Days Out

Weekend rides

Find somewhere to cycle this weekend. Here’s our route-planner’s top picks around Canterbury:

Blean Woods · 5mi round-trip
View route ★★★★

JoJo's Restaurant & Coffee Shop · 14mi round-trip
View route | About the destination ★★★

Standard Quay Coffee shop · 22mi round-trip
View route | About the destination ★★★

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National Cycle Network

Cycle routes in Canterbury

The National Cycle Network is a great way to find traffic-free routes and quiet lanes. These routes pass through Canterbury:

18 View route

To Ashford, Tenterden and Royal Tunbridge Wells.

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To Dover, Deal, Sandwich, Fordwich, Herne Bay, Faversham, Sittingbourne, Chatham, Rochester, London, Harlow, Chelmsford, Colchester, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Woodbridge, Framlingham, Halesworth, Beccles, Norwich, Fakenham and King'S Lynn.

Knowledge

Share your tips for cycling in Canterbury

What are the roads like? Which are the most cycle-friendly cafés? Where’s your favourite place for a Saturday afternoon spin? Share your knowledge with other local cyclists.

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Tuesday 18 September · 1

No, we’re not suggesting the use of performance-enhancing substances (apart from cake), but when you absolutely have to take that shortcut… When you’re planning a route with cycle.travel, sometimes…

Smart Turns – new on cycle.travel's route-planner

Saturday 23 April · 13

Today cycle.travel’s route-planner gets the biggest single improvement since it launched – a new feature we call Smart Turns. cycle.travel now casts a forensic eye over every turn…