Alberrys Wine Bar St Margarets Street

This is where to meet up with the Ghost Hunter. It also is a good place to wait, there is no real link between the bar and the tour, but there are a very good selection of spritis available to fortify you before the tour.

Bar 11, Burgate Street

This used to be a Berni Inn if you are old enough to remember them, and some time ago it was converted into this bar - be warned if you are not that way inclined do not be offended

Beer Cart Arms, Beer Cart Lane

This is a busy pub with a great studently feel, live bands and hot food, with a small selection of real ales and loads of lagers and spirits not really a family pub,

The Bell & Crown

The Sign reminds us that prior to the reformation there was no link between the Crown and the curch but since there is an intergral linke betwix the two. Great atmosphere, ghosts in upstairs room and in cellar.

The Bishop's Finger

Also known as the Nun's Delight (locally), this 14th centuary inn was formally a pilgrims hotle/inn and was once linked to the Fallstaff Hotel next door - the tour used to end here with the story of the haunted cellar and how the original landlord's dog refused to descend the cellar stairs. Fair to say that the cellars of pubs are suppposed to be cold but not this cold!

The Black Horse, Orchard Street

If you happen to be staying at the Magnolia House in St Dunsatns, or any other fine guest house of the city this will be within striking distance. This pub is located in a residential street, so you may miss it if you are not looking for it. At the time of wrting it has a Curry House inside it as well so if you fancy a curry and a pint this is the place for you, nice little beer garden out the back too - if its warm?

The Blind Dog, Rosemary Lane

Thus used to be called the Cardinals Cap - reminding visitors and pilgrims alike that Canterbury was not always Church of England. Try not to get sick as a dog in here as it is a regular meeting point for local law enforcement officers after closing time.

The Canterbury Tales, The Friars

At time of writing, it is run by Mr Chris Smith - he used to work for an insurance co, but gave it all up to run his dream pub. Not open in the day time but open really late at night, a great place to end a pub crawl, and very attractive staff - if you know what I mean.

The Carpenter's Arms, Off St Peter's Grove

This used to be Canterbury's First Official Gay bar, but I can not guraentee that it remain so. Pool table and lagers, good foor in conservatory.

Casey's Bar, Butchery Lane

This is an Irish bar within spitting distance of the cathedral and the ghost within, originally (1990's) there were about 4 irish bars but this is the only one to survive. Live Irish music, good Guiness, great for spending 17th March in (St Particks Day)

The Cherry Tree, White Horse lane

The pub was once part of a much older building the White Horse Inn - a pilgrim hotel which was built in 1270 and survived until 1925 when a fire ripped through its ancient hart. The remains of the old gallery can be seen next door on the 1st floor. The hotel was re-build in what is now known as the Chaucer Hotel, opposite the Cinema.

The City Arms, Butchery Lane

This used to be my local, and I was in here all the time, there is a local legend that Christopher Marlowe wrote a poem in here, and it was then his local pub too, but as it is in butchury lane it is more likely it was a butcher's shop like the other 30 or so shops originally in this street

The Cricketers, St Peter's Street

This has had a name chage, but gladly back to its original from some wierd new name - the frog and spoon! Good beers, good food nice friendly atmosphere for those that like the feel of a real english pub

The Cross Keys, Old Dover Road

This maybe your knid of pub if you have seen service in Iraq or Afganistahn. There are some fights in here so be on your guard, alledgedly hunted by a monk and an angy nunn!

The Cuban Bar, High Street

This is one of the old est shops in the city now a plush cuban bar with hot salsa and even hotter bar maids

The Dolphin, St Radigunds Street

Very Good Food in here and not overpriced like so many of Canterbury's tourist trap, worth the walk, plus it is close to a good carpark, and within striking distance of Simple Simpons just over the road

The Vietnamese Bistro, Whit Horse Lane

Ok so it's not a pub but the food is great after a couple of pints and there is seating upstairs with a view over 2 haunted locations.

The Falstaff Hotel, St Dunstans Street

This was one of the many hotel I managed over the years, it is now under new management, read the trip advisor reviews to find out more

The Flying Horse, Upper Bridge Street

Just by the cinema, big sports bar type place, used to be a whitbread pub - now not really my kind of place, but give it a try if only for some hot food.

Fusion, St Dunstans Street

This used to be called the house of Agnes, a character from Charles Dickens, now it is a plush new restaurant and hotel with rooms dedicated to various destinations around the globe. Very good chef, staff are freindly well worth seeking out. It is haunted and used to be one of my locations.

The Hobgoblin, St Peter's Street

Busy city centre pub with good selection of fine ales - losts of students.

