Take time to look around...
The hotel is located approx 6km (4m) from Canterbury City Centre. This City is England’s most famous Cathedral City and was the setting for Chaucer’s famous Canterbury Tales. Now a UNESCO world heritage site, Canterbury sits on the River Stour and is one of the most attractive corners of rural Kent.
The Norman Cathedral still dominates the skyline as you approach the City, giving 21st century visitors the same sense of awe as their medieval counterparts. Making a pilgrimage was an important part of medieval life and pilgrims flocked here to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket who was murdered in the Cathedral.
Today the bustling university town of Canterbury still welcomes visitors from all four corners of the globe and has, with it’s many ancient buildings, shops, bars and restaurants retained both an old world charm and a cosmopolitan vitality.
Additional local attractions and approximate distances:
The Norman Cathedral still dominates the skyline as you approach the City, giving 21st century visitors the same sense of awe as their medieval counterparts. Making a pilgrimage was an important part of medieval life and pilgrims flocked here to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket who was murdered in the Cathedral.
Today the bustling university town of Canterbury still welcomes visitors from all four corners of the globe and has, with it’s many ancient buildings, shops, bars and restaurants retained both an old world charm and a cosmopolitan vitality.
Additional local attractions and approximate distances:
- Dover (Ferry to the continent) 30km (19m)
- Lakeside Shopping Centre 70km (43m)
- Bluewater Shopping Centre 60km (38m)
- Eurotunnel (Folkestone) 35km (22m)
