Guidebook for Petham
Essentials
A lovely though more pricey food shop with excellent selection
66 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
Queen Street A lovely though more pricey food shop with excellent selection
Sainsbury's Local
Old Dover RoadSmall shop open till 11 pm everyday.
Morrisons
Hawley Street A large food shop
Boots
29 Oaten HillA large pharmacy with lots of other things too.
Arts & Culture
A quirky little museum, library and tourist information all in one! Great for children too.
52 locals recommend
The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge
18 High StA quirky little museum, library and tourist information all in one! Great for children too.
Waterstones
6-8 Rose LnA lovely book shop with three floors and a nice cafe with a little play space.
The programme includes always a wide selection of theatre, musicals, dance and music.
132 locals recommend
The Marlowe
The FriarsThe programme includes always a wide selection of theatre, musicals, dance and music.
Sightseeing
Canterbury Cathedral Archives
11 The PrecinctsA curious town with a lovely huge beach, Turner Contemporary art gallery, retro and vintage shops and Dreamland amusement park.
160 locals recommend
UpMargate
20 The CentreA curious town with a lovely huge beach, Turner Contemporary art gallery, retro and vintage shops and Dreamland amusement park.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Granville
Faussett HillNice big pub with good English food.
White Horse
53 High StLovely pub with good food.
The Five Bells Inn
The StreetA lovely pub to visit with fireplace and outdoor seating
The Duck Inn
Pett Bottom RoadLovely little pub!
Food Scene
All-day restaurant, farmers market and food hall with its own bakery, butchery, cafe and an open kitchen. Great selection of local beers too, and right next to Canterbury West station with high speed trains to London.
99 locals recommend
The Goods Shed
Station Road WestAll-day restaurant, farmers market and food hall with its own bakery, butchery, cafe and an open kitchen. Great selection of local beers too, and right next to Canterbury West station with high speed trains to London.
Parks & Nature
A lovely walk along the river Stour through gardens, playground, and later on, fields. The footpath continues all the way to Chartham!
22 locals recommend
Westgate Gardens River Walk
Westgate Gardens River WalkA lovely walk along the river Stour through gardens, playground, and later on, fields. The footpath continues all the way to Chartham!
Whitstable
Lovely seaside town with a pebble beach
Botany Bay
Marine DriveLovely sandy beach with beautiful white cliffs
A lovely sandy beach in the centre of Broadstairs with children's rides, beach huts, surfing, a harbour, cliff-top promenade. And there are six other sand-filled beaches and bays nearby!
83 locals recommend
Viking Bay
A lovely sandy beach in the centre of Broadstairs with children's rides, beach huts, surfing, a harbour, cliff-top promenade. And there are six other sand-filled beaches and bays nearby!
Very long pebble beach and nice park alongside with playground and a cafe.
75 locals recommend
Lower Leas Coastal Park
Lower Sandgate RoadVery long pebble beach and nice park alongside with playground and a cafe.
Shopping
Little local farm shop and butchery selling fresh local Kent fruit and vegetables as well as local cheeses, bread, milk, meat and specialist sweet and savoury products.
https://lowerhardresfarmshop.co.uk
Lower Hardres Farm Shop
Little local farm shop and butchery selling fresh local Kent fruit and vegetables as well as local cheeses, bread, milk, meat and specialist sweet and savoury products.
https://lowerhardresfarmshop.co.uk
Canterbury Wholefoods
1-3 Iron Bar LnA great small health store - not part of wholefoods chain though!