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Official Canterbury Guided Walking Tour - 11.00 Tour
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Official Canterbury Guided Walking Tour - 11.00 Tour

By Canterbury Guided Tours
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Ages 0-100, max of 30 per group
Duration: 1h 30m
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • A tour of the central city lanes, plus the famous Cathedral Precincts (grounds)
  • Fully qualified Green Badge Canterbury City Guide
What's not included
  • Entry to attractions
  • Tours on 13-15th Jan will not have access to Canterbury Cathedral Precincts which will be closed 9-5


Start:
  • Butter Market, Butter Mkt, Canterbury CT1, UK
    Daily Tour: Please meet your Guide in the Buttermarket, outside the main Cathedral Gate. Guides wear a red sash. Please note you may finish your tour in a different location (usually the High Street).
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Pushchair accessible
    • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
    • Wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 201070P2

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Most travellers can participate
    • Carer Policy: We extend our concessionary rate to guests with a disability. Free entry is offered to carers accompanying those with a disability. To book a daily tour online, please book your concessionary place. Let us know you will be bringing a carer with you (no carer ticket will be required on arrival)
    • Well behaved dogs on leads welcome
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travellers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 201070P2

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    • Canterbury Guided Tours
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    • Abigailcat5
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
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      Susie our guide was excellent. She was so informative and amusing too. Great tour around Canterbury and the outside of the cathedral.
      Written 28 November 2024
    • LinC140
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Superb Guide
      Lindsay led the tour Princes, Pilgrims, Plagues and Peasants revolt tour as part of the Canterbury festival. What a guide, knowledgeable, fun and looked after a large tour superbly. It really was a fantastic tour, well done Lindsay!
      Written 25 October 2024
    • Trip467554
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great walking city tour
      Brilliant walking tour of Cantebury. It was informative and fun. Would highly recommend. Lindsay the tour guide was amazing.
      Written 13 October 2024
    • sandragO6741BV
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Canterbury
      I am my friend we loved the walking tour with Lesie. She is very good and know a lot about the history of the cathedral and about city. I really recommend.
      Written 25 September 2024
    • exlozzae
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great trip to Canterbury
      Guide was well informed of the area. She was also very considerate of people. She didn't go off in front too fast and waited for the group. Very enjoyable
      Written 5 September 2024
    • MartinNeonValley
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Informative, enjoyable walk, guide was excellent (sorry, can't remember his name, but he was a mature gent with long white hair!
      Very informative and entertaining walk. Family group of 4, total group around 20 people. Our guide was very knowledgeable and had a good sense of humour. Recommended, as you would walk past so many places without being aware of their historical relevance otherwise. Around 90 minutes in total.
      Written 27 August 2024
    • juliemJ4542NR
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Interesting guided trip with Lyndsey
      Lyndsey wea so energetic and gave us interesting information on Canterbury through the ages from the Cathedral to the buildings and architecture of this wonderful city. Value for money, Julie & Bledd
      Written 23 August 2024
    • CarolynLeB
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great way to learn some of the history of Canterbury
      Excellent guide who was very informative and entertaining. The tour was a good length of about 1.5 hours. A good way to learn some of the history of Canterbury.
      Written 18 August 2024
    • Ken N
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Superb tour and top-notch guide
      Bob skillfully guided us around Canterbury for nearly two hours. He was very knowledgeable with great stories and insights into the famous cathedral and the medieval history of the town. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and highly recommend Bob. Well worth your time and money.
      Written 12 May 2024
    • 748peling
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Learnt lots of things and amazed
      We had an amazing time. Our guide was very informative. The route has lota of things to discover. I strongly recommend this tour. It is worth it.
      Written 9 May 2024
    • C4617ZGpaul
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great tour!
      We had Jane as our lovely tour guide. Very informative and glad we did it! It gave us many interesting facts we would not have gotten without it!
      Written 28 April 2024
    • 363disappointed
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      Excellent guided tour
      Really informative guided tour of Canterbury. Jane was knowledgeable and maintained our interest throughout the tour even though it was a cold, windy afternoon. Would 100% recommend this tour.
      Written 28 April 2024
    • David S
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      A great introduction.
      An excellent walking tour. Jane was knowledgeable, friendly and entertaining. A great way of surveying the city and deciding what you want to see more of.
      Written 16 April 2024
    • MurtonTraveller
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Very knowledgeable guide
      Really enjoyed our walking tour. Guide was fun and very pleasant with incredible knowledge of the history of the city. Pointed out lots of details and oddities we’d never have known about. Highly recommend.
      Written 10 April 2024
    • johnpP6950BL
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      Excellent Walking Tour
      Medieval Period Canterbury_ Doreen Roseman Official Guide_ excellent walking tour through the streets of Canterbury and Cathedral Grounds. An illuminating and informative tour delivered to a group of 13 Medievallists. The history, people, places, buildings of interest. Highly recommended for local residents and visitors to gain an insight into Medieval Times in Canterbury. A well paced 90 minutes with several pauses and plenty of opportunities to ask questions.
      Written 25 March 2024
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    mattyandalistair
    Leamington Spa, UK70 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Ian was our guide. He did a great job of engaging a largish group. He was clear, spoke loudly enough for everyone, and had a good sense of humour! We were particularly pleased with how he repeated questions from participants to ensure everyone knew what was being discussed. Would highly recommend - we thought it was very good value for money.
    Written 27 August 2021
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    Thank you for your review, we're very pleased you enjoyed your tour with our wonderful Guide, Ian
    Written 20 September 2021
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    Hazel H
