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Conferences in Canterbury
The Cathedral City of Canterbury offers superb accommodation and conference facilities in both a spectacular and historic setting. With excellent rail and road links to London, Continental Europe and the rest of the UK, Canterbury offers a wealth of history, restaurants, bars and 21st century shopping facilities surrounded by the beautiful 'Garden of England' countryside.
Medway Travel has had a long association with organising conferences in Canterbury and offers a wealth of knowledge, contacts and inspiration to make your event a spectacular success.
Medway Travel have the facility to offer you an inclusive event package. As holders of all the necessary ATOL, ABTA, IATA, and rail licenses, you can be sure that your delegates every need can be taken care of, travel from anywhere in the world, side trips, entertainment, car hire, chauffered services, sightseeing to name but a few.
For your next conference in Canterbury please contact Medway Travel - your one stop shop for events and conferencing.
Below is a selection of the preferred venues we have close contacts with for Canterbury.
Augustines Restaurant

Augustine's restaurant is tucked away just outside the city’s walls, yet only five minutes walk from the town centre and close to the historic monument of St. Augustine’s abbey from which it derives its name.
The restaurant and bar occupies three rooms of an elegant Georgian house and has been recently refurbished to create an eclectic mix of period and modern, chic yet cosy.
The main restaurant, seating just twenty people, provides the perfect setting for intimate dining, a relaxing evening with friends or for entertaining business colleagues.
Superb food is painstakingly prepared by our chefs, using the best local or organic ingredients and served to you by discreet but attentive staff.
A second dining room on the first floor is available to use as a meeting room or for private dining for up to 18 people.
For further information on menus or to book contact us
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge makes an ideal venue for organisations looking for somewhere discreet, impressive and different.
All the meeting rooms overlook lawns or gardens and most have views of the cathedral lending themselves to motivational and inspirational team building.
In addition to this they offer some of the best conference facilities in the South East. Exclusive, private, secure and flexible, with a dedicated professional Conference and Banqueting team they can tailor make arrangements to suit your specific requirements.
From a 250 delegate meeting in the auditorium, to an exclusive fine dining in the Library, from a prestigious banquet and awards dinner for 200 in the Chapter House (600 years old), to a 5 day residential training conference, they can deliver.
In addition to the conference rooms, they also offer modern and contemporary accommodation within the security of the Precincts and yet only 2 minutes from the city centre, shops, restaurants, bars and cafes etc.
Perfect for conferences, business meetings and team building events, they have flexible packages that can help you achieve the best from all your delegates.
University of Kent Canterbury
Darwin Conference Centre Foyer
The University of Kent is a modern campus set in over 300 acres of parkland overlooking the ancient city of Canterbury. With more than 150 conference rooms, accommodation for up to 3,000, a choice of restaurants and bars, banqueting for up to 900 and extensive on-site leisure facilities, the University provides the largest and most cost effective venue in the South East of England.
There is the capacity to accommodate 3000 delegates at any one time, with 270 en-suite bedrooms in easter vacation and 600 in summer vacation and an attractive village of purpose-built houses. In each of the four colleges the majority of rooms offer classic student accommodation - a study bedroom with hand basin, and adjacent shower/bathroom and toilet facilities. No more than six to eight bedrooms share these adjacent facilities and offer a most cost-effective solution to your needs.
New Tyler Accomodation
Recently refurbished to a high standard, the Darwin Conference Suite is one of the most flexible meeting and function suites in the region. With its moveable sound proofed walls, the suite is available as one large area for up to 300 or as three smaller suites for up 100 delegates. Free parking on site.
Westgate Hall
Westgate Hall - some of the cheapest rates in Canterbury
Available for presentations, wedding receptions, conferences, fairs, meetings, and seminars, the Westgate Hall is located right in the heart of the old city.
With some of the cheapest rates and friendliest staff this is a great venue for your event.