Guides and planning help for Canterbury, written from what we found on the ground.
The Pilgrims' Way and North Downs Way from Canterbury Day walks on the Pilgrims' Way and North Downs Way out of Canterbury — the Chilham, Shepherdswell and Dover… Read more → 
Canterbury's city walls and Dane John Gardens A walk along Canterbury's surviving Roman and medieval walls, the mound that is a donjon rather than a Dane… Read more → 
Whitstable from Canterbury Getting from Canterbury to Whitstable without the car — the Crab and Winkle Way by bike or on foot, the… Read more → 
Canterbury by train from London Which London stations serve Canterbury West and East, High Speed times from St Pancras, the slower Victoria… Read more → 
Walking Canterbury's Old Town: High Street, Lanes and Walls A walking guide to Canterbury's old town — High Street, Butchery Lane, Westgate to the cathedral, Dane John… Read more → 
Westgate Towers: England's Largest Surviving City Gate The Westgate Towers Museum & Viewpoint — built around 1380 by Archbishop Sudbury, saved by one vote in 1859… Read more → 
St Augustine's Abbey: The Ruin Outside the Walls A visitor's guide to St Augustine's Abbey — founded in 598, dissolved in 1538, World Heritage with the… Read more → 
When to Visit Canterbury: Seasons, Term Time and the Cathedral Calendar The best time to come to Canterbury — spring gardens and quieter streets, summer queues at the cathedral… Read more →