Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church
19 ha
✦Heritage🚲Cycling🐶Dogs
Public accessDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
51.27945, 1.08621
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Amalis Caffè — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Amalis Caffè — a good base for a longer summer day out
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
Historic site with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Black TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route▾
Named routeRef VFInternational walking route
Kirby's Lanepublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
St. Martin's Avenuepublic footpath · 127 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 127 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
St. Martin's Avenuepublic footpath · 68 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
207 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 183Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pilgrims Waybyway open to all traffic · 91 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 91 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Pilgrims Waybyway open to all traffic · 88 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 88 mSurface asphaltPath type: path
Pilgrims Waybyway open to all traffic · 37 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 37 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Pilgrims Waybyway open to all traffic · 143 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 143 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
18,378 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,378 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Jay · Kingfisher +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Red Fox +4
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Harlequin Ladybird
Capillary Thread-moss
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,378 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Jay · Kingfisher +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Red Fox +4
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Harlequin Ladybird
Capillary Thread-moss
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Events & activities nearby
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