De-stress and Relaxation

Relax and watch your cares drift away from Canterbury's coast. Explore the picturesque town of Whitstable and the surrouding countryside.

Morning

Take a stroll along Tankerton Slopes admiring the views and brightly coloured beach huts. Venture into town and discover Harbour Street with it's myriad of craft shops. Pick a coffee shop and relax.

Tankerton Slopes

The cliff-top lawns of Tankerton Slopes, with their colourful beach huts, roll gently towards the sea and provide and excellent vantage point to watch the nautical world go by. Get views of the wartime forts and Southend.

Lunch

Enjoy a late gourmet lunch at one of Whitstable's many restaurants.

Afternoon

Explore the working harbour and its fabulous seafood market. Visit the art galleries, the Whitstable Museum and Art Gallery.

Whitstable Harbour

This working harbour's activities include fishing, commercial shipping, restaurants, café, shellfish and fish sales, sailing barge trips, wind farm operations storage facilities and beach hut rental.

Whitstable Museum and Gallery

Dive into maritime history and explore the town. The fascinating displays give townspeolpe and visitors an idea of why Whitstable is here and how it has changed over the years.

Whitstable Museum and Gallery

Its unique seafaring history is explored, including oyster fishing, diving and shipbuilding.

Discover local stories of seaside, floods, the world's first passenger steam railway, shopping, industries, newspaper cartoon characters Pip, Squeak and Wilfred, and memorabilia of resident Peter Cushing.

See the big red fire engine, sit at a Victorian school desk and hunt for fossil sharks teeth!

Changing exhibitions on vaired themes plus regular events. Special activities for schools and groups.

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Contact

Whitstable Museum and Art Gallery
Tel: 01227 276998

museums@canterbury.gov.uk

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www.canterbury-museums.co.uk
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Venue

Whitstable Museum and Gallery

5 Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DB

CT5 1DB www.canterbury-museums.co.uk

See location of Whitstable Museum and Gallery on Google maps. See location on Google maps. Map reference: TR 106662
Lat: 51.35606 Long: 1.02443
8 miles from Canterbury via A28 and A290.

Whitstable Museum & Gallery is in the town centre in Oxford Street, close to the library and the theatre. The Museum is within walking distance of carparks and the railway station.