WALKS & TOURS
Carrow House and The Forgotten Vaults with The Shoebox Experiences
Norwich Over the Water: Coslany, Colegate and Fyebridge with City Guides
Norwich Over the Water: Coslany, Colegate and Fyebridge with City Guides
Tuesday 14th July, 10.30am
Tuesday 21st July, 10.30am
Discover the story of Carrow House, once the grand residence of the legendary Colman family, makers of the city’s famous mustard.
Start: Old Carrow House. Duration: 90 mins
Ticket price: Adult £20; Child £8.50. Assistance dogs allowed. Not wheelchair accessible.
To book: call 01603 850309
Norwich Over the Water: Coslany, Colegate and Fyebridge with City Guides
Norwich Over the Water: Coslany, Colegate and Fyebridge with City Guides
Norwich Over the Water: Coslany, Colegate and Fyebridge with City Guides
Tuesday 14th July, 11am
This tour takes us to the north bank of the River Wensum, an ancient part of the city with a fascinating collection of buildings. everyday lives.
Start: Maddermarket Theatre
Duration: 90 mins
Ticket price: £9
Black Tower and the Southern city walls with City Guides
Norwich Over the Water: Coslany, Colegate and Fyebridge with City Guides
The Pastons in Norwich: lessons from the 15th century with Paul Dickson
Tuesday 14th July, 2pm
This walk will explore the southern stretch of the city walls, built between the 1290s and 1340s.
Start: Bandstand, Chapelfield Gardens
Duration: 90 mins
Ticket price: £9
The Pastons in Norwich: lessons from the 15th century with Paul Dickson
The Pastons in Norwich: lessons from the 15th century with Paul Dickson
The Pastons in Norwich: lessons from the 15th century with Paul Dickson
Wednesday 15th July, 11am
Discover the story of the Pastons, exploring 15th century Norwich and hear readings from their famous letters, the earliest and largest collection of documents detailing everyday lives.
Start: St Andrews Hall
Duration: 1hr 45mins
Ticket price: £9
Ale Tales: A tour of Norwich’s pubs old and new with City Guides
The Pastons in Norwich: lessons from the 15th century with Paul Dickson
A Walk through Deep Time: Norwich from the Ice Age to the 18th century
Wednesday 15th July, 2pm
A guided tour around some of Norwich’s many pubs, including those still operating and looking at evidence for those no longer with us.
Start: Sir Garnet Pub
Duration: 90 mins
Ticket price: £9
A Walk through Deep Time: Norwich from the Ice Age to the 18th century
The Pastons in Norwich: lessons from the 15th century with Paul Dickson
A Walk through Deep Time: Norwich from the Ice Age to the 18th century
Thursday 16th July, 1pm
Join art historian and storyteller Roxanne Matthews on a walking tour through the deep time of our ice age past, a story that made our city river and the aquifers beneath our feet.
Start: Fye Bridge
Duration: 90 mins
Ticket price: £10
Elm Hill: Find out more about the city’s finest street with City Guides
The Old Rifle Range and Underground Norwich with The Shoebox Experiences
The Old Rifle Range and Underground Norwich with The Shoebox Experiences
Thursday 16th July, 11am
Explore the history of the buildings and occupants in one of Norwich's best-known and finest streets.
Start: St Andrew’s Hall
Duration: 90 mins
Ticket price: £9
The Old Rifle Range and Underground Norwich with The Shoebox Experiences
The Old Rifle Range and Underground Norwich with The Shoebox Experiences
The Old Rifle Range and Underground Norwich with The Shoebox Experiences
Thursday 16th July, 10am & 11.30am
Discover the hidden vast underground space beneath Upper St Giles lies, rarely seen by the public.
Start: St Giles' Church gates. Duration: 60 mins. Ticket price: Adult £20; Child £8.50. No dogs. Not wheelchair accessible.
