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Canterbury Historic River Tours

Ducking Stool, Kings Bridge | High Street, CT1 2AT, England
07790 534744
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Ranked #2 of 11 tours in Canterbury
4.5 of 5 stars 294 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Canterbury Historic River Tours provides a truly entertaining experience for its visitors, and is a perfect tour for all age groups, the tour combines...... more » Owner description: Canterbury Historic River Tours provides a truly entertaining experience for its visitors, and is a perfect tour for all age groups, the tour combines a light hearted enjoyable commentary whilst also discovering some of Canterbury's finest architecture set against outstanding views of natural scenery.The tour has been recognised for its excellence by coming runner-up for 'Best Tourism Experience' in the South East of England. « less
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Canterbury, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

My friend and I went on the river tour on a whim and as it was the last one of the day it was just the two of us. 'Twas very pleasant indeed - both informative and fun. Our tour guide was Chris. We liked Chris. Definitely recommended! More

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Maidstone, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

On Sunday, myself and 6 friends decided to try the river tour. We were offered a small discount as there were 7 of us and all climbed aboard for an interesting ride along the river Stour. The journey was peaceful and scenery beautiful. Our guide was very informed. Ducking under the low bridges was great fun and avoiding pigeons under... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012 NEW

You cannot visit Canterbury without a Historic River Tour, great with the sun shining, our guide John a very knowledgable oarsman, a lovely trip cruising along in the sun taking in the old sights & listening to the sounds of the river birds, very good value so thanks for a pleasant trip!! More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012 NEW

I booked a weekend for my family and friends in the isle of sheppey. We visited Canterbury for the time and it was a beautiful city. We decided on the river tour as a way of learning more about the city and to be honest we was not disappointed. Our guide was called john and he was lovely. Very knowledgeable... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

We have just visited Canterbury and were at a bit of a loss as to what to do with the little time we had left. As we walked through the town we were approached by one of their guys who offered us a flier. It seemed ideal but the next boat didn't leave for about 30 minutes. The guy who... More

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Canterbury, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

while i was looking for the boat people, i couldn't find them at the end i found him he was kissing his girlfriend while i was standing with 18 people unbelievable! they told us that it was 40 Min it was not!! 20 Min max en the captain was very tired, they told us there was an island there is... More

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Carey Miles, Owner at Canterbury Historic River Tours, responded to this review
18 May 2012

The company is highly conscientious to its guest's and standards of work which is clearly seen but the number of 5 & 4 star reviews we are proud to of gained, recently in our opinion, we have been targeted by a competitor with untrue & offensive fake reviews, some of which have been removed by T/A, and others that we... More

Swanscombe, Kent
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

We went on the river tour on 21st April 2012. We were one of the first people to take up the tour that day(wanted to get it done while the weather was still nice), thus my boyfriend and I had the boat to ourselves. Our tour guide was Chris. He was really informative and friendly and we had a lovely... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012
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We did this tour yesterday 21st April 2012. We went to Canterbury for the weekend as it was my husband's birthday. Our Captain, oarsman, entertainer and tour guide was Jake. He was really fun, informative and made our tour very enjoyable - well worth the money and we will take the tour again. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012
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Took my whole family (grandparents, wife, and 3yo son) on the tour last weekend and we all had a great time. Vincent was a great boatman and tour guide and made the whole experience educational and entertaining. Well worth the money and the 2nd best thing to do in cantbury after seeing the cathedral. More

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Ramsgate, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012
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We did the tour yesterday (04/05/12) with Vincent. It was GREAT: the weather, the river, the detailed comments, the scenery, all was perfect and Vincent was very funny. All staff were friendly and welcoming. When you are in Canterbury, do not miss this attraction. WE LOVED IT: we discovered a part of Canterbury City we did not imagine and we... More

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