This tour will introduce you to Canterbury's main historical attractions and its less-known gems as well as giving you an overview of the city's long, eventful story and introducing you to its key and colourful characters.
West Gate Gardens
View the largest medieval gate in the country, the only one of Canterbury's historic gates to survive the many waves of historical change that have broken on the city across the centuries.
Enjoy the tranquillity of one of the city's more secluded green oases, one which affords fine views of both the cathedral and the Blackfriars buildings.
Learn the story of Canterbury's most famous son, Christopher Marlowe, who blazed a trail across the Elizabethan stage before Shakespeare and who lived fast and died both young and violently.
Walk one of Canterbury's best-preserved historical streets and view the second-,most-photographed building after the cathedral.
Visit the ruins of St. Augustine's Abbey, once burial place of the Anglo Saxon kings of Kent and Archbishops of Canterbury.
Walk the medieval city walls and climb the Dane John Mound for panoramic city views
Break for lunch
Visit an oasis of calm in the heart of the city and discover the wonderfully preserved twelfth century Eastbridge Hospital, built to accommodate pilgrims to Canterbury.
Discover Canterbury's most celebrated attraction, its world famous cathedral and discover its eventful historical story.
The Buttermarket
Guiding services and site admissions
Lunch and discretionary spending
Formal guiding in the cathedral is not permitted since the cathedral uses its own guides.
I am not permitted to guide in the cathedral since it uses its own cathedral guides.