South Lees is a Area in the county of Kent.

Retail in South Lees

There are great places to visit near South Lees including some great towns, historic buildings, beaches, parks, museums, castles, shopping centres, cities, ruins, country parks, lakes, coastal parks and airports.

South Lees has some unmissable towns nearby like Faversham, Broadstairs, St Peter's, Ramsgate, Chatham, Margate, and Dover.

There are a several good historic buildings in the South Lees area like Nuckell's Alsmshouses, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Palace Cinema, Clock Tower Broadstairs, The Look Out House, Bleak House, and Home for Smack Boys.

The area around South Lees boasts some of the best beaches including Viking Bay, and Dumpton Gap.

Victoria Gardens is one of South Lees's best, nearby parks to visit in South Lees.

Ramsgate Maritime Museum is a great place to visit close to South Lees if you like museums.

Castles to visit near South Lees include Dover Castle, Rochester Castle, Leeds Castle, and Tonbridge Castle.

South Lees's best nearby shopping centres can be found at Royal Victoria Place, and Bluewater Shopping Centre.

The area close to South Lees boasts some of the best cities including Canterbury.

South Lees is near some unmissable ruins like Tonbridge Castle,

South Lees has some unmissable country parks nearby like Haysden Country Park, and Barton's Point Coastal Park.

There are a several good lakes in the area around South Lees like Barden Lake.

Coastal Parks to visit near South Lees include Barton's Point Coastal Park.

Places near South Lees feature a number of interesting airports including Lydd Airport.

South Lees History

There are some historic monuments around South Lees:

• Shurland House: early 16th century Great House and associated remains
• A Romano-British mausoleum, an associated Romano-British building and a parish church at Stone-by-Faversham
• Murston Old Church, Sittingbourne
• Queenborough Castle
• Nunnery at Minster Abbey
• Medieval moated site at Sayes Court
• Oare gunpowder works
• The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa
• The Maison Dieu, a 16th century house incorporating part of a medieval hospital
• World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS2), 300m east of Chetney Cottages
• Sheerness defences
• Queenborough Lines
• Coastal artillery defences on the Isle of Grain, immediately east and south east of Grain village
• 'Castle Rough' Medieval moated site
• Sheerness Defences: C19 gun emplacements and magazines and early-C20 gun towers, fire-control building and pillbox on the Centre Bastion
• Chart gunpowder mills