Duncan Down, Whitstable

Name: Duncan Down
Address: Whitstable, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1227 862187

#2 among attractions in Whitstable

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Duncan Down is an open, public, area to the south west of Whitstable and is the largest village green in the United Kingdom. It is a 21 hectare area of grass and woodland incorporating four ponds and a brook. The area is maintained by the Friends of Duncan Down with assistance from Canterbury City Council and has received funding from nearby planning development. Originally intended for housing development in the inter-war years it is now protected by its village green status. ()

Elevation: 112 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°19'48"N, 1°0'57"E

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Whitstable United Kingdom

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+44 1227 862187

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Duncan Down – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westgate, Canterbury city walls, Whitstable Museum and Gallery, Mount Ephraim Gardens.

4.2 miSE
Museum, History museum, Architecture
Westgate, Canterbury
108 min walk • The Westgate is a medieval gatehouse in Canterbury, Kent, England. This 60-foot high western gate of the city wall is the largest surviving city gate in England. Built of Kentish ragstone around 1379, it is the last survivor of Canterbury's seven medieval gates, still well-preserved and one of the city's most distinctive landmarks.
4.2 miSE
City wall
Canterbury city walls, Canterbury
108 min walk • Canterbury city walls are a sequence of defensive walls built around the city of Canterbury in Kent, England. The first city walls were built by the Romans, probably between 270 and 280 AD.
1.8 miN
History museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Whitstable Museum and Gallery, Whitstable
47 min walk • Whitstable Museum is a heritage centre in Whitstable, Kent, with Invicta, one of the world's oldest steam engines, the history of the local oyster trade and historical diving equipment.
3.1 miSW
Park, Garden
Mount Ephraim Gardens
80 min walk • Mount Ephraim Gardens is an Edwardian terraced gardens located at Hernhill, near Faversham, in the English county of Kent.
3.8 miS
Park
No Man's Orchard, Chartham
96 min walk • No Man's Orchard is a 4.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve west of Canterbury in Kent. It is owned by Chartham and Harbledown Parish Councils and managed by the Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership.
4.2 miSE
City hall
Canterbury Guildhall, Canterbury
109 min walk • Canterbury Guildhall, formerly the Church of the Holy Cross, is a municipal building in St Peter's Place in Canterbury, Kent, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Canterbury City Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
4 miSE
Church
St. Dunstan's, Canterbury
102 min walk • St. Dunstan's is an Anglican church in Canterbury, Kent, at the junction of London Road and Whitstable Road. It is dedicated to St. Dunstan and gives its name to the part of the city on the left bank of the River Stour.
3.9 miS
Park
South Blean, Chartham
99 min walk • South Blean is a 329-hectare nature reserve near Chartham Hatch, west of Canterbury in Kent. It is owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. This site has native woodland, conifer plantations, heath, and bog.
1.9 miN
51°21'27"N • 1°1'29"E
The Playhouse, Whitstable
50 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
2.1 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
All Saints Church, Whitstable
53 min walk • All Saints Church is a Church of England church in Whitstable, Kent. It is one of five Church of England churches in the Whitstable Team Ministry. There has been a church on the site for at least 800 years, initially consisting of a chancel and nave.
3.2 miSE
Museum, Art museum
British Cartoon Archive, Canterbury
82 min walk • The British Cartoon Archive is a department of the University of Kent, at Canterbury in Kent, England, and holds the national collection of political and social-comment cartoons from British newspapers and magazines.