A 1½ hour guided tour in and around Norwich Market, celebrating 940 years of buying and selling at the heart of the city. The tour includes a cup of tea at Birchley's Loose Leaf Tea. The tour looks at the impact of the Normans; the growth of the Medieval Market and the Paston Letters; the great church of St Peter Mancroft; the role of the Tollhouse and later the Guildhall; the market as a place of execution and entertainment; the long lost Market Cross; the coaching era, the inns and the diaries of Parson Woodforde; pubs, banking and the Victorian era; shoemaking and the story of Start-Rite; the building of City Hall and redevelopment of the market in the 1930s and 21st century changes.   Inclusions What you'll need 🧤 Warm Clothing - Subject to the weather ☂️ Waterproofs - Subject to the weather 🥤 Drink - Botle of water

This  guided walk starts outside the Maids Head Hotel in Tombland, the 10th century Anglo-Danish Market Place, then heads along the river from the Quayside, the original Anglo-Scandinavian port, passing St James’ Mill, Cow Tower and Bishop’s Bridge to Pull’s Ferry, the Cathedral’s 15th century water gate. Hear about historic trade and industry, including the role of the wherry and the story of the Great Hospital. Return to Tombland through the Cathedral Close and finish the tour with coffee or tea at the Maids Head Hotel, which claims to be the oldest in the UK.   Inclusions What's Included 🥤 Drink - Tea or coffee at the Maids Head hotel at the end of the tour   What you'll need 🧤 Warm Clothing - Subject to time of year ☂️ Waterproofs - Subject to weather forecast

This half day guided walking tour starts at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden in the heart of the Broads National Park. We walk through part of this beautiful natural Broadland garden, home to the King Oak, one of the oldest trees in Norfolk, before heading off to South Walsham Broad and the path beside the Fleet Dyke. This leads to a view of the 1000 year-old St Benet's Abbey across the River Bure. Hear the story of St Benet's Abbey, before returning to Fairhaven through South Walsham Marshes with some wildlife spotting, then finish with coffee or tea and cake in Fairhaven's picnic area. The walk takes between 2½ and 3 hours and is just over 4.5 miles long. National Park Experiences is a curated collection that brings the stories of our National Parks to life. Each experience offers an authentic insight into the landscape and special qualities of a National Park.   Inclusions What's Included 🍴 Food - Cake at the end of the experience 🥤 Drink - Tea or coffee at the end of the experience   What you'll need 🧤 Warm Clothing - Subject to the weather; also need good footware can be muddy in the spring and autumn ☂️ Waterproofs - Subject to the weather 🥤 Drink - Bottle of water

A 2-hour guided walking tour celebrating CJ Sansom’s best-selling novel Tombland, featuring Tudor lawyer Matthew Shardlake’s visit to Norwich at the time of Kett’s Rebellion (1549). The tour starts and finishes at the Maids Head Hotel and includes Tombland, the ancient Anglo-Scandinavian Market Place, Augustine Steward’s House, Norwich Cathedral Close, Bishopgate (Holme Street in the novel) and the Great Hospital, Bishop’s Bridge, the site of Bishop’s Gate and Lollards Pit, followed by a climb up to Kett’s Heights and the remains of St Michael’s Chapel, with fabulous view across the city. The return journey follows the north side of the river with views of the medieval Cow Tower and surviving city walls, before crossing the river and passing the Adam and Eve pub, where Lord Sheffield was taken after he had been mortally wounded, and seeing the site of the Battle of Palace Plain. The tour finishes at the Maids Head Hotel with coffee or tea and biscuits   Inclusions What's Included 🥤 Drink   What you'll need 🧤 Warm Clothing - Subject to the weather ☂️ Waterproofs - Subject to the weather 🥤 Drink - Bottle of water

A half-day guided tour exploring part of Fairhaven Garden, the village of Ranworth and surrounding countryside, including St Helen’s Church, known as ‘the Cathedral of the Broads’. The tour starts and finishes at Fairhaven Garden. Walk through the west side of Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, a beautiful natural Broadland Garden, enjoy fabulous candelabra primulas and azaleas in spring, wild flowers, butterflies and dragonflies in summer and wonderful autumn colours and see the King Oak, a sapling at the time of the Battle of Hastings. The tour features a peaceful bridleway connecting Fairhaven with Ranworth and the popular Malthouse Broad. St Helen’s Church dates from the 14th century. The church has a magnificent 15th century rood screen, one of the finest in the country and the superb 15th century Ranworth Antiphoner, a richly illustrated liturgical book. Also enjoy the views of the Broads from the top of the church tower. The tour is approximately 4 miles. Price includes coffee/tea and cake at Fairhaven at the end of the tour and a donation to St Helen's Church.   Inclusions What's Included 🥤 Drink 📋 Other - Tea or coffee and cake at Fairhaven Garden at the end of the tour and a donation to St Helen's Church.   What you'll need ☂️ Waterproofs - Be prepared for the weather 🥤 Drink - Bottle of water recommended

This guided walking tour, with Norwich tour guide Paul Dickson starts outside The Forum. The tour celebrates 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, the American servicemen who brought rhythm and blues and soul music to the city and Lucas the 1960s US airman, who settled in Norfolk, and gave soul to the Orford Cellar. The tour also looks at slavery – those involved in the slave trade and the abolitionists from Norfolk like Thomas Fowell Buxton, Amelia Opie and Harriet Martineau. We also explore the work of 19th century Norfolk boxing hero Jem Mace with black boxers and the great contributions of soldier, historian, archaeologist and philanthropist, Frederick Duleep Singh and his sister Sophia Duleep Singh, who was a leading suffragette.   Inclusions What you'll need ☂️ Waterproofs - Be ready for the weather

This half day tour starts at Norwich Railway Station where we catch the train to Reedham, in the Broads National Park, on Norfolk’s oldest railway line. Hear stories of the railway and pass nature reserves in the Yare Valley and Cantley Sugar Factory. Then explore Reedham riverside and countryside on foot; hear about the Broads’ historic trading wherries and see the magnificent views across Norton Marshes, with the railway snaking away in the distance. Visit Reedham Church, built on the site of a Roman fort and lighthouse and Humpty Dumpty Brewery, where you will sample some ale or have a tea/coffee and walk back to the railway station to catch the train back to Norwich. National Park Experiences is a curated collection that brings the stories of our National Parks to life. Each experience offers an authentic insight into the landscape and special qualities of a National Park.   Inclusions What's Included 🚆 Transportation - Return rail ticket Norwich to Reedham 🥤 Drink - Beer or soft drink or coffee or tea at Humpty Dumpty Brewery   What you'll need 🧤 Warm Clothing - Subject to weather including good footwear for walking ☂️ Waterproofs - Subject to weather 🥤 Drink - Bottle of water