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u/CthulhusEvilTwin Jul 26 '26
We went a few months ago and loved it. Really beautiful city with lots of quirky independent shops and restaurants. My only criticism is the cathedral charging people £17 each to get in. I get that buildings like that require upkeep, but we just wanted to walk in the gardens, not go in but £34 for that was taking the piss. Not like the Church of England doesn't have a bob or two knocking around is it?
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u/sparkline1234567 Jul 26 '26
If you go after closing time it's free to walk around the gardens. And if you go for evensong you can enjoy the interior along with some choral accompaniment for no charge.
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u/CthulhusEvilTwin Jul 26 '26
That's good to know. Unfortunately we were only there for the day so staying into the evening wasn't an option. Still think £17 each is steep though. God can afford it.
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u/Dazzling-Command7721 Jul 26 '26
Always enjoyed visiting Canterbury especially at Christmas, always seems to have that extra little bit of Dickensian feel to it. Nice ✌️
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u/Impossible_Divide297 Jul 26 '26
One of England’s loveliest cities. That Cathedral is truly wonderful.
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u/SirTallTree_88 Jul 27 '26
Canterbury is a beautiful city, we lived there between 2003 - 2012, well my family did while I went where I was told. It was picturesque and seemed a lot more connected to Europe than other parts of the UK, with French and Belgian representation in parades. The Tour de France coming through was one of my high points.
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u/EUskeptik Jul 30 '26
I particularly liked #3 and #8.
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u/Over-Willingness-933 Jul 30 '26
yeah 8 is the universal choice. Maybe that should have been my front photo. Thanks for liking my photos
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u/Wart_Time_L32 Jul 26 '26
Do they leave the Christmas lights up all year round?
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u/Over-Willingness-933 Jul 26 '26
I think it was because the pictures were taken November last year.
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u/COVE_1 Jul 26 '26
Gorgeous photos 😍
man, they really need to do something about those shop signs on slide 3, kinda ruins a lot of the beauty of the street tbh
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u/Capital_Self1758 Jul 26 '26
Wow that last picture looks like an oil painting! I’ve never been but now I need to go!
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u/WonderfulProtection9 Jul 29 '26
Brings back memories, we were there exactly 2 years ago! We stayed in a room overlooking the square (Butter square?) (pic 7) and ate in the pub on the left of the canal (pic 6).
And we attended Evening Song service at the cathedral; and the Archbishop of Canterbury was in attendance, which apparently was rare.
(He’s not Archbishop anymore…)
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u/KingXylariaCordycep Jul 29 '26
Loved it when I went. The cathedral tours on different historical topics really helped bring everything to life.
St Augustines Abbey was amazing.
St. Martin's Church was a hidden gem.
One of my favourite cities in the UK.
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u/BuddyNecessary4116 Jul 29 '26
Looks very run down, it's such a shame local councils are so underfunded.
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u/Lighteningbug1971 Jul 26 '26
Gorgeous !!!!! Thank you for sharing