CANTERBURY CASTLE THE CITY WALL

Being one of Kent's three main royal castles, Canterbury Castle was built shortly following the Battle of Hastings upon the main road of Roman connecting Dover and London. Although just a tiny portion of this once massive fortification is still visible, the Castle of Norman-era Canterbury is among the oldest of Britain's historic fortresses.

The Canterbury Castle & The City Wall’s inner rubble core may be seen because a significant portion of the keep's exterior stone facing has vanished and been reused elsewhere. Investigations showed that the original entrance would have been on the first floor. 

There is documentation of damage suffered by the keeps over the ages, starting with an implied order to repair in the 1170s. It was attacked two times by the Dauphin Louis and then Wat Tyler along with his followers, which overran the stronghold and released its prisoners. Then this was used as a storage space by a Company called "Canterbury Gas Light and Coke" in the 19th century, which worsened its state of ruin by the 17th century. The castle was bought by Canterbury City Council in 1928, and the ruins were renovated to their present state.

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Highlights

• Being one of Kent's three main royal castles built by William the Conqueror in 1070, Canterbury Castle & The City Wall served as a jail before getting abandoned.
• The visitors can enjoy scenic views of the ruins over several viewpoints, along with the adjacent St. Mildred's Church.
• The City Wall Trail is a lovely three-mile circuit that passes by several of the city's most popular attractions, including the castle as one of its sightseeing highlights. The court is a great point where to start and end the journey.
•  Along its length, the surviving bastions still contain the keyhole gun openings that were common during the early periods of cannon usage.