Creative Walking Between Past & Present Norwich
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Creative Walking Between Past & Present Norwich

A sensory Norwich adventure. Your walking tour guides are John Paston & Margery Brews, who share their tales of passion, plague and protest.

Location

Hungate Medieval Art

Princes Street Norwich NR3 1AE United Kingdom

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About this event

Walk between the past and present on a sensory City adventure. Meet at St Peter's Church (Hungate Medieval Art) on Princes Street, to explore a pop-up exhibition and digital interactions that introduce you to the world of the Pastons. Then talk and walk with John Paston III and Margery Brews Paston (who wrote the earliest known Valentine's letter). Tales of passion, protest and plague come to life with interactive puzzles and challenges, The walk ends with quiet contemplation, with the Cathedral labyrinth.

All ages welcome. There is a disability access audit on the Paston Footprints Norwich walk page (note, there are cobbled streets and this guided walk uses the short route): https://www.pastonfootprints.co.uk/norwichheritagewalk.

There is the option to extend the walk as self-guided with the free audio drama and map on the weblink, where you can see a pictorial overview of the walk.

The UK's Being Human annual festival celebrates the ways in which the humanities inspire and enrich our everyday lives, help us to understand ourselves, our relationships with others, and the challenges we face in a changing world.

Professional actors, Norwich Cathedral, Hungate Medieval Art and medievalists from UEA's School of Literature are the partners hosting this free event.

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