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Day trip to Canterbury

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  • May 12, 2012 · 9:00 AM

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Come along on Saturday 12th May for a day trip to the historic town of Canterbury!

About Canterbury
 Canterbury is an enticing Cathedral City with a rich history in the County Of Kent.  It's set on the River Stour which flows through it's heart, where narrow winding cobbled streets are lined with houses from many centuries, and ancient Roman City Walls.

Medieval Canterbury was the most important and busiest Pilgrimage site which has continued for centuries, after the brutal and bloody murder of Thomas a Becket in 1170. The majestic Cathedral commands the skyline, complete with the longest nave in Europe and was declared by Unesco a World Heritage Site. Gothic towers, memorable arches, and gem coloured stained glass windows are breath stealing.

Canterbury was immortalised by Chaucer when he wrote his world famous Canterbury Tales.  It is also home to St Martin's Church, one of the oldest churches in England, dating back to the 6th century.

Aprox Itinerary for day:
11:20am - arrive at Canterbury
11:40am - Visit the Cathedral for a guided tour
1:00pm - lunch in a local pub (you can bring sandwiches and eat them in the pub if you wish)
2:15pm - Canterbury Heritage Museum
3:30pm - St Martin's Church
4:00pm - head back to the station or visit the Canterbury Tales Experience

Cathedral entry & tour is £10 per person, the Canterbury Heritage Museum is £6.50 and St Martin's Church is free.

 We will be getting the 9:40am train to Canterbury West station and we will be able to get 4 for the price of 2 train tickets, which work out at £13.50 each.

 We will get back to London at about 6pm.

Look out for the group sign:

 

 

 

 



 

 

If you can’t see us at the station, please call or text.

Regards

Robert
07905 901 834

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  • Heike
    Heike

    Canterbury Cathedral is just breathtaking in its beauty...and with an excellent guide.
    I always wanted to visit this place. Great day, thak you Robert

    May 15, 2012

  • Iwona W
    Iwona W

    Very interesting, as always.

    May 13, 2012

  • brenda
    brenda

    good thank you once again Robert

    May 13, 2012

  • Robert
    Robert

    Canterbury is always a great place to visit on a very sunny day!

    May 13, 2012

  • Pegasus
    Pegasus

    I enjoyed a great day out met some wonderful people and hope to see you all again soon.

    May 13, 2012

  • Tony F
    Tony F

    It was a very interesting day out. I had always wanted to see Canterbury Cathedral and the tour was very informative as was the museum.

    May 13, 2012

  • carole beth
    carole beth

    another brilliant trip and such loverly weather aswell

    May 13, 2012

  • Maya
    Maya

    so sorry ,guys i can not make it
    have a lovely time and weather is gorgeous so jealous from all of you.
    mayaa

    May 12, 2012

  • Salwa
    Salwa

    Hi. So we are meeting at 9 and taking the 9:40 train? I have a habit of loosing the group, so please confirm

    May 9, 2012

  • Robert
    Robert

    Yes, we will be getting into the Cathedral using the 2 for 1 vouchers and the above price takes that into account + the guided tour. As we are a group, the Canterbury Tales experience don't allow the use of the 2 for 1 vouchers and the group rate doesn't reduce the price by much, so we may go to the city museum instead.

    May 2, 2012

  • Robert
    Robert

    Canterbury Tales £5 tickets based on voucher and 2 people buying tickets together
    http://www.visitkentoffers.co.u...

    Canterbury Cathedral 2 for 1
    http://www.visitkentoffers.co.u...

    May 1, 2012

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