See the best of Canterbury in a short space of time with this guided tour around its Cathedral precincts and medieval lanes. No need to worry about navigating as a guide leads the way and keeps you entertained with stories of famous historical figures, writers, artists, and even the city’s hauntings.

Explore the city of Canterbury with a guide to lead the way
A great way to get your bearings of the city without studying a map
Find out about the city’s history and its most famous residents
See some of Canterbury’s most impressive sights—such as the Cathedral

What's Included

A tour of the central city lanes plus the famous Cathedral Precincts (grounds)

Entry to attractions

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Butter Market
Butter Mkt, Canterbury CT1, UK
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.

Start time

02:00 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible

Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Carer Policy: We extend our concessionary rate to guests with a disability. Free entry is offered to carers accompanying those with a disability. To book a daily tour online, please book your concessionary place.
Well behaved dogs on leads allowed
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Claire_D

Excellent walking tour of Canterbury. Pauline was a lovely guide, very knowledgeable. It was the perfect length (about an hour and a half) and covered the key areas and history of the city. Would highly recommend booking this tour.

Reviews

5.0

147 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travelers.

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Canterbury walking tour

linda_m, Sep 2023

The historical stories she related to us and the time she took to answer questions. I believe our guide was Kirsten.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Kerstin - thank you for taking the time to write a review

Everything you need to know about Canterbury, great tour

Arianna_O, Sep 2023

Very interesting tour, the language was clear (English is not my first language, so foreigners can follow as well)

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you for your review. It's great to hear that you enjoyed the tour and that you could understand our guide clearly. I hope you enjoyed the rest of your time in Canterbury also :)

Most knowledgeable tour guide

Elizabeth_P, Aug 2023

Best walking tour guide ever. We were a large crowd but he did a great job at managing all of us. He was extremely knowledgeable and pleasant and always checking in with the group. Would love to rent him for a week and just learn from Him.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Julian will be delighted (and very flattered!) to hear you enjoyed his tour so much! I'll see how much he charges for a week, haha! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review - we hope you enjoyed the rest of your time in Canterbury :)

History and Geography brought together.

Ravishankar_S, Jul 2023

The hugely knowledgeable guide told the historical tale so well, bringing in relevant architecture, social and religious aspects as relevant. Kudos to the elderly gentleman 👌👏

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you for your review - we are so pleased that you enjoyed all aspects of your tour and the information given by your Guide.

Thorough and interesting tour by a dedicated guide

Yekaterina_I, Jul 2023

Great tour of Canterbury with a passionate and knowledgeable guide - we learned a lot and got a good taste of the town and cathedral. Highly recommend!

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Lovely to hear that you enjoyed your guided tour with us and came away with a better understanding of Canterbury. Thank you for your review

Best way to enjoy Canterbury

Nayana_P, Jun 2023

The guide was amazing! Extremely funny, very knowledgeable and could see the passion in his eyes- he absolutely loves his job! Thank you for a wonderful tour! Have it 4 stars because of the small area that was covered, but 5⭐️ to the guide!

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you for your great review and especially your comments about our guide which we will pass on. There is so much to see in Canterbury that we do try and keep to the highlights in the city centre for our 90 minute tours so we can cover as much information as we can in the time available.

Great communicator

WILLIAM_K, May 2023

Mark was the ultimate communicator. Very knowledgeable. Enthusiastic with good acting skills as well!

Response from Host, May 2023

As an actor I am sure Mark will be pleased to know his skills were appreciated! Thank you for taking the time to write a review; we are very pleased to hear you enjoyed your tour.

Dull

Jane_H, Apr 2023

Detailed knowledge of retail in Canterbury. No humour or in-depth information. Very small area covered.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you for taking the time to post this review. We are very sorry to learn that the tour you experienced fell far short of your expectations and regret the disappointment this caused you. We value all feedback as it enables us to maintain and improve the high standards to which we aspire. Our guides are all qualified by the Green Badge Guide certification as a minimum and we apologise that this did not come across on this occasion. I do hope you were able to enjoy the rest of your visit to Canterbury.

Recommended

Sonja_D, Apr 2023

Very interesting, captivating and enriching tour with bits and pieces of information that you wouldn’t be able to find in a guide book. Even the tween and teens listened until the end.

FAB

Elizabeth_C, Nov 2022

It was very informative from start to finish, our guide was lovely would certainly do another tour with Viator

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Thank you for taking the time to review your walking tour with us - we're delighted to hear you enjoyed it.

Nice informative walk

Andreas_K, Nov 2022

Half city, half cathedral. Very nice and informative walk. There is a minimum character count, that’s a joke.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Thank you for your review; we're happy to hear you enjoyed your tour with us

Great tour!

Michael_M, Oct 2022

Our tour guide Adrian was most informative, interesting and a very pleasant guy. He was most accomodating too, even extending our tour a little to show us some more interesting buildings. Would thoroughly recommend Adrian and the tour company.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

We are delighted you enjoyed your tour with Adrian and thank you for taking the time to post a review.

The historical factor...

Jill_M, Oct 2022

The historical factor about Canterbury, Thomas Beckett, the black prince and the cathedral. Great guide who was very knowledgeable

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you so much for leaving a review. I am so pleased that you enjoyed learning about the varied history of Canterbury. Our Guides are all Green Badge qualified with the Institute of Tour-Guiding and so pride themselves on continually developing their knowledge and guiding skills.

Excellent tour

P_T, Sep 2022

Great way to see the city! Ian our guide was very informative and had a great sense of humour really enjoyed the tour! Thanks

Response from Host, Sep 2022

Thank you for your review - we are very happy to hear you enjoyed your tour with Ian, and will pass on your comments to him also

Great tour

Steven_S, Sep 2022

Very informative tour and great guide. Lots of little tidbits of interesting information. We enjoyed ourselves!

Response from Host, Sep 2022

Thank you for your review. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your walking tour with us.

Hands down best option

Tyler_M, Aug 2022

Perfect pace, excellent length, best summation of hundreds of years of history in 90 min as possible

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Many thanks for your review. I am so pleased that you enjoyed every aspect of this tour. Our Guides work really hard to ensure that they impart their knowledge in the most interesting and engaging way.

Doreen was a great guide....

Nathaniel_W, Jun 2022

Doreen was a great guide. Route was fun and covered a great spread of info. You get to go into the cathedral grounds but not inside.

Response from Host, Jun 2022

I am so pleased that you enjoyed your walking tour with Doreen. We give the only walking tours that are allowed to go into the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral. There is so much to be seen and stories to be told from the outside, it is quite a privilege.

Great guide

Paul_B, May 2022

Guide was enthusiastic and had a great sense of humor. Very knowledgeable about the city and it’s history.

Response from Host, May 2022

We're delighted to hear you enjoyed your tour of Canterbury with us. Thank you for taking the time to review your tour.

Do this, it’s a great history lesson

David_H, Apr 2022

The guide certainly knew his history. A very pleasant hour and a half with not too much walking. Really interesting stories. Thoroughly recommended.

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Our Guides are absolute experts on Canterbury and its history; I'm pleased you learned a lot and enjoyed your tour with us. Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

Informative and friendly.

Norman_P, Feb 2022

Well worth doing, friendly and informative. It made a big difference to our weekend to have an understanding of the history of Canterbury.