Franciscan Gardens
Escape the bustle of Canterbury city centre and relax in the recently replanted Franciscan Gardens.
Inspired by the site’s original use as a Franciscan Friary, discover a hidden gem of symbolic planting, peaceful paths and the beautiful Greyfriars Chapel. Walk in the footsteps of the first Franciscans in England and enjoy this place of contemplation and tranquility beside the burbling Great Stour river.
Greyfriars Chapel, set in the Franciscan Gardens, is the only building now remaining of the first English Franciscan Friary built in 1267, forty-three years after the first Friars settled in Canterbury, during the lifetime of St Francis of Assisi. Explore hundreds of years of history in the building and gardens.
Address
Franciscan Gardens
60 St Peter's Street
Canterbury
CT1 2BE
