Private Guided Historic Colchester and Lavenham Tour
Clients can either be picked up from their hotel or at the meeting point followed by a tour around historic Colchester Essex, then by air-conditioned vehicle to Lavenham in Suffolk where you can have lunch followed by a tour of the medieval village. Clients will then be driven back either to their hotel or the meeting point. The total time is roughly six hours in total.
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Private Guided Historic Colchester and Lavenham Tour
Pickup included
What's included in Private Guided Historic Colchester and Lavenham Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
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.
Inclusions
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Meeting / End Points
- 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.
