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Canterbury’s Medieval Pageant
Date : Saturday 5th July 2025
Medieval Pageant
On Saturday 5th July, brush off your quills and join Chaucer and his pilgrims for a day of tales, trails, and merriment in our medieval city. Meet colourful characters, peaceful pilgrims and the author himself, as you explore 21 trail stops, each with plenty of tales to tell. This year’s pageant puts a spotlight on the medieval pilgrims that came to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket, and the author that wrote Canterbury into the history books – Geoffrey Chaucer !
Embark on the Family Trail, brimming with interactive stops. Collect and decorate a pilgrim badge, take a vow with the visiting medieval royal household, watch knights battle, meet squires, weavers, blacksmiths, millers, writers, bakers and more.
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Education programs
Available related education programs include river and bat walks, archaeological digs, and forest school activities for children and adults.
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We are currently working on reviving and then extending the 'Westgate Parks Tree Trail'. This will have QR codes on the tree labels to link to pages on this website to deliver the texts. Check back for further news and announcements to when this project will be made live.
Help the Westgate Friends
We urgently need new volunteers to help maintain the physic garden, assist with collecting litter and also need new trustees – and funds to keep up our activities.
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