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3 May 2024
Unearth Norwich’s medieval past on this tour with Blue Badge and City of Norwich guides.
25 July 2024
10 August 2023 - 17 September 2023
Welcome to Norwich, The City of Stories! The Visitor Experience Centre is here to help you make the most out of your visit to Norwich. Drop in to pick up a Norwich map and city guide, book a walking tour and discover hidden streets with Shoebox Experiences, or find your next outdoor adventure with a boat trip on the Norfolk Broads.
3 June 2023
Get a taste for the history of Norwich pubs on this guided walking tour with Norwich tour guide, Paul Dickson. See where Ralph McTell had his first professional gig and Paul Simon sang solo; explore where Monsieur du Pain entertained drinkers by dipping his feet in boiling lead; visit Alan Partridge’s favourite Norfolk bar and discover where 18th century diarist Parson Woodforde used to drink.
9 June 2023
25 October 2023
Get a taste for the history of Norwich pubs on this guided walking tour with Norwich tour guide, Paul Dickson. See where Ralph McTell had his first professional gig and Paul Simon sang solo; explore where Monsieur du Pain entertained drinkers by dipping his feet in boiling lead; visit Alan Partridge’s favourite Norfolk bar and discover where 18th century diarist Parson Woodforde used to drink. Hear stories of gruesome murders, Sixties music heroes, student sit ins and much more. The tour includes a half pint at the Maids Head.
20 December 2023
Hear stories of gruesome murders, Sixties music heroes, student sit ins and much more. The tour includes a half pint at the Maids Head.
3 September 2023
This 2 hour guided walking 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.
19 October 2023
27 September 2023
This 1 hour 45 minutes guided walking tour looks at the darker side of Norwich, crime, punishment, filth and misery! The tour starts outside the Erpingham Gate of Norwich Cathedral and finishes in the Market Place. Hear about grizzly tales of the plague, the ups and downs of Kett’s Rebellion, the horror of Lollards Pit, drunken 17th century antics, celebrated Victorian murders and executions, floods, filth and grime – all stories from the darker side of Norwich.