Official Canterbury Guided Walking Tour: 90-minute Historic and Cathedral Access

Experience the charm of historic Canterbury on a 90-minute 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 come alive with our expert Green Badge Guides on a 90-minute tour through the medieval lanes, Cathedral Precincts, and the historic King’s School grounds. Enjoy captivating stories of murder, ghosts, and the many renowned historical figures, writers, and artists who have lived or visited here.
  • Stroll through the…
What's Included
  • Fully qualified Green Badge Canterbury City Guide
  • Tour of central city lanes
  • Visit to famous Cathedral Precincts
What's Not Included
  • Entry to attractions
Additional Information

Discover the rich history of Canterbury with the engaging 90-minute tours from Canterbury Guided Tours. Through the ancient streets and pilgrim hostels all the way to the majestic Cathedral’s Grounds, our tours take you on a journey through time, sharing tales and showing the city’s transformation over centuries.
Established in 1948, Canterbury Tourist…

Location
Butter Market
Please meet your Daily Walking Tour Guide in the Buttermarket, outside the main Cathedral Gate. Guides wear a red sash, and hold a placard. Please note you may finish your tour in a different location (usually the High Street). Your Guide will be happy to direct you onwards.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Pennypc1844dz
Jul 14, 2025
A very interesting walk in Canterbury - Our leader (Katherine) was excellent. She was most informative with lots of interesting facts and stories about Canterbury.
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Robbokay
Jun 19, 2025
Good paced historic walking tour - The tour was about 1.5 hours but our guide said we could accompany her a bit longer to get 15 minutes more if we were up for it. The cathedral isn’t included but the tour goes into the cathedral grounds and the guide explains the history. So plenty of photo opportunities. Overall a very good tour of Canterbury
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Izabella_r
Jun 14, 2025
Interesting - Learnt a lot of interesting facts and saw many things that would have been missed if we had wandered around by ourselves. Glad we went on this tour.
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Roslyn_a
Jun 8, 2025
Laly was very... - Laly was very knowledgeable and engaging. She showed us things I’m sure we would not have discovered ourselves. Great tour and would highly recommend.
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Marc_m
Jun 4, 2025
Fun and informative! Do this before you see some of the major sites! - Very well done and informative. In fact, we realized that doing the walking tour prior to seeing some of the main sites on your own, such as the cathedral made those experiences much better because you had a background of the significance of things that you see.
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A9544dbwendyg
May 25, 2025
Excellent and great value for $$. - Must do this one. Margaret was our guide and her years of experience mixed with being a native of the town made for a very informative and engaging tour. With only about a dozen in the group, and because she took the time to talk to us only when we stopped and stood near her, we could hear everything.
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Fastpetra
May 23, 2025
Go on this tour if in Canterbury - Anyone going to Canterbury needs to go on this tour. Really informative nuggets of information which I can recall a number of weeks after tour. I know where the origination of the word ‘canter’ comes from
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Annette1966am
May 9, 2025
Canterbury history - The walking tour was fantastic. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and had I not done it, I would have walked aimlessly around and not taken in the history and it's meaning. Well worth it.. am doing more
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Emily_f
Apr 19, 2025
Fantastic tour - So enjoyable! Wonderful stories about the history of Canterbury and the Cathedral. Adrian really brought it to life
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Robyn_w
Jul 13, 2025
Lovely stroll around Canterbury old town - Wonderful enthusiastic guide, moved at a steady pace. The ability to see the Cathedral grounds together with the history provided was lovely. A nice stroll around a pretty town and lots of quirky insights.
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From $20
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).