Canterbury is a historic town in the county of Kent. Since there are lots of students, it’s a lively town. There are so many nice coffee shops and restaurants. I’m a very big fan of Pret A Manger and I think one of the prettiest Pret A Mangers is the one in Canterbury. It was fun to sit next to the window and watch people walking up and down the High Street.
I must say that the best chicken wings that I’ve ever eaten were in a restaurant called Porc & Co on Sun Street. As you can see from its name, the restaurant’s speciality was actually pork but I’m not a big pork fan and I was lucky they were serving chicken too.
Another good restaurant was Bill’s on 5, Rose Lane. They open at 8, which is a good thing for early birds like us. Delicious breakfast, very friendly staff and cozy decoration.
The most famous building of Canterbury is the Canterbury Cathedral that is on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
We stayed in Thomas Ingoldsby, a hotel with thirteen rooms, located above a Wetherspoon pub. It was fun to stay in a pub as we could grab a drink or something to eat before we went to bed. Its location was also very central. If you are worrying about the noise of the pub, I can assure you the room was very silent.
Canterbury is a beautiful town but it’s small too so I wouldn’t recommend you spend more than two days there, unless you want to explore other nearby towns, such as Whitstable or Margate.
We were torn between going to Whitstable and Margate but finally we decided to go to Whitstable. Whitstable is a small seaside town with a long beach. It was very windy when we were there so we couldn’t spend much time on the beach but it was a very picturesque town. If you like seafood, this fisherman town is a great place for you.