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Canterbury Punting Company

Water Lane, CT1 2NQ, England
07786332666
Ranked #5 of 11 tours in Canterbury
4.5 of 5 stars 50 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Canterbury Punting Company offer river tours around Canterbury's historic city centre.You can choose either a Historic tour, a haunted river tour or a...... more » Owner description: Canterbury Punting Company offer river tours around Canterbury's historic city centre.You can choose either a Historic tour, a haunted river tour or a romantic tour for two. Tours last around 50 minutes.The boats used are traditional punts, which have comfortable cushions and blankets. « less
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2 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012
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All my many questions answered by Andrew the knowledgeable guide. Very comfortable and pleasant trip with welcome blanket. Next time will take picnic and go out country way. Bliss. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2012

Highly recommended. Its was towards the end of the afternoon so tending towards slightly chilly so they thoughtfully provided us with blankets and hot water bottles whilst our "punter man" punted us up and down the canal and entertained us. We took the 30-40minute trip with Ian - who was an entertaining and informative guide, who quickly judged the character... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2012

We decided to go on a punting trip as it looked very relaxing which it was. It is quite a short trip up and down some canals and wasn't hugely inormative but was very peaceful and calming and all of the staff were friendly - they gave us blankets and a hot water bottle! More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 6, 2012

I would have missed out on this delight if I hadn't bumped in to a young man called James promoting the tours on the high street. I'm very glad he stopped me as i probably wouldn't have wandered past the venue normally. The boat trip was really relaxing and fascinating going under the bridges and tunnels and hearing the history... More

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Herne Bay, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 25, 2012

Ive lived in and around canterbury and the local areas all my life and only yesterday got on a punting boat. It was a truly amazing experience. The guide we had was not only informative but had the most historic sense of humour that I'm so so glad we got him as our guide and "motor" for the trip. there... More

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London, United Kingdom
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Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 10, 2012
1
person found this review helpful

I have just returned from doing a tour with Canterbury Punting Company with 6 other friends and it was 45 minutes of my life I will sadly never get back. Yes they are cheaper than the other boat tour company. Yes they are 5 minutes longer than the other boat tour company. But their route couldn't be any more boring... More

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Canterbury, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 10, 2012

I was a pleasure travelling with Mr. Andrew today. He was professional, polite and refreshingly knowledgeable about the history of the river and the places around the river. Personally, I would preferred to do punting myself but he said it was illegal. so I did'nt. Overall, it was a nice, calm journey. I would like to do it with my... More

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London, England, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 26, 2011

we enjoyed the tour with lots of info about the city and comfortable boat... we also manage to made the small video .. you can view it at the below link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7TN4vihLWM More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 23, 2011

When you visit Canterbury you are urged to gone on a boat trip and you have 2 options - a rowing boat that fits about 10 people or the Punting Company with beatiful boats, which was perfect for just the two of us and is cheaper!! It was wet and cold when we went and we were offered FREE blankets... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 21, 2011
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person found this review helpful

We've had an as much interesting as entertaining and exciting tour through Canterbury with Ian, who's been telling us story after story with wit, charm and the most british of humour. It's a rare pleasure to experience a man doing his job by heart and more so enjoyable, if you're sitting in his boat for a wonderful trip. Thank you,... More

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