Our visit to Canterbury was dominated by the Cathedral (naturally) but we saw some of the rest of the town as well. We stayed at a YHA place that wasn't as nice as some of the other hotels nearby, but was pretty great by hostel standards.
With the kids, we didn't want to walk into town, so we drove into the middle. We parked by the old walls. The moat outside has been turned into a car park, a rather clever use.
The old walls have gates every now and again. We passed through Burgate, which led us onto a charming street with a lot of history and some fun decorations.
The street soon came to a town square right by the Christ Church Gate.
Tomorrow we'll visit the Cathedral!
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| Our place |
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| Fancier place two blocks closer to the city |
With the kids, we didn't want to walk into town, so we drove into the middle. We parked by the old walls. The moat outside has been turned into a car park, a rather clever use.
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| How do you get in? |
The old walls have gates every now and again. We passed through Burgate, which led us onto a charming street with a lot of history and some fun decorations.
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| An old building with a new shop |
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| Random street corner with Our Lady watching over it! |
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| Close up of Our Lady |
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| St. Thomas Catholic Church (with its bell tower!) |
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| Rude gargoyle? |
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| Gentler gargoyle |
The street soon came to a town square right by the Christ Church Gate.
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| A town square |
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| The roads of Canterbury |
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| Christ Church Gate |
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| Gate details |
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| Jesus on the gate! |
Tomorrow we'll visit the Cathedral!
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