Canterbury Private Walking and Cathedral Tour

On this private tour, you will first enjoy an official guided walking tour of Canterbury, walking through over 2,000 years of history in the beautiful city on an entertaining 90-minute tour. As your expert guide leads you through the medieval lanes, you’ll discover the city’s incredible and very often bloody past! Following the city tour, you will join your own private guide within the magnificent Canterbury Cathedral, where you will uncover 1400 years of history through its soaring architecture, glorious glass and stunning stonework.

Meeting Point

Butter Market

Butter Mkt, Canterbury CT1, UK

Your City Guide will be wearing a red sash and waiting for you in the Buttermarket, a small square in font of the Cathedral entrance.

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes

The Buttermarket square

Canterbury, CT1 2HW

You will meet your guide here in the Buttermarket, site of historic pilgrim inns, the bull stake, a theatre and market hall, and home to the imposing Christ Church Gate entrance to the Cathedral.

10 minutes

Butchery Lane

Butchery Ln, Canterbury CT1, UK

A narrow, cobbled lane with a stunning view of the Cathedral's Bell Harry Tower. Also home to the The Roman Museum.

10 minutes

High Street

High St, Canterbury CT1, UK

See the Beaney Institute, a striking building that houses an art gallery, exhibitions, a library and the Visitor Information Centre plus the Eastbridge Hospital, a place of hospitality for the Pilgrims since 1190, known as the Hospital of St. Thomas. Today it is a museum.

15 minutes

Kings Bridge

4 High Street, Canterbury, CT3 1UN

The Old Weavers' House, established 1500 AD, sits alongside the picturesque King's Bridge from where you can see the infamous ducking stool!

10 minutes

The King's Mile

Northgate, The Borough, Palace St & Guildhall St, , Canterbury, CT1 2DY

Situated along Palace Street there are many historical timber-framed buildings. You might even see the locally named 'crooked house'!

10 minutes

The Precincts

The Precincts, Canterbury CT1, UK

Explore the grounds of the magnificent Canterbury Cathedral as your route takes you on a journey through the Cathedral Precincts where you can visit the Cloisters, see the ruins of the old monastery, and the grounds of the famous King's School.

30 minutes

Canterbury Cathedral

11 The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2EH

Join your own private guide within the magnificent Canterbury Cathedral, where you will uncover 1400 years of history as you make your way around the awe-inspiring Perpendicular Gothic Nave, the atmospheric Crypt and the dazzling Trinity Chapel. You will also see the spot where Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170, leading Canterbury to become a famous destination for pilgrimage as told in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.

1 hour, 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

What's included:

• Entrance into Canterbury Cathedral
• Private tour of Canterbury Cathedral with a qualified guide
• Private city tour of Canterbury with a qualified Guide