Canterbury, England
Canterbury was granted UNESCO world heritage status to part of the city, including, St Martins Church, St Augustine's Abbey and the cathedral. The Norman cathedral still dominates the skyline as you approach Canterbury; giving 21stcentury visitors the same sense of awe as their medieval counterparts.
Canterbury was one of the busiest places of pilgrimage in the medieval world and the Canterbury Tales Visitor Attraction takes you back to Chaucers England and the shrine of Thomas Becket, the murdered archbishop. The Museum of Canterbury completes the story of the historic city with Invicta the engine that pulled the worlds first passenger railway and the locally created characters Rupert Bear and Bagpuss.
Today Canterbury still welcomes visitors from all four corners of the world and has, with its many ancient buildings, shops, bars and restaurants, retained both an old world charm and a cosmopolitan vitality. Canterbury has a compact city centre which is closed to traffic during the daytime so that streets and the plentiful attractions may more easily and safely be accessed by walking trails or from April to October with a guided tour.