I’ve not visited Canterbury Cathedral before. It was quite as I expected: huge, impressive, with elegant columns. What I didn’t anticipate was how warm it was inside – very welcome on an extremely cold day.

View of the Cathedral tower from the cloister.

Someone wanted to make the cloister cat warm and comfortable too but I don’t think it will be back until the builders have gone.

Bell tower and interior of the cathedral.

For centuries pilgrims came to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket, murdered in 1170. I like the way the site of the murder is marked today: a place for quiet contemplation.