Canterbury perhaps more than any other city has a unique place in English history. Abandoned after the Roman occupation of Britain until settled by the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century. It became truly important in 597AD when Pope Gregory sent Augustine and his mission to convert the pagan Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. The mission was successful and Canterbury has been the centre of English Christianity ever since. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the head of the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion. Canterbury Cathedral has existed since Augustine’s time although the current building is very different from the one he knew. The talk includes all the major landmarks of the city. The City Walls and Gates, St Augustine’s Abbey, the Ancient Church of St Martin, St Mildred’s Church, the Almshouses and other places of hospitality for pilgrims. But first and foremost is the ancient and magnificent Cathedral of Christ, Canterbury. The talk concentrates on the Cathedral’s central place of pilgrimage to the shrine of Archbishop Thomas Becket murdered before the High Altar on 29th December 1170. For nearly 400 years the shrine was the focal point for pilgrimage in England and also a major shrine throughout Europe. It remains a major place of pilgrimage today even though the shrine was destroyed in the 16th century. The talk describes what it was like to be a medieval pilgrim tracing the traditional route from London to Canterbury, where the pilgrims stayed, how they prepared themselves to visit the shrine and the actual devotional experience before the shrine itself.