Dover Private tour, Canterbury - 4 hours
Walking tour in the historic cathedral city of Canterbury, home to the oldest cathedral in England
Private Tour:
Ref:
DOV001
Up to:
4
People
Duration:
4
hour(s)
Activity level:
About this tour...
Your route will start through the edge of the town of Dover where you will see the world's busiest ferry port before passing between the famous White Cliffs and up into the North Downs, a range of hills that runs along the north of Kent. Your journey takes you along the historic A2 road, built by the Romans nearly 2000 years ago, to the historic city of Canterbury. The first known visitor to the area was Julius Caesar who visited four times, firstly in the year 55 BC. The city itself was founded by the Romans, and it is home to the oldest parish church in England. Later the capital of the Kingdom of Kent, it was here in 597 AD that the first cathedral in the English-speaking world was built and St Augustine became the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
As well as being known for the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket which took place in 1170, the world famous Murder in the Cathedral, one of the main locations of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 and the destination of the world's first railway to carry a scheduled passenger service, the Crab & Winkle Line which opened in 1830. The city has many literary links too, including Geoffrey Chaucer, Charles Dickens and James Bond author Ian Fleming.
The walking tour will cover the main points of interest in the city, with its combination of architecture from the Middle Ages, the late 17th century and post World War II, you will hear stories about the buildings and some of the people who lived in or visited the city. Your tour of the city will finish outside the cathedral (entrance to the precincts to be paid at the time) and can include the outside of the building and the King's School, probably the oldest school in the world. You will then have time to explore the building with the option of taking an audio tour or joining one of the cathedral's scheduled tours: further details at
www.canterbury-cathedral.org
Note: The cathedral's rules do not permit your guide to show you round inside the building.
You will then return to Dover by-passing Canterbury and then travelling through some of the delightful scenery of the North Downs, optionally passing locations linked to the James Bond series of books.
Meeting point
Cruise ship terminal
A note from your guide
Entrance to the cathedral may be restricted due to events and services taking place; see the website for short-term closures.
Price includes entrance to included attractions for 2 persons. Adjustments according to number of people will be calculated at booking stage.
What is included
Travel to and from Canterbury
Entrance to the cathedral
What is extra
Guiding inside the cathedral
Options €
Entrance to cathedral over 2 people (per pers.)
16
This Tour is available in:
Child friendly
Wheel chair friendly
Type of transportation
English, Deutsch
Yes
Yes
Executive car
Your Private Tour Guide
Frank
Based near Canterbury in the delightful county of Kent, known as the Garden of England, Frank holds the highest guiding qualification, the coveted blue-badge, for South East England and is qualified to guide in both the English and German languages on foot, on a coach or in his own luxury car which is fully licenced and insured for carrying passengers.
Background
After leaving school he studied at universities in both Britain (German) and West Berlin (Business Studies). While in Berlin, he started running skiing holidays for fellow students, and he still has friends he made at that time.
After university Frank set up his own business in tourism, first of all in Kent, then later opened a branch office in Germany, and he considers himself to be very lucky to have been in Berlin on 11 November 1989 when the Wall "fell", an experience he will never forget. After some years, with major shifts in the industry, he decided to change direction and train as a tourist guide. His only regret: that he hadn't made the change many years earlier.
Frank has a range of hobbies which include photography and sailing his small boat, and he is active in his local community, sitting on various committees, one of them being, thanks to his extensive sailing experience, the local Water Safety Committee.
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€
545
Prices are generally for the whole group and not per person (except for tours including meals and other entrance fees to attractions included in the tour).
Variations (+ or -) may apply depending on the number of people and will be calculated before adding to Cart.
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