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NEW FOR 2025
Storytelling at the Cathedral
Join Deborah Hart, from TinyTalk Kent Downs, for family-friendly storytelling at Canterbury Cathedral - included FREE with admission*!
Drop-in sessions; no need to book.
* Included free with a valid Cathedral Admission Ticket, Cathedral Pass or Friends’ Card. Kids go FREE every day! (T&Cs apply); does not apply to group bookings or school visits.

Saturday 9 August, 14:00-15:00 in the Chapter House/Herb Garden
- You Are Stardust by Elin Kelsey
- My Beautiful Voice by Joseph Coelho
- The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas
Included free with a valid Cathedral Admission Ticket, Cathedral Pass or Friends’ Card. Kids go FREE every day! (T&Cs apply); does not apply to group bookings or school visits.
Sunday 10 August, 14:00-15:00 in the Chapter House/Herb Garden
- The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth
- The Girl and the Cathedral by Nicholas Jeter
- Peace at Last by Jill Murphy
Included free with a valid Cathedral Admission Ticket, Cathedral Pass or Friends’ Card. Kids go FREE every day! (T&Cs apply); does not apply to group bookings or school visits.
Saturday 23 August, 14:00-15:00 in the Chapter House/Herb Garden
- The One O'Clock Miracle by Alison Mitchell
- Dorkins the Cathedral Cat by Lisa Gutwein
- The Snacthabook by Helen Docherty
Included free with a valid Cathedral Admission Ticket, Cathedral Pass or Friends’ Card. Kids go FREE every day! (T&Cs apply); does not apply to group bookings or school visits.
Sunday 24 August, 14:00-15:00 in the Chapter House/Herb Garden
- Little Glow by Katie Sahota
- Oh Yes I Am, by Mama G
- Kip & the Squiggledoodle by Em Cosh
Included free with a valid Cathedral Admission Ticket, Cathedral Pass or Friends’ Card. Kids go FREE every day! (T&Cs apply); does not apply to group bookings or school visits.
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