Sandwich Local History Society: Take a Town Tour
Taking a tour is a great way to discover the town's hidden gems and get the most out of your visit.
Bookings and for more details to arrange a tour please contact: Mike Elmes - 07773 335 612 email: sandwichlocalhistorysociety@gmail.com
Make the most out of your visit.
Walk in the footsteps of Thomas Becket, discover where the first elephant landed in England, archers trained for Agincourt, Kings and Queens embarked for France, the stories behind the medieval walls … a guided tour by Sandwich Local History Society volunteer is a great way to explore the sights and appreciate the more than 1000 years of Sandwich's rich history.
Parking is available in The Guildhall Car Park see our Find Us webpage
Booking a tour - see poster above
A guided tour can take around two hours and costs £5 per person, with a minimum charge of £15
Bookings and for more details to arrange a tour please contact:
Mike Elmes - 07773 335 612
email: sandwichlocalhistorysociety@gmail.com
Click the photographs below for a "Taster Tour"
- The Sandwich Coat of Arms
- Sandwich Guildhall
- A tour of Sandwich for the Sandwich Princesses
- Richborough House, Bowling Street
Dates from the 16th century
- A doorway in Vicarage Lane.
A survivor of the French sacking of the town in the 15th century
- The Old Drum, Church Street St Mary’s
One of thirty-six pubs in the 19th century
- The Old Drum, Church Street St Mary’s.
One of thirty-six pubs in the 19th century
- The Norman church of St Mary's,
On the site of a 7th century convent
- The 1592 dragon beam satyr
On the Kings Arms Hotel
- The King's Lodging
With the door of the old Town Gaol
- Among the best surviving medieval merchants houses in England
- The Chanters House and Sandwich Weavers, Strand Street
Part of the longest block of medieval, timber framed houses in England
- The Chanters House and Sandwich Weavers, Strand Street
Part of the longest block of medieval, timber framed houses in England
- The Barbican,
Part of the 14th century Town defences
- The Toll Bridge charges
- The Toll Bridge charges
- The Crispin Inn and the Admiral Owen Inn
Both date from the 14th century
- The Quay, Sandwich
Was once the second largest port in England
- The Fishergate, Sandwich Quay
The only survivor of the five town gates
- Sandwich's parish church, St Clement's
St Clement's has a unique nave roof
- St Bartholomew’s Hospital, founded in 1190
- St Peter’s Church, Market Street