Sunday 6th July 2025
Hitchin Historic Walking Tour - 6 July 2025
Meet outside The Visit Hitchin Shop, 1a Churchyard, Hitchin SG5 1HR
10.30am
High Street to Dead Street as History of Hitchin.
Hitchin is an ancient English market town first documented in the c.7th. King Offa established a church here in 792AD on the site of St Mary’s Church, where the tour begins. Hitchin’s history is Britain’s history in a a nutshell. Looking at the market square, the Priory, the famous British Schools Museum and the War Memorial, the tour includes evidence of the rise of commerce, the dissolution of Monasteries, the history of education and two world wars.
The walk takes approximately 1hr 30 minutes/2 hours.
Meet outside The Visit Hitchin Shop, 1a Churchyard, Hitchin SG5 1HR – 10.30am
Tickets: £10 Adult / £5 Child ( under 15s) available from The Visit Hitchin Shop or online via link above.
