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Private Guided Walking Tour of Historic Lewes East Sussex 1
Private Guided Walking Tour of Historic Lewes East Sussex 2
Private Guided Walking Tour of Historic Lewes East Sussex 3
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By Hidden Lewes
Free cancellation available
Price is S$242 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
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Overview

  • Explore the rich history of Lewes on a two-hour guided walking tour that takes you through Saxon lanes and past the ruins of a significant medieval monastery. Discover pivotal moments such as the Battle of Lewes, which led to England's first elected parliament, and visit the site where brave martyrs were executed. Stroll along a High Street steeped in history, seeing landmarks connected to Thomas Paine and the Bloomsbury Set, including Virginia Woolf's former residence. This intimate tour is led by local resident and amateur historian Richard Paterson, offering personalised insights into Lewes's fascinating past.

    • Two-hour guided walking tour through historic Lewes
    • Learn about the Battle of Lewes and its impact on democracy
    • Discover sites related to Thomas Paine and Virginia Woolf
    • Led by local historian Richard Paterson with tailored itineraries available

Activity location

  • Priory Ruins
    • Cockshut Road
    • BN7 1HP, Lewes, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Lewes Railway Station
    • Lewes Railway Station Station Road
    • BN7 2UP, Lewes, England, United Kingdom

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Private Guided Walking Tour of Historic Lewes East Sussex in English

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Opening hours: Thu 9:00-16:00
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
S$242.20 x 1 TravellerS$242.20
Total
Price is S$242.20

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Bottled water
  • Inclusions
    I can alter the itinerary slightly to accomodate particular interests and requests

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
    • The walk incudes one steep but relatively short hill, narrow paths and un-paved areas and is only suitable for those with good mobility

Activity itinerary

Priory Ruins

  • 15m
Walk the grounds of one of England's greatest medieval monasteries, demolished by Henry VIII in 1537

Southover High Street & Keere Street

  • 25m
Walk past a house given by Henry VIII to one of his wives, the building where Queen Camilla attended school, a manor house built from recovered Priory stones and one of England's best preserved medeavil streets

Bull House, Lewes

  • 15m
See where Tom Paine, one of the founding fathers of the American revoloution, lived, married and debated the ideas which changed the world

Pipe Passage (Pass by)

Explore hidden passages and Saxon lanes

Lewes

  • 15m
Walk through the Barbican gate, admire the Norman castle and trace the Battle of Lewes where Henry III's defeat in 1264 gave England its first Parliament - and ordinary people a voice in government for the first time

Lewes

  • 15m
Read the town's many hidden layers: disguised medieval timber frames, Georgian facades over Saxon street plans and re-used monastery stones

Location

Activity location

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    Priory Ruins
    • Cockshut Road
    • BN7 1HP, Lewes, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Lewes Railway Station
    • Lewes Railway Station Station Road
    • BN7 2UP, Lewes, England, United Kingdom

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