    Poole, UK62 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2021
    The tour with Amanda was well paced, informative and took in all sorts of varied facts about the history of Canterbury and its buildings, including the exterior and cloisters of the cathedral. She was a very considerate guide, making sure everyone could hear, letting people know about comfort stop options, and checking everyone was happy to have a little extra time as the tour ran over time. A great way to spend the morning.
    Written 7 October 2021
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    Thank you for your lovely review of our walking tour. Amanda will be delighted to hear you enjoyed it so much
    Written 12 October 2021
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    John P
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2022
    Our guide, Bob, was a gem. He brought history to life with his deep knowledge of Canterbury, it’s Cathedral, neighbouring historic buildings, and personalities from the past.
    In addition to this, Bob was a very amusing and entertaining guide who we would thoroughly recommend. The tour was a highlight of our two days in Canterbury.
    Written 26 September 2022
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    Thank you for your lovely review. Our guides aim to present Canterbury and its fascinating past in an entertaining way so I am very happy to hear you enjoyed the tour and it was a highlight for you. Bob will be thrilled with your comments
    Written 27 September 2022
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    livelifelovecake
    Portsmouth, England161 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2021 • Couples
    Yesterday my husband and I went on the guided tour with Adrian. He was very knowledgeable about the city's history and I especially loved hearing about why Pound Lane is so called, Butcher Lane (for obvious reasons of course) and the ink quills.
    Adrian kindly extended the tour by an hour for us. We saw some beautiful buildings and we were also allowed inside the cathedral grounds and cloisters.
    If you're visiting Canterbury I can thoroughly recommend this tour.
    Written 10 August 2021
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    Thank you for your review. Canterbury has such a vast and fascinating history it can be difficult to share everything that our Guides are so passionate about; I'm pleased Adrian was able to tell you a bit more on this occasion!
    Written 11 August 2021
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    jonathanhousing
    Washington DC, DC34 contributions
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    Frankie was our Boxing Day tour guide. We got very lucky - it was just my wife and I and 2 or our daughters with their husbands (and 1 dog). Frankie is incredibly knowledgeable, engaging, and enthusiastic (in an English way, of course) about the city and it’s history. She imparted that knowledge effectively and handled lots of questions with aplomb. After the tour it was like we were walking around an altogether different old city - we noticed new things and appreciated the architecture and other buildings more deeply. I would strongly recommend this to anyone who goes to Canterbury.
    Written 4 January 2022
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    Thank you for taking the time to review your tour of Canterbury with Franki. She will be delighted to hear you enjoyed it so much and now have a new appreciation of the city!
    Written 5 January 2022
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    Morgan O Reilly
    Dublin, Ireland141 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2021
    Brilliant tour with Amanda. She was informative, very knowledgeable and well able to field all questions. The tour takes in a good part of the Cathedral and its precincts as well which you would normally have to pay to enter. The tour lasts 90 mins but Amanda went overtime and we were all happy she did.
    Written 28 September 2021
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    Thank you for taking the time to review your tour - Amanda will be delighted to hear how much you enjoyed it. We are proud to be the only tour company in Canterbury to include the Cathedral Precincts as part of our walking tour.
    Written 29 September 2021
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    Rescue-worker
    London, UK8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lynsey is a very warm welcoming guide, she instantly puts you at easy. She has excellent descriptive conversation and local knowledge and that is exactly what you need from a tour guide.
    She gave good advice on the locations and despite the challenges of todays weather “rain showers” she kept us engaged and tuned in.
    Very happy with this tour today and highly recommend it, especially if you get Lynsey in our opinion :)
    Written 9 July 2023
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    It's so wonderful to hear how much you enjoyed your tour with Lynsey - we will pass on your comments. Thank you for your review
    Written 11 July 2023
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    Lorna K
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2024 • Family
    Really enjoyable guided walk. Our guide was very knowledgeable and showed us so many things we would never have noticed if we'd walked round on our own. I would certainly recommend this tour, which actually took longer than 1.1/2 hours, well worth the money
    Written 18 September 2024
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    Thank you for your review. We are delighted to hear that you discovered lots about Canterbury and enjoyed your tour with us.
    Written 23 September 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Sara M
    Denver, Colorado47 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2024 • Family
    Our Canterbury tour with Shawn (unsure of the spelling of her name) was a memorable experience. Having lived in the area for 40 years, she was incredibly knowledgeable and shared insights at a perfect pace. We joined the 11:00 tour and arrived early to take a few pictures, pleasantly surprised by how few people were around on such a beautiful Saturday morning.

    However, we did face some challenges during the tour. When we started at the meeting place, it was difficult for us to hear Shawn due to a person singing in the square. Throughout the tour, whenever she turned to face whatever she was talking about, we found it hard to hear her clearly. With only 12 in our group, it would have been great to have better acoustics for her engaging narratives.

    Overall, despite the hearing difficulties, Shawn’s passion and knowledge shone through, making it a worthwhile experience in the beautiful city of Canterbury.
    Written 1 October 2024
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    Thank you for your review; we are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Sian. It can be noisy in the city centre and our guides are accustomed to this, ensuring that everybody is able to hear clearly. We are sorry that on this occassion you found some parts difficult to hear, we will take this feedback on board.
    Written 7 October 2024
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    SparklySusie
    5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jul 2021 • Couples
    Recommended. We always do a walking guided tour when we visit a historic city and this one was pretty good. Our guide Jane was friendly and knowledgeable with a nice touch of humour. Discount for seniors too!
    Written 2 August 2021
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