Women’s History Network Annual Conference 2015
Female Agency, Activism, and Organisation
University of Kent, 4-6th September 2015
Welcome to the University of Kent, which is proud to host the Women’s History
Network Conference for 2015. We hope that your stay with us is going to be
enjoyable and stimulating, and so we have prepared some additional information
about the conference and Canterbury to help you get started.
Conference Venues
All conference events are being held in the Grimond Building (J6 on the enclosed
campus map). Right in the heart of our main campus this building is a very short walk
from our main piazza which has a convenience store, bookshop and an ATM (in case
you need to stock up on cash for the book fair!)
Accommodation is available at Keynes College (N6 on the campus map) and Becket
Court (P4 on the campus map). Registration / check-in for accommodation will take
place at Elliot College (P5 on the campus map). If you have booked accommodation
(through our registration website) you will receive an email directly with further
information about checking-in and finding your room.
Campus Eateries
You will be able to register for the conference from 11.30am on Friday 4 th, and why
not grab some lunch on campus before the first session at 1pm? Here’s a list of the
restaurants and eateries available on campus:
 Our favourite place to eat and relax is the Gulbenkian Café, attached to the
Gulbenkian Theatre and Cinema. Here you can order hot and cold food from
its
seasonal
menu,
and
have
a
drink
at
the
bar.
(http://www.thegulbenkian.co.uk)
 Origins Bistro is located on the 1st floor of Darwin College, and offers a TexMex menu (https://www.kent.ac.uk/catering/where-to-eat/darwin.html)
 Dolce Vita is located on the ground floor of Keynes College, and offers a
selection
of
Mediterranean
and
fusion
dishes
(https://www.kent.ac.uk/catering/where-to-eat/keynes.html)
 K-Bar is also located on the ground floor of Keynes (opposite Dolce Vita) and
offers
a
more
relaxed
atmosphere
with
a
pizza
bar
(https://www.kent.ac.uk/catering/where-to-eat/kbar.html)
 Mungo’s Bar and Bistro is located in Elliot College and offers a range of
made-to-order dishes including burgers, specialty salads and grilled
sandwiches (https://www.kent.ac.uk/catering/where-to-eat/eliot.html)
Canterbury Restaurants
The conference dinner is being held on Saturday 5th at Café du Soleil in Canterbury
town centre (4-5 Pound Lane, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2BZ. Tel: 01227 479999). You
may want to make your own arrangements for dinner on Friday night, however, so
here is a list of good restuarants in Canterbury for your delectation:
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Café des Amis (http://www.cafedez.com) is a Mexican restaurant in town
offering relaxed dining (and highly recommended frozen margaritas!)
If you’re looking for something up-market, we would recommend Deesons
(http://www.deesonsrestaurant.co.uk) which serves modern British cuisine and
is located very close to the Cathedral.
Meanwhile, for a recommended gastro pub head over to The Dolphin
(http://thedolphincanterbury.co.uk) which serves excellent food and has a
large beer garden if the weather is nice.
For more tips on the best places to eat in Canterbury see this list:
http://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/england/articles/eating-outin-canterbury-the-10-best-restaurants/
And for a range of eateries for those on a budget, here are some further
suggestions: http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/may/14/cheap-placesto-eat-canterbury
Things To Do In Canterbury
On Sunday 6th the conference will finish at 2.15pm when we will be offering an
optional visit to Smallhythe Place, a local National Trust property once home to the
actress Ellen Terry. For those who don’t wish to join us for that trip, but would like to
make the most of Canterbury and its beautiful environs on Sunday, here are some tips
for things to do to while away a Sunday afternoon:
 The Cathedral. Of course, your first port of call must be the Cathedral, which
is open 9am-5.30pm on weekdays and Saturday, and 12.30-2.30pm on
Sundays (http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org)
 Punting on the Stour. Canterbury Historic River Tours leave every 20mins
until 5pm during the summer season (http://canterburyrivertours.co.uk/#)
 Whitstable is only a short drive or bus-ride away, and offers a lovely stone
beach as well as a quirky town-centre and plenty of places to eat and drink
(http://www.seewhitstable.com)
 Herne Bay. A little further along the coast is Herne Bay which offers a pier, a
bandstand, and a good old-fashioned British seaside time!
(http://www.canterbury.co.uk/canterbury-district/Herne-Bay.aspx)
 Quex House. If you’re looking for something a bit different we recommend
heading over to Quex House and Park (open 1pm-4pm Tuesday-Sunday).
Here you can also find the intriguing Powell-Cotton Museum, a somewhat
unreconstructed Natural History Museum displaying the collections of
imperial
adventurer
Percy
Horace
Gordon
Powell-Cotton
(http://www.quexpark.co.uk/index.html)
Local Taxis
 Longley’s Private Hire: 01227 710777
 Wilkinson Taxis: 01227 450450
 Canterbury Galaxy Taxis: 01227 450150
We hope you find this guide useful, and that you enjoy your stay in Canterbury,
and at the University of Kent!