Canterbury Cathedral

Here's Gregory! He can't wait to meet you all. Gregory will engage young visitors with the Cathedral’s history and heritage through fun activity trails in the popular Explorer Backpacks, learning resources and the new Media Guide (coming in 2019).

Nearly there! Gregory is ready to meet you all on his adventures round the Cathedral.

Who's this? Pamela Pigeon is Gregory's cheeky pal and they explore the Cathedral together.

Look at those friendly eyes, we can't wait to meet you Gregory!

Let's meet Gregory Gargoyle!

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An Explorer Backpack! Gregory is always prepared to discover every inch of the Cathedral.

First look... a wing!

Here we go, let's meet Gregory!

Are you ready to meet Gregory Gargoyle? Keep following us as we unveil our new friend.

Join us tomorrow for our last Discovery Day of the summer and meet our new friend, Gregory Gargoyle! Hear tales from our storyteller and make your own hand puppet to put on a show! Drop in to the schools' department 11.00-15.00

It is visiting choir season! Services until Wednesday will be sung by the Finish Cantors. goo.gl/bcBC6n

It is visiting choir season! Services today will be sung by the Lloyd's Choir. goo.gl/bcBC6n

Happy #Internationaldogday 🐶🐾

The bank holiday weekend has arrived! If you are planning visit to the Cathedral do remember we have a daily programme of mini talks covering a variety of fascinating topics including: Early Canterbury Saints; The Chapter House; Women in the Cathedral and The Cathedral in WW II goo.gl/WvWLTM

Exciting progress on #TheCanterburyJourney this week as the first new paving was laid down! Over the course of the project, the south Precincts will be re-landscaped with a lovely York Stone which will provide better access and create a more cohesive journey through the site. Keep up to date with the progress on our website >> https://goo.gl/bHjeES

Turner Contemporary's exhibition, Animals & Us, explores the relationship between humans and animals. Many of the tombs around the Cathedral feature animals at the foot of the effigy. Some are heraldic with carved lions and eagles, and some represent a favourite pet such as a lap dog. What other animals can you find on effigies around the Cathedral? #Beastoftheweek https://goo.gl/dQX6G8

Today we celebrate the Feast of St Bartholomew 07.30 Matins 08.00 Holy Communion 12.00 Confessions 12.30 Festal Communion Service for St Bartholomew... 17.30 Choral Evensong http://bit.do/eutHs
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It's been a packed summer of fun at the Cathedral, but there's still one more Discovery Day to come - meet the newest member of our team, Gregory Gargoyle! Drop in 11.00-15.00 next Wednesday 29 August to meet Gregory, plus crafts and storytelling from The Canterbury Tales Visitor Attraction Don't miss out! >> https://goo.gl/FmKtMo

great place to visit, full of history both good and bad, well worth a visit

Wonderful architecture and history at a significant religious epicentre. Lovely volunteers bring it all to life.

We have spent two nights staying in Canterbury and attended evensong on both evenings. It was absolutely lovely. A beautiful place.

Thoroughly enjoyed learning about the history of the Cathedral particularly in relation to the Australian connections, didn’t realise several Australians were involved in one way or another with it. What amazing history and the guides were all so helpful. The garden was worth visiting too, beautiful roses 🌹 apart from the functionality of the garden in providing herbs etc. Well worth a visit.

The most gorgeous place to celebrate my son's graduation. The staff are so friendly and helpful.

It was a great experience visiting the cathedral An knowing the history of the place. Amazing gratitude from the staff an easy excess to look around. It was wonderful place to visit to.........

Fantastic day. Wonderful building. History oozing from every crevice. I thought the guides were excellent. Polite and informative. Everyone respected the service that was taking place in the crypt.

Would recommend to everyone. Go and learn and enjoy

Chapel is amazing with so much to see and take in. The staff have fantastic knowledge and are only to happy to pass this on if asked. A must see..

