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Canterbury
Cathedral and Chaucer — Kent pilgrimage.
— Journey —
90 min
Canterbury — the mediaeval capital of English Christianity, seat of the Archbishop, pilgrimage terminus of Chaucer's Tales — is ninety minutes from London by FFGR chauffeur. The Cathedral's Trinity Chapel and Becket's murder site, the Roman forum beneath the Canterbury Roman Museum, and the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey (UNESCO) form a cultural day of extraordinary density. FFGR London arranges pre-opening Cathedral access, private guides, and Whitstable oyster lunch extensions (fifteen minutes).
— Signature Experiences —
- ·Canterbury Cathedral UNESCO (Becket shrine)
- ·St Augustine's Abbey ruins
- ·Canterbury Roman Museum
- ·The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge
- ·Whitstable oysters & harbour (15 min)
— Signature Hotels —
- ·The Abbots Barton Hotel
- ·The Falstaff Hotel Canterbury
- ·Eastwell Manor (15 min)
- ·The Wife of Bath (Wye)
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