The Worcester Story Tour
Do you want to find out more about the historic city of Worcester?
Then come and join Paul as he walks you through the days of yesteryear, allowing you to relive the Worcester Story and the making of a Cathedral and University City. Hear about the Romans, the devastating Viking raids, Elizabeth I and her visit to the city in 1575 and the bloody Battle of Worcester that took place in 1651.
Time of Scheduled tour: 6:00pm daily Cost: £7.50 per person
Booking Essential: Yes. We take bookings either on the day up to 5pm, or we are happy to book you in months in advance of your visit. Bookings can be made by email: info@discover-history.co.uk
Meeting Place: Guildhall, High Street, Worcester WR1 2EY
Length of Tour: 90 minutes Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Private tours available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1 Maximum Number: 50
Don't forget your souvenir guidebook!
Paul has produced a Souvenir Guide book on the history of Worcester that you are welcome to purchase with your tickets or at the end of the tour,
Treat someone to a gift voucher
Our Gift Vouchers are valid for 12 months from date of purchase and entitle the bearer to join our 6pm Worcester Story tour.
These make a great gift for friends or family if you are looking for something different or unusual to give.
Themed tours available:
Charter 400
The Medieval Story (90 mins)
Doomed, Dead & Buried
To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the 1621 Charter, we developed a new tour looking at how the City was governed, the privileges it received and the personal story of Edward Hurdman, the first Mayor of Worcester.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject
To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the 1621 Charter, we developed a new tour looking at how the City was governed, the privileges it received and the personal story of Edward Hurdman, the first Mayor of Worcester.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person.
Doomed, Dead & Buried
The Medieval Story (90 mins)
Doomed, Dead & Buried
On all of our tours, we always encourage you to look up. This tour is very different though as we want you to look down and think about what, or rather who, may be beneath your feet! From Celtic horse burials to the Cholera and Plague pits as well as the dead from the English Civil War, discover why they ended up where they did as well
On all of our tours, we always encourage you to look up. This tour is very different though as we want you to look down and think about what, or rather who, may be beneath your feet! From Celtic horse burials to the Cholera and Plague pits as well as the dead from the English Civil War, discover why they ended up where they did as well as where they may be now.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Medieval Story (90 mins)
The Medieval Story (90 mins)
The Medieval Story (90 mins)
Walk the City and its walls with our Guide as they take you to an age when it was dirty, smelly and fatal disease could be as common as catching a cold!
It was not all bad though, and you will hear how Worcester became wealthy thanks to the wool trade.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year roun
Walk the City and its walls with our Guide as they take you to an age when it was dirty, smelly and fatal disease could be as common as catching a cold!
It was not all bad though, and you will hear how Worcester became wealthy thanks to the wool trade.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Medieval Story (3 hrs)
The Medieval Story (90 mins)
The Medieval Story (90 mins)
In 1497, Worcester was ruled by the Guilds based at the Guildhall. The Guilds created the Ordinances of Worcester which was a list of rules governing the City ranging from the ban on thatch roofing to the costs of cloth sold. A tour of the City boundaries was also created during this age and it is this route that we follow for this tour t
In 1497, Worcester was ruled by the Guilds based at the Guildhall. The Guilds created the Ordinances of Worcester which was a list of rules governing the City ranging from the ban on thatch roofing to the costs of cloth sold. A tour of the City boundaries was also created during this age and it is this route that we follow for this tour today giving you an insight to the whole of Worcester during the Medieval period. Has the boundary of Worcester changed much from 1497? What rules were made that still stand today?
Length of Tour: 3 hours
Suitable for: Due the length of the tour, we recommend people have a good level of fitness to participate in this tour.
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability. Please note that we may have to cancel this tour & at short notice if the river looks set to burst its banks.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 25
Cost: £10 per person
The Tudor Story
The Battlefield Story
The Faithful Story
Find out what life was like 500 years ago when toilet waste was thrown into the streets and pigs roamed freely in the Shambles! See buildings that survived the dissolution of the monasteries, which Elizabeth I would have seen during her visit to Worcester in 1575, the same time she granted the City its second coat of arms.
