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Take a walk around the Canterbury area, there are loads of routes you can take, whether you want to embrace the sea air, rolling hills or follow the route of the Canterbury Pilgrims, you can do it all here.  We have accessible walks for wheelchairs and pushchairs, long or short, flat or hilly, there is a walking route in the district for everyone.

North of the city is the award winning Crab and Winkle Way. This traffic free, seven mile cycling and walking route is based on an old railway line running between Canterbury and Whitstable. It's safe for children and provides a perfect place to picnic along the way in the heart of one of England's oldest forests.

On the eastern side of Herne Bay, you will discover Reculver Towers, the site of a Roman Fort built to guard the Wantsum Channel that one divided Thanet from the rest of Kent. The contrast of the nearby rugged countryside and open seascape makes for a bracing walk along the sea defence wall that's certain to blow the cobwebs away.