Chartham
Chartham is a village and civil parish in the Canterbury district of Kent, England.
Chartham is a village and civil parish in the Canterbury district of Kent, England. It is situated on the Ashford side of the city, and is in the North Downs area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 2.3 mi (4 km) south west of Canterbury, England. The Great Stour Way path passes through the village. A paper mill in the village that had specialised in the production of tracing paper since 1938 has in 2022 closed down. There are numerous arable farms and orchards in the parish. The village has an unstaffed station, Chartham, and has recently upgraded its staffed level crossing to an automatic barrier. It has an outlying locality sharing in many of the community resources, Chartham Hatch.
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Worth seeing in and around Chartham
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Canterbury
Canterbury is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Canterbury district, county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. Lying on the River Stour not far from its mouth on the Strait of Dover, the city has a mild oceanic climate.
3 km · cathedral city in Kent, England · Wikipedia - 02Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury, Kent, it is on the site of one of the oldest Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site.
3.4 km · cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, England, founded in 597 · Wikipedia - 03St Augustine's Abbey
St Augustine's Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England. The abbey was founded in 598 and functioned as a monastery until its dissolution in 1538 during the English Reformation.
3.6 km · monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04St Martin's Church
The Church of St Martin is a Church of England parish church in Canterbury, England. It is known for being the oldest existing church in the English-speaking world and the oldest English church building still in ecclesiastical use.
4 km · church in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Diocese of Canterbury
The Diocese of Canterbury also referred to as the See of Canterbury is a Church of England diocese covering eastern Kent which was founded by St Augustine of Canterbury in 597. The diocese is centred on Canterbury Cathedral and is the oldest see of the Church of England.
3.4 km · Church of England's diocese covering eastern Kent · Wikipedia - 06Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury Christ Church University is a public research university located in Canterbury, Kent, England. Founded as a Church of England college for teacher training in 1962, it was granted university status in 2005.
3.8 km · university in Kent, UK · Wikipedia - 07Canterbury Castle
Canterbury Castle is a ruined Norman castle in Canterbury, Kent, England. It is a five-minute walk from Canterbury East Station and the main bus station around City Wall.
2.7 km · grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08St Lawrence Ground
The St Lawrence Ground is a cricket ground in Canterbury, Kent. It is the home ground of Kent County Cricket Club and since 2013 has been known as The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, due to commercial sponsorship.
3.5 km · cricket ground · Wikipedia - 09Old Palace, Canterbury
The Old Palace, also referred to as the Archbishop's Palace, is a historic building situated within the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral. It is the main residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury when in Canterbury.
3.3 km · Grade I listed building in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Chair of St Augustine
The Chair of St Augustine or Cathedra Augustini is the ceremonial enthronement cathedra of the archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury Cathedral, Kent.
3.4 km · church building in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Chartham
- Airports
- London Gatwick (LGW), 86 km · London Stansted (STN), 89 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 107 km
- Stations
- Canterbury West railway station, 3.2 km · Chartham railway station, 1.8 km · Canterbury East railway station, 2.7 km
- London → Chartham84 km · quickest by road, 2h 10m · £9–12
- London, Essex → Chartham84 km · quickest by road, 2h 10m · £9–12
- Luton, Luton → Chartham121 km · quickest by road, 2h 23m · £14–19
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Chartham
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Chartham. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundIt also gives advice on how best to see the city by bike, having put together several good guides to local rides, including on road, off road, and dedicated path routes.
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Next door to Chartham
- Thaningtonvillage and civil parish in Canterbury, Kent, England1.1 km
- Nackingtonvillage in Kent, United Kingdom3.3 km
- Chartham Hatchvillage in Kent, England, UK1.9 km
- Harbledownvillage in Kent, United Kingdom2 km
- Rough Commonvillage in Kent, England, UK3.2 km
- Upper Harbledownvillage in Kent, England, UK2.5 km