Guided Tours of Sudbury
Sudbury Guided Tours
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!


Step into the Sudbury Story with Guide East

Our 'Step into the Sudbury Story' and speciality guided tours take place on the 3rd Saturday of the month and are led by professional Blue Badge guides from Guide East.
2025 Guided Tour dates:
Saturday 19 April - S tep into the Sudbury Story
Saturday 17 May - Gainsborough's Birthday special costumed tour
Saturday 14 June - Step into the Sudbury Story
Saturday 19 July - Step into the Sudbury Story
Saturday 16 August - Step into the Sudbury Story
(Heritage Open Days speciality tours in September)
Saturday 18 October - Step into the Sudbury Story
Saturday 15 November – Step into the Sudbury Story
Saturday 13 December – Dickensian Christmas Guided Tour of Sudbury with Scrooge and Mrs Scratchit.
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: £7.50 adult, £4.50 child (12 – 16), under 12s go free.
For Sudbury Story tours pay your tour guide on the day of your tour. Speciality tours are booked via the links below.
Any queries, please 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.
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:
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