Chaucer Lodge
Canterbury, Kent

Chaucer Lodge is in addition to being the ideal place to stay when visiting Canterbury is also an excellent base for exploring Kent. To the North are the seaside resorts of Whitstable (famous for its sea food) Herne Bay and Margate. East are Sandwich and Dover. South are Ashford, Maidstone and Leeds Castle whilst in the West are Royal Tunbridge Wells and Hever Castle. Chaucer Lodge provides comfortable relaxed accommodation for day trips to London and for visits to France.

Remember here in Kent spring comes early, Autumn lingers longer and Winter is milder. After all Kent is the garden of England and can be visited enjoyably during any season.

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Canterbury, England's most famous cathedral city of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and now a UNESCO world heritage site sits on the River Stour in one of the most attractive corners of rural Kent. It is easily reached by road, rail or sea, and has been welcoming visitors for thousands of years. The Norman cathedral still dominates the skyline as you approach the city, giving 21st century visitors the same sense of awe as their medieval counterparts. Making a pilgrimage was an important part of medieval life and pilgrim's flocked to the city to visit the shrine of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, who was murdered in his cathedral. Today Canterbury still welcomes visitors from all four corners of the globe and has, with its many ancient buildings, shops, bars and restaurants, retained both an old world charm and a cosmopolitan vitality.