Canterbury Walking Tour: Delve Into History with City's Official Guided Visit

Immerse yourself in the rich history of Canterbury with the city’s official guided walking tour. Explore medieval lanes, pilgrim inns, and the majestic Cathedral’s Precincts while hearing captivating stories of the city’s evolution over the years.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 36 Burgate - Experience history brought to life by our expert Green Badge Guides on a captivating 90-minute tour. Journey through the medieval lanes, the Cathedral Precincts, and the historic grounds of King’s School. Hear intriguing tales of murder, ghosts, and the many renowned historical figures, writers, and artists who have lived or visited…
What's Included
  • Fully qualified Green Badge Canterbury City Guide
  • Tour of central city lanes
  • Visit to famous Cathedral Precincts (grounds)
What's Not Included
  • Entry to attractions
Additional Information

Canterbury Guided Tours offer engaging hour and a half tours for those visiting the historic city of Canterbury. From ancient streets and pilgrim inns to the grand Cathedral’s Precincts, our tours will take you on a historic journey, narrating tales and portraying the city’s transformation over the ages.
Established in 1948, Canterbury Tourist Guides…

Location
Butter Market
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).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ncowan73
Mar 19, 2025
Fab find! - Amazing informative guided walk from Frankie Gray. Pleasant stroll around Canterbury with all the facts thrown in! Frankie was friendly, engaging, warm and well organised. I highly recommend this tour.
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Trevorwithell
Mar 19, 2025
Brief history and tour of Canterbury in 90 minutes. - Visiting Canterbury for the first time, we thought that a guided tour would provide an insight into the history of the city and its buildings. Our tour with Katie, was excellent and we learnt many things as we walked around the old part of the city. She provided insights, history, and even explanations of the origin of some words (e.g. curfew). This tour was very good value for money too!
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Sue2145
Mar 19, 2025
Great tour, fabulous guide. Well worth doing. - Fabulous tour, fabulous guide. Our guide had a great knowledge of the town and its history. Showed us the quirky things and significant things in the town
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Carolineke3087wo
Mar 17, 2025
Interesting Walking tour - Very interesting 90 minute walking tour - lots of information about the medieval town, Thomas Becket, pilgrimage and Chaucer. I learned lots . Very enjoyable. Out guide Kate was great. Thank you.
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Neil_f
Mar 10, 2025
Very interesting and good value tour - Having lived in Kent all my life and visited Canterbury on many occasions, we decided to have a guided tour to learn some more about Canterbury. By the time we finished we realised how little we knew before the tour. Our guide Adrian was very knowledgeable, and talked about various aspects of Canterbury history in an informative and interesting way. A thoroughly enjoyable and worthwhile tour.
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Epsomfamily
Mar 6, 2025
Very entertaining and informative tour. - Bob was our guide, Canterbury born and bred, and he was very knowledgeable about the city, its history and architecture. He made it a very enjoyable and entertaining tour. The tour lasted about 90 minutes, it wasn’t too much walking, is manageable with a pushchair, and there were a few stops where it was possible to sit down.
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Trip56698714803
Mar 1, 2025
Well Worth Your Time if Visiting Canterbury - Enlightening and fun tour. Pointed out facts and details that would be missed if just visiting the city. Worth the time and price is reasonable. Some minor details that add to US history and European enlightenment. Good to include and introduce your teenagers in the tour. Had time to make it 12:30 service in Cathedral. Tour ended by the side entry to chapel.
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Margaret_h
Feb 28, 2025
Great informative tour - This tour ticked all the boxes for us. Lots of fascinating historical information and interaction with our guide Max. She definitely brought the past back into the present with her enthusiasm and knowledge.
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Q7839yjmaureenw
Feb 23, 2025
An Informative & interesting walking tour - We were a party of 6 friends & spent 2 lovely days in Canterbury. We decided to do the Canterbury walking tour which lasted 90 minutes. We were very pleased we went on the tour. Our tour guide was Sam & he was excellent. Very knowledgeable about the history of Canterbury & was very approachable & made the whole experience interesting & informative. Would throughly recommend this tour if you want to know a little bit more about Canterbury & it’s ancestry.
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Donnasa1116yv
Feb 22, 2025
Canterbury walking tour - Excellent tour from Sam taking in the main sites of Canterbury. Very enjoyable, great sense of humour, highly recommend.
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