Sudbury Guided Tours 2024
From the inspirational to the creative, the scandalous to the gory, come join us to Step in the Sudbury Story!
Sudbury is an ancient market town in the heart of the picturesque Stour Valley surrounded by the landscape that inspired Sudbury's most famous son - the 18th Century internationally celebrated painter Thomas Gainsborough.
Your guide will unveil tales of Sudbury's fascinating history from Saxon settlements, artistic inspiration, peasants revolts to Sudbury Silk.
Book on one of our Sudbury guided tours and your expert guides will bring Sudbury's ancient streets to life!
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Step into the Sudbury Story with Guide East
Our 'Step into the Sudbury Story' guided tours take place on the 3rd Saturday of the month and are led by professional Blue Badge guides from Guide East.
Our guided tour programme runs April - December.
Step into the Sudbury Story Guided tour dates 2024:
Sat 20 April - with James Grundy
Sat 18 May - with Claire Partner
Sat 15 June - with Janet Gardner
Sat 20 July- with Pam Pudney
Sat 17 August - with Stephen Moody
*Sept Heritage Open Days free tour programme
Sat 19 October - with Janet Gardner
Sat 16 November - with Caroline Bridge
Tour timings: 11:00am - 12:30pm
Tour start point:
Sudbury Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall (Gaol Lane entrance), Sudbury, CO10 1TL Google Maps
Booking:
Tickets are just £5 per person (£2.50 child) - pay your tour guide on the day of your tour. Let us know you're attending via the links above or give us a call on 01787 372331.
Private Group Guided Tours
If you would prefer a private group tour, we are happy to cater for this too in partnership with Guide East. Please complete the booking/enquiry form below.
Dickensian Christmas Guided Tour
Saturday 14 December
11:00 - 12:30
Tour start point: Sudbury Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall (Gaol Lane entrance), Sudbury, CO10 1JL
Suitable for all ages, all welcome.
Tickets prices: Adult: £7.50 / Child: £4
Scrooge and his cousin, Mrs Scratchit return to Sudbury this festive season, join them on this festive meander around the historic market town of Sudbury as we try to get the relentlessly miserable Mr Scrooge to crack a smile as the rest of us soak up the historic streets, stories and festive Sudbury spirit!
Charles Dickens has strong links to Sudbury - In the 19th Century Sudbury gained a reputation for electoral corruption and novelist Charles Dickens used it as the model for his 'Eatanswill' - The Rotten Borough in The Pickwick Papers, written in 1836.
The Rotten Borough is therefore the perfect place for Scrooge to escape the Festivities in London - so he's come to stay in Sudbury, in the hope that Sudbury is still a Rotten Borough...
Whether you are a visitor to the area or live locally and want to know more about this ancient Market Town, this tour offers a truly fascinating insight into Sudbury's unique past.
Private Group Guided Tours in partnership with Guide East
Thank you for your interest in booking a group guided tour of Sudbury, Suffolk.
Sudbury Town Council work in partnership with Guide East, a group of professional Blue Badge Guides who are all passionate about and have an in-depth knowledge of Sudbury.
Your tour can be tailored to your requirements or you can select from one of our themed guided tours detailed in the booking form below:
