Lavenham: A Walk on the Medieval Side

Name: Lavenham: A Walk on the Medieval Side
Brand: VoiceMap
SKU: 2719
Price: 7.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (106 reviews)
Author: Suffolk

(106 reviews)

Suffolk audio tour: Lavenham: A Walk on the Medieval Side

This is a 1mi walking tour

It takes an average of 90 mins to complete.

Suffolk

The United Kingdom

$7.99

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About the Tour

This is THE walk for those people who have always wanted to walk along enough medieval streets to make up a whole medieval village. Maybe your interest in old timbered buildings was awakened by Tolkien or Harry Potter? Every street leads to the Market Square and every street has timbered houses along the route. It is one of those places that you visit once and then fall in love with. Even on the bleakest of days there are people looking around the streets. Having been brought up in the area I have collected various stories about these buildings. Here I share such stories in an audio tour. This is a tour where the Tudor wool traders start to be more than words in a book. The Dukes of Oxford (the De Vere family) and the wealthiest commoners in England rubbed shoulders in these street 900 years ago. We seek out the clues that they left behind over the centuries to get a glimpse into their lives.

Tour Producer

Suffolk Guide

5 tours

No matter if you are in Suffolk for the day or you are in Suffolk everyday, you will see more with a Suffolk Guide. The name Suffolk Guide reflects my wide interest and knowledge of Suffolk, not just a town here or a town there but the county of Suffolk.
I have lived and worked in Suffolk all my life. I love local history but I also love any stories and facts about Suffolk villages in any period of time. The perfect venue for all these stories is a guided tour in front of where the story takes place.
I first began by sharing my enthusiasm for Suffolk with school children. I worked in a number of locations in the county, so I built up a mental filing cabinet of stories for all of these locations.
On my tours, you get a lifetime of stories handed down about the sites that we pass and also stories found in research.. Some of these stories were from centuries ago and some of these stories were from decades ago. I won’t bother you with a story about something that’s not there. My ITG training stressed the need to talk about something that you could focus on.
I always leave you with ideas for other landmarks to explore and activities that you could do after the tour.

Preview Location

Location 1

Village Sign and Cockhorse Inn

Hi ! I'm Stephen, and Welcome to my tour around Lavenham.

You should be standing in front of the village sign. With your back to the Cockhorse Inn.

As we walk round I will help you to see how the images on this wooden sign put up in 1990 describes the village. So let... Read More

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Major Landmarks

St Peter and St Paul's Church
Guildhall
Little Hall

Getting There

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Start location
37 Church St, Lavenham, Sudbury CO10 9SA, UK
Total distance

2km
Final location
5-14 B1071, Lavenham, Sudbury CO10 9QT, UK
Distance back to start location

166.37m

Directions to Starting Point

If you are coming by car travel along the BIII5 between Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds. I assume that you will park in the main car park next to the Cock Horse Inn and opposite to the Church. Use the postcode CO10 9QT on your Sat Nav. The bus route from Sudbury or Bury St Edmunds is the 753 and get off at the stop by the Church.
Make your way so that you are on to the opposite side of the road in front of the Cock Horse' and look for the wooden village sign.

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Tips

Places to stop along the way

I introduce you to the main places of interest along the route but there are so many more stops to get a selfie. So just feel free to make a stop for a homemade ice cream and/or afternoon tea, as you want. I will always be ready to carry on the tour.

Best time of day

This really is an any time and any weather walk, just so long as you are dressed for the weather. The route sticks to paths and should be accessible for walking. Most of the year all small or medium 'chairs, buggies etc.are OK but in prolonged wet spells the path behind the Church is not advised. Use the map on the Voicemao screen to pick up the route in Hall Rd.The best time to come is when all the tourists have gone home, then you get it all to your self.

Precautions

The streets can be narrow, so do be careful with traffic.

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