Although the house is in semi-rural surroundings it is not far to the UNESCO city of Canterbury with its historical buildings, two stations, high street stores, individual shops, restaurants, theatres, top class grammar and private schools as well as three universities. At the same time Sturry is less than five minutes by car where you will find the mainline station with the high speed rail to London. There is also a convenience store as well as a pharmacy, post office and hairdresser, the famous Kings School Junior school and the Sturry primary school, graded Outstanding by Ofsted. Even closer is Fordwich which is famous for being the smallest town in England with its own town hall. It is full of attractive and historic buildings and has the river Stour running through the centre and also includes the Michelin Star Fordwich Arms and the George and Dragon.
For anyone who enjoys outdoor pursuits there are wonderful places to go fishing on the river, while the nearby Westbere Lakes offers sailing opportunities as well as fishing and clay pigeon shooting takes place at the Greenfields Shooting grounds in Sturry. For golfing enthusiasts we are adjacent to the Canterbury golf club and very close to the Polo Sports Club if you want to play hockey, cricket, tennis or croquet.