{"id":756,"date":"2026-03-29T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?p=756"},"modified":"2026-03-29T13:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T13:30:25","slug":"canterbury-cathedral-day-trip-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/canterbury-cathedral-day-trip-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Dagsfer\u00f0 til Canterbury fr\u00e1 London: D\u00f3mkirkja, saga og fer\u00f0alei\u00f0arv\u00edsir 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canterbury er ein af \u00e1n\u00e6gjulegustu dagsfer\u00f0um fr\u00e1 London, sem b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 UNESCO-vernda\u00f0a d\u00f3mkirkju, mi\u00f0aldag\u00f6tur og yfir 1.400 \u00e1ra s\u00f6gu Englands \u2014 allt innan seilingar \u00e1 innan vi\u00f0 klukkut\u00edma me\u00f0 hra\u00f0lestinni fr\u00e1 London St Pancras. Hvort sem \u00fe\u00fa ert s\u00f6gun\u00f6rda, arkitekt\u00farunnandi e\u00f0a einfaldlega a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 heillandi enskri borg til a\u00f0 kanna, b\u00fd\u00f0ur Canterbury upp \u00e1 \u00f3gleymanlega upplifun sem r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tir st\u00f6\u00f0u hennar sem ein af mest heims\u00f3ttu \u00e1fangast\u00f6\u00f0unum \u00ed Englandi.<\/p>\n

Af hverju heims\u00e6kja Canterbury \u00ed dagsfer\u00f0 fr\u00e1 London?<\/h2>\n

Canterbury hefur veri\u00f0 p\u00edlagr\u00edmssta\u00f0ur um aldir, fr\u00e6gt ger\u00f0 \u00f3dau\u00f0legt \u00ed verki Geoffrey Chaucer S\u00f6gur fr\u00e1 Canterbury<\/em>. \u00cd dag la\u00f0ar borgin a\u00f0 s\u00e9r gesti fr\u00e1 \u00f6llum heimshornum sem koma til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hina st\u00f3rfenglegu d\u00f3mkirkju hennar, ganga um fornar g\u00f6tur og uppg\u00f6tva lagskiptingu s\u00f6gunnar allt aftur til r\u00f3mverskra t\u00edma. Borgin er n\u00e6gilega \u00fe\u00e9tt til a\u00f0 h\u00e6gt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 kanna hana \u00fe\u00e6gilega \u00e1 einum degi, en samt n\u00f3gu r\u00edk til a\u00f0 halda \u00fe\u00e9r heilla\u00f0an fr\u00e1 morgni til kv\u00f6lds.<\/p>\n

\"Dagsfer\u00f0<\/p>\n

\"Dagsfer\u00f0<\/p>\n

Sem al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legur gestur \u00fearftu gildan Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a> Til a\u00f0 komast til Bretlands. \u00deegar fer\u00f0au\u00f0kenni \u00feitt er komi\u00f0 \u00e1 hreint \u00e6tti Canterbury a\u00f0 vera n\u00e1l\u00e6gt toppi lista \u00fe\u00edns yfir dagsfer\u00f0ir. Samsetning heimsminjasafns, fram\u00farskarandi veitingasta\u00f0a og \u00fe\u00e6gilegra lestartenginga gerir hana a\u00f0 kj\u00f6rnum dagsfer\u00f0arm\u00f6guleika fr\u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0borginni.<\/p>\n

Hvernig kemst \u00fe\u00fa fr\u00e1 London til Canterbury<\/h2>\n

Hra\u00f0lest (m\u00e6lt me\u00f0)<\/h3>\n

Hra\u00f0asta og \u00fe\u00e6gilegasta valkosturinn er hra\u00f0lestin Southeastern fr\u00e1 London St Pancras International til Canterbury West. Fer\u00f0in tekur um \u00fea\u00f0 bil 56 m\u00edn\u00fatur og lestar ganga reglulega allan daginn. Canterbury West-lestarst\u00f6\u00f0in er a\u00f0eins um 10 m\u00edn\u00fatna gangur fr\u00e1 mi\u00f0b\u00e6num og d\u00f3mkirkjunni.<\/p>\n

