Canterbury Tales—The pilgrimage from London to

Canterbury

The journey begins at The Tabard Inn

From London, the pilgrims travel through Deptford

Burial place of Christopher Marlowe, whom will study next semester

To Greenwich

site of the Prime Meridian

Next: Rochester, the largest town between London and Canterbury

Home of a magnificent castle

and cathedral

The pilgrims proceeded through several small villages

Sittingbourne

Ospringe, mentioned in The Miller’s Tale

Boughton-under-Blean

and Harbledown

Until Canterbury came into view

The pilgrimage would have led to Canterbury Christ Church Cathedral

Inside

Thomas a Becket’s murder site

To St. Thomas’s shrine