Beautiful, stunning architecture, spiritually peaceful when not so busy, we went on a rainy day and was perfect........a must when visiting Canterbury

Amazing structure with great history. Great to see my daughter had her congregation in this historic cathedral. There is peace, serenity and an unknown power in the place that makes your mind so relaxing even when you are among thousands of audience.

Actually went to see the precincts gardens, which were open to the public this weekend. Very lovely walled gardens with beautiful cathedral as backdrop. The cathedral as usual lived up to expectation. So magnificent and the history interesting. The restoration which has taken place since we last visited is very evident and worthwhile. Well worth a visit!

A must-visit site. I knew I would enjoy myself, but my family and I were truly blown away by it this summer. I can't wait to return! Beautiful inside and out, and a lovely Evensong service as well.

A good place to worship our God Father. The story of Thomas Becket reminded us to focus on the Christian faith rather than the Church's architecture. And this is the reason why I chose to have Sunday service here.



I'm from Hong Kong, so it is very precious for me to visit Canterbury Cathedral. I will never forget what the Bible say and treasure the connection with other Christians. From time to time, I will visit your official webpage to listen the sermons in the future. May the love of Jesus Christ be with you always.

This is a beautiful Cathedral and takes a while to walk around inside and out.

Definitely a must see. Shame it was a bit noisy and scaffolding due to restoration when we were there.

I loved the Cathedral but didn’t like the scaffolding! I know that can’t be helped but........

Queue was long just to get inside the grounds

Was a busy bank holiday so would explain

Nice place for a visit with amazing history,, The reason it lost two stars is because of the price to get in, I know it costs a lot for the up-keep but a donation would be better than the set price.

Beautiful building,but so expensive to go in. Should God’s house charge such a high fee if a fee at all? I appreciate the up keep costs must be very high but.....

£12.50! To get in what s ripoff and it’s got scaffolding all over it so should be discounted too

great place to visit, full of history both good and bad, well worth a visit

Wonderful architecture and history at a significant religious epicentre. Lovely volunteers bring it all to life.

We have spent two nights staying in Canterbury and attended evensong on both evenings. It was absolutely lovely. A beautiful place.

Thoroughly enjoyed learning about the history of the Cathedral particularly in relation to the Australian connections, didn’t realise several Australians were involved in one way or another with it. What amazing history and the guides were all so helpful. The garden was worth visiting too, beautiful roses 🌹 apart from the functionality of the garden in providing herbs etc. Well worth a visit.

The most gorgeous place to celebrate my son's graduation. The staff are so friendly and helpful.

It was a great experience visiting the cathedral An knowing the history of the place. Amazing gratitude from the staff an easy excess to look around. It was wonderful place to visit to.........

Fantastic day. Wonderful building. History oozing from every crevice. I thought the guides were excellent. Polite and informative. Everyone respected the service that was taking place in the crypt.

Would recommend to everyone. Go and learn and enjoy

Chapel is amazing with so much to see and take in. The staff have fantastic knowledge and are only to happy to pass this on if asked. A must see..

Beautiful, stunning architecture, spiritually peaceful when not so busy, we went on a rainy day and was perfect........a must when visiting Canterbury

Amazing structure with great history. Great to see my daughter had her congregation in this historic cathedral. There is peace, serenity and an unknown power in the place that makes your mind so relaxing even when you are among thousands of audience.

Actually went to see the precincts gardens, which were open to the public this weekend. Very lovely walled gardens with beautiful cathedral as backdrop. The cathedral as usual lived up to expectation. So magnificent and the history interesting. The restoration which has taken place since we last visited is very evident and worthwhile. Well worth a visit!

A must-visit site. I knew I would enjoy myself, but my family and I were truly blown away by it this summer. I can't wait to return! Beautiful inside and out, and a lovely Evensong service as well.

A good place to worship our God Father. The story of Thomas Becket reminded us to focus on the Christian faith rather than the Church's architecture. And this is the reason why I chose to have Sunday service here.