Length of Tour:
Find out what life was like 500 years ago when toilet waste was thrown into the streets and pigs roamed freely in the Shambles! See buildings that survived the dissolution of the monasteries, which Elizabeth I would have seen during her visit to Worcester in 1575, the same time she granted the City its second coat of arms.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Faithful Story
The Battlefield Story
The Faithful Story
Relive Worcester's past during the English civil wars through tales of the struggles between King and Parliament, played out on the very streets you are walking along!
Discover Prince Rupert’s plans for the crumbling walls, look down on the city from Fort Royal & hear of the vandalism of the Parliamentarian forces in the cathedral.
Lengt
Relive Worcester's past during the English civil wars through tales of the struggles between King and Parliament, played out on the very streets you are walking along!
Discover Prince Rupert’s plans for the crumbling walls, look down on the city from Fort Royal & hear of the vandalism of the Parliamentarian forces in the cathedral.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Battlefield Story
The Battlefield Story
The Battlefield Story
This is a half-day, five mile tour of the fields where the first (1642) and final (1651) battles of the English Civil War took place.
Follow the route of the Royalist forces, cross the meadows alongside the rivers Severn and Teme, stand where the famous bridge of boats may have stood and see the bridge at Powick, that once rang out with
This is a half-day, five mile tour of the fields where the first (1642) and final (1651) battles of the English Civil War took place.
Follow the route of the Royalist forces, cross the meadows alongside the rivers Severn and Teme, stand where the famous bridge of boats may have stood and see the bridge at Powick, that once rang out with the sound of cavalry horses as they heralded the start of one of the most important periods of our history.
Length of Tour: Approx 3 hours
Suitable for: Due the length of the tour and as the walk will be mainly over fields where the ground is uneven, we recommend people have a good level of fitness to participate in this tour.
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability. Please note that we may have to cancel this tour and at short notice if the river looks set to burst its banks.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 25
Cost: £10 per person
The Georgian Story
The Battlefield Story
The Battlefield Story
Discover the changes taking place within the city during the 1700s. Hear about the numerous coffee shops, the rebuilding of Worcester after the civil war, as well as visit the site of the new hospital!
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide ava
Discover the changes taking place within the city during the 1700s. Hear about the numerous coffee shops, the rebuilding of Worcester after the civil war, as well as visit the site of the new hospital!
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Victorian Story
The Victorian Story
The Victorian Story
Discover the age of industry within Worcester from Hardy & Padmore, Lea and Perrin, Fownes Gloves and Royal Worcester Porcelain to name just a few of our once thriving companies. Follow the changes to the city that took place during this time, with foundries and breweries lining your route. Amongst the commerce, however, there was a dar
Discover the age of industry within Worcester from Hardy & Padmore, Lea and Perrin, Fownes Gloves and Royal Worcester Porcelain to name just a few of our once thriving companies. Follow the changes to the city that took place during this time, with foundries and breweries lining your route. Amongst the commerce, however, there was a darker side that will be discovered too...
