Canterbury: Official Guided Walking Tour – South East England, United Kingdom

EXPERIENCE:

From medieval lanes and pilgrim inns to the majestic Cathedral’s Precincts, travel back in time as your guide regales you with stories and reveals how the city has evolved over the years on this 90-minute guided walking tour.

Meet your Guide in the historic Buttermarket in central Canterbury and begin to explore this historic place. Walk through the narrow cobbled lanes with their timber-framed buildings and see magnificent views toward the Cathedral.

Admire the Crooked House, the Old Weavers’ House and infamous ducking stool, and Eastbridge Hospital, a place of hospitality for Pilgrims since 1190. You’ll also modern architecture such as the Marlowe Theatre and its very own moving statue.

You will also journey around the outside of the Cathedral, and where possible see the ruins of the old monastery, the cloisters, and the grounds of the historic King’s School.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Start in the Buttermarket, site of historic pilgrim inns and old bull stake
See the magnificent Canterbury Cathedral and the ruins of the old monastery
Explore the narrow cobbled lanes with their historical timber-framed buildings
Hear the dramatic stories of murder, ghosts, artists, and royalty
See the modern Marlowe Theatre, named after the playwright Christopher Marlowe

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