Take the first steps towards Rome on the Via Francigena that follows the North Downs Way to Dover before crossing to mainland Europe. Leaving the hustle and bustle of Canterbury you will set off along the Elham Valley Way through a peaceful farming landscape, on through small villages and past the striking Higham Park.

Along the way you can take one final glance back towards Canterbury Cathedral, but the area’s heritage does not end in Canterbury; the once grand St Augustine’s Abbey was the burial place for Kings of Kent, built by St Augustine, a man whose mission was to convert the Kingdom of Kent to Christianity.

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Distance 11.0 km

Uphill 60 m

Downhill 10 m

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Location: Shepherdswell With Coldred, Dover, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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