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Edwardian Story
The Victorian Story
The Victorian Story
Walk the streets of Worcester and hear about some of the City's most famous citizens. Including Sir Edward Elgar, Private Frederick George Dancox VC, Vesta Tilley and Woodbine Willie MC to name a few.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availabi
Walk the streets of Worcester and hear about some of the City's most famous citizens. Including Sir Edward Elgar, Private Frederick George Dancox VC, Vesta Tilley and Woodbine Willie MC to name a few.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Great War Story
The Victorian Story
The Great War Story
Discover about life on the home front in Worcester during the Great War on this fascinating tour. We will introduce you to a cast of colourful characters from Sir Edward Elgar and Vesta Tilley, to Pte Dancox and Woodbine Willie. We will show you the buildings with their links to the war, how the women of Worcester pulled together to su
Discover about life on the home front in Worcester during the Great War on this fascinating tour. We will introduce you to a cast of colourful characters from Sir Edward Elgar and Vesta Tilley, to Pte Dancox and Woodbine Willie. We will show you the buildings with their links to the war, how the women of Worcester pulled together to support our troops fighting on the front line as well as visit the memorials to those who never made it back to their faithful city.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Wartime Worcester
The Victorian Story
The Great War Story
Worcester played an important part during World War Two. Being a bridging point, Worcester was to be defended to protect the back door into the Industrial areas of Birmingham and the Black Country. See how Worcester played its part in the defence of Britain; hear about our visiting evacuees and who was the important person that was to s
Worcester played an important part during World War Two. Being a bridging point, Worcester was to be defended to protect the back door into the Industrial areas of Birmingham and the Black Country. See how Worcester played its part in the defence of Britain; hear about our visiting evacuees and who was the important person that was to stay in the area?
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Our Defended City
A Right Royal Visit
A Right Royal Visit
A defended settlement since the Iron Age, follow the history of
the City’s defences through the ages, right up to its modern
day flood defences.
You will see how the City has been protected by (and from!) Roman Legions, Vikings and roaming Civil War armies, and get a close up look at its 13th Century city walls.
Length of Tour: 90 minute
A defended settlement since the Iron Age, follow the history of
the City’s defences through the ages, right up to its modern
day flood defences.
You will see how the City has been protected by (and from!) Roman Legions, Vikings and roaming Civil War armies, and get a close up look at its 13th Century city walls.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
A Right Royal Visit
A Right Royal Visit
A Right Royal Visit
Worcester has always been popular with Royalty, hear how
some were angered by local road tolls whilst others wished to
remain within the City forever! It was never easy looking after Royalty, however, and you will discover how the City was nearly bankrupt when entertaining some of its prestigious visitors!
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitabl
Worcester has always been popular with Royalty, hear how
some were angered by local road tolls whilst others wished to
remain within the City forever! It was never easy looking after Royalty, however, and you will discover how the City was nearly bankrupt when entertaining some of its prestigious visitors!
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Saints & Sinners
A Right Royal Visit
The Medical Story
On this walk you will not only learn about Worcester’s two saints, but be amazed by the history surrounding some of the City’s finest churches. It can’t be all good though, and we will also enlighten you about some of the City’s sinners who didn’t quite get away with their crimes...
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and ab
On this walk you will not only learn about Worcester’s two saints, but be amazed by the history surrounding some of the City’s finest churches. It can’t be all good though, and we will also enlighten you about some of the City’s sinners who didn’t quite get away with their crimes...
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Medical Story
A Right Royal Visit
The Medical Story
From monastic herb gardens to the City’s early hospitals and the foundations of the British Medical Association, you’ll find out how unhygienic and dirty the past really was, and how this led to horrible diseases like cholera and the plague!
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a tim
From monastic herb gardens to the City’s early hospitals and the foundations of the British Medical Association, you’ll find out how unhygienic and dirty the past really was, and how this led to horrible diseases like cholera and the plague!
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Wicked Worcester
Secrets of the Ale House
Wicked Worcester
One for the children, if they love Horrible Histories then they will love this! Ever wondered what Worcester was like many years ago? Well now is your chance to relive some of these thrilling events the city has seen from gory tales to happy endings.
Hear about the gory Viking raids and the even gorier tale of what happened to the poor
One for the children, if they love Horrible Histories then they will love this! Ever wondered what Worcester was like many years ago? Well now is your chance to relive some of these thrilling events the city has seen from gory tales to happy endings.
