St Augustine’s Abbey is the oldest Anglo-Saxon abbey in England. Founded in 597 by St Augustine, it was originally built as a burial site for...

For at least fourteen hundred years the worship of God has been offered on the site of this cathedral and, through the prayers of the...

Reculver Country Park covers 37 hectares of meadows and grassland just east of Herne Bay. Part of the area is a Local Nature Reserve and...

Canterbury's defensive walls have loomed large in the city's history for nearly two millennia. By the third century, Canterbury was already known as Durovernum Cantiacorum,...

The Romans arrived in Canterbury nearly two thousand years ago. They left their mark, and this underground Museum offers a glimpse into a Roman City...

The Buttermarket is today the hub of al fresco Canterbury. Visitors are drawn its by cafés, restaurants, pubs, street entertainment and some of the City's...

King's is one of the oldest schools in England, with a history going back to the 16th century at least, and probably much further. Christopher...

This is one of Kent’s most popular attractions. The Canterbury Tales takes visitors on a medieval adventure inspired by England's greatest poet, Geoffrey Chaucer. Highlights...

The Buffs Regiment was set up in Elizabethan times and enjoyed one of the proudest histories as part of the British Army until it was...

Packed with more exhibits than ever before, The Museum of Canterbury traces the turbulent times of one of England's greatest cities. Displays cover Roman and...

The Garden of St Mary de Castro is a small, secluded garden surrounded by period houses, restaurants, cafés, art galleries and specialist shops. Well-stocked borders...

Conquest House has the front of a 17th-century timber-framed house, but behind it is a much older building dating from at least the 1100s. Inside...

The Canterbury Environment Centre hosts events and exhibitions detailing the history, culture and environment of this historic city. Currently, the exhibition, Canterbury Past Present and...

Canterbury Castle is the ruin of a Norman Castle, constructed shortly after the Battle of Hastings. One of three such castles, it was - like...

Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr has been providing hospitality to visitors for 800 years. It was founded after the murder of St Thomas...