Guided Tours
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Why not enjoy a guided tour exploring one of our cities and towns?
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Bedfordshire
Bedford
Programme of guided walks (various themes/subjects) from May to August - Wednesday
at 1900, Sunday at 1100, and selected Thursday afternoons at 1400. Departs from the Tourist Information Centre. Duration of 1½ hours. Admission free. Pre-booking essential. Further information on +44 (0)1234 221712.
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Cambridgeshire
Cambridge
Daily walking tours all year round, departing from the Tourist Information Centre. Up to four times a day in summer. Ticket price includes entrance to either King's or St. John's College. Duration of
2 hours. Ghost tours every Friday night at 1800. Punting and walking ghost tours depart from Scudamore's punt station in Mill Lane on Saturdays (contact for timings). Duration of 1½ hours. Admission charge for all walks. Further information on +44 (0)1223 457574. www.visitcambridge.org Open top bus tours www.city-sightseeing.com run all year round. Every
20 minutes in summer, every 40 minutes in winter from Silver Street. Hop on and off with 20 stops. Duration of 80 minutes. Admission charge. Further information on +44 (0)1223 423578.
Wisbech
Themed guided walks on Wednesday evenings from May to July. Duration of 1½ hours. Admission charge. Further information on +44 (0)1945 583263.
Peterborough
Range of walking tours all year. General 'Historic Peterborough' tour every Saturday afternoon at 1400. Themed tours every Sunday afternoon at 1400, including: Monarchy, Monks and Martyrs; What's in a Name?; The Inns and Taverns of Peterborough; and Crime and Punishment. All tours depart from the Peterborough Museum, and last approximately 1½ hours. Admission charge for all walks. Pre-booking essential. Further information on +44 (0)1733 864663. Ghost tours - normally one per month on third Tuesday at 1930. Special tours for Halloween in October. Departs from the Peterborough Museum. Duration of
1½ to 2 hours. Also candlelit ghost tours of the museum, crime walks and historic pub tours. Admission charge. Pre-booking essential. Further information on +44 (0)1733 864663. www.peterborough.gov.uk
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Essex
Colchester
Regular town tours depart from the Tourist Information Centre between March and October. Duration of 1¾ hours. Also special themed tours featuring costumed guides are available throughout the year. Admission charge for all walks. Further information (dates and times) on +44 (0)1206 282920. www.visitcolchester.com Ghost tours depart from outside the Town Hall on Thursdays at 1930. Duration of 2 to 2½ hours. Admission charge. Pre-booking essential. Further information on +44 (0)1206 852924. Open top bus tours www.city-sightseeing.com run from the 23 May to 26 September. Every 90 minutes from outside Colchester Castle, opposite the Tourist Information Centre. Hop on and off with 12 stops. Duration of 1 hour. Admission charge. Further information on +44 (0)1206 252472.
Harwich
Free guided walks from May to mid September. Departing from the Ha'penny Pier Visitor Centre on Saturdays at 1400. Further information on +44 (0)1255 506139.
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Hertfordshire
St. Albans
Regular city walks start from outside the Old Town Hall in the Market Place - Sundays at 1100 and 1500. Also some Saturdays and weekdays (late June to mid September). Duration of 1½ hours. Various themes include: Crime and Punishment; The Wars of the Roses; Monks, Mysteries and Mischief; and Victorian St. Albans. Ghost walks twice monthly on Wednesday at 2000. Halloween walks from the 26 to 31 October (both for children and adults). St. Albans Guides also offer walks in the nearby locations of Redbourn, Harpenden and Wheathampstead. Admission charge for all walks. Guides also on duty at the Roman Theatre (for free tours), from April to the end of October. Further information on +44 (0)1727 864511. www.stalbanstourguides.co.uk
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Norfolk
Great YarmouthChoice of four heritage walks, running on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays between April and October (either at 1400 or
1900) - Medieval Town Wall; Rows, Fishwives and Body Snatchers; Glorious Gorleston II; and Fish 'n' Ships. All accompanied by an official town guide. Also Eerie Tales and Yarmouth Yarns walk in July and August only on Thursdays at 1900. Admission charge for all walks. Further information on +44 (0)1493 846346. Open top bus tours www.city-sightseeing.com run from the 23 May to 27 September. Every 60 minutes from the Marine Parade. Hop on and off with 18 stops. Duration of 45 minutes. Admission charge. Further information on +44 (0)1263 587005.
King's Lynn
Individuals may join the guided tours which depart from the Tales of the Old Gaolhouse at 1400. Tuesdays - June to October; Fridays - May to October; Saturdays - May to October; Bank Holiday Mondays in May and August. Special evening
walks take place every Monday at 1900 throughout June and July. Duration of 1½ to 2 hours. Admission charge. Further information on +44 (0)1553 774297. www.west-norfolk.gov.uk
Little Walsingham
Guided tours around the historic village of Little Walsingham. April - Wednesdays at 1100; May to September - Wednesday and Thursday at 1100; October - Wednesday at 1100. Tours leave from The Shirehall Museum. Admission charge. Further information on +44 (0)1328 820250.
Norwich
The 'City of Centuries' walking tour - runs from April to October, departing from outside The Forum (contact for dates and times). Also themed tours throughout the year, including: When George was King; An Elizabethan Progress; Merchants and Markets; Tales of the Riverside; Over the Water; Footsteps of Nelson; The Dead Parrot Tour; and The Victorian Tour. Special event tours include ‘Horrid Norwich' at Halloween. Admission charge for all walks. Further information on +44 (0)1603 213999. www.visitnorwich.co.uk Horrid History walks run from May to October, every Friday at 2000 - starting from the Adam and Eve public house. Admission charge. Further information on +44 (0)7986 829859. www.horridhistories.co.uk Open top bus tours www.city-sightseeing.com run daily from the 4 April to 26 September; Tuesday to Saturday only from the 29 September to
31 October. Every 60 minutes from Theatre Street. Hop on and off with 9 stops. Duration of 45 minutes. Admission charge. Further information on +44 (0)1263 587005.
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Suffolk
Bury St. Edmunds
Regular town tours depart from the Tourist Information Centre. Daily between May and September at 1400. Duration of 1½ hours. Admission charge. Further information on +44 (0)1284 764667.
Felixstowe
Open top bus tours www.city-sightseeing.com run from the 22 July to 30 August on Sundays, Wednesdays and Bank Holidays. Hop on and off with 8 stops. Every 60 minutes from Great Eastern Square. Duration of 50 minutes. Admission charge. Further information
on +44 (0)800 919390.
Ipswich
Individuals may join the guided tours departing from the Tourist Information Centre - from May to September on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1415. Duration of 1½ hours. Ghost tours run every first Thursday of the month, starting at 2000. Admission charge for all walks. Further information on +44 (0)1473 258070. www.visit-ipswich.com Open top bus tours www.city-sightseeing.com run from the 21 July to 28 August on Tuesday and Friday. Every 60 minutes from Tower Ramparts. Hop on and off with 9 stops. Duration of 60 minutes. Admission charge. Further
information on +44 (0)1667 459849.
Lavenham
Guided tours running from Easter to the end of October - Saturday at 1430, and Sunday at 1100. Duration of 1¼ hours. Admission charge. Further information on +44 (0)1787 248207.
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