Abbots Mill Garden

Lovely place to sit, Quite peaceful with the sound of the river and the birds In the background and a pub across the road where u can get a cheeky takeaway pint too. Can get quite busy here with tourists in the day but If you shout loud enough they will move out of your way lol
May 4th, 2023

Gardens are kept by locals that live in area over the years more flowers and shrubs have gone in. Made so pretty Nice place come to sit by the river.
Apr 11th, 2023

Feb 21st, 2023

I love it there its somewhere I spend hours just watching the world go by x
Feb 11th, 2023

Abbott's Mill Garden is a lovely little garden which contains Sully's Orchard, an old orchard on the banks of the River Stour where the boat trips from the centre of Canterbury turn round. You can still see the machinery and the two mill races from the original mill at the northern end of the garden. The 6 storey Abbott's Mill (see photo) was the tallest building in Canterbury after the Cathedral, until it burned down in 1933, and was owned by Thomas Sidney Cooper, the famous livestock painter and it was designed by John Smeaton, who also built the Eddystone Lighthouse. If you exit the garden by the North entrance on Mill Lane and then turn left across St. Radigund's Street just to the North, you can continue walking along the banks of the Stour for over half a mile; a lovely walk, where in the crystal clear waters of the river, with a bit of luck you can see trout and pike and also herons and little egrets.
Mar 9th, 2023