Heritage Museum Canterbury located on the street Stor Street, in the former hospice for the mendicant friars. The museum is dedicated to the town's history, from prehistoric times. Also in the museum is a gallery dedicated to the little bear Rupert, comic book characters, whom the author, Mary Turtel living just in Canterbury.

The museum is located in the former poorhouse of the Virgin Mary, comprised of two adjoining buildings and the chapel built at the junction of XII-XIII centuries. In 1373 the building was added to the basement and the little room at the top for the head of the poorhouse, and then were added to the upper floors more. The secularization of the lands touched the poorhouse of the Virgin Mary from 1575, in this ensemble of buildings housed a school, a clinic, a workhouse and a shelter for the poor. History Museum was opened here in 1987, have been restored with the famous vaulted ceilings on the upper floors of the building.

Among the exhibits worth mentioning Canterbury Cross - Anglo-Saxon brooch 850 years, discovered in 1867 during excavations in the streets of St. George. Also presented the remains of ancient man used to live here, and the reconstruction of his face. Three of the walls takes a tapestry, which tells about the life of Thomas Becket. Earlier in the museum were presented silver portable sundials of X century, but now because of the precautions they took. But exhibited one of the first locomotives "undefeated» (Invicta), made known to the inventors Stephenson. The museum as a collection of weapons, furniture, household items; isolated room dedicated to the local poet and playwright - Shakespeare contemporary Christopher Marlowe. In the gallery of comic bear cub Rupert presented as other characters of British TV shows beginning and middle of the XX century.