Official Canterbury Guided Walking Tour - 11.00 Tour
Recommended by 96% of travelers
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Canterbury, England
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
See more of Canterbury than you would if traveling in a larger tour vehicle on a walking tour that offers an insider’s glimpse into one of Kent’s most picturesque cities. You’ll listen to stories about ghosts, authors, and historical figures that you’re unlikely to find in the guidebook as you wander down medieval lanes and cathedral precincts.
- Delve into the history of Canterbury on a walking tour
- Exploring on foot means you'll have access to hidden nooks
- Discover parts of the city that you might otherwise have missed
- The short duration of this tour is ideal if you're time pressed
What's Included
- A tour of the central city lanes, plus the famous Cathedral Precincts (grounds)
- Fully qualified Green Badge Canterbury City Guide
- Children's Activity Sheet & History Trail - Ask your guide on arrival
- Entry to attractions
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Butter MarketButter Mkt, Canterbury CT1, UK
Daily Tour: Please meet your Guide in the Buttermarket, outside the main Cathedral Gate. Guides wear a red sash. Please note you may finish your tour in a different location (usually the High Street).
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.11:00 am
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Stroller accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Carer Policy: We extend our concessionary rate to guests with a disability. Free entry is offered to carers accompanying those with a disability. To book a daily tour online, please book your concessionary place. Let us know you will be bringing a carer with you (no carer ticket will be required on arrival)
- At the guide's discretion, well behaved dogs on short leads are welcome
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
thehowson4
Fantastic walking tour with Alex. We learnt so much about the history of Canterbury delivered with great knowledge in a humorous way. Brilliant storytelling, highly recommend.
Reviews
4.9
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Susan_C, Jul 2026
Very knowledgeable guide. Was interesting to find out so much about Canterbury. Highly recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for this kind 5* review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your walkiing tour of Canterbury
Lily_N, Jul 2026
Very knowledgeable guide, good level of detail for a first visit to Canterbury. Margaret is excellent! Would recommend doing a separate inner visit to the Cathedral since the tour only includes the grounds.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for your 5-star review. It's great to hear that you found the tour a useful introduction to the city; we hope you enjoyed the rest of your time in Canterbury :)
John_L, Jul 2026
A very interesting guided tour, learnt lots of history about Canterbury.
The tour guide was excellent!
Response from Host, Jul 2026
We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us. Thank you for booking with Canterbury Guided Tours :)
Steve_A, Jun 2026
Great experience with a great guide.
Explained to whole history of Canterbury.
Would highly recommend the tour.
Tks Adrian.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for your review, we are very happy to hear that you enjoyed your guided tour of Canterbury
Kim_S, Jun 2026
Very informative background of Canterbury and it’s rich and prominent place in history. Our guide was friendly accommodating and knowledgeable
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Many thanks for your 5-star review, it is much appreciated. We are very pleased to hear that you enjoyed discovering Canterbury's fascinating history on your tour with us.
Yvonne_W, Jun 2026
Excellent short tour of Canterbury. Our guide was very knowledgeable and interesting. Add on the Cathedral tour to see it all.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for your review, we are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your guided tour with us.
Deirdre_W, Jun 2026
My sister and I attended the Viator guided tour of this historic city. Kirsten, our guide, made the history of Canterbury come alive with her knowledge of events - some of them quite quirky but always interesting - explaining time, place and people in ways that one would remember. The ancient and modern history of the cathedral were focussed on as well as past social and cultural events in the city. Unusually, language associations were explained which were satisfying.
We would thoroughly recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for your review and recommendation - it's lovely to hear how much you enjoyed the tour and appreciated your guide's presentation. We will pass on your comments to Kerstin :)
Wendy_O, Jun 2026
Really good tour. Very informative and interesting. Our guide was fantastic. Definitely worth doing as a first time visitor to canterbury
Response from Host, Jun 2026
It's great to hear you appreciated the tour and found it a useful introduction to the city. We hope you will visit Canterbury again :)
Arina_Z, Jun 2026
It was such a great tour! An amazing time in Canterbury and our guide was so knowledgeable and passionate. His poetry reading skills were unmatched! He gave us so much interesting information about the town and its history, answered all our questions and gave us great recommendations on where to go after the tour. Thank you!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
I can tell from your comments who your guide was! Mark is our fantastic theatrical guide :) He will be thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your tour, thank you for your review.
Robert_M, Jun 2026
Mark was incredible! Very informative and witty. Good pace. Our best walking tour ever. Highly recommended!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for your lovely comments and recommendation - how fabulous to hear it was your best tour yet! Mark will be thrilled to know how much you enjoyed it :)
Charles_B, May 2026
There was a mine full of interesting history that we could all relate to. A very engaging and knowledgeable guide.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for leaving this kind reveiw, we are delighted you enjoyed your tour. Thank you again for booking with us.
Mill_W, May 2026
Great tour, lovely guide, very good price. Very easy to book on the site. Good to start your trip with this tour to orientate yourself in Canterbury.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for booking with us and leaving this kind reveiw. We are so pleased you enjoyed your tour. It's a great indrodution to the city.
