Kent Trip Overview
Come with us and delve into the rich history of Canterbury and explore this amazing city with CT Tours. With your dedicated and accredited tour guide, you will experience over 2000 years of Canterbury’s history.
With something for everybody, from accounts of ancient settlers to medieval murder and martyrdom, before stories of the many famous historical figures, artists and notable locals round up Canterbury’s story right up to the present day!
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Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Starts: Kent, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Kent, England, United Kingdom
Come with us and delve into the rich history of Canterbury and explore this amazing city with CT Tours. With your dedicated and accredited tour guide, you will experience over 2000 years of Canterbury’s history.
With something for everybody, from accounts of ancient settlers to medieval murder and martyrdom, before stories of the many famous historical figures, artists and notable locals round up Canterbury’s story right up to the present day!
Itinerary
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Pass By: The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge, 18 High Street, Canterbury CT1 2RA England
We start our tour from outside The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge, conveniently located in the centre of the city and with facilities to use before the tour begins!
Stop At: Statue of Geoffrey Chaucer, Best Lane corner of High Street, Canterbury England
Learn more about the man who wrote the most famous book about Canterbury, ‘The Canterbury Tales’.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Westgate Towers Museum & Viewpoint, 1 Pound Lane, Canterbury CT1 2BZ England
The largest surviving medieval city gate in the UK was built in a turbulent time, we will discover the multiple methods of attack and defence that made this the most innovative tower of its time. Plus, a story worthy of its very own short film!
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The Marlowe Theatre, The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS England
Passing by this fantastic modern structure, we will learn about the eventful life of Christopher Marlowe and the influence of the written word on the city of Canterbury.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Christ Church Gate 11E The Precincts The Buttermarket, Canterbury CT1 2EE England
Completed to commemorate a Tudor prince and his Spanish bride, but not the prince you might be thinking of! Plus, the surprising changes to the gate over time.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Canterbury Roman Museum, 11A Butchery Lane, Canterbury CT1 2JR England
Outside the Canterbury Roman Museum, you will hear about the Roman city and how it was re-discovered thanks to the Second World War.
Whilst in Butchery Lane, there is the Bell Harry Tower of the Cathedral, the city coat of arms and surprisingly, a bull’s head to discuss…
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: St Thomas’ of Canterbury RC Church, 59 Burgate, Canterbury CT1 2HJ, UK
Thomas Becket. The full story of the most known man to not come from Canterbury, but become arguably the greatest figure in the city’s history!
Plus, why does Pope Gregory the Great have a dove flying in to his ear?
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Saint George’s Tower, 27 St George’s Street, Canterbury CT1 2LE England
Our accredited guide will end the tour underneath this curious clock tower, explaining how this curious tower became a reminder of the past in the bustling shopping area of today!
Duration: 5 minutes
