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The West Gate

Canterbury

(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)

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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Chilham Church

Chilham

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SW)

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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Queens Road. Taken 2005. Aylesham, Kent.

Aylesham

(6.4 miles, 10.3 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

(7.2 miles, 11.6 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

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SE)

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

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Old Riley

Faversham

(8.7 miles, 13.9 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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Leysdown-on-Sea

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction NW)

This is a busy Kentish coastal holiday resort which has sandy beaches and safe shallow waters, thus the beach is ideal for sunbathing and to swim from...

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St Benedict's Church, Paddlesworth

Paddlesworth

(11.5 miles, 18.5 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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All Saints Church, Birchington, Kent

Birchington

(11.7 miles, 18.8 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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Lynsted

(13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction W)

A charming, restful place in what is known as cherry-orchard country, and although the cherries are still here, arable farming has taken over much of the land...

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Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral

(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)

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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Canterbury Royal Museum. Canterbury, Kent

Canterbury Royal Museum & Art Gallery

(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)

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

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St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury

St Augustine's Abbey

(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

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Elephants.

Howletts Wild Animal Park

(2.9 miles, 4.6 km, direction E)

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kentish weald...

Wealden Woodlands

(3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction N)

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Mount Ephraim House, Hernhill, Kent

Mount Ephraim Gardens

(5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction W)

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Chilham Castle Garden

Chilham Castle

(6.1 miles, 9.7 km, direction SW)

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Whitstable Castle and Gardens

Whitstable Castle and Gardens

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction N)

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Goodnestone Park in early summer

Goodnestone Park Gardens

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction E)

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A picture of Reculver Towers & Roman Fort

Reculver Towers & Roman Fort

(8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction NE)

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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