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Norwich, the City of Stories walking tour

Wed 28 Oct · 11:00

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About This Event

The Norwich, the City of Stories walking tour will take place on 28 October 2026 at The Forum in Norwich. The tour celebrates the writers who have lived in Norwich and those who have written about the city, and it is a free event.

Celebrate the writers who have lived in Norwich and those who have written about the city on this tour. A Norwich Book Festival event.

Norwich is a UNESCO City of Literature. Celebrate the writers who have lived in the city and those who have written about Norwich on this walking tour, which starts outside The Forum and ends in Tombland.

Listen to readings and hear stories about writers from Julian of Norwich to Daniel Defoe Parson Woodforde, Amelia Opie, Harriet Martineau, Anna Sewell, JB Priestley, Ian McEwan and more. There's Shakespeare at the Erpingham Gate, the tale of Will Kemp's 'Nine Days Wonder' at the Maddermarket, excerpts from the Paston Letters and the proud history of libraries and newspapers in the city.

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Norwich, the City of Stories walking tour takes place on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 11:00.

Norwich, the City of Stories walking tour is held at The Forum in Norwich (Bethel Street, Millennium Plain, NR2 1BH).

Entry to Norwich, the City of Stories walking tour is free.

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