\"Dagsfer\u00f0<\/p>\n

\"Dagsfer\u00f0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Lei\u00f0<\/th>\nLengd<\/th>\nT\u00ed\u00f0ni<\/th>\n\u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur kostna\u00f0ur (endurkomu)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
St Pancras \u2192 Canterbury West (H\u00e1skerpu)<\/td>\n56 m\u00edn\u00fatur<\/td>\n\u00c1 hverjum 30 m\u00edn\u00fatum<\/td>\n\u00a330\u2013\u00a345<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victoria \u2192 Canterbury Austur<\/td>\n1 klst 30 m\u00edn<\/td>\n\u00c1 hverjum 30 m\u00edn\u00fatum<\/td>\n25\u201335 pund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charing Cross \u2192 Canterbury Vestur<\/td>\n1 klst 40 m\u00edn<\/td>\n\u00c1 klukkustund<\/td>\n25\u201335 pund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

B\u00f3kun fyrirfram \u00ed gegnum Trainline e\u00f0a National Rail<\/a> getur spara\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r allt a\u00f0 50% \u00ed fargj\u00f6ldum. Fer\u00f0ir utan h\u00e1annat\u00edma eru mun \u00f3d\u00fdrari en h\u00e1annat\u00edmami\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n

Me\u00f0 b\u00edl<\/h3>\n

Akstur fr\u00e1 London til Canterbury tekur um \u00fea\u00f0 bil klukkustund og h\u00e1lfa um M2\/A2 hra\u00f0brautina, allt eftir umfer\u00f0. Borgin hefur nokkur b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0is- og fer\u00f0ami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var \u00ed \u00fathverfum sem m\u00e6lt er me\u00f0 \u00fear sem mi\u00f0borgin hefur takm\u00f6rku\u00f0 b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0i og h\u00f6nnun sem stu\u00f0lar a\u00f0 minni umfer\u00f0arteppum. Park and Ride vi\u00f0 New Dover Road er vins\u00e6lasta vali\u00f0 fyrir gesti.<\/p>\n

Af \u00fej\u00e1lfaranum<\/h3>\n

National Express rekur reglulega r\u00fatu\u00fej\u00f3nustu fr\u00e1 London Victoria Coach Station til Canterbury. Fer\u00f0in tekur um \u00fea\u00f0 bil tv\u00e6r klukkustundir en er hagkv\u00e6masta valkosturinn, me\u00f0 fargj\u00f6ldum sem byrja \u00e1 \u00a35\u2013\u00a310 hver \u00ed hvorri \u00e1tt \u00feegar b\u00f3ka\u00f0 er fyrirfram.<\/p>\n

Canterbury d\u00f3mkirkjan: Kr\u00f3nuj\u00f6mulinn<\/h2>\n

Kirkjan \u00ed Canterbury er mi\u00f0punktur allra heims\u00f3kna og ein elsta kristna bygging \u00ed Englandi. Stofnu\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 597 e.Kr. af heil\u00f6gum Ag\u00fast\u00edni hefur kirkjan \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0 sem s\u00e6ti erkibiskups Canterbury \u2014 yfirmanns Church of England \u2014 \u00ed meira en \u00e1r\u00fe\u00fasund. H\u00fan var tilnefnd sem Heimsminjasv\u00e6\u00f0i UNESCO<\/a> \u00c1ri\u00f0 1988, vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 klausturinu St. Augustine og kirkjunni St. Martin.<\/p>\n

\"Dagsfer\u00f0<\/p>\n

\"Dagsfer\u00f0<\/p>\n

D\u00f3mkirkjan er fr\u00e6g fyrir a\u00f0 vera vettvangur p\u00edslarv\u00e6ttis Thomas Becket \u00e1ri\u00f0 1170, atbur\u00f0ur sem breytti Canterbury \u00ed eitt mikilv\u00e6gasta p\u00edlagr\u00edmssta\u00f0 mi\u00f0alda Evr\u00f3pu. \u00cd dag geta gestir s\u00e9\u00f0 n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega \u00feann sta\u00f0 \u00fear sem Becket var drepinn, hin st\u00f3rkostlegu mi\u00f0aldarglerglugga (sumir af \u00feeim bestu \u00ed heiminum), andr\u00famsloftsr\u00edka kryptuna og fallega vi\u00f0haldna klostrin.<\/p>\n

Inngangseyrir er um \u00fea\u00f0 bil 16 pund fyrir fullor\u00f0na (ver\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026), me\u00f0 afsl\u00e6tti fyrir nemendur og eldri borgara. Hlj\u00f3\u00f0lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn er f\u00e1anleg gegn aukagjaldi og er mj\u00f6g m\u00e6lt me\u00f0 henni til a\u00f0 skilja r\u00edka s\u00f6gu d\u00f3mkirkjunnar. Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafi a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 90 m\u00edn\u00fatur fyrir \u00edtarlega heims\u00f3kn.<\/p>\n

