Art galleries in Canterbury
Canterbury, Kent has 38 art galleries on the map. That's 38 galleries mapped around Canterbury. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Many are free to enter, so the only cost of a gallery afternoon is your time.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Canterbury (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include The Viking Gallery and The Stables, plus Resort. If a gallery's missing from Canterbury's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Canterbury gallery lineup
38 mapped within about 40 km:
The Viking Gallery
Art gallery
The Viking Gallery — Art gallery, found on Cliftonville Avenue in Margate. Also worth knowing about The Viking Gallery: the map lists its hours as "during exhibitions only"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Cliftonville Avenue, Margate
Hours: "during exhibitions only"
Phone: +44 1843 230722
The Stables
Art gallery
The Stables — Art gallery on 35-37 Tontine Street.
35-37 Tontine Street, CT20 1JT
Resort
Art gallery
Resort — Art gallery, found on Athelstan Road in Margate.
Athelstan Road, Margate
Linden Hall Studio
Art gallery
Linden Hall Studio — Art gallery, found on 22 St. George's Road in Deal. Also worth knowing about Linden Hall Studio: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
22 St. George's Road, Deal, CT14 6BA
Phone: +44 1304 360411
Seaward Gallery
Art gallery
Seaward Gallery is Art gallery.
DONT WALK WALK Gallery
Art gallery
DONT WALK WALK Gallery is Art gallery on 10 Victoria Road, Deal. DONT WALK WALK Gallery also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10 Victoria Road, Deal, CT14 7AP
Phone: +44 7500 602903
Joanne Harmer Gallery
Art galleryRun by Joanne Harman
Run by Joanne Harman, Joanne Harmer Gallery is Art gallery, found on 134 High Street in Deal. Also worth knowing about Joanne Harmer Gallery: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
134 High Street, Deal, CT14 6BE
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-13:00
Phone: +44 1304 373656
Taylor Jones & Son
Art gallery
Taylor Jones & Son is Art gallery on 114 High Street, Deal. Taylor Jones & Son also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
114 High Street, Deal, CT14 6EE
Phone: +44 1304 362671
The Black Gallery
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The Black Gallery is Art gallery.
Carl Freedman Gallery
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Carl Freedman Gallery — Art gallery, found on 28 Union Crescent in Margate. Also worth knowing about Carl Freedman Gallery: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
28 Union Crescent, Margate, CT9 1NS
Phone: +44 20 7684 8890
PRAH
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PRAH — Art gallery.
Pie Factory Margate
Art gallery
Pie Factory Margate is Art gallery. Pie Factory Margate also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Margate, CT9 1EW
Hours: Mo-Su10:00-17:00
Art Studio & Gallery Rod Bere
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Art Studio & Gallery Rod Bere — Art gallery, found on 25 Foreland Avenue in Folkestone.
25 Foreland Avenue, Folkestone
JemimaSara Studio
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JemimaSara Studio — Art gallery on 72 High Street. Also worth knowing about JemimaSara Studio: it has a website with more detail.
72 High Street
Cuckoo Gallery
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Cuckoo Gallery — Art gallery.
Lovelys
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Lovelys — Art gallery.
The Little Lighthouse
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The Little Lighthouse is Art gallery.
Kollectiv
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Kollectiv — Art gallery on 69 The Old High Street.
69 The Old High Street
The Hunt Gallery
Art gallery
The Hunt Gallery is Art gallery on 33 Strand Street, Sandwich.
33 Strand Street, Sandwich, CT13 9DS
Beecroft Art Gallery
Art galleryRun by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Run by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, Beecroft Art Gallery is Art gallery, found on Victoria Avenue in Southend-on-Sea. Also worth knowing about Beecroft Art Gallery: the map lists its hours as We-Su 11:00-17:00; PH off; it has a website with more detail.
Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6EX
Hours: We-Su 11:00-17:00; PH off
Former Beecroft Art Gallery
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Former Beecroft Art Gallery — Art gallery.
