Wymondham Abbey - visits and tours.

Wymondham Abbey is one of South Norfolk’s prime tourist sites, with over 30,000 people visiting every year. We have fine displays explaining the fascinating history of the Abbey, the parish church and the town.
During the Heritage Open Days we will be doing regular guided tours of the church, explaining the history and features of this fascinating building. Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th tours are hourly and free. Other days by appointment with a small fee.
There will be a limited number of guided tours of the bell tower (Sunday 15th only), which will combine an explanation of bell-ringing with a view of our magnificent peal of ten bells.
The unique 'Wymondham Scroll' will be on display Friday 6th through to midday Wednesday 11th. Painted by local artist Patrick Boswell it is a 164ft long watercolour of street scenes of the Medieval and Georgian heart of the market town of Wymondham. This is only the second time it will have been displayed.
We will have artefacts and documents from our archives on display, some of which are over 500 years old. Our own archivist will be on hand to talk about the most important ones (Saturday 14th only).
Our café will be open, offering tea, coffee and cakes.
Our well-stocked shop will be selling books, pamphlets and souvenirs.
We will be operating a booking system for the tours (all are free, but spaces per tour are necessarily limited).
Keep an eye on our website for further details.

Timings & Tours

Friday 06 September:

1000-1600

Saturday 07 September:

1000-1600

Sunday 08 September:

1200-1600

Monday 09 September:

1000-1600

Tuesday 10 September:

1000-1600

Wednesday 11 September:

1000-1600

Thursday 12 September:

1000-1600

Friday 13 September:

1000-1600

Saturday 14 September:

1000-1600. Abbey Tours: Times TBC

Sunday 15 September:

1200-1600. Bell Tower Tours: 1330, 1445 & 1600. Abbey Tours: Times TBC

Location & directions

Church Street,, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0PH

Directions:

Use town centre car-parks - parking near the Abbey is very limited (disabled driver can drive to the door)

Contact on day:

Brian Randall

Telephone number:

+447922049789

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking preferred

Booking conditions:

Book by using the 'contact us' details on our website.

Booking contact name:

Brian Randall

Booking email:

[email protected]

Booking website:

http://www.wymondhamabbey.org.uk

Booking opens:

01 Aug 2024 12:00 AM

Booking closes:

14 Sep 2024 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

Stairs to the tower tour are steep and narrow; there's 92 of them.

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

20

Est. tour duration:

0 hour(s) 45 minute(s)

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