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Sun Hotel And The Little Inn | Canterbury |Sun Street , Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2HX, EnglandCompare Prices for this Hotel
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Extensively renovated in 2006 today the hotel is offering a warm welcome with contemporary comforts combining conventional architecture with contemporary design. A 15th century Tudor property brought back to life after being vacant for 50 years. The literary heritage continued with the birth of the playwright Christopher Marlowe in the city in the 16th Century. This pilgrimage provided the theme for Geoffery Chaucer s 14th Century literary classic the Canterbury Tales. Thomas Becket s murder at Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 led to the cathedral becoming a place of pilgrimage for Christians worldwide. 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. Originally a Celtic settlement it was renamed Durovernum Cantiacorum by the Roman conquerors in the first century AD. Canterbury 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. Located just a few steps from Canterbury Cathedral in a cobbled street this 15th Century hotel is steeped in history with former guests comprising Charles Dickens. Enjoy lunch light bites and the well known cream teas served daily in the licensed tea rooms in the famous Sun Street. Bedrooms are stylishly furnished most with a most beautiful four-poster bed. We can offer guest with vehicles a reduce daily parking for 24/7 at £6 per day at hotel reception. It is just 20 minutes away Dover and the Channel Tunnel. Formally known as Little Inn and made famous by Charles Dickens it was transformed into this stylish hotel in 2006. Compare Prices for this HotelFACILITIES:- Sun Hotel And The Little Inn | Canterbury |Sun Street , Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2HX, England
Sun Hotel And The Little Inn | Canterbury |Sun Street , Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2HX, England
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