Guided Walking Tours Of Canterbury

Running Daily Most Of Year From Canterbury Tourist Office

Walking Tour of Canterbury
Walking Tour of Canterbury

Canterbury Walking Tour Web Site

If your visit to Canterbury is for anything other than a quick half day visit to Canterbury Cathedral its well worth taking a guided walking tour.


The walk will give you a great background to the history of Canterbury from its beginnings to modern day. The walk covers all that is worthwhile in the city centre.


Its a great first item on your agenda, giving you orientation, background and an opportunity to sound out a local guide with no commercial bias of the attractions on offer for you to visit later. You'll hear and see things not in any guide book too.

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The walking tour also goes into the cathedral grounds, (though doesn't enter the Cathedral itself) a facet you would otherwise have to pay for.


The knowledgeable city guides have been performing this tour uninterrupted since 1948


Admission charges are very modest and the tour runs daily at 11:00 a.m. from in front of the tourist office.


During winter months the tour only runs Fridays through to Sundays and at the height of the summer there is an extra tour at 14:00.


Tickets can be purchased from the official tourist office, directly opposite the front entrance to Canterbury Cathedral.

Canterbury River Tour

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Historic River Tour

Perhaps a good accompaniment to the walking tour is the historic river tour. This tour may well be pointed out to you during the walking tour. It certainly gives another perspective to the historic city of Canterbury.


As you wander down the pedestrianised High Street you will often come across a crowd by Kings Bridge, crossing the River Stour. This is the starting point for the Canterbury River Tour, a very popular and off beat experience.


Unlike other river/water excursions you may take you are put into a small boat with a handful of others and your guide. No motorised boat here, your guide is also your power source and will row you along the River Stour at a stately pace taking many opportunities to stop and admire. The river has had a historic impact on Canterbury and there is much to see.


Its one of those off beat, one off experiences that has proven to be a hit for years and years. The tours leave every 15 to 20 minutes taking around 40 minutes between April and October.

Leeds Castle, Canterbury & Dover Day Tour From London

There are several companies that offer day tours from London where visits to Canterbury Cathedral and Leeds Castle are highlights of the day. A visit to the white cliffs of Dover is normally also included in a packed day to remember.


The Premium Tours tour at the moment is probably best value as it gives a special private viewing of Leeds Castle first thing. Then concludes with a river boat trip up the Thames from historic Greenwich to Westminster with tea and scones served on board.


Evan Evans is the biggest specialist tour company in London and they also do a Canterbury, Leeds Castle and Dover tour that operates most days of the week

Both tours are similarly priced.


Premium Tours Canterbury - Leeds Castle - Dover Tour

Evan Evans Canterbury - Leeds Castle - Dover Tour