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Live tours in Canterbury

Explore Canterbury, United Kingdom, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Canterbury Cathedral, Westgate Towers and St Augustine's Abbey on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

9 live tours From 17,00 €

Explore Canterbury live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Cathedral Precincts is worth asking about: the walled close of quiet courtyards around the cathedral.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Canterbury Cathedral The seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury since 597 AD and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Westgate Towers The last surviving medieval gate into the city, built in the 1380s.
  • St Augustine's Abbey A ruined abbey founded in 598 AD, now a UNESCO-listed ruin beside the cathedral.
  • Eastbridge Hospital A medieval hospital built for pilgrims, still giving almshouse care today.
  • Greyfriars Chapel The oldest Franciscan building in England, standing on a small island in the river.
  • The Old Weavers House A timber-framed Tudor house built directly over the River Stour.
  • Whitefriars The main shopping street, laid out over the site of a former friary.
  • River Stour The chalk river that loops around the old city walls.

Neighbourhoods

  • Cathedral Precincts the walled close of quiet courtyards around the cathedral
  • Westgate independent shops and pubs along the river near the old gate
  • St Dunstan's a Tudor-era street leading out toward the old London road

Food to know

  • Whitstable oysters
  • Kentish ale
  • Romney Marsh lamb
  • Kentish cobnuts
  • Cream tea with Kentish strawberries

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Good to know about Canterbury

Do I need to be in Canterbury to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Canterbury, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.8 and 1 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English, French and German; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.