Marc_G, May 2026
We had a wonderful experience in Canterbury. It’s a lovely town and the tour guide we had he was terrific very knowledgeable and at very funny. We would give him a 10+ and recommend him for tours in the future.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for your lovely comments, we are very happy to hear how much you enjoyed your tour with us and time in Canterbury - we hope you will visit our beautiful city again.
Nin_C, Apr 2026
So interesting! Our tour guide was great - spoke very clearly and was very knowledgeable - brought Canterbury to life!
Response from Host, May 2026
We are delighted to hear how much you enjoyed the tour with us, we hope you will visit Canterbury again.
Andreas_M, Apr 2026
David was a wonderful and extremely knowledgeable guide. I would absolutely recommend this experience to others.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for your lovely comments and recommendation - we are delighted to hear how much you enjoyed the tour.
Humphrey_A, Mar 2026
We found Adrian our guide warm and engaging. He has a vast store of historical knowledge which he shared
with timely clarity despite the bitter wind and odd shower.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
We are so pleased that you enjoyed your tour despite the chilly spring weather! Thank you for booking with us, we hope you enjoyed the rest of time in Canterbury.
James_L, Feb 2026
I think other people in my group enjoyed this way more than I did. I found reading about Canterbury on Wikipedia far more interesting than this tour itself. I have come to expect over the years that the guides on tours I have booked via Viator tend to ask everyone their names, where they are from, I tegtate thst into their tour, add a little humor. This seemed like a dry history lesson on boring subjects in the cold.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Thank you for your review; it is disappointing to read that the tour fell short of your expectations. Canterbury has an incredible history which can be seen as you explore the city, so it is surprising to hear you found it a little dull.
All of our guides have a different style but they all enjoy engaging with customers. If you return to Canterbury we would be pleased to welcome you on another tour with a different guide - just get in touch.
We hope you enjoyed the rest of your time in the city.
Mei_D, Feb 2026
Our guide alice was knowledgable and friendly! She made the group laugh many times and the other gentlemen leading the other groups tour was also very friendly!
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Thank you for your comments - it's lovely to hear that you enjoyed your tour :)
Kira_K, Jan 2026
I was really surprised to get such a great tour for such a pleasant price. It's definately worth it 200%. I got to know a lot of new information and really enjoyed the stories and the way Will was presenting them! Also, I've used a partnership discount at the local cafe for my morning tea and scones, which was a pleasant addition. Thank you, guys!
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thank you for your lovely comments which we will pass on to Will - it's wonderful to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us.
Andrew_C, Jan 2026
It's was a very pleasant tour of streets of Canterbury Town. The tour guide was very good and the information and histoey was very interesting to learn.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thank you for your review, we are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the tour.
Daniel_N, Jan 2026
Wonderful experience. Alex was out your guide and he was very knowledgeable. Your was supposed to be 90 minutes and we got an extra ten minutes of information. We took the tour of Canterbury Cathedral afterward and that tour guide don’t know as much as Alex did. I would recommend.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
We are so pleased to hear of your positive experience on our walking tour, thank you for your review. We will let the guide know.
Sheena_U, Dec 2025
Really interesting tour of the history of Canterbury.
Our guide was very knowledgeable and spoke clearly and was very engaging.
Highly recommend for an interesting way to learn about this historic city.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you so much for your review - it's wonderful to hear how much you enjoyed your tour with us.
Bruce_M, Dec 2025
Fabulous introduction to Canterbury! Learned a ton about the city’s origins and evolution from Roman times to present. Highly recommend this walking tour!
Response from Host, Dec 2025
We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your tour of Canterbury. Thank you for your review.
Linda_A, Dec 2025
Very knowledgable and well paced tour. Tour included history and architecture information. Meeting place was exact. Our group was small and so it was easy to hear at each stop.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you very much for your review and great comments. We are very pleased you enjoyed your tour.
Heather_B, Nov 2025
Guide walks quickly, but very good and checking all group members are together
LOTS of walking, many cobbled streets!
But very knowledgeable guide!
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you for your review, we're pleased that you enjoyed your tour.
Amy_H, Nov 2025
Brilliant guide and a really informative intro to Canterbury. Thank you for a brilliant morning, we learnt a lot!
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Great to hear! Thank you so much for your review and lovely comments, we're so pleased to hear you had a great time :)
Karen_M, Nov 2025
Keith was a great guide. Really very well informed, we learnt a lot about the history of Canterbury.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
We are pleased to hear you enjoyed your with us, thank you for your review
Clare_G, Oct 2025
Pauline was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about Canterbury, buzzing with anecdotes and historical stories. Throughly enjoyable even though it was a cold day, and a must to get a potted history of the City. I would recommend Comfy shoes as there is a lot of walking on cobbled streets.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you so much for your review. Pauline will be delighted to know how much you enjoyed your tour despite the cold!
Teresa_B, Oct 2025
Excellent walking tour, fun and very informative. Katie kept us moving at a perfect pace and answered all of our questions.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
We are so pleased to hear how much you enjoyed you tour with Katie, and will pass on your comments. Thank you for booking a guided tour with us.
Elyse_S, Sep 2025
Great knowledge and entertaining anecdotes. Jane was the best even in a downpour!! Viator Tours are always great! Highly recommend.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for your lovely review - we're happy to hear how much you enjoyed your tour, even in the rain!
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