LOCAL CONTEXT Perhaps most significantly, the University of Kent benefits from a location in close proximity to the historic City of Canterbury, a city of great cultural, political and historic significance. The medieval walled city of Canterbury, with its labyrinth of streets along with the Cathedral, St. Augustine’s Abbey and the Church of St. Martin collectively form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Canterbury boasts a total of four universities, including the University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University, the University for the Creative Arts and, most recently, a branch of the American University, which must position Canterbury as the intellectual capital of Kent. Canterbury’s bustling, cosmopolitan atmosphere is popular with students. Whitstable and Herne Bay, where some students choose to live and many visit, are also nearby, and the Kent Downs to the south and the coastline of the east make very attractive surroundings.
University of Kent Canterbury campus in its City of Canterbury context 26 November 2015 I Farrells I Stage 1, 2 and 3 Report I University of Kent Master-