Favourite
Favourite is a historic ship in Whitstable. Another 2 places to visit lie within 5 km. Close by, Canterbury Cathedral is 9.8 km away.
Historic ship in Whitstable
Inside Whitstable
Favourite is inside Whitstable’s built-up area, with 2 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.
Seasons in Whitstable
May to September are the warmest in Whitstable, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C.
Favourite
Historic ship.
In Whitstable, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Historic ship
- Town
- in Whitstable
Map of Favourite and nearby
The numbers show what else is near Favourite, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Whitstable’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Favourite
Whitstable is the biggest of the 5 bases nearby (32,185 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Whitstable
Yorkletts
Herne Bay
Blean
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Favourite is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable | It’s in town | 32,185 | 9 |
| Yorkletts | 3.4 km southwest of it | 449 | 4 |
| Herne Bay | 4.2 km east of it | 24,873 | 8 |
| Blean | 4.9 km south of it | 1,327 | 17 |
| Herne | 5 km east of it | 14,874 | 8 |
Around Favourite
33 more lie within 15 km, 2 abbeys or priories, 2 castles and 2 museums among them.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral9.8 km away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey10 km away3
CastleCanterbury Castle10 km away4
MuseumWhitstable Museum and Gallery400 m away5
CastleChilham Castle14 km away6
FortCanterbury city walls9.9 km away7
Abbey or prioryFaversham Abbey10 km away8
MuseumThe Marlowe Kit9.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Favourite
Where is Favourite?
Favourite is in Whitstable, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Favourite?
Historic ship.
When is the best time to visit Favourite?
May to September are the warmest months in Whitstable, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Favourite?
Within 15 km: Canterbury Cathedral (9.8 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (10 km), Canterbury Castle (10 km) and Whitstable Museum and Gallery (400 m).
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 (8)
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitstable Museum and Gallery: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilham Castle: Daywalker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury city walls: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faversham Abbey: William Stukeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Marlowe Kit: Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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