Heritage Walks Wakefield - Round our Way: Footsteps Through Time

This wonderful group of passionate women is working to share with you the stories, heritage and history of Wakefield.

Come along to this poular event and hear exciting tales of M**der, mystery and all manner of interesting tales of Wakefield and its people. This is the final opportunity to experience this tour in 2024.

As a Dream Time Creative production we bring our expertise, passion and love of a good costume to the streets of Wakefield for your delight and delectation.

The fabulous volunteers have selected their highlights and best bits from some of our most popular tours. For the last time in 2024 experience 'Footsteps Through Time' covering the team's favourite historical and gruseome tales, just in time for Halloween.

This tour will last approximately 90 minutes, but you should allow up to 2 hours. There is so much to share with you. All for the great price of £10.

This is a gentle, ambling walk and the route is wheelchair friendly.

Join us on our ' Footsteps Through Time' tour to hear some incredible tales to amuse, delight and shock. You are welcome to ask as many questions as you like during the tour.

If you'd like to join us for this special event we will gather at Pemberton House, Westgate at 6.30pm on Tuesday, 29 October, where our tales of Wakefield begin.

Death rituals, brutal murders and animal escapes are just some of the fascinating stories from Wakefield's incredible past that you will hear about on this immersive 'Footsteps Through Time' heritage tour by the ‘Round Our Way’ Team.

Incorporating iconic Georgian buildings, blue plaques, darkened streets and dangerous corners this walk will thrill you with its content and keep you talking about what you’ve learnt long afterwards.

An entirely volunteer led Dream Time Creative Production, our walks are delivered by women passionate about his and herstory, who have infectious enthusiasm for storytelling, an interest in the dark and mysterious, a dramatic flair when delivering and look great in historical costumes!

Your tour will start promptly and we kindly ask that you arrive 5 to 10 minutes before the start time. You will find us on Westgate outside Pemberton House, opposite the Elephant and Castle public house. You can also find us using what3words sang.sings.fields

This is an outdoor event and will take place whatever the weather. Wear appropriate clothing and footwear suitable for city walking.

This is the second of three tours taking us up to the end of 2024. You may also want to consider attending one of the other tours:

Wednesday, 18 September - Forgotten Women of Wakefield Blue Plaques Tour

Monday, 11 November - Wakefield's War, stories from the First World War

Book any one of the tours for the full price of £10 and book any of the other tours for the discount price of £8. Use the code BOOKED at the checkout.

This event is one of a series of walks and talks , all being done to raise money for blue plaques for women. Did you know that each new plaque costs £700? There are currently more than 30 plaques with dedicated female names in Wakefield, which makes us the top city in the UK to recognise our Forgotten Women BUT there are lots more women whose stories need to be told and acknowledged. Hear about some of them on the tour and help us to raise the much needed funds for our next plaque.

The 2023 events have raised sufficient money for the next blue plaque for a notable woman of Wakefield. You'll be one of the first to hear about her amazing achievements on this tour.

Learn more about the Forgotten Women of Wakefield project and see how important it is that women are recognised, and help Wakefield to become the first city with true blue plaque parity.

FAQs

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