South Blean, Chartham
#3 among attractions in Chartham


Facts and practical information
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. ()
Chartham United Kingdom
South Blean – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Westgate, Canterbury city walls, Greyfriars, Canterbury Castle.
3.3 miEMuseum, History museum, ArchitectureWestgate, Canterbury
86 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.
3.3 miECity wallCanterbury city walls, Canterbury
86 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.
3.4 miEParkGreyfriars, Canterbury
87 min walk • Greyfriars in Canterbury was the first Franciscan friary in England. The first Franciscans arrived in the country in 1224 and the friary was set up soon afterwards.
3.3 miEForts and castles, Historical placeCanterbury Castle, Canterbury
84 min walk • Canterbury Castle is a Norman Castle in Canterbury, Kent, England. It is a five-minute walk from Canterbury East Station and main bus station around City Wall. Canterbury Castle was one of the three original Royal castles of Kent.
3.4 miEMuseumCanterbury Heritage Museum, Canterbury
87 min walk • The Canterbury Heritage Museum was a museum in Stour Street, Canterbury, South East England, telling the history of the city. It was housed in the 12th-century Poor Priests' Hospital next to the River Stour.
2.5 miNWPark, GardenMount Ephraim Gardens
65 min walk • Mount Ephraim Gardens is an Edwardian terraced gardens located at Hernhill, near Faversham, in the English county of Kent.
2.8 miSWForts and castlesChilham Castle
72 min walk • Chilham Castle is a Jacobean manor house and keep in the village of Chilham, between Ashford and Canterbury in the county of Kent, England. The keep is of Norman origin and dates to 1174; manor house was completed in 1616 for Sir Dudley Digges.
0.9 miEParkNo Man's Orchard, Chartham
23 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.
3.3 miECity hallCanterbury Guildhall, Canterbury
86 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.
1.6 miSEChurchChurch of St Mary, Chartham
40 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Chartham, Kent, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Canterbury. Constructed between 1285 and circa 1305, with a later tower of the fourteenth century. In 1875, the church was restored by George Edmund Street.
3.2 miEChurchSt. Dunstan's, Canterbury
81 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.