4 Tours in Canterbury Worth Booking

1.Official Canterbury Guided Walking Tour – 11.00 Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 422 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $20Our pick

Meet a Green Badge Guide at Butter Market for a 90-minute walk through Canterbury’s medieval lanes, Cathedral Precincts, and King’s School grounds. Guides such as Alice, Alex, Will, and Pauline bring Becket, Chaucer, Marlowe, ghosts, murders, kings, and pilgrims into the story. Cathedral entry is not included.

“It's was a very pleasant tour of streets of Canterbury Town. The tour guide was very good and the information and histoey was very interesting to learn.”

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2.Official Canterbury Guided Walking Tour – 14.00 Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 214 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $20

Meet your Green Badge guide at Butter Market for a 90-minute walk through Canterbury’s medieval lanes, Cathedral precincts, and King’s School grounds. Hear tales of Becket, Chaucer, Marlowe, ghosts, murder, kings, plague, and rebellion. Guides such as Kaye, Adrian, Colin, Lynsey, and Sam bring the city’s past to life in English.

“Enlightening tour covering the main facts about Canterbury history. I liked the tranquil pace and friendly tour guide, Ann.”

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3.Silver Ring Workshop in Kent, England

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $131

Join silversmith Annie in her Canterbury studio for a private two to three hour beginners’ workshop. You’ll measure your finger, shape and texture silver, use a torch to anneal and solder, then file and polish your ring. Tea, coffee, tools, and guidance are included, but silver costs an extra £10 to £30 per ring.

“What a great idea for an activity in Canterbury! My wife and I never really liked our wedding rings, so we decided that these would be our new wedding rings since we were able to make them together. Annie was very patient and took as much time as we needed to make them just how we wanted and to understand each step in the process and why it was necessary. It was well worth the cost for this special experience.”

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4.Cultural Homestay Exploring London, Oxford and National Parks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 100 reviews · from $959

Stay in a teacher’s private home near Canterbury with a group of no more than six. Spend five days speaking English over home-cooked meals and visiting Canterbury, Seven Sisters Country Park, London, and Margate. Staff names connected with the program include Sally, Liam, Simon, Hannah, and Katie. Oxford is mentioned in the wider program description, but not in the daily schedule provided.

“It was an amazing experience!!! Everything was perfect, the accommodation, the monitors, the food, the excursions, etc.❤”

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