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Kent
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The Canterbury Tales
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St. Margaret's Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2TG
Tel: 01227 479227
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The Canterbury Tales, housed in the former
parish church of St. Margaret, founded during Anglo Saxon times, is situated
right in the heart of old Canterbury. Visitors are taken on a 600-year journey
back in time in a delightful recreation of five of Chaucer's famous tales.
Join Chaucer's band of pilgrims as they
embark on a journey from The Tabard Inn in London to the shrine of St Thomas
Becket in Canterbury Cathedral.
Along the way, colourful and entertaining
stories depicting the humorous, romantic and sometimes sinister sides of human
nature are brought dramatically to life by characters from the Tales (the
Knight, the Miller, the Wife of Bath, the Nun's Priest and the Pardoner).
These fascinating scenes of medieval England
are re-created through life-sized character models that allow the visitor to
engage with Canterbury's fascinating past. The attraction provides a unique
opportunity to experience and analyse life in medieval England as depicted in
one of the greatest and liveliest literary masterpieces of all time.
Commentaries in English, French, German,
Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Japanese are heard through personal headsets plus a
special children's version in English is also available.
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