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Best day to visit Canterbury

We plan to do a day trip from London to Canterbury. It looks like we need to choose between a Saturday (18 May) and a Monday (20 May). We could probably also do the bank holiday (Monday 6 May) but I would prefer the latter dates. Would it be better to get out of London on a Saturday and use the Monday for museums in London when they might not be as crowded? I know Canterbury will have lots of tourists, too.

Since I learned on another thread that we can just get our tickets the last minute, maybe we just wait to see how we're moved, and what else would be better for either of those days.
Thanks.

Posted by
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I don't know about the big London museums, but I found that it's common for some museums to close on Monday's when I traveled around England last year. I didn't bother to check ahead, so I didn't get to see them, such as the Chester museum that had some Roman artifacts I wanted to see. I would advise you to make sure any museums you plan to visit on a Monday are in fact open,

Posted by
1310 posts

None of the national museums in London (Tate, National Gallery, V&A, NPG etc.) will be closed on a Monday.