Canterbury’s Perfect Visitor Attraction For Visiting Groups
The intimate style and manner in which our tour is conducted makes us the perfect attraction for any group visit to the city.
Canterbury’s ‘Welcome to the City’ Tour
For groups visiting Canterbury and Kent, Canterbury Historic River Tours is proud to announce our ‘Welcome To The City Tour’ for groups arriving in Canterbury before 11am in the morning.
Our guides will welcome groups arriving at Canterbury’s coach drop off point at Whitefriars and will offer passengers a free orientation tour of the city whilst showing them down to the tour departure point. Upon arrangement, we can also welcome groups at Canterbury’s Coach Park, just off Kingsmead Road.
Great
Great entertainment. Our “captain” Roy was brilliant. The time passed in a flash and we all left with smiling faces. We gained a great amount of history from the trip
Date of experience September 2024
Recommended
Well worth taking this trip, the guide gave an excellent commentary & was able to answer our questions. It was so interesting to learn about the history of Canterbury & something of what life was like in the Medieval times
Date of experience September 2024
No one should miss this trip when they visit Canterbury
We had an excellent trip with Oliver. He gave us lots of information about the history of Canterbury and the route followed by the boat. It was a unique experience and something that no visitor to Canterbury should miss.
Date of experience October 2024
Great Experience
It was a pleasure to take part in this tour – it was an amazing experience. The weather was great and we had a chance to discover new places in Canterbury from a different perspective.
Date of experience October 2024
Funny and informative
Leon, our guide, was funny and knowledgeable. Great tour would definitely recommend. Got good information and history of the area.
Date of experience October 2024
Excellent river tour
Our tour guide was very informative and gave us lots of interesting facts. The tour takes you to a part of Canterbury that you wouldn’t normally see. Well worth the money.
Date of experience November 2024Tour Availability
These tours are available if pre-booked Monday-Friday March-October before 11am in the morning, weather and river conditions permitting. Book early as we see this as being a very popular introduction and means of getting into the city centre with the Cathedral and all the other main attractions situated only a couple of minutes away.
About our multi-award winning guided tours
The relaxed style and manner in which our tour is conducted makes us the perfect attraction for any group visit to the city.
Our tour guides deliver a narrative rich in Canterbury’s history at a level to suit the various ages of the school groups we cater for.
Speaking slowly and clearly our guides tailor the tour towards their target audience, taking into account competency with the English language and history.
Our tour guides deliver each tour in an entertaining, humorous and relaxed manner.
The tour itself lasts 45 minutes. It is necessary to allow for up to one hour in order to allow the time needed for loading and unloading the boats.
Our ideal location in the centre of the High Street, and only a five minute walk from Canterbury Cathedral gates and coach drop-off points.
We can meet groups at their coach drop-off point upon request.
For groups of 12 or more, a discount programme is available. These discounts are dependent on total participating numbers and the time the tour will take place.
Due to the specific nature of our business and our previous experience with group enquiries / bookings, we have found that to best serve your requirements it can be easier to contact us directly by email.
You are also welcome to contact us by phone on 0044 (0)1227 379600 or 0044 (0)7790 534 744.
Award-winning tours
“One of Kent & Canterbury’s Favourite Things to do!”