Canterbury Guided Tours

Name: Canterbury Guided Tours
Address: Christ Church Gate, The Precincts, Canterbury, CT12EE, GB
Telephone: +441227459779
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Official Guided Tours of Canterbury, led by entertaining and fully qualified Green Badge Guides. Daily tours at 11am with additonal 2pm tour April-October.

Private tours, school groups, clubs and organisations welcome! Tickets available from our website; www.canterburyguidedtours.com, or in person from the Visitor Information Centre (the Beaney) and the Roman Museum. Tours depart daily from the Buttermarket (opposite the Cathedral Gate entrance) at 11am (and 2pm April-October).

22/10/2026

🚂 A City of ‘Firsts’ - 26th Oct

From the first abbey and cathedral, to the first gas lights and department store, and first passenger railway; your expert guide, Ziggy, will lead you through the city exploring the well known, and lesser-known ‘firsts’ the city can lay claim to.

Monday 26th October
10.30am

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📚 Tales of Literary Canterbury – 29th Oct

Join renowned historian, Doreen Rosman, to find out what famous literary visitors thought of Canterbury - and how the city impacted the lives of writers born or educated in it. From Jane Austen to the Orange Street Theatre and very early Canterbury Festival plays – this is a walk not to be missed!

Thursday 29th October
10.30am

Tickets available from Canterbury Festival

19/10/2026

🧑‍🎨 Hidden in Plain Sight – Public artworks big & small - 20th Oct

Join our guide, Kerstin, on this fascinating walk exploring artworks around the city – from the big and the bold, to those small and hidden. The question is – how many of them have you actually seen?

Tuesday 20th October
11am

📖 An A-Z (almost) of Canterbury’s Literary Connections – 22nd Oct

In addition to the big names, Amanda uncovers some of the more unusual and lesser-known literary connections in the city – do you know who Lady Wootton was? What are the strange markings in the Whitefriars, and how often do you walk past one of the Cozen’s stones?

Thursday 22nd October
10.20am

Tickets available from Canterbury Festival

19/10/2026

Join our guide, Lynsey, for this special festival walk.
You'll be guided through Canterbury's medieval streets on a pilgrimage to the site of the Golden Shrine of the Holy Saint Thomas......But!
What was life really like for Geoffrey Chaucer, his pilgrims, and the people of Canterbury during the most CATASTROPHIC century in human history?

Welcome to the 14th century!

Friday 30th October
10am & 2pm

Tickets available from Canterbury Festival

14/10/2026

Canterbury Festival is starting this week and we're so excited! Some of our walks are sold out but there are still tickets available for an amazing range of walks, from Literary tours to Statues and Chaucer!

Book now at https://canterburyfestival.co.uk/
Get your tickets whilst you can!

12/10/2026

Why we do what we do.... Canterbury Guided Tours provide a (not-for-profit) service to the city of Canterbury by offering the highest quality tours to visitors; showcasing the city, the Cathedral, the incredible history and all the wonderful sights it has to offer. They are informative and entertaining, and we are delighted to say that customers agree!

Daily tours still running at 11am and 2pm throughout October. Private tours available anytime!

07/10/2026

Did you know that all of our guides are professionally qualified Green Badge City Guides? The Green Badge is a highly coveted accolade achieved only by completing the accredited training course and passing the relevant exams (set by the Institute of Tourist Guiding, which is the officially recognised standard-setting and awarding body for tourist guiding in England.) Basically, our guides really know their stuff!

Many of our guides have a background in education, but we also have actors, authors, artists, designers, project managers, pharmaceutical workers and musicians to name a few!

One thing they all have in common is their love of history and the city of Canterbury, and sharing that passion and knowledge with visitors to the city.

We offer our daily tours come rain or shine. Come and say hello to our guides – we can’t wait to welcome you to Canterbury!

30/09/2026

We are once again proud to be supporting the wonderful Canterbury Festival this October with a programme of specially curated themed walks.

Choose from Marlowe, Canterbury creatures, WWII, Chaucer, public artworks and statues, Jewish Canterbury, civil war, pilgrimage, plus many more!

Book now: canterburyfestival.co.uk

07/07/2026

Having fun in the sun on one of our city tours 😎

Join us at 11am or 2pm from the Buttermarket to explore Canterbury with one of our expert and entertaining guides.

Book online at CanterburyGuidedTours.com or grab your tickets from the Canterbury Roman Museum or The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge

18/03/2026

Canterbury Festival's 'Step into Spring' starts tomorrow, 19th March!

Some of our brilliant guides are leading walks, with just a few tickets now left for 'Born & Bred in Canterbury', taking place on Sunday 22nd March. Join us to discover the city’s famous faces! Starting in the 16th Century with Christopher Marlowe, explore the places associated with historical figures born and brought up here through the centuries, including Robert Cushman, Aphra Behn, Rev Richard Barham, James Beaney, T.S. Cooper, Mary Tourtel and more recently, Orlando Bloom.

Tickets available here:
https://canterburyfestival.co.uk/whats-on/born-and-bred-in-canterbury/.

13/10/2025

Many congratulations to our newly qualified Green Badge City Guides! We all enjoyed a wonderful evening, attended by the Lord Mayor of Canterbury and the Institute of Tourist Guiding to present their well-earned certificates and badges.

The Westgate Towers medieval gateway in cake-form is as remarkable as the real thing!

Canterbury BID British Guild of Tourist Guides South East England Tourist Guides Association Westgate Towers Museum & Viewpoint Visit Canterbury

Address

Christ Church Gate, The Precincts
Canterbury
CT12EE

Telephone

+441227459779

Website

http://www.canterburyguidedtours.com/

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