Canterbury History and Culture Walking Tour

Come with us and delve into the rich history of Canterbury and explore this amazing city with CT Tours. With your dedicated and accredited tour guide, you will experience over 2000 years of Canterbury's history.
With something for everybody, from accounts of ancient settlers to medieval murder and martyrdom, before stories of the many famous historical figures, artists and notable locals round up Canterbury's story right up to the present day!

Meeting Point

The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge

18 High St, Canterbury CT1 2RA, UK

Your guide will meet you outside the entrance to the High Street, opposite the Abode Hotel.

What's included:

• Reproduction historical images and objects.

Not included:

• Entry to any attractions including Canterbury Cathedral and its precincts.

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge

18 High Street, Canterbury, CT1 2RA

We start our tour from outside The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge, conveniently located in the centre of the city and with facilities to use before the tour begins!

Pass by without stopping

Statue of Geoffrey Chaucer

Best Lane, corner of High Street, Canterbury

Learn more about the man who wrote the most famous book about Canterbury, 'The Canterbury Tales'.

5 minutes

Westgate Towers Museum & Viewpoint

1 Pound Lane, Canterbury, CT1 2BZ

The largest surviving medieval city gate in the UK was built in a turbulent time, we will discover the multiple methods of attack and defence that made this the most innovative tower of its time. Plus, a story worthy of its very own short film!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Marlowe Theatre

The Friars, Canterbury, CT1 2AS

Passing by this fantastic modern structure, we will learn about the eventful life of Christopher Marlowe and the influence of the written word on the city of Canterbury.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Christ Church Gate

Christ Church Gate 11E The Precincts, The Buttermarket, Canterbury, CT1 2EE

Completed to commemorate a Tudor prince and his Spanish bride, but not the prince you might be thinking of! Plus, the surprising changes to the gate over time.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Canterbury Roman Museum

11A Butchery Lane, , Canterbury, CT1 2JR

Outside the Canterbury Roman Museum, you will hear about the Roman city and how it was re-discovered thanks to the Second World War.
Whilst in Butchery Lane, there is the Bell Harry Tower of the Cathedral, the city coat of arms and surprisingly, a bull's head to discuss...

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

St Thomas' of Canterbury RC Church

59 Burgate, Canterbury CT1 2HJ, UK

Thomas Becket. The full story of the most known man to not come from Canterbury, but become arguably the greatest figure in the city's history!
Plus, why does Pope Gregory the Great have a dove flying in to his ear?

5 minutes

Saint George's Tower

27 St George's Street, Canterbury, CT1 2LE

Our accredited guide will end the tour underneath this curious clock tower, explaining how this curious tower became a reminder of the past in the bustling shopping area of today!

5 minutes