Wincheap Guest House

I offer you warm hospitality and a comfortable and relaxed place to stay.Wincheap Guest House has six bedrooms both en-suite and standard roomsare available. All my rooms have central heating colour television and tea/coffee facilities.A varied breakfast menu is available with special diets catered for on request.

I'm situated eight minutes walk from the Town centre, Cathedral and bus station. Four minutes walk from the Canterbury East Train station. The University and St Lawrence Cricket ground (home of Kent cricket club) is a five minute drive. Open All year Free private Car Park. All Major credit cards accepted. Recommended by Rough Guide to Europe and Let's Go

Canterbury England's most famous cathedral city, Canterbury sits in one of the most attractive corners of rural Kent and has been welcoming visitors for over 2000 years. The city is easy to reach by road, rail, air and sea. With part of the city designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, Canterbury today is a delightful mixture of architecture, history, arts and culture, museums, shops of every description, visitor attractions and good restaurants and pubs.The City has been a significant player in England's history since its beginnings as the Roman settlement of Duovernum. It was to Canterbury that Augustine came in AD597, sent from Rome to bring Christianity to England. Ruins of the abbey he founded, now an English Heritage site, stand just outside the city walls in Longport. Along with the cathedral and England's oldest parish church of St Martin, St Augustine's Abbey make up the city's World Heritage Site. Canterbury is a joy for tourists all year round, with its architectural splendours, varied visitor attractions and shops of every description. Canterbury is a small city and mostly pedestrianised, so exploring is best done on foot. Make your first stop at the Canterbury Visitor Information Centre in St Margaret’s Street, to pick up a free copy of the Canterbury Visitor Guide - an invaluable publication containing a map and listings of all the city’s visitor attractions - and perhaps even to book your accommodation for the night. No trip to Canterbury is of course complete without a visit to the Cathedral, England’s most famous place of worship and mother church of the Anglican communion (entrance on Buttermarket). Wander around the peaceful precincts, or visit just before Christmas and marvel at the serenity of a candlelit carol service. The Canterbury Roman Museum in Butchery Lane is closeby, with its fascinating subterranean exhibition, original mosaic floors and an entertaining but educational `hands-on’ area for children. Mary Tourtel, the creator of Rupert Bear, lived, worked and studied in Canterbury. Children and adults alike will delight at the Rupert exhibition at the Canterbury Heritage Museum in Stour Street, which also traces the history of the city from Roman times to the present day. Open daily except Christmas day, the Canterbury Tales Visitor Attraction in St Margaret’s Street, is an exhibition for the senses! Experience the sights, sounds and even smells of medieval England. Housed within the Beaney Institute in the High Street, a fine example of Victorian architecture, is the Royal Museum and Art Gallery with collections of porcelain and art, touring exhibitions and an extensive display of medals and gallantry awards. If you still have some energy left, explore one of England’s finest medieval fortified gatehouses, the West Gate Museum, which affords panoramic views of the city from its battlements. You can also practise brass rubbing here. Also worth a visit are Eastbridge Hospital in the High Street, a medieval pilgrim’s hospital; Greyfriars, a 13th century building spanning the River Stour; Canterbury Environment Centre in Palace Street, a converted medieval church, now host to a number of exhibitions and events and a vegetarian cafe and Canterbury Castle in Castle Street, the ruins of a Norman castle keep with information panels and a viewing area. Despite its diminutive size, there are plenty of green spaces in and around Canterbury for a casual stroll, an escape from the bustle of the shopping streets or a family picnic whilst watching the world go by. Canterbury is also proud of its floral displays - the riverside Westgate Gardens have some of the best, which have earned the city much praise from residents and visitors alike. The Dane John Gardens offer summertime concerts and an amazing children’s maze. The Riverside Walk, from Kingsmead Coach Park as far as the West Gate is a pretty way to reach the city centre. Relax in a comfortable seat for a summertime guided punt tour of the River Stour. Soar above the city in a hot-air balloon - bookings can be made at the Canterbury Visitor Information Centre, or see Canterbury the way our aristocratic ancestors did - in a horse-drawn carriage. If the thought of all this exercise makes you feel hungry, there are many delightful pubs, cafes, restaurants and inns nearby. Even when the shops and visitor attractions are closed, there is still plenty to see in the city. Canterbury boasts one of the best theatres outside London, The Marlowe in The Friars often hosts pre- and post-West End shows, plus everything from Shakespeare to stand-up comedy. The Gulbenkian at the University of Kent also has shows throughout the year. Film buffs will delight at Canterbury’s two cinemas - the traditional ABC in St George’s Place and Screen 3 at the University of Kent (see Gulbenkian above) which screens `arthouse’ movies. Information on theatre and cinema programmes is available at the Canterbury Information Centre. Good restaurants and pubs serving food can be found throughout the city - you can even dine al fresco in the summer months. Younger visitors will enjoy Canterbury’s vibrant club scene, with three main venues in the city centre.

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