Helstu hlutirnir sem \u00fearf a\u00f0 gera \u00ed Canterbury utan d\u00f3mkirkjunnar<\/h2>\n

Aust\u00ednusar-klaustur<\/h3>\n

A\u00f0eins fimm m\u00edn\u00fatna g\u00f6ngufjarl\u00e6g\u00f0 fr\u00e1 d\u00f3mkirkjunni eru r\u00fastir St. Augustine-klaustursins, enn eitt UNESCO heimsminjasv\u00e6\u00f0i. Stofna\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 598 e.Kr., var klausturi\u00f0 eitt mikilv\u00e6gasta klausturh\u00fas mi\u00f0alda \u00ed Englandi. \u00c1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu er fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt safn og hlj\u00f3\u00f0lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn sem English Heritage rekur, sem veitir samhengi um 1.000 \u00e1ra s\u00f6gu klaustursins.<\/p>\n

\"Dagsfer\u00f0<\/p>\n

\"Dagsfer\u00f0<\/p>\n

D\u00f3mkirkjan heilags Marteins<\/h3>\n

Sem fullkomnar UNESCO-\u00fer\u00edeyki Canterbury er St. Martin's-kirkjan elsta s\u00f3knarkirkja \u00ed Englandi sem enn er \u00ed samfelldri notkun. Hlutar byggingarinnar rekjast til r\u00f3mverskra t\u00edma og gera hana a\u00f0 einum elsta kristna sta\u00f0 \u00ed enskum\u00e6landi heiminum. Kirkjan er \u00f3keypis \u00ed heims\u00f3kn og b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 fri\u00f0s\u00e6lan andst\u00e6\u00f0an vi\u00f0 annasamari d\u00f3mkirkjuna.<\/p>\n

Upplifun Canterbury-sagnanna<\/h3>\n

\u00deessi gagnvirka a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttarafl \u00e1 St Margaret's Street vekur til l\u00edfs fr\u00e6gustu s\u00f6gur Geoffrey Chaucer me\u00f0 b\u00faningab\u00e6rum pers\u00f3num, hlj\u00f3\u00f0\u00e1hrifum og n\u00e1kv\u00e6mum mi\u00f0aldarsettum. H\u00fan er s\u00e9rstaklega skemmtileg fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur og b\u00f3kmenntar\u00e1hugaf\u00f3lk, og b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 skemmtilegan og fr\u00e6\u00f0andi h\u00e1tt til a\u00f0 kynnast mi\u00f0alda p\u00edlagr\u00edmsf\u00f6rum.<\/p>\n

R\u00f3mverska safni\u00f0 \u00ed Canterbury<\/h3>\n

Sta\u00f0sett ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0ar \u00e1 Butchery Lane var \u00feetta safn reist kringum upprunalegar r\u00fastir r\u00f3mversks borgarh\u00fass, me\u00f0 var\u00f0veittum m\u00f3sa\u00edkg\u00f3lfum. Einstaklingsmi\u00f0u\u00f0 s\u00fdningart\u00e6ki og endurbyggingar vekja r\u00f3mverska Canterbury (Durovernum Cantiacorum) til l\u00edfs og gera safni\u00f0 a\u00f0 heillandi \u00e1fangasta\u00f0 fyrir s\u00f6gu\u00e1hugaf\u00f3lk.<\/p>\n

Westgate Turnarnir<\/h3>\n

Mi\u00f0aldarvesturg\u00e1ttin er st\u00e6rsta borgarhli\u00f0 sem enn stendur \u00ed Englandi. Gestir geta klifra\u00f0 upp \u00e1 m\u00farkr\u00f3nuna til a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta v\u00ed\u00f0s\u00fdns \u00fats\u00fdnis yfir \u00fe\u00f6k Canterbury og Stour-\u00e1na. Turninn h\u00fdsir einnig l\u00edti\u00f0 safn um s\u00f6gu hli\u00f0arinnar sem varnarvirkis og fangelsis.<\/p>\n

B\u00e1tasiglingar \u00e1 Stour-\u00e1nni<\/h3>\n

Til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0ra s\u00fdn \u00e1 borgina skaltu taka lei\u00f0sag\u00f0a fer\u00f0 me\u00f0 punt- e\u00f0a r\u00f3\u00f0ub\u00e1ti eftir \u00e1nni Stour. Fer\u00f0irnar vara yfirleitt um 40 m\u00edn\u00fatur og fara um hi\u00f0 myndr\u00e6na Westgate-gar\u00f0ana, undir mi\u00f0aldabr\u00fam og framhj\u00e1 Greyfriars-kapellunni \u2014 fyrsta frans\u00edska klausturh\u00fasi \u00ed Englandi. Fer\u00f0irnar fara fram fr\u00e1 mars til okt\u00f3ber og kosta um 12\u201315 pund \u00e1 mann.<\/p>\n

