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Click this link to view and book The 4 Star ****, The Abode Hotel, High Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2RX, England
Telephone: 01227 766266.
Nearest rail station: CANTERBURY EAST or CANTERBURY WEST - 0.5 miles.
Prices from £65 per person.
DIRECTIONS: From A2, Faversham go straight ahead at the first two roundabouts, at the third take the first left into Castle Street. Then take the first left and at the end of the road turn right onto Stour Street. Hotel is located at the end of this road.
Ideally situated in the heart of the city, Abode Canterbury is the perfect location for a relaxing break. After a multi million pound refurbishment in 2006 this really is Canterbury's premier hotel. All rooms are beautifully and sumptuously furnished with hand built beds, LCD television & DVDs, comfort cooling and secondary glazing. Abode is also home to Michael Caines fine dining restaurant, Champagne Bar and Old Brewery Tavern serving Michael's award winning cuisine.
About Canterbury: Canterbury is a city in eastern Kent in the South East region of England. It lies on the River Stour, and along with the towns of Whitstable and Herne Bay is in the local government district of the City of Canterbury. Originally a Celtic settlement, it was renamed Durovernum Cantiacorum by the Roman conquerors in the first century AD. After the Kingdom of Kent's conversion to Christianity in 597, St Augustine founded an episcopal see in the city and became the first Archbishop of Canterbury, a position that now heads the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion. Thomas Becket's murder at Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 led to the cathedral becoming a place of pilgrimage for Christians worldwide. This pilgrimage provided the theme for Geoffery Chaucer's 14th-century literary classic the Canterbury Tales. The literary heritage continued with the birth of the playwright Christopher Marlowe in the city in the 16th century. Many historical structures remain in the city, including a city wall founded in Roman times and rebuilt in the 14th century, the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey and a Norman castle, and perhaps the oldest school in England, The King's School. Modern additions include the University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University, the Marlowe Theatre, and the St Lawrence Ground, home to Kent County Cricket Club.
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