St. Augustine's Abbey
Located just behind the cathedral, it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site; there you will find the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey, the very place where the rebirth of Christianity in southern England began.

In the year 597, Saint Augustine arrived in England, having been sent by Pope Gregory I, on what might nowadays be called a revival mission. The King of Kent at this time was Ethelbert, who happened to be married to a Christian, Bertha.

One of the main purposes of the abbey right from the outset was as a burial place for the Kings of Kent and the Archbishops of Canterbury.

St. Martin's Church
This is probably the oldest church in England, and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Situated slightly beyond Canterbury's city centre, St Martin' Church is where continuous Christian worship has taken place since before 597AD.

The church was named after St. Martin, Bishop of Tours in France, where Queen Bertha lived before she married Ethelbert King of Kent. Believed to date back to Roman times, St Martin's was where St. Augustine's mission of 40 monks came before he had established the monastery at nearby St Augustine's Abbey.

Canterbury Accommodation
The Ebury Hotel is a fine Victorian building with many original features.

It is located a short walk from the city centre, it has the benefit of a large car park, and an indoor heated swimming pool located in the hotel gardens.

This three star hotel is family owned and run, all the rooms are well decorated and en-suite, there is satellite TV, Wi-Fi and a beautiful restaurant.

The Canterbury Castle
A Norman Castle, Canterbury Castle was one of the three original royal castles of Kent (the other two were at Rochester and Dover) they were all built very soon after the Battle of Hastings.

They were all on the main Roman road from Dover to London, the route taken by William the Conqueror in October 1066, and it is more than likely that they were all built originally as motte-and-bailey castles in the winter of 1066-67 to guard this important route.

Canterbury Shopping
The Whitefriars, The Marlowe Arcade and The King’s Mile are the most interesting shopping areas of Canterbury.

The Whitefriars boasts many of the leading fashion stores from River Island to Fenwicks, and Monsoon to Qube. The Marlow Arcade is more central and has Karen Millen and Miss Selfridge.

The King’s Mile offers Canterbury’s most diverse and culturally unique shopping district; good examples of this are Siesta and Baby Love

Canterbury Gardens
Dane John Gardens, and Westgate Gardens are Canterburys most popular parks with attractive planting and wonderful shade giving trees.

The Dane John gardens have been transformed recently with monuments and memorials, a bandstand for summertime concerts, a central fountain, a tearoom and children's maze.

Stroll along the city walls which border one side of the gardens and wander up to the top of the Dane John Mound.

The Canterbury Tales
One of Kent’s most popular attractions, with its stunning reconstruction of 14th century England, is just like stepping into the Middle Ages.

Inside the historic building of St. Margaret’s Church you can step back over 500 years to join Geoffrey Chaucer (England’s finest poet) and his colourful characters as they journey from London towards the shrine of St. Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral..

Canterbury Dining
You can enjoy food and drink in many different ways in Canterbury. Pizza restaurants, burger bars, English, Greek, Mexican, Chinese, Thai Arabic and Indian restaurants will ensure you have plenty of choice at most hours of the day.

Among those worth a visit is The Goods shed for fresh locally produced organic dishes.

Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the county of Kent, and the county's limited overs team is called the Kent Spitfires.

The county plays most of its home matches at the St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, which is on the south side of the city.