- Location Norwich
- Price from £11.00
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The Great Market - Norwich Guided 1.5 hour Walking Tour
Highlights
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
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
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Cancellations
Custom Policy
Full refund given, so long as cancellation is 24 hours before the start of the experience.
Location
Norwich
Provider
Paul Dickson Tours
I am a trained City of Norwich tourist guide and have been offering guided walking tours in Norwich and the Norfolk Broads for the last seve...