Canterbury Cathedral

The Cathedral's history goes back to 597AD when St Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory the Great as a missionary, established his seat (or 'Cathedra') in Canterbury. In 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in the Cathedral and ever since, the Cathedral has attracted thousands of pilgrims, as told famously in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

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Cities and towns near here

  • Canterbury(1.2 km)
  • Minster-in-Thanet(18.1 km)
  • Maidstone(38.6 km)
    Maidstone is a busy market town located in the south east of England within easy reach of London but surrounded by beautiful landscapes.
  • Gilingham(39.4 km)
  • Southend-on-sea(39.7 km)
  • Pembury(54.4 km)
  • Hastings(57.7 km)
  • West Mersea(57.9 km)
    Mersea Island is a an area of land off the east coast of Englad, just seperated from the mainland by a narrow channel of water called The Strood Channel. The Island economy is traditionally a mix of farming and fishing. There are many interesting places to vist in the area including the city of Colchester. It is also possible to make a day visit to the city of Cambridge.
  • Royal Tunbridge Wells(58.7 km)
  • Sevenoaks(61.6 km)
  • Thorrington(63.9 km)
    Thorrington is a pretty village just 10km from the city of Colchester. Thorrington is just 5 minutes from the seaside town of Brighlingsea and has easy access to pretty towns and villages along the East coast of England. From Thorrington you can make easy excursions to nearby Colchester and a day excursion to Cambridge.
  • Heathfield(66.3 km)
  • Colchester(70.4 km)
  • Eastbourne(78.4 km)
  • Lewisham(78.8 km)