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A random view of Canterbury.

Canterbury

(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction W)

Canterbury is an exquisite joyous place, it is submerged in history and is considered to be the birthplace of English Christianity. It glows with an abundance of charm, mostly.....

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Queens Road. Taken 2005. Aylesham, Kent.

Aylesham

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction SE)

The village preserves its history, it has several noted buildings from when it was built and a strong community spirit still prevails. Of interest is the beautiful sculpture dedicated to the men who lived in Aylesham and spent their lives working in the mines...

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A picture of Snowdown

Snowdown

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction SE)

Snowdown was famous for its colliery, it was one of only four collieries in Kent. It opened between 1907 and 1912, with a new town being built at Aylesham to provide home for workers who came largely from the north-east of England and from Wales...

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St. Nicholas (12th -c.); Barfreston, Kent

Barfrestone

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction SE)

Apart from the church, the village of Barfrestone reveals leafy lanes studded with enchanting cottages...

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Chilham walk crossing the River Stour (1)

Chilham

(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction W)

A wonderful historic village set in the beautiful Kent Downs, above the valley of the River Stour. The village's medieval square gives a real sense of history, with its stunning timber-framed buildings, ancient church and fantastic medieval castle...

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St Benedict's Church, Paddlesworth

Paddlesworth

(10.2 miles, 16.3 km, direction S)

"Highest Church, Lowest Steeple, Poorest Parish, Fewest People" - these are the words carved around the village sign Paddlesworth is a small village in the county of Kent, 3.....

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Birchington

Birchington

(10.3 miles, 16.7 km, direction NE)

Situated in what is known as 'The Garden of England' on the north Kent coast along which there is a ribbon of lively towns, lovely sands and an azure blue sea...

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Faversham, Kent

Faversham

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction W)

There is record of settlements in the area in pre-historic times, it is known that the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons both established villages...

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Dover

Dover

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SE)

The white cliffs of Dover, the view that has stirred the hearts of English travellers for centuries...

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St Margarets Bay.

St Margaret's at Cliffe

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction SE)

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St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury

St Augustine's Abbey

(2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction W)

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Sir John Boy's House (kings Gallery) Circa 1647

Sir John Boy's House

(2.9 miles, 4.6 km, direction W)

The Crooked House of Canterbury, otherwise known as Sir John Boys house, is an eye-catching feature of Palace Street, and is.....

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Canterbury Royal Museum. Canterbury, Kent

Canterbury Royal Museum & Art Gallery

(2.9 miles, 4.6 km, direction W)

The Canterbury Royal Museum is housed in a magnificent Victorian building of russet brick and impressive black and white timber.....

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Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral

(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction W)

This magnificent cathedral has been a place of pilgrimage for hundreds of years. It was the scene of Thomas a' Becket's murder.....

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Goodnestone Park in early summer

Goodnestone Park Gardens

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction E)

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kentish weald...

Wealden Woodlands

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction N)

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Lydden Motor Racing Circuit

(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction SE)

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Monkton Nature Reserve

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NE)

This East Kent reserve is set in 16 beautiful acres of abandoned chalk quarry, which has been dramatically reclaimed by nature......

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Richborough Roman Fort

Richborough Roman Amphitheatre

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction E)

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A picture of Reculver Towers & Roman Fort

Reculver Towers & Roman Fort

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction N)

Standing sheer on a dramatic headland the twin towered west front of the 12th-century Church of St. Mary at Reculver is the.....

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