Canterbury
The ancient city of Canterbury is
an ideal location to spend time learning or improving your English and
enjoying golf in the Kent countryside (The Garden of England). Canterbury
is also close to London and its international airports of Heathrow,
Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and London City.
In addition, Canterbury is very close to the English Channel Sea Ports
& Channel Tunnel for car transport and to the Eurostar international
train station at Ashford.
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Pilgrims and St. Peter's Language Schools are both
situated in the centre of CANTERBURY (Pop: 40,000). There has been a
city on this site since A.D. 43 and examples of Roman, medieval, Tudor
and Victorian architecture can easily be seen. The magnificent
cathedral, first begun in A.D. 602 and the scene of the martyrdom of
Thomas Beckett in 1170 is world-famous and has been the centre for
pilgrimage since medieval times. It remains the heart of the Anglican
Church.
There are fine museums in the city tracing its history, and many parks
and buildings open to the public.
The history of Canterbury is only one of its attractions. Canterbury has
become one of the major shopping centres in Kent with many leading
stores having branches here as well as a twice - weekly market. All of
these are within a few minutes walk of the Language Schools. Canterbury
is also a University city with The University of Kent situated on a
northern hill overlooking the city.
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Photo used with permission of Canterbury City Council
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Those
interested in the arts are well catered for in Canterbury. There
is the Marlowe Theatre showing a variety of plays and musical
entertainment; also the Gulbenkian theatre at Kent University,
often showing lesser-known and fringe works as well as playing
host to well known artistes such as Ralph McTell. Concerts at
the cathedral, exhibitions in the small art galleries and the
autumn arts festival, together with a cinema providing more
cultural entertainment. For relaxing, the many pubs, wine bars,
cafes, cosmopolitan restaurants and clubs provide the perfect
meeting places for students and tourists.
Canterbury also has a wealth of facilities to cater for a
variety of sports and leisure. From swimming to squash, bowling
to badminton, soccer to snooker, you will find a venue that
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