I'm from Hong Kong, so it is very precious for me to visit Canterbury Cathedral. I will never forget what the Bible say and treasure the connection with other Christians. From time to time, I will visit your official webpage to listen the sermons in the future. May the love of Jesus Christ be with you always.

This is a beautiful Cathedral and takes a while to walk around inside and out.

Definitely a must see. Shame it was a bit noisy and scaffolding due to restoration when we were there.

I loved the Cathedral but didn’t like the scaffolding! I know that can’t be helped but........

Queue was long just to get inside the grounds

Was a busy bank holiday so would explain

Nice place for a visit with amazing history,, The reason it lost two stars is because of the price to get in, I know it costs a lot for the up-keep but a donation would be better than the set price.

Beautiful building,but so expensive to go in. Should God’s house charge such a high fee if a fee at all? I appreciate the up keep costs must be very high but.....

£12.50! To get in what s ripoff and it’s got scaffolding all over it so should be discounted too

great place to visit, full of history both good and bad, well worth a visit

Wonderful architecture and history at a significant religious epicentre. Lovely volunteers bring it all to life.

We have spent two nights staying in Canterbury and attended evensong on both evenings. It was absolutely lovely. A beautiful place.

Thoroughly enjoyed learning about the history of the Cathedral particularly in relation to the Australian connections, didn’t realise several Australians were involved in one way or another with it. What amazing history and the guides were all so helpful. The garden was worth visiting too, beautiful roses 🌹 apart from the functionality of the garden in providing herbs etc. Well worth a visit.

The most gorgeous place to celebrate my son's graduation. The staff are so friendly and helpful.

It was a great experience visiting the cathedral An knowing the history of the place. Amazing gratitude from the staff an easy excess to look around. It was wonderful place to visit to.........

Fantastic day. Wonderful building. History oozing from every crevice. I thought the guides were excellent. Polite and informative. Everyone respected the service that was taking place in the crypt.

Would recommend to everyone. Go and learn and enjoy

Chapel is amazing with so much to see and take in. The staff have fantastic knowledge and are only to happy to pass this on if asked. A must see..

Beautiful, stunning architecture, spiritually peaceful when not so busy, we went on a rainy day and was perfect........a must when visiting Canterbury

Amazing structure with great history. Great to see my daughter had her congregation in this historic cathedral. There is peace, serenity and an unknown power in the place that makes your mind so relaxing even when you are among thousands of audience.

Actually went to see the precincts gardens, which were open to the public this weekend. Very lovely walled gardens with beautiful cathedral as backdrop. The cathedral as usual lived up to expectation. So magnificent and the history interesting. The restoration which has taken place since we last visited is very evident and worthwhile. Well worth a visit!

A must-visit site. I knew I would enjoy myself, but my family and I were truly blown away by it this summer. I can't wait to return! Beautiful inside and out, and a lovely Evensong service as well.

A good place to worship our God Father. The story of Thomas Becket reminded us to focus on the Christian faith rather than the Church's architecture. And this is the reason why I chose to have Sunday service here.



I'm from Hong Kong, so it is very precious for me to visit Canterbury Cathedral. I will never forget what the Bible say and treasure the connection with other Christians. From time to time, I will visit your official webpage to listen the sermons in the future. May the love of Jesus Christ be with you always.

This is a beautiful Cathedral and takes a while to walk around inside and out.

Definitely a must see. Shame it was a bit noisy and scaffolding due to restoration when we were there.

I loved the Cathedral but didn’t like the scaffolding! I know that can’t be helped but........

Queue was long just to get inside the grounds

Was a busy bank holiday so would explain

Nice place for a visit with amazing history,, The reason it lost two stars is because of the price to get in, I know it costs a lot for the up-keep but a donation would be better than the set price.

Beautiful building,but so expensive to go in. Should God’s house charge such a high fee if a fee at all? I appreciate the up keep costs must be very high but.....

£12.50! To get in what s ripoff and it’s got scaffolding all over it so should be discounted too