Medieval Lavenham: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
- 1.3–2.7 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
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 streets 900 years ago. We seek out the clues that they left behind over the centuries to get a glimpse into their lives.
Inclusions
What's included
- VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
What's not
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
- Food and drink
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Itinerary
This tour starts just outside Cock Horse Inn. Learn about the story behind the name as you start the tour.
The tour passes by the church, giving you a chance to discover it's history.
The tour passes through Lavenham Hall - a picturesque garden area.
The tour stops briefly in front of the Swan so that you can learn about it in a leisurely fashion.
The tour passes by Lavenham Priory so you can learn a bit more about its history.
The tour passes by the De Vere house and gives you the opportunity to discover more about the De Vere family.
The tour passes by the Lavenham Guildhall. It was built around 1530 and was called the Guildhall of Corpus Christi.
The tour ends just outside Lavender Cottage which is not far from the start of the tour.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- VoiceMap Audio Tours
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in United Kingdom, outside the cities
- Its from-price is 98% below the median of the 1268 experiences we list in United Kingdom, outside the cities.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 151 of 1268.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
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