Saint Augustine's Abbey
Saint Augustine's Abbey is a monastery in Canterbury, Kent. It counts as a Grade I listed building. Look also at Canterbury Cathedral, 400 m away, first of 37 more within 15 km.
Abbey or priory in Canterbury
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#49 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (40 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Canterbury
Saint Augustine's Abbey is inside Canterbury’s built-up area, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by English Heritage
One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Canterbury has 913 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Afternoons in Canterbury reach 17–23°C from May to September.
Saint Augustine's Abbey
The site is looked after by English Heritage. Articles on it exist in 40 languages.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Run by
- English Heritage
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 40 languages
- Town
- in Canterbury
The map
On this map, Saint Augustine's Abbey is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Canterbury’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near Saint Augustine's Abbey
By population, Canterbury leads the 8 with 55,107. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
- 1Canterbury
- 2Sturry
- 3Rough Common
- 4Broad Oak
- 5Tyler Hill
- 6Blean
- 7Lower Hardres and Street End
- 8Upper Harbledown
Canterbury
Sturry
Rough Common
Broad Oak
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Saint Augustine's Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | It’s in town | 55,107 | 17 |
| Sturry | 2.6 km northeast of it | 4,857 | 17 |
| Rough Common | 2.7 km northwest of it | 1,291 | 15 |
| Broad Oak | 3.1 km north of it | 836 | 17 |
| Tyler Hill | 3.1 km north of it | 589 | 16 |
| Blean | 3.3 km northwest of it | 1,327 | 17 |
| Lower Hardres and Street End | 3.7 km south of it | 300 | 14 |
| Upper Harbledown | 3.7 km west of it | 429 | 16 |
Next door to Saint Augustine's Abbey
4 museums, a cathedral and a castle are among the 37 within 15 km.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral400 m away2
CastleCanterbury Castle1 km away3
FortCanterbury city walls500 m away4
MuseumThe Marlowe Kit800 m away5
MuseumCanterbury Roman Museum500 m away6
MuseumThe Beaney House of Art and Knowledge700 m away7
Abbey or prioryEastbridge Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr700 m away8
MuseumKent Museum of Freemasonry900 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Saint Augustine's Abbey
Where is Saint Augustine's Abbey?
Saint Augustine's Abbey is in Canterbury, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Saint Augustine's Abbey?
Monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK.
Who runs Saint Augustine's Abbey?
English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Saint Augustine's Abbey?
May to September are the warmest months in Canterbury, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Saint Augustine's Abbey a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Saint Augustine's Abbey?
Within 15 km: Canterbury Cathedral (400 m), Canterbury Castle (1 km), Canterbury city walls (500 m) and The Marlowe Kit (800 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 (9)
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eastbridge Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr: ABrocke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Museum of Freemasonry: Pre36sunbeam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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