Historic Colchester and Lavenham Tour: Private Guided Exploration with Hotel Pickup
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Essex
Embark on a private guided exploration of historic Colchester and Lavenham. Discover the rich history of Colchester, explore the medieval village of Lavenham, and enjoy a delicious lunch. Hotel pickup included.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Colchester - On this tour, we cover 2000 years of history from the native Iron Age Celts and the Roman occupation to modern-day Colchester.
Hear about the Saxon settlers of the dark ages, the Norman conquest, the building of their magnificent castle, the Flemish settlers of the Middle Ages, and the skills they brought to the area. See and hear about the beautiful Georgian architecture that is in abundance here in Colchester and how the various settlers through the ages recycled the Roman building materials of nearly 2000 years ago. -
Lavenham - After the tour of Colchester, we travel by car to the beautiful Suffolk town of Lavenham, acknowledged to be one of the finest examples of a medieval wool town.
Most of the timbered houses were built between 1450 and 1500, whole streets of timbered houses, not just the odd one here and there. That is what makes Lavenham unique.
During this tour, we stop for lunch at the lovely Lavenham Blue Vintage Tea Room.
What's Included
- Air conditioning onboard
What's Not Included
- Lunch
Additional Information
Customers have the option to be collected from their hotel or convene at a designated meeting place, after which a tour of the historic town of Colchester Essex will commence. An air-conditioned vehicle will then transport them to Lavenham in Suffolk, where they can enjoy lunch before exploring the medieval village. The tour concludes with transportation back to either the hotel or meeting point. The overall estimated duration is approximately six hours.
Location
Colchester Visitor Information Centre
Your guide will have an identifying badge and will meet you inside the visitor's information center which is at the rear of Hollytrees House in castle park next to the war memorial.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Trip52468458916
Feb 17, 2024
Getting to know Colchester - A great way to spend the afternoon with friends learning about Colchester. Tour guide Di was very informative and her tour was enjoyable. Would recommend this trip. Choose a good weather day as you want to spend time looking at the different buildings and understanding their impact upon history.
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Maggie
Jul 10, 2023
Travel back in time to medieval Colchester - Louise was a fabulous guide and gave a very informative tour. I especially loved all the little English sayings and their origins. There is so much more to Colchester than just the castle, thank you for helping me appreciate it more.
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Grandtour61540291289
Jul 10, 2023
Great tour - I really enjoyed the Colchester Heritage Tour which took 1 and a half hours and cost £10. Our guide, Louise was really interesting and knowledgeable, and gave us some interesting and fun facts. I thought it was well worth the money. It was my first visit to Colchester town and I definately would go again and visit the castle and the quaint cafes there.
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Sueshelvey
Jul 10, 2023
Historical tour of Colchester - Was really enjoyable Louise had a lot of historical knowledge it was really informative and would never have found some of the places we visited without a guide.
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