Heathrow Airport 1 hr 38
St Augustine S Abbey (21 min.) ruins of a saxon church established in 597 ad with a museum shop picnic area and free audio tour. Romney Marsh Visitor Centre (37 min.) centre with information on history and wildlife an exhibition gallery a shop and 3 walking trails. Lower Leas Coastal Park (30 min.) coastal park with 3 zones a natural area formal gardens & an area for adventure activities. Canterbury Castle (22 min.) castle ruins and history St Martin S Church (24 min.) built in the late-6th-century this is the english-speaking world s oldest church still in use. Howletts Wild Animal Park (25 min.) gorillas tigers and monkeys in a 90-acre park with keeper experiences and treetop challenge. Westgate Towers Museum U0026 Viewpoint (23 min.) historic gateway & tower built in 1380 offering period artifacts city views & an escape-room game. Port Lympne Reserve (22 min.) safari-themed hotel a cottage cabins and treehouse suites plus free wi-fi and park entrance. Canterbury Roman Museum (23 min.) subterranean museum with displays of jewellery and mosaics around an excavated roman house. The Beaney House Of Art U0026 Knowledge (23 min.) museum art gallery and library in a renovated 19th-century building plus workshops and events. Romney Hythe U0026 Dymchurch Light Railway (38 min.) coast & country walks & medieval churches plus steam & diesel locomotives with 4 stations. Westgate Gardens (24 min.) gardens beside the river stour with a 200 year-old plane tree and a victorian tower house. Samphire Hoe (35 min.) walks picnics and angling on a nature reserve created by the construction of the channel tunnel. Kent Downs (7 min.) nature preserve with hiking biking horseback riding & wildlife viewing amid hills & valleys. |