The City of St. Albans Tour Guides have, since 1964, provided a wide range of interesting and insightful walks in and around the city. Listed on their website are over a dozen different routes, each with a specific theme, including:

Historic Walk: Covering 1200 years in about 90 minutes, this excellent walk gives an overview of the most important people, buildings and events in St.Albans from the Monastic to the modern.

Pubs & Chapels: St.Albans was a centre for the brewing of ale and beer, having a truly remarkable number of inns and alehouses catering for the medieval visitor and trader. Following the Reformation the town became a centre for religious dissent. This walk combines the sacred and the profane in a tour of both existing and former sites.

The War of the Roses: Although two battles were fought in St.Albans in this dynastic struggle between the houses of Lancaster and York, this walk concentrates on the first one,which took place in and around the market place. Hear about the reasons why, the personalities involved and the outcome. There’s even a Shakespearean connection! Come and join the battle – no armour needed!

Ghostly Goings-On: An extremely popular and atmospheric walk that introduces some of the ghosts of St.Albans and relates their sad stories. We can’t guarantee whom you might see – only where you might find them, for they do exist! This walk is not suitable for very young children.

City Walks start outside the Old Town Hall in Market Place and take from an hour to an hour and a half. Ticketscan be obtained in advance from the Tourist Information Centre inside the Old Town Hall or from the Guide on duty. No specific advanced booking is required for individual walks EXCEPT the Halloween Ghost Walks which are by prebooked ticket only.

More information can be obtained online or by phoning the Tourist Information Centre on 01727 86451

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