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• Free Self-Guided Walking Tours

  When you’re visiting Norwich on a day trip or for a city break, one of the best ways to discover the city is through a FREE self-guided walking tour!

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• What to See & Do at Norfolk Heritage Open Days

  29 June 2026

  Discover hidden gems, guided tours, and exciting exhibitions and delve into the lives of Norwich’s pioneering figures at Heritage Open Days.

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• Step into the Story: Twenty Stories. One City.

  Follow our plotted map to visit locations of interest which sit at the heart of our twenty historic individuals with links to Norwich.

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• Step into the Story: Jack Valentine

  Jack Valentine is a Norwich and Norfolk folklore legend with a unique tradition that is still followed today. 

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• Step into the Story: John Crome

  John Crome was a founding member of the Norwich School of Painters. His work features in the collections of public art galleries worldwide.

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• Step into the Story: Emma de Guader

  Emma de Gauder, a Norman noblewoman, at just 16 years old, held Norwich Castle when it was besieged by William the Conqueror.

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• Step into the Story: Margaret (Margie) Fahey-McGrath

  Margie was a social worker for the American Red Cross in Norfolk during WWII and a prolific letter writer.

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• Step into the Story: Margaret Paston

  Margaret Paston has been described by historian Diane Watt as the “most prolific letter writer in medieval England”.

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• Step into the Story: Amelia Opie

  Amelia Opie has been described as the most respected woman fiction writer of the 1800s and 1810s, a leading abolitionist and philanthropist.

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• Step into the Story: Peter the Wild Boy

  To this day it remains a mystery how Peter the Wild Boy travelled 100 miles by himself from Hertfordshire to Norwich in 1751.

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