Marlowe's Ghost
Among the sights of Canterbury is Marlowe's Ghost, a museum. The surrounding 5 km hold 13 more places to visit. Worth the trip, Canterbury Cathedral is 400 m off.
Museum in Canterbury
Inside Canterbury
Marlowe's Ghost is inside Canterbury’s built-up area, with 13 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 climate through the year
Afternoons in Canterbury reach 17–23°C from May to September.
Marlowe's Ghost
Museum.
In Canterbury, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Canterbury
Locating Marlowe's Ghost
Orange marks Marlowe's Ghost, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Canterbury’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Marlowe's Ghost
In size, Canterbury comes first of the 8, with 55,107 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Canterbury
Rough Common
Blean
Tyler Hill
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Marlowe's Ghost is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | It’s in town | 55,107 | 17 |
| Rough Common | 2.1 km northwest of it | 1,291 | 15 |
| Blean | 2.7 km northwest of it | 1,327 | 17 |
| Tyler Hill | 2.9 km north of it | 589 | 16 |
| Upper Harbledown | 2.9 km west of it | 429 | 16 |
| Sturry | 3.1 km northeast of it | 4,857 | 17 |
| Chartham | 3.3 km southwest of it | 3,569 | 17 |
| Broad Oak | 3.4 km northeast of it | 836 | 17 |
Beyond Marlowe's Ghost
Around it, within 15 km, lie 35 more, including 3 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a cathedral.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral400 m away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey700 m away3
CastleCanterbury Castle400 m away4
FortCanterbury city walls300 m away5
MuseumThe Marlowe Kit100 m away6
MuseumCanterbury Roman Museum300 m away7
Abbey or prioryEastbridge Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr100 m away8
MuseumThe Beaney House of Art and Knowledge200 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Marlowe's Ghost: questions
Where is Marlowe's Ghost?
Marlowe's Ghost is in Canterbury, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Marlowe's Ghost?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Marlowe's Ghost?
May to September are the warmest months in Canterbury, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Marlowe's Ghost?
Within 15 km: Canterbury Cathedral (400 m), Saint Augustine's Abbey (700 m), Canterbury Castle (400 m) and Canterbury city walls (300 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
- 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
- Eastbridge Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr: ABrocke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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