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Canterbury, The Perfect Christmas Destination
From cobbled streets to the best independent shops, Canterbury is the place to go for a festive shopping experience like no other. I remembe…
The Campfire Tales: Meet the Storyteller
This month, The Canterbury Tales launches a weekly programme of twilight storytelling events. The Campfire Tales will embrace the city’s anc…
Brand New Wand-Carving Workshop!
Here are the Canterbury Tales, we are delighted to announce our brand new Wand Carving Workshops! Following the huge success of Black Wolf S…
Saturn’s Selfies
Meet Saturn the Dragon, star of the puppet show ‘Saturn’s Fury’ which debuts next week over the Half Term in The Canterbury Tale’s Medieval …
Tips for Tracing Your Family Tree – Guest Blog
Here at the Canterbury Tales, we are very proud to work with Hall of Names. Delving into the history of your family has never been easier… H…
Meet the Actors- #6 Robert Powell
Welcome to the final part of our ‘Meet the Actors’ series, in which we introduce the talented actors who voice our lively characters! The Ca…
Meet the Actors- #5 Ronald Pickup
Welcome to the fifth in our series of ‘Meet the Actors’ in which we introduce the talented actors who voice our lively characters! The Cante…
Meet the Actors- #4 Bernard Cribbins
Welcome to the fourth in our series of ‘Meet the Actors’ in which we introduce the talented actors who voice our lively characters! The Cant…
Meet the Actors- #3 Roy Kinnear
Welcome to the third in our series of ‘Meet the Actors’ in which we introduce the talented actors who voice our lively characters! The Cante…
Meet the Actors- #2 Freddie Jones
Welcome to the second in our series of ‘Meet the Actors’, in which we introduce the talented actors who voice our lively characters! The Can…
Contagious at The Canterbury Tales Shortlisted for ScareCON award
Following a successful debut year, the team at The Canterbury Tales are delighted to reveal that its Halloween event Contagious has been sho…
Meet the Actors- #1 Prunella Scales
Welcome to the first in our series of ‘Meet the Actors’, which will span the next 6 weeks. We are introducing the talented actors who provid…
Nominations for Kent Literacy Awards
The Canterbury Tales is delighted to be continuing in its role as an Ambassador for the Kent Literacy Awards, for the 2nd year running. Nomi…
Special Offer for Local Schools
The Canterbury Tales Gives Local Pupils a Fun Learning Experience for Less Award-winning visitor attraction The Canterbury Tales is slashing…
Artisan Christmas Fair
Kick-Start Your Christmas Shopping at the Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales is throwing open its doors in November for the return of its…
New Theatre Package
Offering the perfect combination of heritage and culture, the new packages include a tour of the award-winning historic attraction followed …
Rediscover the Canterbury Tales
Rediscover the Canterbury Tales £20,000 investment signals new era for one of Kent’s best-loved visitor attractions The award-winning Canter…
The Canterbury Tales receives accolade for warm welcome
The Canterbury Tales has been awarded a special ‘Welcome Accolade’ by VisitEngland, recognising the warm welcome and excellent customer serv…
Artisan Christmas Gift Fair
The Canterbury Tales is seeking stall-holders for a special festive market with a medieval twist. On Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November, the…
Christmas Gift Fair
Award-winning attraction The Canterbury Tales throws open its doors this month for its first ever Christmas Artisan Gift Fair – a special fe…
A funny thing happened on a tour of the city
Take a trip to Canterbury in Kent this April and you’ll get a rare opportunity to explore this beautiful cathedral city with a twist of humo…
A soaking in the stocks!
Medieval Fun at the Canterbury Tales In medieval times they were used to punish people who had committed petty crimes, but it was all smiles…
Are you brave enough?
If you’re looking for some grown-up chills this Halloween, head to The Canterbury Tales in Kent, where Chaucer’s classic stories will be tak…
Attraction seeks volunteers with the fright factor!
Fancy wearing some gruesome make-up and jumping out at visitors at one of the county’s most popular attractions? If you think you’ve got the…
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Canterbury, The Perfect Christmas Destination 19th November 2018 From cobbled streets to the best independent shops, Canterbury is the place…
Brushing up on your Chaucer
As painting and decorating jobs go, keeping one of Kent’s most popular visitor attractions looking its best is an unusual task. When The Can…
Buster's Book Club
Buster's Book Club The Canterbury Tales Visitor Attraction is proud to be supporting the KM Charity Group’s home reading initiative – Buster…
By Geoffrey it's FREE! Attraction waives entry cost for everyone sharing celebrated poet's name
The Canterbury Tales is offering FREE entry to anyone called Geoffrey next month, in honour of the celebrated poet whose tales are so vividl…
Calling all Medieval Knights, Potters, Archers and Craftsmen – The Canterbury Tales needs you!