To book: call 01603 850309
Explore Radical Norwich with Bridget McKenzie
The Old Rifle Range and Underground Norwich with The Shoebox Experiences
Magnificent Marble Hall and the Bignolds with The Shoebox Experiences
Wednesday 22nd July, 11am
Explore the radical history of Norwich with this guided walk, and wonder at what radical historical figures like Amelia Opie and Dorothy Jewson would do if they were alive today.
Start location: St Gregory's Church Green
Duration: 90 mins
Tickets: £8
Magnificent Marble Hall and the Bignolds with The Shoebox Experiences
Fire and Water: How they have shaped the city centre with City Guides
Magnificent Marble Hall and the Bignolds with The Shoebox Experiences
Friday 17th, 2pm
Friday 24th July, 2pm
Step into a masterpiece of design and history at Surrey House and it's Magnificent Marble Hall.
Start: Lloyds Bank, Gentleman's Walk. Duration: 90 mins. Ticket price: Adult £20; Child £8.50. No dogs. Wheelchair accessible (please notify staff when booking).
To book: call 01603 850309
The Curat House: see behind the scenes at Fat Face with City Guides
Fire and Water: How they have shaped the city centre with City Guides
Fire and Water: How they have shaped the city centre with City Guides
Friday 17th, 11am & 2pm
Friday 24th July, 11am & 2pm
City Guides are delighted to offer an extra opportunity to see this gem of Norwich history. Today it’s a clothes shop, but its origins go back centuries.
Start: Fat Face
Duration: 60 mins
Ticket price: Free but must be booked
Fire and Water: How they have shaped the city centre with City Guides
Fire and Water: How they have shaped the city centre with City Guides
Fire and Water: How they have shaped the city centre with City Guides
Saturday 18th July, 11am
Discover the impact of the three major fires in the city centre, alongside the city’s many water course and wells.
Start: outside The Forum
Duration: 90 mins
Ticket price: £9
The Streets Remember: An LGBT History Walk Through Norwich
Norwich, A Black History: slavery, abolition and Africans in Norfolk with Paul Dickson
Norwich, A Black History: slavery, abolition and Africans in Norfolk with Paul Dickson
Sunday 19th July, 11am
Queer Norfolk will guide you throught the stories of LGBT lives that were once hidden, secret or punished in Norwich’s streets.
Start: outside The Forum
Duration: 90 mins
Suitable for ages 14+
Ticket price: Pay what you can
Norwich, A Black History: slavery, abolition and Africans in Norfolk with Paul Dickson
Norwich, A Black History: slavery, abolition and Africans in Norfolk with Paul Dickson
Norwich, A Black History: slavery, abolition and Africans in Norfolk with Paul Dickson
Sunday 19th July, 2pm
This tour looks at the diverse contribution of black people to the history of Norwich and Norfolk, from street traders in the 18th and 19th centuries to Pablo Fanque, the UK’s first black circus impresario.
Start: outside The Forum
Duration: 1hr 45 mins
Ticket price: £9
The Bridges of Norwich: A walk along the Wensum with City Guides
Norwich, A Black History: slavery, abolition and Africans in Norfolk with Paul Dickson
The Bridges of Norwich: A walk along the Wensum with City Guides
Monday 20th July, 11am
This tour will follow the Wensum examining its role in the history of Norwich, with special attention to the bridges.
Start: Bishop Bridge, outside Red Lion
Duration: 90 mins
Ticket price: £9
When Elizabeth I came to stay with Guildhall Guide Shea Fiddes
Norwich Story Walks: The Norwich "Twenty Stories, One City" Story Walks
The Bridges of Norwich: A walk along the Wensum with City Guides
Monday 20th July, 2pm
The 6-day visit in 1578 saw the city and monarch put their best foot forward in projecting power and civic pride. This walking tour looks at some of the spectacular events, and the characters that made Elizabethan Norwich a lively and 'unquiet place'.
Start: Norwich Guildhall
Duration: 90 mins
Ticket price: £5
Norwich Story Walks: The Norwich "Twenty Stories, One City" Story Walks
Norwich Story Walks: The Norwich "Twenty Stories, One City" Story Walks
Norwich Story Walks: The Norwich "Twenty Stories, One City" Story Walks
Monday 20th July, 4pm (Part 1)
Wander Norwich exploring why tales of 20 individuals from the city's past still matter. Conducted in the eccentric and extravagant style of Norwich Story Walks. This theme is experienced over 2 walks of 10 stories each. You do not need to attend both.
