Clock Tower
Look for Clock Tower, an attraction, in Herne Bay. Another 4 places to visit lie within 5 km. This is a site of Canterbury City Council.
Attraction in Herne Bay
Inside Herne Bay
Clock Tower is inside Herne Bay’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
May to September are the warmest in Herne Bay, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C.
Clock Tower
A drive of 11 km reaches Canterbury Cathedral.
- Type
- Attraction
- Run by
- Canterbury City Council
- Town
- in Herne Bay
Its place on the map
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Clock Tower is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Herne Bay’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Clock Tower
Largest of the 3 is Whitstable, home to 32,185. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Clock Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herne Bay | It’s in town | 24,873 | 8 |
| Herne | 1 km south of it | 14,874 | 8 |
| Whitstable | 3.3 km west of it | 32,185 | 9 |
After Clock Tower
Among the 29 within 15 km are 3 museums, a cathedral and an abbey or priory.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral11 km away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey11 km away3
MuseumThe Seaside Museum200 m away4
CastleCanterbury Castle11 km away5Wildlife parkWildlife parkWildwood4.6 km away6
FortCanterbury city walls11 km away7
MuseumThe Marlowe Kit11 km away8
MuseumCanterbury Roman Museum11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Clock Tower
Where is Clock Tower?
Clock Tower is in Herne Bay, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Clock Tower?
Attraction.
Who runs Clock Tower?
Canterbury City Council.
When is the best time to visit Clock Tower?
May to September are the warmest months in Herne Bay, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Clock Tower?
Within 15 km: Canterbury Cathedral (11 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (11 km), The Seaside Museum (200 m) and Canterbury Castle (11 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Seaside Museum: Linda Spashett Storye_book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury city walls: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Marlowe Kit: Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Roman Museum: Linda Spashett (Storye book), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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