October - November 2020
Various
Various
£9.00 (unless otherwise stated)
Guided Walks around Ipswich
Our entertaining and informative Ipswich guided walks are available periodically, with occasional evening and weekend walks.
Walks start from various Town Centre locations and last about an hour and a half.
Additional walks during special events, celebrations and for children during school holidays are available throughout the year.
Walks require pre-booking through the Ipswich Theatres website.
For all enquiries regarding these and other walks, please contact Ipswich Tourist Guides Association on Facebook and Twitter.
Tea Walks
Wrap up warm and enjoy a themed guided walk around Ipswich followed with refreshments and a relaxed chat with your guide in one of Ipswich’s fantastic local cafes. Walks will start from various Town Centre locations and last about an hour and a half.
Walks require pre-booking through the Ipswich Theatres website.
For all enquiries regarding these and other walks, please contact Ipswich Tourist Guides Association on Facebook and Twitter.
COVID UPDATE
These walks will operate within the current Coronavirus guidelines. Social distancing will be maintained throughout the walks. Unless medically exempt, face masks will be required within any public buildings including the Town Hall starting point and cafe stops. Test & trace will also be in place.
October-November
- Colourful Characters and Fascinating Facts – Thursday 1 October 2pm Enjoy a leisurely stroll through the town centre streets and hear tales of interesting characters from Ipswich’s past, plus entertaining facts about various buildings, streets and street names.
- Constable and his Contemporaries – Tuesday 13 October 2pm Ipswich owns more paintings by Constable and Gainsborough than any other gallery outside London. Find out more about Constable’s early years and how he influenced the work of later local painters.
- Nelson in Ipswich – Wednesday 21 October 2pm A walk to mark Trafalgar Day exploring Nelson’s connections with Ipswich and other aspects of our maritime history.
- Theatres and Halls – Tuesday 3 November 2pm Explore the history and stories of the Theatres and Halls in Ipswich, the openings and the closures. Recall past times and take a walk down memory lane.
- Martyrs and Victims – Tuesday 17 November 2pm You may know about our martyrs, but discover a link to the town’s most famous son. We will visit some Burial grounds as well as innocent sounding places such as the Cornhill.
- Right Royal Connections – Tuesday 24 November 2pm Ipswich has been home to an Anglo Saxon King and a Dowager Queen of France. We’ve also received visits from Prince Albert both Queen Elizabeths, and a host of other royals, both British and foreign. On this walk we can follow in their footsteps and hear how they got on in our town!
