Canterbury has a rich history, dating back to Saxon times, when it was the main crossing point over the Great Stour river. It's features and sights range from maritime history to Georgian architecture. The Christ Church Gate to the precincts of the cathedral was completed in 1517. The doors were installed after Restoration in 1660.
Canterbury Cathedral, for centuries the centre of the city's life, is a treasure house of architectural skills from Norman times onwards and contains a magnificent collection of stained glass of the 12th and 13th centuries.
Thomas Becket’s murder in 1170 led to the cathedral becoming a place of pilgrimage for Christians worldwide.
Canterbury's Norman city walls were built on the foundations of those constructed by the Romans. A medieval city wall still runs along about one-half of the circumference of the old city, following the line of the 3rd-century Roman wall.
Present day Canterbury is a thriving centre for the arts, and has a great deal to offer the visitor.
Canterbury has many attractions; excellent restaurants and cafe's with an abundance of good food and a wide variety of interesting shops.
Additionally there is plenty of entertainment and a vibrant nightlife all to be found around this graceful city.