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Canterbury Home Of The Canterbury Tales And Much More
anterbury is a cathedral stop at Canterbury East and
city located in east Kent continue to Dover. Bus services
in South East England, operate to most destinations in
founded as the Romano-Celtic town east Kent, and terminate at the
of Durovernum Cantiacorum. main bus station at the end of
Canterbury is the seat of the the high street. Stagecoach
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Coaches is the main provider of
Primate of All England, head of bus travel. By road, Canterbury
the Church of England and of the is by-passed by the A2 London to
worldwide Anglican Communion. It Dover Road, and the A28 from
has also become a major tourist Ashford to Ramsgate and Margate.
centre in South East England,
lined with ancient buildings A wide variety of restaurants and
interspersed with modern building cafes, from low to mid range,
development. The city is also serving different style of
well-known as the backdrop of cuisine, can be found at Downtown
Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Canterbury. The city is also
Tales (1387). well-known for its fine selection
of pubs, offering several chain
Canterbury has a total population pubs, such as JD Wetherspoons,
of about 42,258. and numerous other late night
venues. As for shopping, the
Canterbury West and Canterbury Whitefriars development project
East are the two main railway has brought many new outlets into
stations, with services operated Canterbury, transforming it into
by Southeastern. Canterbury West a major shopping destination
is mainly served from London featuring designer shops such as
Charing Cross and trains to GAP, Tescos, Top Man, Next etc.
Ramsgate and Margate, while
services from London Victoria The main tourist attractions in
Canterbury include Canterbury
Cathedral, which is famous as the Canterbury has plenty of places
scene of the murder of Thomas à to stay from small guest houses
Becket, and is the seat of the through to large hotels. You can
Archbishop of Canterbury; St find a wide selection ofplaces to
Martin's Church, oldest parish stay in Canterbury at the
church in England; Canterbury 4Hotels.co.uk web site.
Castle, ruins of a Norman castle
built in the 11th Century; Canterbury is also host to some
Canterbury Tales Visitor very popular festivals and events
Attraction, a stunning such as Canterbury Festival,
reconstruction of 14th century featuring classical music
England inside the historic concerts, drama and theatre
building of St Margaret’s Church performances, opera, art
based on the tales and characters exhibitions, dance, jazz, folk
of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; and blues music, street
West Gate Tower, a small entertainment, fireworks,
collection of material about the children's events, walks, talks
tower and the history of and films; Canterbury Euro Fair,
Canterbury; Canterbury Royal a celebration of the flavours,
Museum and Art Gallery, a sights and sounds of Europe in a
splendid Victorian building three-day feast of food, drink,
housing decorative arts and art, crafts and culture; St
picture collections; Canterbury Nicholas Parade, an event in the
Roman Museum; Canterbury City Centre to celebrate the true
Environment Centre; and Father Christmas and Santa Claus;
Greyfriars House Chapel and the and Herne Bay Festival, a
Franciscan Gardens. summertime festival family fun.
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