Welcome to the Beccles Audio Heritage Guide.

The Audio Heritage Guide endeavours to show the layout of Beccles as a typical medieval market town (much of the present road system remains the same as it was some 500 years ago) and to include more interesting historical features of buildings and some history about the town.

It takes around an hour and a half to complete comfortably. The trail takes a circular route with several optional diversions so you can start at any point, but for convenience it is shown starting and finishing at the Church Tower.

The suffix "gate" in the road names simply means "street" and not gate in the more accepted sense as found in a walled town.

Much of the town`s architecture has a strong Flemish influence and many of the fine town houses have Georgian facades to what are in fact much older buildings.

The Bell Tower is separate from the church and was built some 150 years later than the church. The Tower is a symbol of the town and can be seen from all the approach roads - it is open at certain times throughout the summer. The cliff at the west end of the church is a remainder that the river at Beccles is tidal.

The Audio Guide can be hired from the Information Centre located on the Beccles Quay, by telephoning 01502 713196. Please phone 24 hours before to enable charging of equipment.