Excursions
Canterbury
The historical cathedral city of Canterbury, with its narrow
streets and walkways, is best explored on foot. It is the home of
Christianity in England, and has been the ultimate destination for
pilgrimages in England for centuries, as described in Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales. The...
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Set atop a lake in a picturesque valley in Kent near the town of
Maidstone, with imposing battlements and a 500-hectare Tudor
garden, Leeds Castle has been described as 'the most beautiful
castle in all the world'. Once a residence of British Queens...
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The charming town of Windsor sits on the River Thames, 20 miles
(32km) west of London, and is dominated by the magnificent Windsor
Castle, the world's largest and oldest occupied castle. The castle
was built by William the Conqueror almost a thousand years...
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