Location: Canterbury
Top Things to do in Canterbury
10 Nature & Parks in Canterbury That You Shouldn't Miss
Canterbury (/ˈkæntərbri/ ( listen), /-bəri/, or /-bɛri/) is a historic English cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour.
Restaurants in Canterbury
1. Larkey Valley Wood
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By TawseTerrier
Small woods.. beautiful wild flowers and everyone gets involved in the climbing because the trees that fell down (in 1987 storm) are still down.. very quiet and peaceful place.. we walked all around and did no more than 2 miles.. I think that they used to be huge but housing has forced a reduction in size.. worth a visit.. free car park.. dogs allowed.. nice couple of hours to spend..
2. Wildart Trail
3. Greyfriars Chapel and Franciscan Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 182 reviews
Reviewed By Enka29
Tucked away from the high street, so worth a short five minute walk to discover this little piece os tranquility.
4. RSPB Reserve Blean Woods
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By richardellis1966
This is a popular place for locals for a reason. The woods are well managed and you see the variety of woodlands at different phases of management. We love this place. Walk there if you can as parking is limited.
5. Westgate Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,003 reviews
Reviewed By gailbh - Essex, United Kingdom
My husband and I walked through these gardens quite a few times over our three day stay in Canterbury, very peaceful and tranquil, walking along the river, also enjoyed a lovely cup of tea, weather permitting in the outdoor terrace.
6. Grove Ferry Picnic Site
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By E3995BXkarenh
Went to the picnic site for the first time and have to say I was pleasantly surprised! It has all the amenities you would need and even though it was busy due to the water sports taking place it did not feel it (apart from in the car park). There are some lovely walks along the river, a play area, plenty of a space for a picnic, toilets and a small place selling cooked food, drinks and ice creams. If you are looking for somewhere for a family get together then this is the place. You can choose to be close to the toilets or a little bit further away, but wherever you decide to set up you will feel away from others. The only things I will say are take a blanket as there aren’t many picnic tables; and take a bag for your rubbish as there aren’t many bins.
7. Hambrook Marshes
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By neilh458
Beautiful walk today river crystal clear no rubbish. Footpath likewise everyone passing friendly and sensiable . Wildlife by the plenty.
8. Lady Wootton's Green
9. Solly's Orchard
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By maryannem713 - Canterbury, United Kingdom
This is not generally a park you come across by chance but it runs along the side of the river stour between one of the carparks and a lane next to the Marlowe theatre. It is small but a really nice place to walk and also it is interesting to look at the houses on the opposite river bank.
10. Toddlers Cove
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By maggieyaxleysmith - Canterbury, United Kingdom
This is a great playground for children with swings for various ages, a zip wire which our grandchildren are too young for yet, imaginative slides and wooden houses that children love to spend time in. Then you can see the boats going by on the river and walk easily into Westgate Gardens and feed the ducks and moorhens. What more could young children want??? We take some frozen sweet corn or peas which have defrosted by the time we get to the ducks and they love this, often coming up on to the riverbank along with the pigeons. The bridge between Toddlers Cove and the Gardens have some lovely pictures and a poem by local poet Maggie Harris. If you are doing any grannie or grandpa sitting which we do once a week this is definitely a place to go.
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