Recent reviews Canterbury
[Praskipark, 05/01/2011] Last Christmas we wanted to do something different for our son as a present and as he has always loved gorillas since he was a small boy we decided, through the help of the Aspinall Foundation, to adopt a Western Lowland gorilla for him. My son's adopted gorilla is called Oundi and she is one of the youngest, if not the youngest, gorilla at Howlett's.
In September of this year we decided to visit the family in UK and my son thought it would be an excellent idea to go to Kent to visit the zoo and actually see Oundi. My only concern was - how would we recognise her - don't all gorillas look th
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[samjack, 20/11/2010] Location wise this is the best there can be. 50m from the main pedestrian centre, 50m from the gardens and 50m form pretty much everything. As for the rooms, they are perfectly adequate and satisfied our demands. Cannot praise enough
[hafm1967, 22/01/2010] Just loved it all!!!!!
[footman, 03/12/2009] 1st class, highly recommened to anyone for any purpose of visit
[Clamshell-Worthing, 29/09/2009] Having previously stayed in more expensive hotels actually in Canterbury (one of which was the worst we've ever stayed in, and we have styed in some terrible places over the years!) we decided to go for a B&B a couple of miles outside the city this time and we are so glad we did.
The owner was really friendly and welcoming and the public areas, the lounge and dining room, were lovely. There was even a small bar with a truly impressive proper coffee machine, unusal for a B&B. They used a local coffee blend which was very tasty.
The room was a good size, even though we understand it was the
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[funkyfeet, 03/07/2009] Having studied in Canterbury for three years and feeling guilty that we had'nt explored our home for the past three years we decided to take in all the sites and delights of Canterbury. Without doubt the most enjoyable and fun was Canterbury Historic River Tours, the tour was 40 minutes long and our guide George was hilarious. His knowledge of the history of the builings was excellent laced with great humour, it was obvious that he and the other guides really enjoyed their job as when the differant boats passed they exchanged great banter between them, check out their legging it story! by the
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[Tetenterre, 09/04/2009] Our double room was small but adequate, clean and tidy.
There was evidence of limited-competence DIY in poorly-fitting architrave to bathroom door and incorrectly fitted towel rail in bathroom (falls off when you remove a towel).
The bathroom water was extremely hot -- good for shaving, but caution required with children. The most infuriating aspect was the shower. It was a basic tap-mixer type. The standard procedure of adjusting the temperature at the tap outlet then pulling the diverter rod did not work, presumably because of a disparity between hot and cold water pressures: the resu
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[TheDaz, 23/03/2009] Hidden behind bushes just off the A2 near the village of Dunkirk - the Travelodge for Cantebrury is a fairly unassuming and dull 2 storey building. Sharing a site with a Little Chef and a Petrol Station with shop, the accomodation provides for travellers who are either visiting this end of Kent, or need a stop on the way to the Channel Ports (like I did).
Parking is fairly meager as it shares with the Little Chef, and access is tricky - the slip road fills up with HGVs stopping for the night, and because the A2 is barriered along the median - you need to drive eastwards to the village of Ha
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[Jamie73, 18/02/2008] I only live a fifteen minute drive from Canterbury but I have only visited the Canterbury Tales once and that was about five years ago. The Canterbury Tales is one of Canterburys most popular attractions and here you can see a reconstruction of 14th century England.
The Canterbury Tales is located in the middle of the City of Canterbury and about a five minute walk from Canterbury Cathedral. The train station is about a ten minute walk away and the main bus station is a five minute walk away.
The Canterbury Tales is located in St Margarets Church. Inside you will be taken through the
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[Jamie73, 18/02/2008] BaaBar's nightclub is located directly opposite Canterbury East train station, which is about a 5 minute walk from the City Centre.
BaaBar's is the largest nightclub in Canterbury's and is spread across three floors which each floor having a different type of music playing. Each room also has its own name.
BaaBars
BaaBar's is on the ground floor and is open 7 days a week. In here, they play chart music. On this level there is a large dance floor and plenty of seating areas including tables and chairs, stalls at the bar and comfortable leather sofas. In the middle of the room there
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[daylelisahall, 07/12/2007] About The Marlowe Theatre
The Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury was redeveloped in 2005 and currently it is spread across three floors. Inside, there are two auditoriums, one of which has 1,200 seats and the other one has around 200 seats. Also inside is a bar on each of the three floors, a café and a hospitality suite.
Where Is The Theatre Located
The Marlowe Theatre is at the lower end of the City centre and is easily accessible whatever you choose at your mode of transport. There are plenty of car parks only a few minutes walk away and there is even a car park behind the theatre. The t
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[Jamie73, 19/07/2007] Well as my Dover castle review seemed to go down rather well with ratings received, and this is a rather local attraction to me, I thought I would do a review won Canterbury cathedral.
I can view this beautifully from my office window on my construction site, which I think is a privilege really.
History of the Cathedral
Well I should think most people know something about the cathedral and its history but I will merely scratch the surface of it in this review im sure?
The Cathedral was founded in 597AD by St Augustine who landed on the south east corner of England as a missionary fro
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