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A Georgian house on Wincheap with an indoor pool and a walled garden, ten minutes from Canterbury Cathedral.
Thanington Hotel began as a Georgian farmhouse and has been taking in travellers for longer than almost anywhere else in Canterbury. The proportions of that original house are still here — high ceilings, deep sash windows, the kind of staircase people stop to photograph — and behind it sits something no other hotel in the city can offer: an indoor heated swimming pool, opening onto a walled garden. Fifteen en-suite bedrooms are split between the Georgian front of the house and a quieter wing behind it. Some have four-poster beds, some have Victorian bedsteads, and all of them have been brough…
L’accueil, 15’ à pied du centre ville, chambre tout confort, joli jardin avec transats et la piscine chauffée, le parking On y séjourne chaque fois qu’on vient à Canterbury
The staff were friendly and extremely helpful. We were provided with a special breakfast each day to accommodate our vegan diet. The pool was lovely.
−The room, although comfortable, needs some updating, but the hotel has already started renovations.
Helpful staff, clean and spacious rooms
−Breakfast was just ok and located on a very busy road.
2nd time staying and we are booking again for next year.
−Lovely staff, swimming facilities and the breakfast is lovely.
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The hotel sits on Wincheap, the old road into Canterbury from the south-west, just outside the line of the medieval walls. It is a ten-minute walk along the pavement to Dane John Gardens, and from the far side of the gardens the Cathedral and the high street are only a few minutes further. Canterbury East is the closer of the two stations and the one to aim for from London Victoria — a short, flat walk away. Drivers have the advantage here: secure private parking on site, with the A2 and the M2 a few minutes out, the Channel Tunnel around half an hour, and Whitstable and the north Kent coast about twenty minutes north.
Please inform Thanington Hotel of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details in your confirmation.
Until 7 days before check-in, cancellation is free.
From then until check-in, cancelling costs 100% of the booking total.
After that, cancelling costs 100% of the booking total.
No deposit is required.
We look after an old building, which means we spend a lot of time on things guests never see — the boiler, the roof, the pool plant, the garden. What you should notice is the opposite: that the room is warm, the bed is made properly, and nobody had to chase us for anything. Most of what we know about Canterbury comes from being asked. Which walk is worth the weather, where to eat on a Sunday night, how long you really need at the Cathedral. Ask at breakfast — we would rather you spent your day well than politely worked it out yourself.
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