Thanington Bed & Breakfast - Canterbury, South East

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Thanington

Owner: Address: 140 Wincheap Canterbury, South East, CT1 3RY Phone: (122) 745 3227		Email Innkeeper: enquiries@hotels-in-canterbury.co.uk Direct link to the web site: http://www.thanington-hotel.co.uk Review B&B: Review and Vote this Inn

Inn Amenities

If you're thinking of visiting East Kent, and especially Canterbury - a bustling city of huge cultural, historical and religious interest, nestling in the beautiful countryside of "The Garden of England" and close to exquisite small villages and holiday venues - we would like to welcome you to the award winning Thanington Hotel, in Wincheap, Canterbury.

Canterbury is an ideal base for visitors to East Kent, being centrally located, with excellent communications, by road or rail - and from September 2004 - by air:- Manston Airport offers affordable flights to many UK and European destinations.

The hotel itself is conveniently located in an oasis of calm in this otherwise bustling and vibrant city, though just a short stroll from the town centre and its many attractions, some of which you'll find within these pages. It is one of only two hotels in Canterbury with an indoor heated swimming pool, available all year round and leading directly to the `sun trap` garden. We have 14 en-suite rooms - some with 4 poster beds - and including 2 family sized rooms.

We are always on hand to assist with planning your day, to provide route maps, restaurant reservations and any other information you may require.

Guests can relax and enjoy the style and elegance of this warm and friendly Georgian hotel together with the friendly, personal and professional service we offer.

Hotel Facilities:

Traditional English Breakfast, plus cereals, fruit, lighter meals and vegetarian meals.
Licensed bar
Guest lounge
Heated indoor swimming pool, available all year round
Walled garden with patio
Car park
Vegetarians catered for
Mastercard and other major credit cards accepted

We're proud to have won the following ratings:

English Tourism Council
5 Diamonds
"GOLD" award
Automobile Association
5 Diamonds award

Room Facilities:

14 en-suite bedrooms - beautifully decorated and furnished, all in immaculate condition with modern-day extras
2 superior rooms have queen-sized 4 poster beds
Antique bedsteads
2 large family rooms
Radio
Colour TV
Direct dial telephone
Hairdryer
Tea/coffee making facilities
Trouser press
Personal safe
Accessibility:

Four of our rooms are on the ground floor, ideal for those who prefer not to climb stairs.

Families are also well catered for with two large en-suite rooms, each with a double bed and two single beds.

Area Activities

Canterbury is a bustling city with many attractions, a mere handful of which are listed below:

The magnificent Canterbury Cathedral
Fine shopping centres (some completed in 2004)
Sites of archaeological interest - Canterbury was on TV in "The Big Dig"
Beautiful and unusual architecture and narrow streets
Riverside walks, museums and parks
Theatres and cinemas
Excellent restaurants and Olde Worlde inns
The Canterbury Festival in October
Many golf courses
St Lawrence ground, the home of Kent County Cricket Club

Canterbury is only thirty minutes from:
Dover
Channel Tunnel Terminal
Eurostar International Station at Ashford
Manston International Airport, now flying to many UK and European locations
Canterbury is also very convenient for:

Day trips to France and Belgium
The "Bluewater" Shopping Centre
The City of London (Only one hour and thirty minutes by car or rail.)
Resort towns of Ramsgate, Margate and Folkestone.
The wonderful countryside, small towns and exquisite villages of the "Garden of England".

Eating out and places to visit:
Eating out is a pleasure in the city. Nearby the hotel are a multitude of restaurants including those offering English, French, Italian, Thai, African, Mexican, Morrocan, Chinese and Indian cuisine, many with excellent local reputatons. We will be able to advise on these of course.

The Marlowe Theatre, only a short stroll away, has an enviable reputation for its live shows, including plays, ballet and musical events. The nearby Gulbenkian Theatre at the University shows many fringe films that you're unlikely to see elsewhere, plus talks from media stars, live music and other events of an intellectual nature.

Talking of nature, "The Blean Initiative" is something nature lovers may be interested in. The Blean is a large woodland complex near Canterbury, second only to the New Forest in size.

In addition there are night clubs, many traditional pubs and bars, a cinema, health and leisure centres, art galleries and museums, the famous "Canterbury Tales" and more venues than you could visit in a month of Sundays.

In nearby Whitstable, you can sample the local oysters, for which the town is justifiably famous, along with other wonderfully prepared seafood, in such places as "Wheelers Oyster Bar", a well-renowned and popular seafood restaurant

Directions

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