Guidebook for Blean
Drinks & Nightlife
Lovely local pub for lunch or dinner or just a quiet pint. Closest pub to the house. Simple British food and in the winter, a lovely open fire. Best to book.
The Royal Oak
Stambridge RoadLovely local pub for lunch or dinner or just a quiet pint. Closest pub to the house. Simple British food and in the winter, a lovely open fire. Best to book.
Newly opened under new management this pub offers food and drink just walking distance from No.11. Fushion food with an Asian twist. We like very much. Great in the summer for eating in the garden.
Blean Tavern
4 Blean HillNewly opened under new management this pub offers food and drink just walking distance from No.11. Fushion food with an Asian twist. We like very much. Great in the summer for eating in the garden.
If you want a great British pub experience, this is for you. Cask ales and ciders in a tiny, authentic inn. Pies and mash and local cheeses are served. We combine it with a trip to the shell grotto.
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Lifeboat
1 Market StIf you want a great British pub experience, this is for you. Cask ales and ciders in a tiny, authentic inn. Pies and mash and local cheeses are served. We combine it with a trip to the shell grotto.
Food Scene
This is one of our favourite restaurants in Canterbury. Offers mexican food with a twist.
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Cafe Des Amis
95 St. Dunstans StThis is one of our favourite restaurants in Canterbury. Offers mexican food with a twist.
The Ambrette
Great fusion style food, has won Michelin stars
A little know gem. Great British cooking and a wonderful Farmers Market, close to Canterbury West station. Our favourite place to eat in Canterbury.
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The Goods Shed
Station Road WestA little know gem. Great British cooking and a wonderful Farmers Market, close to Canterbury West station. Our favourite place to eat in Canterbury.
Superb pub food in a lovely old country pub and an easy walk through the woods from the house. The walk takes about an hour or so. You could arrange a taxi back!
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The Dove
Plumpudding LaneSuperb pub food in a lovely old country pub and an easy walk through the woods from the house. The walk takes about an hour or so. You could arrange a taxi back!
Herne Hill is an interesting little village with superb old Kentish houses and an old church and oast house. The Red Lion is a lovely old pub serving good English food.
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The Red Lion, Hernhill
Crockham LaneHerne Hill is an interesting little village with superb old Kentish houses and an old church and oast house. The Red Lion is a lovely old pub serving good English food.
Housed in an large old house, Faversham is a great place for family meals. it has plenty of space and good, reliable food. We often download vouchers from the Ask website.
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ASK Italian
Court StreetHoused in an large old house, Faversham is a great place for family meals. it has plenty of space and good, reliable food. We often download vouchers from the Ask website.
Fabulous gluten free cake and much more!! Our favourite lunch or tea stop when we are shopping in Canterbury.
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Oscar & Bentleys
10 Guildhall StFabulous gluten free cake and much more!! Our favourite lunch or tea stop when we are shopping in Canterbury.
Micro Roastery
4 St Margaret's StThe best coffee in Canterbury in tiny place. Sells great home ground coffee too.
Everything Else
The cycle path that connects Canterbury and Whitstable via the University of Kent. Wonderful for an afternoons cycle or walk. Talk to us, and we might be able to lend you a bicycle or two.
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Crab and Winkle Way
The cycle path that connects Canterbury and Whitstable via the University of Kent. Wonderful for an afternoons cycle or walk. Talk to us, and we might be able to lend you a bicycle or two.
If your staying for a weekend I suggest a visit Whitstable and the fish market. Great for getting your dinner.
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Whitstable Fish Market
If your staying for a weekend I suggest a visit Whitstable and the fish market. Great for getting your dinner.
Historical Cathedral city Canterbury offers an exceptional Cathedral. Great for weekend visits.
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Canterbury Cathedral Archives
11 The PrecinctsHistorical Cathedral city Canterbury offers an exceptional Cathedral. Great for weekend visits.
University of Kent
Giles LaneEase of access from Blean
Canterbury Christ Church University
North Holmes RoadEase of access from Blean
Extensive area of native woodland for lovely walks, cycle rides and jogging tracks. Can be easily accessed from the house. You can walk to several pubs through the woods.
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Réserve naturelle nationale de Blean Woods
163 Margate RdExtensive area of native woodland for lovely walks, cycle rides and jogging tracks. Can be easily accessed from the house. You can walk to several pubs through the woods.
What so we do on a rainy day? We visit Whitstable and go to the fish market. After that we pop to the Cheese Box for cheese and stop in at the little independent shops and galleries.
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Whitstable Beach Front
14-2 Marine TerraceWhat so we do on a rainy day? We visit Whitstable and go to the fish market. After that we pop to the Cheese Box for cheese and stop in at the little independent shops and galleries.
