Why is Canterbury a Great Place to Live ?
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Why is Canterbury a Great Place to Live ?
Made famous by the author Geoffrey Chaucer in the Middle Ages with the racy Canterbury Tales, the ancient city of Canterbury, 68 miles from London, is as popular now as it was then.
Canterbury is booming with over a million visitors each year to its fine cathedral and over seven million to the city itself. It has plenty of other beautiful buildings, too, some fantastic schools and plenty of good-value homes. Little wonder thousands of London families move here every year.
Aside from its high-speed commuter links to London, Canterbury is a great staging post for coast and country.
Prices for even period architecture are so affordable in comparison to London that the annual commuter train fare becomes manageable, and worth it to a townie at heart who still wants a city centre with cool cafés and wine bars.
The housing stock is diverse, from beautifully presented Georgian houses and converted flats within the city walls for a fraction of what you would pay in London, to Victorian family-size homes in the suburbs and country cottages in nearby villages.
Canterbury is stunning and the streets along The King’s Mile, within the city walls, have an excellent collection of mostly independent shops, cafés and restaurants. The High Street adds all the chains you’ll ever want into the mix.
Canterbury is also good on culture, with the newish Marlowe Theatre plus the Gulbenkian arts centre’s theatre, cinema and bar.
Open space is plentiful. With lovely spots for a stroll, the Kent Downs are just to the south, and you can also hire a punt and tour the city by river.
Canterbury is an easy staging post for day trips to the Kent coast and longer outings to Paris via Ashford and the Eurostar. This city really draws families. It is small but the centre has everything and you can walk everywhere.
Canterbury's primary, grammar schools and private schools with great Ofsted reports are a huge draw where potential buyers are keen for a good education for their children.
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