Heathrow Airport 1 hr 40
St Martin's Church, Canterbury (14 min) Built in the late-6th-century, this is the English-speaking world's oldest church still in use. St Augustine's Abbey (11 min) Ruins of a Saxon church established in 597 AD, with a museum, shop, picnic area and free audio tour. Walmer Castle and Gardens (24 min) English Heritage Tudor castle often visited by the Queen and Queen Mother, plus gardens and tearoom The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge (13 min) Museum, art gallery and library in a renovated 19th-century building, plus workshops and events. Port Lympne Reserve (25 min) Safari-themed hotel, a cottage, cabins and treehouse suites, plus free Wi-Fi and park entrance. Canterbury Castle (12 min) Castle, cathedral, cliff, and ruins Howletts Wild Animal Park (13 min) Gorillas, tigers and monkeys in a 90-acre park with keeper experiences and treetop challenge. Dover Museum (19 min) Museum telling the history of this important historic port town with a rare prehistoric boat. Canterbury Roman Museum (12 min) Subterranean museum with displays of jewellery and mosaics around an excavated Roman house. Wingham Wildlife Park (12 min) Zoo park with feeding sessions, talks and conservation projects, plus up-close animal encounters. White Cliffs of Dover (32 min) White chalk cliffs rise 350 feet from the sea, creating a dramatic vista along 8 miles of coastline. Canterbury Cathedral (11 min) Norman-built, CofE place of worship with organ recitals, Medieval stained glass and a vast library. Westgate Towers Museum & Viewpoint (13 min) Historic gateway & tower built in 1380, offering period artifacts, city views & an escape-room game. Deal Castle (24 min) 16th-century artillery castle with huge circular bastions for cannons linked by network of passages. Dover Castle (16 min) Military museum, medieval underground works, labyrinthine war-time tunnels, with views and tours. |