Why is Canterbury so famous?

What is Canterbury Most Famous For? Canterbury is famed for its splendid cathedral and atmospheric medieval streets. A lively and multinational student population adds a more youthful element, and no doubt helps to sustain a good selection of attractive pubs and a healthy café scene.



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Canterbury Cathedral has been a major pilgrimage destination for many centuries and it was the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170 and his subsequent canonisation in 1173 that made Canterbury Cathedral the third most important site of Christian pilgrimage in the world, after Jerusalem and Rome.

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For over a thousand years, Canterbury Cathedral has been a place of significant pilgrimage. Whether this was to honour the bravery of St Alphege or to receive the healing water of St Thomas, pilgrims have journeyed to Canterbury along numerous pilgrim paths which crisscross the Weald and Down as they head east.

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Canterbury Cathedral could have been an integral Hogwarts filming location for the globally-adored series, but authorities refused Warner Bros permission to shoot at the historic place of worship. Durham Cathedral was instead used, with the cloisters regularly being spotted on screen.

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Canterbury Cathedral welcomes thousands of people every year, both setting out on, and finishing, their journey of pilgrimage.

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A copy of the 1215 Magna Carta survives today in a late thirteenth-century register (CCA-DCc-Register/E (General Cartulary, 1290-1300) now preserved in Canterbury Cathedral Archives.

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