The Abbot's Mill

As I walk downstream along the Stour past Sainsbuty's and the coach park where, in normal days, the visitors arrive and pass the little Church of England primary school and past the car park I arrive at Saint Radegund's Bridge. Across the road is a pub called the Miller's Arms where the vegan chef cooks fantastic Sunday roasts (and other dishes too, all good) and which serves Shepherd Neame beers on draught. Of course it's closed at the moment due to the lockdown restrictions triggered by the Covid-2 coronavirus scare. But across the road from the marvellous Millers Arms is the Abbot's Mill gardens. Even a shallow river like the Stour gushes quiter convincingly through the weir here, in the olden days it must have provided a significant source of power.

A notice records that the mill was built by Hugh II, the abbot of St Augustine's Abbey. He used his own money to buy it, during the reign of King Stephen, according to the Historic Canterbury website. 

It is a pleasant spot and you can bridge the Stour here and walk further south through a garden called Solly's Orchard where a cider company have joined the City Council in planting apple trees for the benefit of hungry passers-by. 

Then you can walk past the Marlowe onto the High Street.