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Canterbury ( / ˈkæntərb ( ə) ri / ⓘ, /- bɛri /) [3] is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour. The city has a mild oceanic climate.
- One: The Past Is History
- Two: The City from A Different Perspective
- Three: St Augustine and The Birthplace of Christianity
- Four: Journeys Underground and Pilgrimages
Take a walking tour of Canterbury with an official guide (Tel 01227 459779) finishing at the Visitor Information Centre in the Buttermarket. From there it’s a short stroll across to the Canterbury Heritage Museum in Stour Street and where you can see the city’s 2000-year history – from Romans to Rupert Bear – unfold. Enjoy a hearty lunch at a local...
Walk along the city walls to the ruins of Canterbury Castlein Castle Street. Stroll down Castle Street to the High Street, stopping en route for a cappuccino at Castle Arts Gallery and Café. Then on to the Visitor Information Centre in the Buttermarket (Cathedral Entrance) to pick up a Queen Bertha’s trail leaflet and perhaps buy a few postcards an...
Follow the special St Augustine walking tour offered by the Guild of Guides (must be pre-booked, see page 25) ending at St Augustine’s Abbey. Enjoy lunch in a local pub or restaurant and then head back into the city centre and enjoy a stroll around the cathedral precincts and a visit to the cathedral. Enjoy a cream tea in one of the nearby coffee s...
Explore the hidden Roman Canterburythat exists beneath street level with a visit to the Roman Museum in Butchery Lane. Then travel forward in time at the Canterbury Tales Visitor Attraction, where you can experience the sights, sounds and smells of medieval Canterbury in the company of Chaucer’s band of pilgrims. Have lunch in one of the excellent ...
Canterbury [ ˈkæntəbəɹɪ] ist eine britische Stadt mit 62.767 Einwohnern (Stand 2017). [1] Sie liegt am Fluss Stour in der Grafschaft Kent im Südosten Englands und ist Sitz des Erzbischofs von Canterbury und daher Zentrum der Anglikanischen Kirche .
20. Mai 2024 · Canterbury, historic town and surrounding city (local authority) in the administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England. Its cathedral has been the primary ecclesiastical center of England since the early 7th century CE. Learn more about Canterbury, including its history.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
14. März 2021 · 1067 Canterbury Cathedral burns down and has to be rebuilt. 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket is murdered. 1174 Canterbury Cathedral burns down again and has to be rebuilt again. 1190 Eastbridge Hospital is built as a shelter for pilgrims. 1380 Canterbury flourishes because of the wool industry. 1507 The Old Weavers House is built
4. Apr. 2024 · Canterbury Catherdral, one of the oldest and most historic Christian sturctues in England, mother church of the Anglican Communion, and seat of the archbishop of Canterbury, orginially established by St. Augustine of Canterbury, in Canterbury, Kent, England.
The historical map uses a digitised OS map of 1907 to form the background - a time when Canterbury was home to a huge military presence and yet Kent's orchards came well into the city boundary. The reverse of the map has a gazetteer of Canterbury's many historic buildings and sites, and maps showing the Roman settlement at three phases of its ...
