Faversham Abbey
Faversham Abbey is a cluny style monastery. The built-up area of Faversham includes it. Nearby, Canterbury Cathedral (14 km) heads a list of 35 within 15 km.
Abbey or priory in Faversham
Inside Faversham
Faversham Abbey is inside Faversham’s built-up area, with 6 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.
The year in Faversham
Highs of 17–23°C mark May to September in Faversham.
Faversham Abbey
It is written up in 6 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Faversham
Faversham Abbey on the map
Faversham Abbey is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Faversham’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Faversham (20,941 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Faversham
Boughton under Blean
Dunkirk
Teynham
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Faversham Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faversham | It’s in town | 20,941 | 8 |
| Boughton under Blean | 3.9 km southeast of it | 2,274 | 6 |
| Dunkirk | 6.5 km southeast of it | 298 | 1 |
| Teynham | 6.6 km west of it | 3,128 | 5 |
| Eastling | 7.3 km southwest of it | 361 | 5 |
| Yorkletts | 7.3 km east of it | 449 | 4 |
| Lynsted | 7.6 km west of it | 317 | 4 |
| Old Wives Lees | 8.7 km southeast of it | 637 | 4 |
What else is near Faversham Abbey
Our list has 35 more within 15 km, among them 2 gardens, 2 castles and 2 historic houses.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral14 km away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey14 km away3
GardenNational Fruit Collection2.2 km away4
CastleCanterbury Castle13 km away5
CastleChilham Castle9.3 km away6
Historic houseProvender4.6 km away7
Historic houseBelmont House and Gardens6.1 km away8
GardenMount Ephraim Gardens4.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Faversham Abbey
Where is Faversham Abbey?
Faversham Abbey is in Faversham, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Faversham Abbey?
Cluny style monastery in England.
When is the best time to visit Faversham Abbey?
May to September are the warmest months in Faversham, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Faversham Abbey?
Within 15 km: Canterbury Cathedral (14 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (14 km), National Fruit Collection (2.2 km) and Canterbury Castle (13 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 (9)
- Faversham Abbey: William Stukeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Fruit Collection: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilham Castle: Daywalker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Provender: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belmont House and Gardens: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Ephraim Gardens: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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