Sights & Attractions in The Southeast

Things to Do in Canterbury

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Buttermarket
Mercery Lane, with its medieval-style cottages and massive, overhanging...
Neighborhoods / Streets Canterbury
 
Canterbury Cathedral
The focal point of the city was the first of England's great...
Religious Sites Canterbury
 
Canterbury Heritage Museum
The medieval Poor Priests' Hospital is the site of this local...
Museums / Galleries Canterbury
 
Canterbury Roman Museum
Below ground, at the level of the remnants of Roman Canterbury...
Museums / Galleries Canterbury
 
The Canterbury Tales
It's a kitschy audiovisual (and occasionally olfactory) dramatization...
Museums / Galleries Canterbury
 
Christchurch Gate
This immense gate, built in 1517, leads into the cathedral close...
Religious Sites Canterbury
 
Eastbridge Hospital of St. Thomas
The 12th-century building (which would now be called a hostel)...
Religious Sites Canterbury
 
Medieval city walls
For an essential Canterbury experience, follow the circuit of...
Archaeological Sites Canterbury
 
St. Augustine's Abbey
Augustine, England's first Christian missionary, was buried here...
Religious Sites Canterbury
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