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Discover Historic Waltham Abbey
Guided tour on Saturday 19th October 2024
Taking place every third Saturday of the month between April and October, starting from the Tourist Information Centre in Highbridge Street at 11.00am, and lasting for around an hour.
This tour will last up to 90 minutes.
£5 per person including a visitor pack and refreshments on arrival. Children 8 to 16 years £2, under 8 free.
Pre-booking welcomed but not necessary - contact the Tourism Information Centre on 01992 660336 or email tic@walthamabbey-tc.gov.uk
The friendly guides are selected for their knowledge on the fasinating history of their local area. Your guide for this tour will be Jonathan Hyde. Jonathon was a Metropolitan Police detective for thirty years, after which he spent fifteen years as an Army Chaplain. He is an experienced tour guide, having worked with Battlefield Tours, mainly in Belgium.
Waltham Abbey - the last resting place of King Harold after his defeat at the Battle of Hastings. History abounds as Waltham Abbey has long played its part on the local, regional, and even international stage. Discover the story of Tovi the Proud who brought the holy cross from Glastonbury to the church at Waltham, later richly endowed by King Harold and later still made into an Augustinian Abbey by Henry II before being dismantled by Henry VIII. Hear about life in the abbey, the muic of Thomas Tallis, Tudor intrigue, gunpowder manufacture and a whole lot more.
