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Hales Place, Canterbury — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Hales Place is a residential quarter of Hackington parish, north of the city of Canterbury in Kent, near the University of Kent.
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Where to stay in Hales Place
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Canterbury keeps the hotels. Hales Place is student and family housing on the Hackington side, so the choice for a visitor is between a quiet room near the University of Kent and a bed in Canterbury itself, a short run down the road past St Dunstan's. Housing, not hotels, fills these streets.
Anyone here for Canterbury City Cemetery, the Joseph Conrad Memorial or the British Cartoon Archive will find Hales Place a workable base, if a plain one.
Few places to stay in Hales Place — most visitors book in Canterbury nearby.
About Hales Place
What are the main landmarks in Hales Place?
Listed houses dominate the roll. Vine House, The Glebe House, Orchard House on Duck Lane and The Little House all appear on it, along with the House Of The White Swan, the Church of St Stephen and the Church of All Saints. The British Cartoon Archive and Beverley Ground are the two names on the same list that were never anybody's home.
What is the history of Hales Place?
The oldest entry is industrial. Part of the Tyler Hill medieval pottery and tile industry is recorded on this ground, together with the site of St Radigund's Hospice, both of them older than any building now standing in Hackington. The Manor House and Tyler Hill House carry later dates.
Canterbury City Cemetery holds the Joseph Conrad Memorial, and St Dunstan's answers for the parish on the Canterbury side.
Where is Hales Place?
Hales Place occupies the northern approach to Canterbury, inside the civil parish of Hackington and within reach of Tyler Hill and the University of Kent.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Hales Place?
Canterbury: visitors who want St Dunstan's and the Canterbury streets on foot.
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Updated September 2026