Christopher Marlowe and Canterbury walk

Walk summary:

Main route: 1.6 miles (2.6km). Approx 3200 steps. Allow 1 hour
Secondary route: 1.3 miles (2.1km). Approx 2600 steps. Allow 1 hour

Maps and guides:

	Download our guide for this walk (PDF, 1.3MB)
	Read guide for this walk online
	View start point on Google maps
	Ordnance Survey Explorer map 150 covers this walk. Available from the Ordnance Survey shop.
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Route:

About the walk:

The playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe was born in Canterbury in 1564, the son of a shoemaker. His groundbreaking use of blank verse and dynamic plotlines paved the way for William Shakespeare, yet he is remembered also for his roistering lifestyle, a heady mixture of scandal, religion and espionage. More than four hundred years after his death Christopher Marlowe’s star still burns brightly in the city of his birth. Join Kent Libraries and Archives and Explore Kent on this exciting walk celebrating Marlowe.

Nearest postcode to start: CT1 2JT

For more literary walks why not try Jane Austen or Charles Dickens.

Useful information:

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