Hear about the gory Viking raids and the even gorier tale of what happened to the poor man that missed his last boat home. See the site where many witches were ducked into the river, find out what happened to naughty children in the Cornmarket and watch out for toilets that might get emptied into the street by the terrible Tudors.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: Children who love Horrible Histories
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Severn Story
Secrets of the Ale House
Wicked Worcester
The longest river in Britain was the site of the earliest activity in Worcester. Wander along the river’s edge to hear tales of thirsty mammoths, salmon fishermen, smuggling and the goddess Sabrina. You will hear how this famous waterway has played its part in the development of trade in the city and communication with the rest of the w
The longest river in Britain was the site of the earliest activity in Worcester. Wander along the river’s edge to hear tales of thirsty mammoths, salmon fishermen, smuggling and the goddess Sabrina. You will hear how this famous waterway has played its part in the development of trade in the city and communication with the rest of the world.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability. Please note that we may have to cancel this tour and at short notice if the river looks set to burst its banks.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Secrets of the Ale House
Secrets of the Ale House
Secrets of the Ale House
Join your guide for a look around the historic pubs of Worcester.
Some are long gone, some have changed their trade and at least one or two continue to serve their wares!
Discover coaching inns, glee clubs and dark back street pubs that, in their day, were famous for cockfighting!
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abil
Join your guide for a look around the historic pubs of Worcester.
Some are long gone, some have changed their trade and at least one or two continue to serve their wares!
Discover coaching inns, glee clubs and dark back street pubs that, in their day, were famous for cockfighting!
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Secrets of the Old Town
Secrets of the Ale House
Secrets of the Ale House
Explore the oldest parts of the City centre as your guide reveals some of the best kept secrets in Worcester!
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Spooky Story
Glover, Draper, Porcelain Painter
Glover, Draper, Porcelain Painter
Using authentic historical stories, hear how the City is supposed to be occupied not only by the living, but by the dead of many years ago! Walk through the streets of Worcester but don’t stray too far... angry monks, apologetic Vikings and Civil War soldiers are all said to walk them with you!
There may be many more too – Worcester was
Using authentic historical stories, hear how the City is supposed to be occupied not only by the living, but by the dead of many years ago! Walk through the streets of Worcester but don’t stray too far... angry monks, apologetic Vikings and Civil War soldiers are all said to walk them with you!
There may be many more too – Worcester was one of the earliest settled areas in Britain.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Glover, Draper, Porcelain Painter
Glover, Draper, Porcelain Painter
Glover, Draper, Porcelain Painter
Worcester was once a City of diverse trades. From wool workers, glovers, iron smelters, bell founders, porcelain, and not forgetting our Sauce creators!
Visit the sites connected to the trades of Worcester, and hear how these businesses change as Worcester develops.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available
Worcester was once a City of diverse trades. From wool workers, glovers, iron smelters, bell founders, porcelain, and not forgetting our Sauce creators!
Visit the sites connected to the trades of Worcester, and hear how these businesses change as Worcester develops.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Men of Worcester
Glover, Draper, Porcelain Painter
Women of Worcester
Tour Worcester and hear of the eminent men from Worcester’s past. Worcester has seen some very important gentlemen.
Some fought to defend Worcester whilst others have fought to change it.
Many sites and streets are still named after these people. People who have made Worcester the beautiful City you see today.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
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Tour Worcester and hear of the eminent men from Worcester’s past. Worcester has seen some very important gentlemen.
Some fought to defend Worcester whilst others have fought to change it.
