Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Lichfield, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 1.2 km
Ascend 18 m
Descend 20 m

Explore Lichfield in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Lichfield

Sight 1: St Mary's in the Market Square

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Lichfield Museum, formerly known as "Lichfield Heritage Centre", is dedicated to the history and heritage of the city of Lichfield. The museum is located on the south side of the market square on the second floor of St Mary's Church in the centre of Lichfield, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom. Following the renovation of St. Mary's Church into a new community hub in 2018, the museum no longer exists.

Wikipedia: Lichfield Museum (EN)

14 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 2: The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum

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Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum is a biographical museum and bookshop located in the centre of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in England. The building is a Grade I listed building situated at the corner of Market Street and Breadmarket Street opposite the market square.

Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum (EN)

214 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Speakers' Corner

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A Speakers' Corner is an area where free speech open-air public speaking, debate, and discussion are allowed. The original and best known is in the north-east corner of Hyde Park in London, England. Historically there were a number of other areas designated as Speakers' Corners in other parks in London, such as Lincoln's Inn Fields, Finsbury Park, Clapham Common, Kennington Park, and Victoria Park. Areas for Speakers' Corners have been established in other countries and elsewhere in the UK.

Wikipedia: Speakers' Corner (EN)

196 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Bishop's Palace

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The Bishop's Palace is a 17th-century building situated in the north-east corner of the Cathedral Close in Lichfield, Staffordshire in England.

Wikipedia: Bishop's Palace, Lichfield (EN)

168 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Lichfield Cathedral

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Lichfield Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom with three spires, and the only medieval one of the three. It is the cathedral of the Diocese of Lichfield, which covers Staffordshire, much of Shropshire, and parts of the Black Country and West Midlands. It is the seat of the Bishop of Lichfield, currently Michael Ipgrave, who was appointed in 2016. It is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: Lichfield Cathedral (EN), Website, Heritage Website

572 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Beacon Park

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Beacon Park is a public park in the centre of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom. The park was created in 1859 when the Museum Gardens were laid out adjacent to the newly built Free Museum and Library. The park has since been extended in stages and now forms 69 acres (28 ha) of open parkland in the city centre. The park is in the northwest of the city centre and to the west of the Cathedral Close across the road from the Garden of Remembrance.

Wikipedia: Beacon Park (EN)

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