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Surrounding the city WHITSTABLE


• Whitstable Oyster Festival – local delicacies from 22nd-24th July (see our Whitstable feature on page 25).


• Long Rock – coastal walks between seaside favourites Whitstable and Herne Bay. • Whitstable alleyways – 18th century smuggler routes.


FAVERSHAM


• Mount Ephraim Gardens – 10 acres of Edwardian terraced gardens.


• St Mary of Charity – Kent’s largest parish church. • Maison Dieu – reportedly the country’s oldest village museum.


high street, offers state-of-the-art exhibition galleries and a varied programme of interactive events.


History & heritage


Canterbury Roman Museum provides a fascinating, family- friendly look at Roman British life. Elsewhere, St Martin’s Church is the first church founded in England, the oldest parish church in continuous use, the oldest church in the entire English- speaking world, and one of the city’s three World Heritage Sites.


Tours of the city


Canterbury Guided Tours provide entertaining, enjoyable


90-minute excursions through the city, whereas The Canterbury Tales brings literature to life through costumed guides and recreated medieval scenes. River tours and punts are also widely available, as are ghost tours and treasure trails for the intrepid and adventurous.


Wine and dine


If you’re feeling peckish, The Moat Tea Rooms are set in a beautiful 15th century building, purveying a selection of cakes, scones, soups and lunches. Alternatively, why not make a date in your diary to sample local delicacies at the Canterbury Food & Drink Festival in September?


HERNE BAY


• Beacon Hill – stunning views of Reculver and the Isle of Sheppey. • Curtis Wood Park – semi-natural habitats in a relaxed setting. • Waltrop Gardens – quasi-Victorian sunken garden.


RAMSGATE


• Ramsgate tunnels – three-mile labyrinth tunnel network.


• Monkton Nature Reserve – situated on a 16-acre abandoned chalk quarry.


• Pegwell Bay – site of global importance for wetland birds.


MARGATE • Tudor House – among Margate’s oldest buildings. • Draper’s Mill – Grade II listed smock mill. • Shell Grotto – ornate subterranean passageway.


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