Many sites and streets are still named after these people. People who have made Worcester the beautiful City you see today.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Women of Worcester
Glover, Draper, Porcelain Painter
Women of Worcester
An a round the world Pilot, a stage singer, a cross-dressing Marine and even a woman who became a goddess. These are just a few women from Worcester. Some are known locally but others have become world famous but called Worcester their home or place of birth.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All ye
An a round the world Pilot, a stage singer, a cross-dressing Marine and even a woman who became a goddess. These are just a few women from Worcester. Some are known locally but others have become world famous but called Worcester their home or place of birth.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Mayoral Story
The Mayoral Story
The Mayoral Story
Since 1621, the City of Worcester has been allowed a Right Worshipful Mayor. Tour the streets and hear about past Mayors and the City they knew. Visit the sites and streets which are named after them. Hear about riots, assaults on Mayors and how some people turned down this most prestigious office.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for:
Since 1621, the City of Worcester has been allowed a Right Worshipful Mayor. Tour the streets and hear about past Mayors and the City they knew. Visit the sites and streets which are named after them. Hear about riots, assaults on Mayors and how some people turned down this most prestigious office.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Early Story
The Mayoral Story
The Mayoral Story
Worcester is an ancient City. Archaeologically, Worcester saw Mesolithic hunters who came to the banks of the River Severn to hunt woolly Mammoth and Reindeer. Eventually people settled in Worcester and built homes. Why did they settle and how did they cope with the Roman Invasion and Danish raids. The tour takes in sites associated wit
Worcester is an ancient City. Archaeologically, Worcester saw Mesolithic hunters who came to the banks of the River Severn to hunt woolly Mammoth and Reindeer. Eventually people settled in Worcester and built homes. Why did they settle and how did they cope with the Roman Invasion and Danish raids. The tour takes in sites associated with early Worcester. Most of which are now buried below our feet.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Elgar Story
The Mayoral Story
The Festive Story
Join Discover History on an informative Elgar tour of Worcester. Visit the site of his music shop, hear of his interest in cycling and see the many haunts frequented by this Great composer. Sites include his Glee club and St Georges Catholic church in Lowesmoor. A tour for Elgar enthusiasts and people with an interest in old Worcester.
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Join Discover History on an informative Elgar tour of Worcester. Visit the site of his music shop, hear of his interest in cycling and see the many haunts frequented by this Great composer. Sites include his Glee club and St Georges Catholic church in Lowesmoor. A tour for Elgar enthusiasts and people with an interest in old Worcester.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
The Festive Story
The Mayoral Story
The Festive Story
Get into the spirit of Christmas with this festive tour around the Worcester. The guide will lead the way for you by telling you about where some of our Christmas traditions were born, see the site where Charles Dickens visited the city and read “A Christmas Carol” and learn about how both the good and bad celebrated this joyous occasion
Get into the spirit of Christmas with this festive tour around the Worcester. The guide will lead the way for you by telling you about where some of our Christmas traditions were born, see the site where Charles Dickens visited the city and read “A Christmas Carol” and learn about how both the good and bad celebrated this joyous occasion within our faithful city.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
High Street Histories
Theatre, Arts & Entertainment
High Street Histories
Historically, the High Street has always been known as a vibrant street with sellers trading all sorts of wares. Worcester’s High Street has seen much history from royal visits to cavalry charges but the trade has never changed. Explore this street in a new light with your own tour guide and see what changes have taken place over the cen
Historically, the High Street has always been known as a vibrant street with sellers trading all sorts of wares. Worcester’s High Street has seen much history from royal visits to cavalry charges but the trade has never changed. Explore this street in a new light with your own tour guide and see what changes have taken place over the centuries, as well as some trades that have never changed at all. From hosiers, coffee houses to back yard pub theatres.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Myths & Legends
Theatre, Arts & Entertainment
High Street Histories
From Oliver Cromwell being pinned to the door of the Guildhall by his ears, to the greedy Viking that missed his boat and ended up being skinned alive, Worcester does have a good tale to tell. Is there much truth in these tales though or are they just legendary stories that have been passed down through generations?
Length of Tour: 90 mi
From Oliver Cromwell being pinned to the door of the Guildhall by his ears, to the greedy Viking that missed his boat and ended up being skinned alive, Worcester does have a good tale to tell. Is there much truth in these tales though or are they just legendary stories that have been passed down through generations?
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person.
Theatre, Arts & Entertainment
Theatre, Arts & Entertainment
Theatre, Arts & Entertainment
Worcester has always had a thriving life for the arts with its many theatres and cinemas including the Scala, Theatre Royal and the Public Hall, all of which are now long gone.
Take this tour and discover not only the venues but also the famous faces that have graced our city including Charles Dickens, Sir Edward Elgar, the Swedish Nigh
Worcester has always had a thriving life for the arts with its many theatres and cinemas including the Scala, Theatre Royal and the Public Hall, all of which are now long gone.