Sightseeing
Chilham makes an interesting afternoon outing. The village centre is very pretty and the castle is sometimes open. This year the castle is Shakespeare with The Globe open air theatre summer season
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Chilham Castle
Chilham makes an interesting afternoon outing. The village centre is very pretty and the castle is sometimes open. This year the castle is Shakespeare with The Globe open air theatre summer season
Great day out for the family with loads to see and do
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Château de Leeds
Great day out for the family with loads to see and do
Brogdale houses the national collection of fruit trees and is a great day out in Spring, Summer and Autumn. Look for special events like the apple and cherry days.
Brogdale Place
Brogdale PlaceBrogdale houses the national collection of fruit trees and is a great day out in Spring, Summer and Autumn. Look for special events like the apple and cherry days.
This is a must for a day out if you know what a diorama is. The Powell Cotton family were early Victorian explorers who travelled extensively in Africa and the museum displays are fantastic.
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Quex Park
Park LaneThis is a must for a day out if you know what a diorama is. The Powell Cotton family were early Victorian explorers who travelled extensively in Africa and the museum displays are fantastic.
A visit to the brewery is a great way to spend an afternoon, or better still book a guided tour followed by dinner and beer tasting! Delicious beer brewed from Kentish hops.
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Shepherd Neame Limited
17 Court StA visit to the brewery is a great way to spend an afternoon, or better still book a guided tour followed by dinner and beer tasting! Delicious beer brewed from Kentish hops.
This is simply amazing. Underneath a house in an ordinary street in Margate lies a Victorian grotto completely lined with local shells. It is a mystery how and why it was constructed.
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Grotte de coquillages
33 Grotto HillThis is simply amazing. Underneath a house in an ordinary street in Margate lies a Victorian grotto completely lined with local shells. It is a mystery how and why it was constructed.
Essentials
Five minutes from the house, the Londis has everything, groceries, wine, fresh veg and a post office. The staff are very helpful and usually cheerful!
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Londis
48 St. Dunstans StFive minutes from the house, the Londis has everything, groceries, wine, fresh veg and a post office. The staff are very helpful and usually cheerful!
Macknade Fine Foods is the South-East’s leading food hall, built on a 170 year history of food, farming and retailing in Faversham. We love shopping here for exotic vegetables, fine cheese and meat.
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Macknade Fine Foods
Selling RoadMacknade Fine Foods is the South-East’s leading food hall, built on a 170 year history of food, farming and retailing in Faversham. We love shopping here for exotic vegetables, fine cheese and meat.
Arts & Culture
This is one of the most important cultural events in the South East. Every year festival fortnight offers Music, Theatre & Dance, Comedy, Science, Exhibitions. Book early. 16 Oct-25 Nov 2016
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Canterbury Tales
12 The FriarsThis is one of the most important cultural events in the South East. Every year festival fortnight offers Music, Theatre & Dance, Comedy, Science, Exhibitions. Book early. 16 Oct-25 Nov 2016
The cinema and theatre is only ten mins drive from the house and is a great place for entertainment if you don't want to go into town. Has a good programme, especially for children at Christmas.
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Gulbenkian Theatre
The cinema and theatre is only ten mins drive from the house and is a great place for entertainment if you don't want to go into town. Has a good programme, especially for children at Christmas.
This is a quirky old cinema which is privately owned and operated. There is plenty of nearby parking, free after 6pm. Tickets are cheap and it is like going back in time.
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The Royal Cinema
9 Market PlThis is a quirky old cinema which is privately owned and operated. There is plenty of nearby parking, free after 6pm. Tickets are cheap and it is like going back in time.
We like Faversham Pools because it is a bit quieter than Canterbury. In the summer, there is an outdoor pool and in winter, there are lanes in the inside pool. We combine swimming and lunch at Ask
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Faversham Pools
Leslie Smith DriveWe like Faversham Pools because it is a bit quieter than Canterbury. In the summer, there is an outdoor pool and in winter, there are lanes in the inside pool. We combine swimming and lunch at Ask
The view from this gallery over the North Sea is worth the trip. Worth checking to see what is on, some shows are very contemporary and not to everyone's taste.
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Turner Contemporary
RendezvousThe view from this gallery over the North Sea is worth the trip. Worth checking to see what is on, some shows are very contemporary and not to everyone's taste.
Remember the hey day of the Great British Seaside? Dreamland is that experience. Check for opening times. And make sure you have fish and chips while you are in Margate!
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Dreamland
Marine TerraceRemember the hey day of the Great British Seaside? Dreamland is that experience. Check for opening times. And make sure you have fish and chips while you are in Margate!