Canterbury’s 1,400-year-old cathedral is its crown jewel. But the £18 entry ticket and souvenir shops that surround it leave tourists reluctant to spend cash in smaller independents.

With projected heat indexes in excess of 105 well into the evening, Canterbury Park has canceled the June 21 Northern Stars Turf Festival program that had been scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. CT.

By foot, bike and MG, a writer undertakes a journey from Winchester to Canterbury, along a route taken since at least the 14th century.