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Walking Tours in Norwich
and the Broads National Park

Shardlake's Norwich

A guided walking tour celebrating CJ Sansom’s best-selling novel Tombland, featuring Tudor lawyer Matthew Shardlake’s visit to Norwich at the time of Kett’s Rebellion (1549).

Norwich, an Introduction

Discover more than 1000 years of Norwich’s history on this circular tour starting and finishing at the 15th century Erpingham Gate, Norwich Cathedral, Tombland.

Norwich: A Black History

This guided walking tour celebrates the diverse contribution of black people to the history of Norwich and Norfolk.

Fairhaven Garden, St Benet’s Abbey, S Walsham Marshes

A walk through part of this beautiful natural Broadland garden to South Walsham Marshes and views of the 1000-year old St Benet's Abbey.

Rails, Trails and Sails

Half day tour starting with a train journey from Norwich to Reedham in the Broads National Park.
Then explore the local area with stories of beer, wherries, railways and Romans.

The Great Market

A 1½ hour guided tour in and around Norwich Market, celebrating 940 years of buying and selling at the heart of the city, including sampling the food on offer at today’s market stalls.

This 1½ hour guided walking tour looks at the darker side of Norwich, crime, punishment, filth and misery! This 1½ hour guided walking tour looks at the darker side of Norwich, crime, punishment, filth and misery!

The Historic Pubs of Norwich

Get a taste for the history of Norwich pubs on this guided walking tour which ends at the Maids Head where you will be invited to sample the hotel’s Maids Head Ale, brewed by Woodfordes.

Boardman and Skipper

This 1½ hour guided walking tour celebrates the architectural legacy of the great Norwich architects Edward Boardman and George Skipper.

Norwich - the City of Stories

Celebrate the writers who have lived in the city and those who have written about Norwich on this tour, which starts in Tombland and ends on Norwich Market.

Maids Head Hotel, Tombland & Elm Hill

A 1½ hour guided tour of historic Tombland, Norwich’s ancient Anglo-Scandinavian Market Place and picturesque Elm Hill, with coffee or tea and stories at the historic Maids Head Hotel.

Rivers, Merchants and Markets

Half day tour in Norwich, exploring the River Wensum, visiting the oldest hotel in the UK, discovering the city’s story in the Museum of Norwich and sampling food on Norwich Market.

Historic Colegate

A 1½ hour guided walking tour looking at the stories of the people and places in Colegate and Elm Hill, an area bursting with the history of Norwich.

Contact Paul

Paul Dickson Tours

Guided tours start up again at the beginning of April, with a maximum of five people on a tour. I am hoping to be able to increase the group size to 10 after 17 May.

Paul has worked in the tourism industry in Norfolk for 33 years, initially for the National Trust and then as an independent PR practitioner. Seven years ago he fulfilled a long held ambition by qualifying as an official City of Norwich tourist guide. Since then he has developed his own guided tours business in Norwich and has expanded into the Broads National Park. Paul additionally works as an independent guide for the Maids Head Hotel in Norwich.

Paul is also an independent publisher working in partnership with Norfolk based authors.

Find Paul Dickson Tours On Tripadvisor

Here’s a link to a short video talk by me about the history of the Maids Head Hotel in Norwich. Click here

Here’s a link to a profile piece about me in Feast Norfolk Magazine. Click here

Read my VisitNorwich interview on the Settee of Stories: click here

Read the feature on Norfolk Places about my Norwich: A Black History tour and my Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden & South Walsham Marshes tour: click here

Children under 16 are free on my tours. Please contact me direct to book children’s places. Contact form here

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Virtual Norwich with the Red Hatters

Last Sunday, I embarked on a completely new experience, running a live streamed tour in Norwich for Virtual Trips. My … Continue ReadingVirtual Norwich with the Red Hatters

A winter’s morning on Kett’s Heights

On Thursday, February `11, I visited Kett’s Heights for the first time since the start of the current lockdown. It … Continue ReadingA winter’s morning on Kett’s Heights

Norwich print 1792 Charles Catton Junior painting

Norwich – March 1792

This print is from an engraving of a drawing by Charles Catton Jr, which was published in The Itinerant on March 1, 1792. … Continue Reading >Norwich – March 1792

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Thank you one more time for your excellent tour last Saturday. Even looking back the whole group still spoke very highly of you and the tour.

Markus, Zurich, Switzerland

Thank you again for a great day of touring from Norwich to the North Sea. It was everything we had hoped for.

Robert, Atlanta, USA

The Paul Dickson guided tour of Norwich was absolutely great. Really informative – I didn’t know about so many secret places in Norwich. Paul Dickson was very engaging and we all enjoyed it very much.

Howes Percival Solicitors, Norwich

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Maids Head Hotel

Paul's accommodation partner is the historic Maids Head Hotel in Norwich, whose story began in the 1090s, but with facilities for the 21st century traveller.
Contact them on 01603 209955 to make a reservation, or click on the button. Visit Their Website

Walking Tours in Norwichand the Broads National Park

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Walking Tours in Norwich
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