Canterbury, Kent - photos, places to go and more

[editor]

Canterbury was one of those places that I'd never got around to visiting, but I was really blown away by how lovely the city is. And there's history everywhere!

The beautiful architecture of Canterbury, Kent, England – in photos

 

[danski]

Ah, shit. Would've met you for a beer if I'd known.

Eta...lovely photos. You really did it justice.

 

[editor]

Ah, shit. Would've met you for a beer if I'd known.

It was a bit of a flying visit so didn't even have time for a beer - I had a bloody amazing pizza at Chapter though.

 

[danski]

It was a bit of a flying visit so didn't even have time for a beer - I had a bloody amazing pizza at Chapter though.

Yeah, was puzzled for a sec seeing that pic as it's only very recently opened. Thanks for the recommendation

 

[editor]

Yeah, was puzzled for a sec seeing that pic as it's only very recently opened. Thanks for the recommendation

I was the nicest pizza and salad I've had in a long time. Miles better than the ones in Brixton. My only disappointment was that I even if I didn't get even if I didn't bump into 70s prog stalwarts Caravan busking by a medieval pub. That would have the trip even better.

 

[danski]

 

[danski]

Dunno if you've seen this editor but there's loads of recognisable stuff...


The camera starts its journey pretty much from outside The Bishops Finger then up the high street

 

[editor]

Dunno if you've seen this editor but there's loads of recognisable stuff...


The camera starts its journey pretty much from outside The Bishops Finger then up the high street

That's great - I'll add it to my feature - cheers!

 

[Mumbles274]

Great blog editor

 

[Artaxerxes]

Visited it one winter with the snow falling, was gorgeous.

Be nice to go back at some point.

 

[editor]

Visited it one winter with the snow falling, was gorgeous.

Be nice to go back at some point.

When I was there I thought that it must look beautiful in the snow. Something always seems extra-pleasing about the combination of medieval buildings in the snow/old pubs/coal fires/ale etc etc

 

[Artaxerxes]

When I was there I thought that it must look beautiful in the snow. Something always seems extra-pleasing about the combination of medieval buildings in the snow/old pubs/coal fires/ale etc etc

It was bloody cold

Canterbury High St by chiron3636, on Flickr


Snowy Cloisters by chiron3636, on Flickr

 

[editor]

It was bloody cold

Canterbury High St by chiron3636, on Flickr


Snowy Cloisters by chiron3636, on Flickr

I was kind of thinking more of the deep'n'crisp'n'even kind of snow!

 

[sim667]

Ooh I went for the first time last year

My album - Canterbury 2016

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Wot, no Bagpuss?

 

[killer b]

My only disappointment was that I even if I didn't get even if I didn't bump into 70s prog stalwarts Caravan busking by a medieval pub.

I was listening to a Caravan album earlier.

 

[editor]

I was listening to a Caravan album earlier.

In The Land Of Grey And Pink is bloody brilliant.

 

[killer b]

This was Cunning Stunts. Great opening track, lost interest quite quickly after that.

 

[iamwithnail]

My other half went to uni there, and I absolutely adore it, as it's mostly full of happy memories. I'd actually reasonably happily move to Canterbury.
It's super twee though.

Eta: And when it snowed bigtime in 2010, I got 'snowed in' there a few times and couldn't get back to work on the monday. Such hardship. We went sledging down St Stephen's Hill instead.

 

[brogdale]

Had to bump this for this brilliant photo showing the construction of the University of Kent in 1968. I love the contradiction of 19thC technology with the white heat of technology associated with Wilson's plate glass expansion.

 

[clicker]

It's a great place to mooch about. Only really got to know it well last summer, by walking every street.






Then spent Christmas Eve there unexpectedly. Had been shopping, but as it grew dark and twinkly it was too lovely to leave. Sat outside Houdinis and the house magician was excellent...just really hands on, close up card tricks and mind reading. Only 5 of us there all evening. One of those totally unplanned brilliant evenings.