Church, mosque or temple · United Kingdom · England
Canterbury Cathedral
England's mother church of the Anglican faith and a pilgrimage site since the Middle Ages.
UNESCO World Heritage Paid entry about 1.5 h
For storytellers
Why Canterbury Cathedral matters
Canterbury Cathedral has been a centre of English Christianity for over a thousand years, and was the destination of pilgrims in the Middle Ages. The murder of Thomas Becket here shaped its history. It forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the nearby abbey ruins.
Talking points
- Pilgrims came here for centuries.
- It figures in Chaucer's tales.
- A UNESCO World Heritage site.
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