4 miles from Preston Parish

Evocatively sited amid the East Kent marshes, Richborough is perhaps the most symbolically important of all Roman sites in Britain, witnessing both the beginning and almost the end of Roman rule here.

5 miles from Preston Parish

An imposing landmark, the twin 12th-century towers of the ruined church stand amid the remains of an important Roman 'Saxon Shore' fort and a Saxon monastery.

6 miles from Preston Parish

This 19th-century cross of Saxon design marks what is traditionally thought to have been the site of St Augustine's landing on the shores of England in AD 597.

6 miles from Preston Parish

The Conduit House is part of the monastic waterworks which supplied nearby St Augustine's Abbey.

6 miles from Preston Parish

This great abbey, marking the rebirth of Christianity in southern England, was founded shortly after AD 597 by St Augustine.

10 miles from Preston Parish

For a fascinating day out on the Kent coast then look no further than Deal Castle. Built by the order of King Henry VIII it is one of the finest Tudor artillery castles in England.