Hvar \u00e1 a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a \u00ed Canterbury<\/h2>\n

Canterbury b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt matar\u00farval, allt fr\u00e1 hef\u00f0bundnum enskum kr\u00e1m til n\u00fat\u00edmalegra veitingasta\u00f0a. Mi\u00f0borgin er \u00fe\u00e9tt, svo allir veitingasta\u00f0ir eru innan g\u00f6ngufjarl\u00e6g\u00f0ar fr\u00e1 helstu kennileitum.<\/p>\n

\"Dagsfer\u00f0<\/p>\n

\"Dagsfer\u00f0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Veitingasta\u00f0ur<\/th>\nMatarger\u00f0<\/th>\nVer\u00f0bil<\/th>\nBesti fyrir<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
V\u00f6ruskemman<\/td>\nbreskur b\u00e6r til bor\u00f0s<\/td>\n\u00a3\u2013\u00a3\u00a3\u00a3<\/td>\nH\u00e1degismatur \u00ed umbreyttu j\u00e1rnbrautarh\u00fasi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teh\u00fas Tiny Tims<\/td>\nHef\u00f0bundi\u00f0 enskt te<\/td>\nPund \u2013 pund<\/td>\nTe me\u00f0 rj\u00f3ma og l\u00e9ttir h\u00e1degisver\u00f0ir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gamli smj\u00f6rmarka\u00f0urinn<\/td>\nEnskur kr\u00e1armatur<\/td>\n\u00a3\u00a3<\/td>\n\u00dats\u00fdni yfir d\u00f3mkirkjuna fr\u00e1 ver\u00f6ndinni<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kaffih\u00fas vina<\/td>\nMex\u00edk\u00f3sk innbl\u00e1sin<\/td>\n\u00a3\u00a3<\/td>\n\u00d3formleg m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0 me\u00f0 vinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enskur veitingasta\u00f0ur Deeson<\/td>\nN\u00fat\u00edma breskur<\/td>\n\u00a3\u00a3\u00a3<\/td>\nF\u00ednn matse\u00f0ill me\u00f0 sta\u00f0bundnum hr\u00e1efnum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Tillaga a\u00f0 dagskr\u00e1 fyrir dagsfer\u00f0<\/h2>\n

H\u00e9r er h\u00e1marks\u00fatf\u00e6r\u00f0 fer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun til a\u00f0 n\u00fdta dagfer\u00f0 \u00fe\u00edna til Canterbury sem best:<\/p>\n

09:00<\/strong> \u2014 Losa\u00f0u \u00feig vi\u00f0 London St Pancras me\u00f0 hra\u00f0lestinni
10:00<\/strong> \u2014 Komdu til Canterbury West, gengdu a\u00f0 mi\u00f0b\u00e6num
10:15<\/strong> \u2014 Heims\u00e6ki\u00f0 Canterbury-d\u00f3mkirkjuna (g\u00e6ti teki\u00f0 90 m\u00edn\u00fatur)
11:45<\/strong> \u2014 Ganga a\u00f0 klausturinu St. Augustine
12:30<\/strong> \u2014 H\u00e1degismatur \u00e1 The Goods Shed e\u00f0a \u00e1 veitingasta\u00f0 \u00ed mi\u00f0b\u00e6num
13:30<\/strong> \u2014 Kynntu \u00fe\u00e9r Canterbury Tales Experience e\u00f0a R\u00f3mverska safni\u00f0
14:30<\/strong> \u2014 Ganga um mi\u00f0aldarg\u00f6tur, heims\u00e6ki\u00f0 Westgate-turnana
15:30<\/strong> \u2014 B\u00e1tasigling \u00e1 Stour-\u00e1nni (\u00e1rst\u00ed\u00f0abundi\u00f0)
16:15<\/strong> \u2014 Heims\u00e6ki\u00f0 St. Martin-kirkjuna og n\u00e1grenni\u00f0
17:00<\/strong> \u2014 Eftirmi\u00f0dagskaffi e\u00f0a verslun \u00e1 King's Mile
18:00<\/strong> \u2014 Afturlag til London (komur um kl. 19:00)<\/p>\n

Hagn\u00fdtar r\u00e1\u00f0leggingar fyrir heims\u00f3kn til Canterbury<\/h2>\n