Cathedral Gate stands at 36 Burgate, beside the cathedral precinct gate. Spooky Isles says it was built in 1438 to house pilgrims visiting Canterbury Cathedral, and that it has nearly six centuries of stories in its walls.
Guests are reported to have heard doors slamming when no one else was awake, and ghostly singing or chanting rising through the old beams. The source suggests the voices could belong to the pilgrims who once slept there on the way to the shrine of Thomas Becket, but that is its interpretation and not a reported identification.
No named witness, date or specific room is given, so this is a thin hotel report. It is kept distinct from the existing record for the cathedral itself.
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