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Wickham History Walks

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Are you interested in something a bit different? Take a Wickham History Walk on Friday 1st or Saturday 2nd August at 10.30. Meet at the bus stop, Wickham Square. The walk costs £5 for a one and a half hour stroll around the village with a local history guide – find out why a horse used to be a regular at Woodies, how Chesapeake Mill got its name and much more. To be sure of a place book on www.wickhamhistory.org.uk.

Can’t manage the guided walk? If you buy Wickham History Society’s “Guide to Historic Wickham – £4.00, you can design your own walk around this lovely village.

There are also ten history boards with more information at key locations around the village, you can find out more on: The Wickham History Society website

Images of Wickham – a photobook of old images of Wickham is on sale for £5. History of Wickham (a new 2024 edition) is on sale for £9.

You can buy the Guide, Images of Wickham, History of Wickham & Roman Wickham (£3) at:
Pages, The Square (by bus stop)
Warwick Market (1st Floor), Warwick Lane, The Square

Chesapeake Mill, Bridge Street