Start: outside City Hall
Duration: 90 mins
Ticket price: £10
A Bus Tour of WW2 American Air Bases
Norwich Story Walks: The Norwich "Twenty Stories, One City" Story Walks
Norwich Story Walks: The Norwich "Twenty Stories, One City" Story Walks
Tuesday 21st July, 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 22nd July, 10am - 3pm
Join the American Library for an airbase adventure in Norfolk, exploring the stories of the American men and women who served with the US Army Air Forces in World War Two.
Start: outside Castle Mall entrance on Castle Meadow
Tickets: £10
Victorian Norwich: what the Victorians did (and didn't do) for our Fine City with Paul Dickson
Victorian Norwich: what the Victorians did (and didn't do) for our Fine City with Paul Dickson
Victorian Norwich: what the Victorians did (and didn't do) for our Fine City with Paul Dickson
Wednesday 22nd July, 11am
Explore Victorian Norwich and celebrate the city’s 19th century architecture, industry, shopping and culture. Hear about the growth of Colman’s Mustard, Caley’s Chocolate, the Norwich Union and the shoe industry.
Start: outside The Forum
Duration: 1hr 45 mins
Tickets: £9
Hidden Histories: A walk on the West Side with City Guides
Victorian Norwich: what the Victorians did (and didn't do) for our Fine City with Paul Dickson
Victorian Norwich: what the Victorians did (and didn't do) for our Fine City with Paul Dickson
Wednesday 22nd July, 2pm
This walking tour focuses on the often-overlooked western end of the city centre. Walls and gates, historic routes, silks and sewage, shoes and boots; breweries, churches, burial places, medieval houses and jousting places - and more!
Start: Norwich Arts Centre
Duration: 90 mins
Ticket price: £9
Shopping for History: What our shops tell us about the city’s past with City Guides
Victorian Norwich: what the Victorians did (and didn't do) for our Fine City with Paul Dickson
Shopping for History: What our shops tell us about the city’s past with City Guides
Thursday 23rd July, 11am
Many of the city centre shops can reveal a great deal about the city’s history. The tour explores, among other things, how the city developed as a shopping centre, and significant changes of use of some shop buildings over the years.
Start: outside The Forum
Duration: 90 mins
Ticket price: £9
Norwich in the 1920s with Paul Dickson
From Faith to Faith: Explore the legacy of the Reformation in the city with City Guides
Shopping for History: What our shops tell us about the city’s past with City Guides
Friday 24th July, 11am
Join Paul Dickson on a walking tour of the city, as he visits key locations and shares some of the stories of this fascinating decade. This tour is part of the centenary celebration of the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell.
Start: outside John Lewis
Tickets: £5 (includes entry to the Museum of Norwich)
From Faith to Faith: Explore the legacy of the Reformation in the city with City Guides
From Faith to Faith: Explore the legacy of the Reformation in the city with City Guides
From Faith to Faith: Explore the legacy of the Reformation in the city with City Guides
Friday 24th July, 11am
Explore the legacy of the Reformation in the city. The Reformation led to a series of religious, social and political conflicts, sometimes violent such as the Civil War, that echo down to the present day.
Start: outside The Forum
Duration: 90 mins
Tickets: £9
Norwich Story Walks: The Norwich "Twenty Stories, One City" Story Walks
From Faith to Faith: Explore the legacy of the Reformation in the city with City Guides
From Faith to Faith: Explore the legacy of the Reformation in the city with City Guides
Friday 24th July, 5.30pm (Part 2)
Wander Norwich exploring why tales of 20 individuals from the city's past still matter. Conducted in the eccentric and extravagant style of Norwich Story Walks. This theme is experienced over 2 walks of 10 stories each. You do not need to attend both.
Start: outside City Hall
Duration: 90 mins
Ticket price: £10