The Canterbury Tales visitor attraction is organising a medieval market and is on the look-out for artisans, craftsmen, musicians and other …
Celebrate Valentine's
CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY AT THE CANTERBURY TALES -Geoffrey Chaucer was the first to connect St Valentine with romantic love- There’s a very…
Celebrating Magna Carta 800
CELEBRATE THE 800th ANNIVERSARY OF MAGNA CARTA WITH THE CANTERBURY TALES - Free activities for kids of all ages! - Award-winning attraction …
City Attraction Makes Learning Fun!
Top Kent visitor attraction The Canterbury Tales has launched special educational visits for school pupils to complement their classroom stu…
Come and join ‘The Peculiar Pilgrimage’ as The Canterbury Tales offers fully guided tours for the first time
Visitors have a chance to make their own piece of history this summer by taking part in the very first fully guided tours held at The Canter…
Comedy Tours - back by popular demand!
The Canterbury Tales’ first ever series of Comedy Tours has proved so popular, the award-winning attraction is relaunching them next month (…
Costumed Character Experience
Costumed Characters Take the Lead in Presenting Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales Medieval costumed characters will make a return pilgrimage to…
Costumed Guides Help the Canterbury Tales Celebrate 25Th Anniversary
Medieval costumed characters have been recruited to help mark the 25th anniversary of The Canterbury Tales, the award-winning visitor attrac…
Escape to Kent Life and the Canterbury Tales
Escape to Kent Life and the Canterbury Tales Two of Kent’s top visitor attractions are promising a warm welcome for Londoners who are lookin…
Free Medieval Fun Day at the Canterbury Tales
Come and enjoy children’s fancy dress, archery, bouncy castle and more A Medieval Fun Day at The Canterbury Tales visitor attraction promise…
Half Term Trail
SPECIAL HALF-TERM TRAIL AT THE CANTERBURY TALES- And it’s Kids for a Quid if you book online! - The award-winning Canterbury Tales visitor a…
Lyndsay joins as new Manager
A former Canterbury High School pupil is returning to the city to take the helm of one of Kent’s most popular attractions. Lyndsay Ridley, 3…
Magical Medieval Christmas
CHRISTMAS FUN MEDIEVAL STYLE AT THE CANTERBURY TALES!Enjoy a magical medieval Christmas this year at the award-winning Canterbury Tales attr…
Medieval Fayre
All the Fun of the Canterbury Tales Medieval Fayre The Canterbury Tales visitor attraction is organising a free medieval fun day and is on t…
Medieval Market Comes To Canterbury | The Canterbury Tales Visitor Attraction, Canterbury, England
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More Medieval Fun announced
A Medieval Fun Day at The Canterbury Tales visitor attraction promises fun for all the family on Saturday 14 June. Organisers are capitalisi…
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Private Evening HireThe Canterbury Tales is available for hire all year round for private functions. The attraction offers an unusual and un…
Open air theatre at The Canterbury Tales
Two Noble Kinsmen: Open-air theatre marks Shakespeare's birth The award-winning attraction The Canterbury Tales marks the 450th anniversary …
Pilgrims in the Footsteps of Geoffrey Chaucer…
Literary pilgrimsLiterary pilgrims who completed a 65-mile walk from London to Canterbury to recreate Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales en…
Special Summer Holiday Offers & Promotions
Celebrating 25 years Saturday 10th – Friday 16th AugustAre you celebrating your 25th birthday or 25th wedding anniversary this year? Bring a…
Spine-Chilling Spooks This Halloween at the Canterbury Tales
Spine-Chilling Spooks This Halloween at the Canterbury Tales For gruesome, grown-up chills, head to the award-winning Canterbury Tales attra…
The Canterbury Tales and Westgate Towers!
The Canterbury Tales has now partnered up with the Westgate Towers! Giving you the opportunity to explore more of Canterbury’s medieval hist…
The Canterbury Tales becomes a Learning Destination!
We have some exciting news that we would like to share with you. The Canterbury Tales Vistor Attraction has recently become an approved “Pub…
The Canterbury Tales Marks 25Th Anniversary By Sponsoring Pilgrims Hospices
As The Canterbury Tales prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary this year it has decided to mark this milestone by sponsoring Pilgrims Ho…
The Canterbury Tales partners with BEST WESTERN Abbots Barton Hotel
The Canterbury Tales has teamed up with the BEST WESTERN Abbots Barton Hotel to offer a range of tempting group refreshment packages. The th…
The Canterbury Tales Winds Back Ticket Prices to 1988
The award-winning Canterbury Tales visitor attraction is slashing its ticket prices in half for one week only to mark its silver anniversary…
We are recruiting!
Chaucer Costumed CharacterThe Canterbury Tales Zero hour contracts available initially£6.32 per hour Within ‘The Canterbury Tales’ Visitor A…
Whitefriars Christmas Market
WHAT’S IN A NAME? FIND OUT WITH THE CANTERBURY TALESAT THE WHITEFRIARS CHRISTMAS MARKET Did you know that if your second toe is longer than …