Turner Contemporary Gallery
Art gallery
Turner Contemporary Gallery is Art gallery on The Rendezvous, Margate. Turner Contemporary Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo off; Tu-Su,PH 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
The Rendezvous, Margate, CT9 1HG
Hours: Mo off; Tu-Su,PH 10:00-17:00
Phone: +44 1843 233000
Sidney Cooper Gallery
Art gallery
Sidney Cooper Gallery is Art gallery on 22-23 St. Peter's Street, Canterbury. Sidney Cooper Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:30-17:00, Sa 11:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
22-23 St. Peter's Street, Canterbury, CT1 2BQ
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:30-17:00, Sa 11:30-17:00
Phone: +44 1227 453267
One New Street
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One New Street is Art gallery.
Bay Art Gallery
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Bay Art Gallery — Art gallery.
Dig Gallery
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Dig Gallery is Art gallery on 85a Canterbury Road, Margate.
85a Canterbury Road, Margate, CT9 5AX
Nucleus Arts Centre & Cafe Nucleus
Art galleryRun by Nucleus Arts Centre
Run by Nucleus Arts Centre, Nucleus Arts Centre & Cafe Nucleus is Art gallery, found on 272 High Street in Chatham. Also worth knowing about Nucleus Arts Centre & Cafe Nucleus: it has a website with more detail.
272 High Street, Chatham, ME4 4BP
Beach Creative
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Beach Creative — Art gallery.
The Woodshed Studio & Gallery
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The Woodshed Studio & Gallery — Art gallery.
Folkestone, CT20 1AS
Future Love
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Future Love — Art gallery on 62 The Old High Street.
62 The Old High Street
Fourth Wall Folkestone
Art gallery
Fourth Wall Folkestone — Art gallery on 10-12 The Old High Street. Also worth knowing about Fourth Wall Folkestone: it has a website with more detail.
10-12 The Old High Street
Show Off
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Show Off — Art gallery, found on Harbour Street in Whitstable.
Harbour Street, Whitstable
Hawley Projects
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Hawley Projects is Art gallery.
Gordon House
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Gordon House is Art gallery.
Eight Squared Gallery
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Eight Squared Gallery — Art gallery on 64 The Old High Street. Also worth knowing about Eight Squared Gallery: it has a website with more detail.
64 The Old High Street
School
Art gallery
School is Art gallery on 63 Tontine Street, Folkestone.
63 Tontine Street, Folkestone, CT20 1JR
Gallery 66
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Gallery 66 — Art gallery on 66 The Old High Street. Also worth knowing about Gallery 66: it has a website with more detail.
66 The Old High Street
Paul Apps
Art gallery
Paul Apps is Art gallery on 7 -9 Marine Walk Street, Hythe.
7 -9 Marine Walk Street, Hythe, CT21 5NW
What the map tells us about art galleries in Canterbury
6 of the 38 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
13 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
13 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Canterbury gallery walk
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: The Viking Gallery on Cliftonville Avenue, The Stables on 35-37 Tontine Street, Resort on Athelstan Road, Linden Hall Studio on 22 St. George's Road, Seaward Gallery, DONT WALK WALK Gallery on 10 Victoria Road, Joanne Harmer Gallery on 134 High Street, and Taylor Jones & Son on 114 High Street. That's 38 stops on the Canterbury gallery walk. 30 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Canterbury
A few things worth knowing before you work through Canterbury's art galleries:
- Go to opening nights at The Viking Gallery. Free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that wants to talk about the work. The best gallery experience there is.
- Check for artist talks at The Stables. Talks, walkthroughs and panel discussions are often free and turn a good show into a great evening.
- Follow the galleries online. Openings and one-night events get announced on social media first. One follow catches them all.
- Ask the gallerist. They know the work, the artists, and what's coming next. Most are delighted when someone asks a real question.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Canterbury — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Canterbury can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 38 that's closed, or a great art gallery we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 38 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Canterbury: 38 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.