Take this tour and discover not only the venues but also the famous faces that have graced our city including Charles Dickens, Sir Edward Elgar, the Swedish Nightingale and Vesta Tilley.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Crime & Punishment
Theatre, Arts & Entertainment
Theatre, Arts & Entertainment
Find out about the hangings, the whippings and the brandings that took place within the City of Worcester. We will take you to the site of where this punishment was dished out as well as where the sentences were passed.
Let us show you the sites of where the two prisons were located and discover why we needed a tunnel between the County
Find out about the hangings, the whippings and the brandings that took place within the City of Worcester. We will take you to the site of where this punishment was dished out as well as where the sentences were passed.
Let us show you the sites of where the two prisons were located and discover why we needed a tunnel between the County Gaol & the Infirmary.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
What's in a name?
Architects & Architecture
Monumental Worcester
How did the streets of Worcester get their names and why have some been changed over the centuries? How did we even come up with the name “Worcester” for our City and is it the only name it has been known as?
Not only will these questions be answered but you will also discover more about the famous trades that once made Worcester quite a
How did the streets of Worcester get their names and why have some been changed over the centuries? How did we even come up with the name “Worcester” for our City and is it the only name it has been known as?
Not only will these questions be answered but you will also discover more about the famous trades that once made Worcester quite a wealthy City but also the people that have given their names too.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Monumental Worcester
Architects & Architecture
Monumental Worcester
Like many towns and cities, Worcester has a fair share of monuments around its City, from commemorative plaques to moving memorials. Join us on this tour to discover more about why we have them as well as the people that they remember. You will also learn about why we have two coats of arms, why there is a plaque to William Shakespeare
Like many towns and cities, Worcester has a fair share of monuments around its City, from commemorative plaques to moving memorials. Join us on this tour to discover more about why we have them as well as the people that they remember. You will also learn about why we have two coats of arms, why there is a plaque to William Shakespeare and what the list of years represents by the River Severn.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability. Please note that we may have to cancel this tour and at short notice if the river looks set to burst its banks.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Architects & Architecture
Architects & Architecture
Architects & Architecture
Discover more about the Architects that have made their mark on our beautiful University and Cathedral City. From our Medieval & Tudor timber framed homes to the Georgian shops that grace the High Street.
From Thomas White and his rebuild of the Guildhall to some of the more modern buildings like the Hive, there is something here to sui
Discover more about the Architects that have made their mark on our beautiful University and Cathedral City. From our Medieval & Tudor timber framed homes to the Georgian shops that grace the High Street.
From Thomas White and his rebuild of the Guildhall to some of the more modern buildings like the Hive, there is something here to suit most tastes as well as finding out more about some buildings and their quirky features.
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
Murder & Mayhem
Architects & Architecture
Architects & Architecture
Stories of rebellion, riots, murder and hangings are all discovered on this tour. Find out more and visit the sites of conflict as well as punishment given out to the risk takers, the cheeky characters, as well as those silly enough to admit committing a crime, before it was even discovered!
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages
Stories of rebellion, riots, murder and hangings are all discovered on this tour. Find out more and visit the sites of conflict as well as punishment given out to the risk takers, the cheeky characters, as well as those silly enough to admit committing a crime, before it was even discovered!
Length of Tour: 90 minutes
Suitable for: All ages and abilities
Available: All year round, at a time to suit you and subject to guide availability.
Minimum Number: 1
Maximum Number: 50
Cost: £7.50 per person
ARMCHAIR TOURS
CAN'T MANAGE A WALK?
All of our tours have been adapted into slideshow presentations which we call "Armchair Tours". This means that if you have members of your group that are faced with mobility factors or you simply don't enjoy being out in the rain then fear not, as we can bring the tour to you! This service is available all year round for the morning, afternoon or evening and we are more than happy to travel to your normal venue of meeting. Please contact us for further details.