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  • VISIT ST AUGUSTINE’S ABBEY

    This once great abbey, one of the most significant religious sites in medieval England, is a must-see for anyone visiting the Canterbury World Heritage Site.

  • HISTORY OF ST AUGUSTINE'S ABBEY

    Learn more about the history of St Augustine’s Abbey, from its monastic golden age to its later existence as home to a royal palace, poorhouse and school.

  • WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS?

    At dawn on Saturday 14 October 1066, two great armies prepared to fight for the throne of England. Read what happened at the most famous battle in English history.

  • VISIT THE 1066 BATTLEFIELD

    Explore the site of the most famous battle in English history – one of the least altered of all medieval battlefields – and visit the abbey founded there by King William I.