Westgate
Ward in Canterbury, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.28, 1.069 |
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| OS grid ref: | TR 14 57 |
| Dialling code: | 01227 (Canterbury) |
Westgate is the central ward of Canterbury in Kent, fanning out from the city's historic western entrance. The area is dominated by medieval landmarks such as the fortified Westgate Towers, urban riverside green space like Westgate Gardens alongside the River Stour, and a tight grain of historic streets and buildings that connect the baths, shops and the nearby Canterbury Cathedral quarter.
Economically and socially the ward feels busy and mixed: tourism and hospitality around the cathedral and museums sit alongside independent retailers, offices and a sizable student and service-worker population linked to the local universities. Ongoing conservation and small-scale regeneration highlight its layered history while also bringing contemporary cafés, pubs and housing pressures typical of a compact city-centre neighbourhood.
Postcode districts covering Westgate
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 24.2 miles39 km
- Maidstone 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Gillingham 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Chatham 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Folkestone 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Ashford 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Margate 14 miles22.5 km
- Canterbury 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Sittingbourne 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Dover 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Ramsgate 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Herne Bay 6.6 miles10.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Canterbury Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- St. Stephen's Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Rough Common Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Wincheap Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Northgate Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Thanington Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Barton Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Blean Forest Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Harbledown and Rough Common Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Tyler Hill Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Hackington Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Blean Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Westgate
CT1 2DD, CT1 2SW, CT2 8QH, CT2 8AQ, CT1 2HU, CT2 8BW, CT1 2JA, CT1 2QF, CT2 8NL … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 25.8 miles41.5 km
- London City Airport 46.4 miles74.7 km
- Canterbury West Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Canterbury East Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
Hotels in Westgate Ad
- Number 8
- Hampton by Hilton Canterbury 3
- The Hugo - Hotel Concept Canterbury
- The Victoria Hotel 3
- The Falstaff Hotel 4
- The Sun Hotel 3
- Pilgrims Hotel 3
- Abode Canterbury 4
Schools in Westgate
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School Primary
- The Canterbury Academy Secondary
- The Canterbury Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 0.5 miles0.9 km
- IFS School of Finance College 0.7 miles1 km
- Canterbury Christ Church University University 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Canterbury College College 0.9 miles1.5 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Canterbury University 1 mile1.6 km
- Hadlow College - Canterbury College 1.2 miles1.9 km
- University of Kent University 1.3 miles2 km
- Whitstable Harbour Harbour 6 miles9.7 km
- Broome Park Estate 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Eastwell Park Estate 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Central Beach Beach 10.5 miles17 km
- Folkestone White Horse Archaeological site 12.7 miles20.5 km