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Dates in June - August
Historic Graffiti Tour
On this tour, members of the Cathedral’s Historic Graffiti Team will shine a light on a selection of the historic graffiti that can be found throughout the Cathedral.
Focusing on the Eastern Crypt, Quire and Trinity Chapel, a selection of different types of historic graffiti from different periods will be revealed; along with the very different motivations in the past for making marks on walls.
Dates:
- Thursday 26 June, 13:15-14:30
- Tuesday 8 July, 13:15-14:30
- Thursday 17 July, 13:15-14:30
- Tuesday 5 August, 13:15-14:30
- Thursday 28 August, 13:15-14:30
£5 per person, plus admission charge.
Book at our Visitor Centre, or reserve your space by emailing [email protected]

Festival of Archaeology 2025
'The Historic Graffiti Project at Canterbury Cathedral' Talk and Tour
with members of the Cathedral Historic Graffiti Project Team
Friday 1 August, 15:00-16:00 in and around the Cathedral
This session will provide a brief talk on the ongoing project to record and share the historic graffiti across the Cathedral, followed by a tour revealing the wide variety of marks upon its walls.
£5 per person, plus a valid form of Cathedral admission.
Buy your sightseeing tickets and check valid forms of admission here.

Historic Graffiti at the Cathedral
Historic graffiti across the walls of the Cathedral voices the beliefs, work, hopes and fears of those who built, lived, worshipped and visited this special place over the last 900 years.
Since 2018, a team of volunteers have been surveying, recording and sharing this historic graffiti with visitors, as part of a historic graffiti project.
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