Tours of Norwich for Groups

Tour details
Start and end points are given as guides only. Routes may vary slightly with the Guide, if you need to start or finish at a particular point we will do our best to accommodate, but depending on the tour it may not be possible.

‘NORWICH – CITY OF CENTURIES’ Duration: 90 mins
The ancient settlement of ‘Northwic’ was first recorded in Saxon times. Over a thousand years later the City has survived Norman invasion, rebellion, plague, fire and war. A brief plunge into the people and events which made Norwich the second greatest City in England.

Start point: Cathedral or Forum
End point: Cathedral or Forum

‘‘…..AND SHE WAS A WOMAN!’ Duration: 90 mins
Some achieved worldwide fame, some only a footnote in local records, but their lives all made a difference. The women of Norwich – these are their stories.

Start point: Forum
End point: Colegate

‘ARCHITECTS & ARCHITECTURE’ Duration: 90 mins
Focussing on the talents of Thomas Ivory, Thomas Boardman and George Skipper, who created some of the finest buildings in Norwich for their wealthy clients.

Start point: Forum
End point: City Centre

AN ELIZABETHAN PROGRESS Duration: 90 mins
In 1578 Queen Elizabeth I made her only visit to Norwich, then the second greatest city in England.

Start point: Forum
End point: City Centre

IF STONES COULD SPEAK Duration: 90 - 120 mins
Explore the history and heritage of one of the oldest north-south routes through the city.

Start point: Junction of Colegate & Fye Bridge St
End point: King St

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF NELSON Duration: 90 mins
Admiral Nelson attended Norwich School – see Norwich as it would have been during his lifetime.

Start point: Cathedral
End point: Market place

THE WATERSIDE HERITAGE OF NELSON’S TIME Duration: 90 mins
Norwich was a major trading port in Georgian times and Nelson would have been very familiar with the hustle and bustle along the waterside.

Start point: Cathedral
End point: Foundry Bridge

‘MERCHANTS & MARKETS’ Duration: 90 mins
From the original Norman market place (probably the oldest permanent market in Europe), follow the trail of the Norwich Merchants who traded their wares far and wide from the assorted markets of Norwich.

Start point: Forum
End point: City Centre

‘OVER THE WATER’ Duration: 90 mins
Once one of the most populated and congested areas of Norwich, flood, fire and plague have left a
fascinating hotchpotch of heritage from the medieval to the 18th and 19th centuries.

Start point: Forum
End point: Colegate

‘TALES OF THE RIVERSIDE’ Duration: 90 mins
Past the old warehouses and docks of a bygone industrial age, the River Wensum meanders its way through some of the loveliest scenery in Norwich.

Start point: Cathedral
End point: City Centre

‘WHEN GEORGE WAS KING’ Duration: 90 mins
Follow in the steps of the dandies of Gentlemen’s Walk and recall the wealth and influence of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Start point: Forum
End point: City Centre

‘A PUB FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR…’ Duration: 90 mins
Norwich was once home to over 700 pubs. This tour takes you round some of them, exploring their names, origins and things that went on in them (not necessarily about the beer!)

Start point: Cathedral or Forum
End point: Princes St or Market place

‘….AND A CHURCH FOR EVERY WEEK OF THE YEAR’ Duration: 90 mins
Norwich is a city shaped by its churches, from the unique legacy of medieval churches to the impact of 'heretics' on the development of the city. Four distinct tours which are suitable as individual tours
focussing on a couple of hundred years history, or as a series covering a millennium.

• OUT OF THE DARK AGES, INTO THE LIGHT OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Pre conquest to the 13th Century
Duration: 105 mins
Start point: Cathedral End point: Elm Hill
• BISHOPS & FRIARS, REVOLT & RIOT
13th to 15th Century
Duration: 90 mins
Start point: Cathedral End Point: Bishopgate
• REFORMATION & REBELLION
mid 14th to 16th Century
Duration: 90 mins
Start point: Forum End point: Colegate
• STRANGERS, DISSENTERS & PURITANS
17th Century onwards
Duration: 90 mins
Start point: Forum End point: St Andrews Hall

‘…CATHEDRAL CLOSE Duration: 90 mins
The Close is one of the largest and certainly the loveliest in England. In the shadow of the Cathedral, its graceful old buildings cluster round green spaces and wander down little lanes.

Start point: Cathedral
End point: Cathedral

THE DEAD PARROT TOUR Duration: 75 mins
Absolutely nothing to do with Monty Python (well almost nothing) but an eclectic mix of old and new,
historical and cultural, as you walk around the Castle mound.

Start point: Forum
End point: Castle Meadow

EMPIRE & INVENTION, EPIDEMIC & DESTITUTION Duration: 90 mins
The Victorian era was one of the greatest periods of expansion in building and industry, much of which still stands today; but it was also the period which saw some of the greatest social upheaval in British history.

Start point: The Forum
End point: The Forum

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Group Tours of Norwich