Canterbury Cathedral
Seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury and part of the World Heritage Site; Romanesque and early Gothic, partly rebuilt after a fire in 1174.
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The cathedral, the medieval walls and the Westgate on the River Stour
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Canterbury is a walled city on the River Stour and the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The cathedral, the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey and St Martin's Church together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and much of the medieval centre still sits inside the line of the city walls, entered from the west through the Westgate.
The centre is small and flat. The High Street and St Peter's Street run from the Westgate to the cathedral's Christ Church Gate, with the Beaney museum and the visitor information centre on the way; Canterbury West station is just outside the Westgate and Canterbury East is beside the walls on the south side.
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Seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury and part of the World Heritage Site; Romanesque and early Gothic, partly rebuilt after a fire in 1174.
Grade I listed gateway leading from the city centre into the cathedral precincts.
Ruins of a Benedictine monastery founded in 598 and dissolved in 1538, now looked after by English Heritage.
A working parish church on the eastern edge of the city, part of the World Heritage Site with the cathedral and the abbey.
The largest surviving medieval city gate in England, built of Kentish ragstone around 1379; the road still runs between its drum towers.
Riverside gardens on the Stour next to the Westgate.
出行指引
The map shows Canterbury and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
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The cathedral opens to sightseers from 10.00 Monday to Saturday and the church from 12.30 on Sundays, according to its website; services can close parts of it.
Canterbury West suits the Westgate end of the city and the high-speed line; Canterbury East is closer to the walls and the south side.
A stretch of the medieval wall near Canterbury East and Dane John Gardens can be walked on top; it is a quick way between the station and the cathedral.
St Augustine's Abbey and St Martin's Church are a short walk east of the cathedral, outside the walls.
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