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Canterbury holidays

January 2024

  • Madame Oiseau<br>Raspberry Marzipan2

    Notes on chocolate
    Notes on chocolate: sweet surprises on an outing to Canterbury

    A craft chocolatier makes the walled city well worth the journey

February 2017

  • bedroom corner house canterbury

    British boltholes
    The Corner House, Canterbury, Kent: hotel review

    Any doubts about the roadside location of this restaurant with rooms are soon overcome by its comfort, sumptuous food, Tudor charm – and secondary glazing

May 2015

  • Stained glass windows from the 12th and 13th century go on display inside Canterbury Cathedral.

    Visitors enjoy Canterbury cathedral's celebrated stained glass at ground level

    Great south window has come down to earth to be rebuilt, allowing visitors to revel in the work of Master of Methuselah

June 2014

  • Man Punting Tourists Along The Westgate Gardens On The River Stour - cycling guide page 81

    Cycling breaks in England
    Canterbury trails: pedalling the Garden of England

    Biking along the Crab and Winkle Way to Whitstable

May 2013

  • The Foundry, Canterbury

    Britain's best budget eats
    Top 10 cheap places to eat in Canterbury

    Tourists flock to Canterbury for its historic buildings, winding river and Chaucer associations. But how does it fare for cheap places to eat? Tony Naylor updates a previous Guardian guide to the city's budget restaurants by choosing 10 new favourites

January 2013

  • Man Punting Tourists Along The Westgate Gardens On The River Stour Canterbury Kent, UK

    Punting in Canterbury

    Punting in Canterbury has a novel twist with a park and punt service that allows you to scour the river Stour for wildlife

October 2011

  • marlowe theatre

    Marlowe theatre – review

    The new Marlowe theatre in Canterbury ticks all the boxes – but where's the drama, wonders Rowan Moore

September 2011

  • New Marlowe Theatre in Canterburym, designed by Keith Williams architects

    Marlowe theatre: curtain rises on Canterbury's £25.6m revamp

    Glittering inaugural programme to include everything from Philharmonia Orchestra and Shakespeare to Peppa Pig

April 2010

  • 10 of the best
    Ten of the best trips to Canterbury

    John Mullan picks 10 of the best trips to Canterbury in literature

December 2009

  • Deesons restaurant, Canterbury

    Britain's best budget eats
    Canterbury's top 10 budget eats

    Annabelle Thorpe shows you where to enjoy fantastic food for under a tenner in this Kentish city

June 2009

  • Guide to summer pubs
    The White Hart

    Canterbury: This quaint pub is tucked away from the hoards of city-centre tourists and offers traditional, modestly priced pub grub

February 2009

  • Downhill Hostel, Castlerock, Northern Ireland

    Budget travel guide
    Hoscars' top 10 UK hostels

    Find style and comfort on a budget at the UK's best hostels, as voted at this year's Hoscars awards

December 2008

  • Tromostovlje square in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

    Expert panel
    The expert panel

    This week's question ... Where do you shop for quirky Christmas gifts?

March 2008

  • Trips and tips
    Trips and tips

  • Checking in
    Checking in

May 2007

  • Café Mauresque, Canterbury

    Top 10 veggie eats

    From the best veggie Balti in Birmingham to a French fine-dining restaurant where veggies can feel as pampered as their meat-eating friends, Vicky Baker tips her top 10 UK vegetarian restaurants.

October 2006

  • Jay Rayner on restaurants
    Michael Caines at Abode, Canterbury

    Restaurant review: A catalogue of small oversights culminates in one rather large culinary problem - a restaurant you'd do well to avoid. Jay Rayner wonders how a celebrated chef can get it so wrong.

September 2006

  • Checking in
    Abode, Canterbury

    Do hotelier Andrew Brownsword and two-Michelin-star chef Michael Caines understand the definition of personality?

February 2006

  • Jay Rayner on restaurants
    One we made earlier

    They serve their own bread and chocolates, and will soon have their own smokehouse... The Granville proves if you want something done well you have to do it yourself, says Jay Rayner.

February 2005

  • Jay Rayner on restaurants
    Steamy stuff

    With its no-nonsense interior and scintillating food, the Goods Shed next to Canterbury's station has Jay Rayner struggling to control his carnal urges.

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