to be dedicated to St Dunstan.

Church

St Peter's Anglican Church

St Peter's Street, Canterbury, CT1 2AT, Tel: 01227 455994, Email, www.canterburycityparish.org.uk, (5 miles, 8kms)

St Peter's Church has been a place of prayer and worship for over 900 years and its charm and peace are in marked contrast to the busy street.

Church

Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre

11 Horsebridge Road, Whitstable, CT5 1AF, Tel: 01227 281174, Email, www.horsebridge-centre.org.uk, (4 miles, 6kms)

The Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre is located just yards from the beach in the centre of Whitstable town, on a site which has a long tradition of community and cultural activity and offers stunning sea views.

Kent Museum of Freemasonry

St. Peters Place, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2DA, Tel: 01227 785625, Email, www.eastkentfreemasons.org/library-museum, (5 miles, 7kms)

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.

Museum

Victory Wood

Yorletts, Whitstable, Kent, ME13 9EN, Email, www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/our-woods/pages/wood-details.aspx?wood=5571&site=VictoryWood, (0.8 miles, 1kms)

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.

Nature Reserve

Druidstone Park

Honey Hill, Blean, Canterbury, CT2 9JR, Tel: 01227 765168, www.druidstone.net, (2 miles, 4kms)

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.

Wildlife Park

Canterbury Ghost Tour

38 St Margaret's Street, Outside Alberry's, Canterbury, CT1 2TY, Tel: 0845 5190 267, Email, www.canterburyghosttour.com, (5 miles, 8kms)

An entertaining blend of history, humour and haunting amongst the old city, as the shadows gather meet the ghosthunter for a 75 minute tour of the spooky side of Canterbury.

Canterbury Cathedral

The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2EH, Tel: 01227 762862, Email, www.canterbury-cathedral.org, (5 miles, 8kms)

Motherchurch of the Anglican Communion, seat of the Archbishop. Stunning stained glass. Eleventh Century Crypt, Twelfth Century Quire, Fourteenth Century Nave.

The Blean Ancient Woodlands

New Road, Rough Common, Canterbury, CT2 9DB, www.theblean.co.uk, (0.7 miles, 1kms)

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.