The Little Yurt Retreat

A day or few of pottering around in Canterbury should be on the cards, for sure – obvious highlights include the cathedral, the Roman Museum and the Canterbury Tales exhibit, but there’s much more to enjoy once you factor in boat trips, various museums, and lots of independent shops, cafés and bars. You can grab a good breath of country air in Blean Woods Nature Reserve (15 minutes’ drive), but for a longer walk you’ll want to head out into the Kent Downs, where trails take in woodlands, villages and historic houses. There’s wildlife to spot along the way – but nothing as large as you’ll encounter on a day at Howletts Wild Animal Park (15 minutes), which houses elephants, gorillas and leopards among others. The Kent coast is calling too – so make your way to Whitstable (15 minutes), Herne Bay (20 minutes) or Margate (35 minutes) for a day of beach fun, seaside walks and seafood.