The Jolly Sailor, Northgate

Another alledgedly haunted pub by virtue of its location on the edge of the city walls. Said to be haunted by a highwayman who was hanged at the Northgate in 1701.

The King William

This is a locals pub and unless you happen to be in the area it is a bit of a treck.

The Loft Bar and cantina

Well this is an unusual place, doorman on Friday and Saturday guard the door, there is a DJ and lots of noise - if this is your kind of thing give it a bash - it used to be my start location but that was back in 1991 when it was called Clearys Bar, then it was the Billabong, then it was closed for 7 years now it is the Loft.

The Marlowe Theatre

Just close to the marlowe memorial, it used to be the city's odeon cinema - now it is tyhe city's theatre but it is due to be refurbished pretty soon and completely re-built. If you fancy rubbing noses with the stars then this could be right up your street

The Miller's Arms

Another haunted pub build into the old monastary walls of black Friars. Good selection of spirits, clean accomodation, friendly staff.

The New Inn, Havelock Street

This is a find, it was a private house back in the 1970's but in the early 1980's it was converted gradually into the pub you find today. Good if you are at christchurch College or staying locally - within spitting distance of the Dominoes Pizza outlet

The Old Buttermarket

God we do seem to have a lot of haunted pubs round here- in the cellar is a grumpy guardian monk who will pull your hair and in the upstairs rooms (private quarters) there is a rowdy nunn who stamps her feet as she looks mournfully to the Christchurch gate - enter if you wish

The Old City, Oaten Hill

Good food, cold beer, what more do you need

The Orange Street Music hall

This is the place to kick up your heeels and catch some great new bands, there is a sniff that some opera may be coming there way so whtch this space- just oposit here is (at time of writing) a place called the Boudoir another small bar with lots of cushions and setees

The Penny Theatre

Students will love this atmospheric old theatre, cold beer, food all day

The Chuacer Hotel, Ivy Lane

This was where the Old White Horse moved to in 1921 all constructed within 7 weeks one spring. Incredible also the death place of Mary Tourtell - creator of Rupert the Bear - of the Daily Express

Scribes, Kings Street

Fancy some pole dancing - an expression that does not spring to mind when you think of gentele canterbury within sight of the Cathedral towers you can have a pole dance round a pole.

The Seven Stars, Orange Street

Noisy bar on weekends, but during the week good friendly locals pub with quiz nights etc.

Simple Simons, St Radigunds Street

Geat place if you hav never had the chance to try 125 malt whiskeys or 7 real ales all in the same night then this is a must. Built in 1260 as a wealden house, it now houses a treasure trove of brewing majestie. Good food in the timbered upper chamber roaring log fires warm you from the cold night are - in the summer there are huge Bar b Que's in the courtyard. This is a hunted meal location

The Swan, St Dunstans Street

Amazing to find a pub with a normal name in the city so many have been changed to crazy names to attract the attention of out students - most have failed as a result - just like a pub should be.

The Tally Ho

Hard to find, difficult to leave, if you find it tell me

Pilgrims Hotel, The Friars

The Theatre bar is nothing more than the bar of the Pilgrims hotel, which is a good place to get some food before and after the theatre, but given the possible re-furbishments you may have more luck going into the theatre bar proper.

The Thomas Becket, Best Lane

Lovely pub, really easy going atmosphere, mixed with locals and students alike, bloody good food traditional english fayre, definitely a must and if the wife asked where you went when you left her to go shopping you could say you went on a pilgrimage to see Thomas Becket

The Thomas Ingolsby, Burgate Street

Just like all Westherspoons, this is smoke free, music free, atmosphere free converted carpet shop. Cheap standard food.

The 3 Tunns, Watling Street

This used to be called the Queens Head, but not because of her majestie, but due to its proximity to the old Marlowe Theatre located where the Cafe/deli is now. Many of its previous landlords were inspired by their clentel

Tonic Bar, Dover Street

Ah yes within the same stable as the Loft in St Margaret's Street, this is studenty pub/bar load music big screen tellys.

The Two Sawyers

This used to be run by a could of friends of mine, usually full of students from Canterbury College in the week, weekends with kids from the schools.

The Unicorn, St Dunstans Street

If you have ever heard of Barry from Eastenders then this is where to find him on a Thursday for that is quiz night and he will be there

West bar, St Peter's Street

What ever happend to the old pubs of the city, well it looks like they were re-named this one used to be the Carpenters,

The Westgate Inn, North lane

JD Wetherspoon again

The White Hart Inn

Well done for finding this little gem, super nachos, great beer garden, nice staff, and a resident ghost - of a young lad who was crushed under a pile of corpses thrown down the hatchway during Englands Civil War.