Canterbury City Centre Tourist Information

Canterbury City Breaks & Tourist Centre

Canterbury tourism is professionally packaged indeed. Pick up a Canterbury discount Passport ticket for a great price, allowing access to four Canterbury attractions including Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, the Canterbury Tales and one other of Canterbury's impressive choice of museums! Telephone 01227 378100 for details, or pop into Canterbury Tourist Office on Sun Street just near the Cathedral.

A choice of renowned city centre theatres, a superb programme of guided walks and river tours along the River Stour, two big festivals, Canterbury Ghost Tours, a fine choice of Canterbury city centre luxury hotels and B&Bs, a historic cathedral, the remains of a Norman castle and St Augustine's Abbey ruins and one of Kent's most popular attractions The Canterbury Tales - it's all here in Canterbury.

Canterbury's acclaim as a centre for art is no accident, The city's Christ Church Arts College is one of the best, and work by students is often on display in the city's galleries. Famous Canterbury artistic sons include the artist Thomas Sidney Cooper, famous for his pastoral and cattle scenes and one of Shakespeare's key influencers - Christopher Marlowe.

Canterbury Tourist Information Office, 12/13 Sun Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2HX. Tel. 01227 378100.

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Canterbury Travel & Accommodation

Access into Canterbury couldn't be easier, whether by road, rail, coach and bus and ferry crossing. Main motorways filter conveniently into Canterbury and Kent, avoiding central London via the M25/M2. Canterbury has two railway stations, Canterbury East and West, with direct rail links from London Victoria as well as up from Dover Priory. If you're coming across from Europe via the Eurostar Channel Tunnel to Ashford International (see Eurostar weblink right for timetables), ongoing train connections from Ashford to Canterbury are frequent. Check the South Eastern Rail weblink right for details.

London's choice of airports including Luton, Stanstead, Heathrow and Gatwick, are less than a 2 hour drive from Canterbury. By rail hop on the London Underground from Heathrow to London Victoria then direct onwards by rail to Canterbury. Coach and bus services in Kent are as good as the train service. Stagecoach are the main provider within the East Kent region (see Stagecoach Bus webguide right). Stagecoach covers the East Kent region well with regular bus services between major Kent tourist hotspots including Canterbury, Faversham, Ashford, Whitstable and Herne Bay and Dover. Excellent park and ride services also operate from the outskirts of Canterbury. See the Canterbury Tourist webguide right for details.

As well as making for an exciting historic and arts centre holiday base, Canterbury is well placed within East Kent for branching out north to the glorious East Kent coast and hotspot seaside resorts such as Whitstable and Herne Bay. Both are within easy reach for daytrips as is the Isle of Thanet interior and more seaside hotspots such as Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate. The North Downs and North Downs Way (Pilgrims Way) are also within easy reach to the south of Canterbury. Canterbury's city centre choice of accommodation, particularly Canterbury hotels and bed and breakfasts, is huge catering for demand in this popular English city. Choose from numerous B&Bs and hotels, from moderate to luxury, all within easy walking distance from Canterbury Cathedral, the Canterbury Tales and other central Canterbury attractions.

Canterbury is an accessible city, with most main attractions offering a high standard of disabled access. Disabled access information is plentiful, pick up a copy of the Disabled Visitors Leaflet Guide from the Canterbury Tourist Office on Sun Street, or telephone (00 44) (0) 1227 378 100. A shopmobility scheme operates within the town based at Gravel Walk in Whitefriars. Both scooters and wheelchairs are available to hire. Tel. 01227 459 889 for information. Shopmobility Canterbury is open Monday to Fridays 10am to 4pm and Saturdays 9.30am to 1pm.

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