St Georgery the Great with an Anglian slave in the Roman Forum

The Roman Forum in Canterbury holds one of the region's more unusual gallery spaces - a place devoted to St Georgery the Great and a rather striking representation of an Anglian slave. It's the sort of thing that stops you mid-stride if you're wandering the old streets near the cathedral.

What you're actually looking at is a gallery exploring Romano-British life and the cultural collision between occupiers and the people who lived here. The centrepiece - this Anglian figure - serves as a visual anchor to the uncomfortable realities of Roman Britain. It's not the sort of polished, triumphalist display you might expect. Instead, it forces a conversation about power, labour, and daily existence two thousand years ago.

History types will spend a good hour here, possibly longer if the gallery includes contextual material about Canterbury's Roman past. Families with older kids interested in archaeology will find it worthwhile, though younger children might struggle with the conceptual weight of it all.

The gallery is within walking distance of Canterbury Camping and Caravanning Club Campsite - just 1.3 miles away - making it an easy morning visit before or after a park-based break. There's plenty else in Canterbury to justify a few days, so slot this in alongside the cathedral and the medieval streets rather than treating it as a standalone trip.

Opening hours and admission fees aren't widely publicised, so ring ahead or ask at the Canterbury visitor centre. It's the kind of place that rewards turning up with low expectations and leaving genuinely moved by what's on display.