No Lovelier Place is not a young person's guide as such but has been designed to appeal to a family audience. The 68-page, 250mm x 176mm softback, perfect-bound book is richly illustrated throughout with beautiful pictures of Canterbury's well and lesser known green spaces, with fascinating insights into their history, ecology and environment.
The book includes information on 21 green spaces where you are able to sit down and enjoy a picnic and each is within 15 minutes’ walk of the cathedral:
- Dane John Gardens
- Greyfriars Garden
- St Mary de Castro Churchyard
- St Mary Magdalene Church
- Martyrs Field
- Lady Wootton’s Green
- St Augustine’s Abbey
- Canterbury Castle
- St Mary Breadman Garden
- Miller’s Field
- The Butterfly Garden
- Abbot’s Mill
- Solley’s Orchard
- Whitefriars Shopping Centre
- Military Road Play Park
- Canterbury Cathedral
- Beverley Meadow
- Kingsmead Field
- All Saints Churchyard
- Westgate Parks
- Victoria Recreation Ground
Each location includes a web link for further information and symbols indicate entry fee payable, toilets on-site, refreshments available, variable opening times, historic site, disabled access, play area and dogs welcome (on a lead).
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