Free Guided Tour: Victorian Sudbury
Heritage Open Days pop-up gazebo (by Gainsborough Statue), Market Hill, Town Hall, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2EA
During the Victorian period (1837-1901) the town of Sudbury saw many changes, from the coming of the railway, to mass building clearance in the 1840s as a result of the Town Improvement Act (1826). This tour explores how the built environment changed as a result of massive societal and political shift during this era.
The Victorians knew how to build, and all over Sudbury from imposing Civic Buildings, to exquisite Gothic Revival buildings, to Mills and Factories, an abiding architectural feature of Sudbury's townscape, the 'Ballingdon Red and White' bricks, which are particularly prevelant on Station Road as warehouses were thrown up around the railway sidings on Great Eastern Street. This tour also encourges you look up, where exquisite ironwork and arts and crafts style detail can be found all over town.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 20 September:
- 13:30
Location & directions
Heritage Open Days pop-up gazebo (by Gainsborough Statue), Market Hill, Town Hall, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2EA
- Directions:
- Please meet us for your tour at our dedicated Heritage Open Days pop-up gazebo by The Thomas Gainsborough Statue on Market Hill.
- Contact on day:
- Rachel Price
- Telephone number:
- +441787372331
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking preferred
- Booking conditions:
- Please pre-book your tickets via the tours booking link at: sudbury-tc.gov.uk/hods
- Booking contact name:
- Rachel Price
- Booking telephone number:
- +441787372331
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking website:
- https://sudbury-tc.gov.uk/hods
- Booking opens:
- 18 Aug 2025 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 20 Sep 2025 01:00 AM
Accessibility details
This is an outdoor walking tour taking place in the historic town centre of Sudbury. Some of the streets are narrow and uneven but the tour is step free and accessible for those using wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Additional information
This is an outdoor guided tour so please wear appropriate footwear and come prepared for all weathers. There is ample parking as well as a train station and bus service. For parking, take a look at our guide: sudbury-tc.gov.uk/parking and visiting information at: sudbury-tc.gov.uk/explore
- Max no of people per tour:
- 25
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s) 15 minute(s)
