Canterbury with London to Dover Transfer

This private tour starts in London and visits Canterbury Cathedral, about 62 miles (100km) away, before ending at the Dover cruise port.

After meeting your guide at your London hotel, you depart for Canterbury, a cathedral city that has drawn visitors and pilgrims for over 1,400 years.

Canterbury Cathedral's oldest surviving section is the Norman crypt, built in the late 11th century and one of the largest of its kind in England. The cathedral you see today largely dates from a major rebuilding after a fire in 1174 destroyed much of the original choir, giving Canterbury some of the finest early Gothic architecture in the country, along with medieval stained glass windows that are among the oldest in England still in their original location.

The cathedral's most famous event took place in 1170, when Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered inside by knights loyal to King Henry II following a dispute over the rights of the church. Becket's shrine became one of medieval Europe's most visited pilgrimage sites, and it was this pilgrimage that inspired Geoffrey Chaucer to write The Canterbury Tales in the 14th century, following a group of travelers on the road from London to Becket's shrine, the same route your tour retraces today.

After the cathedral visit, you have free time in Canterbury for lunch (meal not included) before the drive to the Dover cruise port.

• This tour is not available on Sundays
• Walking is easy overall, though the cathedral involves stone floors and some steps; a folding wheelchair can be accommodated with advance notice, but some interior areas may be inaccessible.
• As Canterbury Cathedral is an active place of worship, modest dress (shoulders and knees covered) is