Theatres · South East England
Gulbenkian Theatre
Gulbenkian Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Canterbury West · 1.6 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Gulbenkian Theatre is a working theatre in Kent, South-East England. The site is within the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB), and is part of the BLEAN WOODS National Nature Reserve. It sits within the Canterbury parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Canterbury West, about 1.6 km away. Postcode area CT2.
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Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: BLEAN WOODS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The University of Kent (formerly the University of Kent at Canterbury, abbreviated as UKC) is a public research university in Kent, England. Founded by royal charter in 1965, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent served as its first Chancellor. The university's principal campus occupies 300 acres of land overlooking the World Heritage Site of Canterbury Cathedral, and also maintains a campus in Medway and a postgraduate centre in Paris. The university is international, with students from 158 different nationalities and 41% of its academic and research staff being from outside the United Kingdom. It is a member of the Santander Network of European universities encouraging social and economic development. Alumni include two Nobel laureates in literature — Sir Kazuo Ishiguro, and Abdulrazak Gurnah — as well as prominent individuals in politics, media, and law.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.2984, 1.0694
- County
- Kent
- District
- Canterbury
- Parish
- Canterbury, unparished area
- Postcode
- CT2 7NB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Canterbury
- Nearest railway station
- Canterbury West — 1.6 km
- Official site
- thegulbenkian.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w221495617 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Gulbenkian Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gulbenkian Theatre?
- Gulbenkian Theatre is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT2 7NB), in the parish of Canterbury, unparished area.
- Is Gulbenkian Theatre a protected site?
- Yes — Gulbenkian Theatre is part of the BLEAN WOODS National Nature Reserve and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Gulbenkian Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Canterbury West, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT2 7NB.