United Kingdom: England: Kent: Canterbury

Snookie
London

A question about this place:
Hi, My fiance and I are staying at Regency Villas at Broome Park outside of Canterbury this April. We would appreciate ideas on what to do or see in this area. We love the sounds of The Canterbury Tales, any other ideas?

Answers:

Snookie
London

Thank you very, very much for the suggestions. All the suggestions sound good. I love the sounds of those Medieval tunnels and WWII bunkers. White cliffs is an amazing suggestion too!!!

Did you get a chance to do Canterbury Tales? If so how was it?

QueenoftheHighway
Los Angeles

No, I actually didn’t do Canterbury Tales. I sadly only had a day to do both Canterbury and Dover- and we took a bus (never do that! trains are so much better!) all the way from Oxford where I was studying. So we spent some time at the Cathedral, the Abbey, and Dover.

Canterbury Cathedral is amazing- be prepared to spend at least 2-3 hours there. It’s huge, and there are so many memorials to see- including ones for Thomas a Becket, St. Anselm, and the Black Prince.

St. Augstine’s Abbey is in ruins, but his grave is still there. St. Augstine was sent to Britain by Rome in the 500s as a missionary, so the abbey is about 1500 years old.

There was a visitor’s centre near the bus station in Canterbury that had lots of maps and English Heritage brochures that suggested places to go. There’s tons to see in Kent. =)