events

Buggy Walk

a fun, buggy-friendly guided walk for pre-school children

Tuesday 2nd August

meet at the Guildhall forecourt at 10am

Reclaim the narrow streets of Sandwich! Dress up your pushchair with flowers or bunting, pack a little picnic and join us for a gentle guided walk of Sandwich. We’ll be spotting buggy-level details on buildings, seeking out shapes and strange creatures and using our senses to explore the town. The walk will finish by the river, where we’ll feed the ducks (duck-friendly seed provided) and end with the chance to picnic and play at the Butts play area.

Led by Sonia Overall.

FREE – no need to book

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Creative Writing Walkshop

with novelist and poet Sonia Overall

Sunday 18th September

meet at the Guildhall forecourt at 12 noon

Embrace your inner psychogeographer and encounter Sandwich as never before. Using dérive-based exercises, this creative writing workshop for adults will send you out into the streets in search of story seeds and poetry fragments, followed by the chance to shape and share your ideas. Suitable for all levels. Bring a notebook and pens/pencils.

FREE – no need to book

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part of the Sandwich Arts Week programme

Sound Map Walkshop

Make a sound map of Sandwich

a creative walkshop for families

Saturday 17th September

meet at the Guildhall forecourt at 10am

Shhhh! It’s time to let the town tell its own story. Help us to make a sound map of Sandwich by listening in and recording the rustles, chirps and echoes of the streets. You’ll be given a special ‘listening post’ to record at, then report back with your findings to make a giant sound map of the town. Materials provided.

Led by Sonia Overall.

FREE – no need to book

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part of the Sandwich Arts Week programme

Reading Buildings

unlocking architectural heritage

Friday 9th September

meet outside St Peter’s Church at 6pm

Find out how to read buildings and unlock some of their secrets. A gentle circular tour of Sandwich’s features led by Sonia Overall, with expert guides Rowena Willard-Wright of English Heritage and John Hennessy of Sandwich History Society. NB: The full tour will take approximately 2 hours.

FREE – no need to book

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Discovering Sandwich

accessible family-friendly tour

Tuesday 30th August

meet at the Guildhall forecourt at 12 noon

A guided history walk based on the Royal Geographical Society ‘Discovering Britain’ trail of Sandwich. Led by Sonia Overall, with local historian John Hennessy of Sandwich History Society. Accessible route suitable for adults and children, wheelchairs and pushchairs.

FREE – no need to book

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Ghost Pub Crawl

A tour of lost pubs

Monday 22nd August

meet at the Admiral Owen at 6pm

Sandwich once boasted numerous public houses and hostelries. Join us on a circular walking tour of some of the lost ‘ghost’ pubs of Sandwich, accompanied by readings in praise of hop, grape and grain. Those who have worked up a thirst may wish to stay on for an after-walk drink at the bar.

Led by Sonia Overall.

FREE (buy your own drinks at the bar!) – no need to book

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Sandwich Safari

AN interactive trail for families

Monday 8th August

meet at the Guildhall forecourt at 10am

Join us on safari in Sandwich, seeking out illusive animals and mythical creatures lurking on buildings in the town. Record sightings on your explorer’s map and share the story of your discoveries. Materials provided.

FREE – no need to book

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Noon & Night Walk

quiet wall walk

Saturday 6th August

meet at the Guildhall forecourt at 12 noon and 12 midnight

A town wall walk, taking place at midday and again at midnight. Come along to observe the changing ambiences of the town and experience the differences between daylight and moonlight walking. We will follow a circular route, joining up the sites of the ancient town gates. NB: aside from opening and closing discussion, these will be silent walks. Please dress for the weather. There will be a crescent moon: you may wish to bring a torch.

Led by Sonia Overall.

FREE – no need to book

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