Ipswich, Suffolk【4K】| Town Centre Walk 2021

Join me for a walk through the heart of the history county town of Suffolk, Ipswich! Said to be 'the oldest English town' in the country, Ipswich is home to around 1,400 years of history, having grown up around a powerful port on the River Orwell. Today, it's home to a striking range of architecture, and many stories of famous faces and figures through history.

On our walk around Ipswich, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including Christchurch Mansion, St. Margaret's Church, the old Packhorse Inn, Bethesda Baptist Church, The Halberd Inn, Pykenham's Gatehouse, Ipswich County Library, Oak House, the Church of St. Mary-le-Tower, St. Lawrence's Church, The Ancient House, The Buttermarket Centre, The Walk, The Cornhill, Lloyds Bank and Avenue, the old Post Office, Ipswich Town Hall, The Golden Lion Hotel, Arcade Street, The Corn Exchange, The Swan & Hedgehog Pub, Giles' Circus, the Willis Building, Ipswich Unitarian Meeting Chapel, a statue of Cardinal Wolsey, St. Peter's by the Waterfront, the Wolsey Gate, the Church of St. Mary by the Quay, Ipswich Haven Marina and Ipswich Customs House.

Thank you so much to the following sites for their help in my research of Ipswich:

0:00 Christchurch Park
0:28 Christchurch Mansion
1:11 St. Margaret's Church
1:48 Christchurch Park
1:54 Soane Street
2:05 Old Packhorse Inn
2:33 St. Margaret's Street
3:09 Bethesda Baptist Church
3:23 St. Margaret's Street
3:32 The Halberd Inn
3:55 Pykenham's Gatehouse
4:21 Ipswich County Library
4:37 Northgate Street
4:53 Oak House
5:24 Oak Lane
5:40 St Mary-le-Tower Church House
5:53 Church of St. Mary-le-Tower
7:21 Oak Lane
7:25 Tower Street
8:03 Tavern Street
8:35 Dial Lane
8:41 St. Lawrence's Church
9:18 Dial Lane
9:29 The Ancient House
10:17 Buttermarket
11:03 Buttermarket Centre
11:14 Buttermarket
11:30 The Walk
11:58 Thoroughfare
12:35 The Cornhill
13:03 Old Post Office & Town Hall
13:35 Ipswich Town Hall
13:48 Lloyds Avenue
14:09 Ipswich Town Hall
14:31 Former Golden Lion Hotel
14:53 The Cornhill
14:58 Lion Street
15:40 Arcade Street
16:12 Ipswich Corn Exchange
16:38 The Swan & Hedgehog Pub
17:00 King Street
17:07 Giles' Circus
17:27 Princes Street
18:50 The Willis Building
19:47 Unitarian Meeting Chapel
21:24 St. Nicholas' Street
22:01 Statue of Alexander Obolensky
22:23 St. Nicholas' Street
23:33 Statue of Cardinal Wolsey
24:12 St. Peter's Street
25:45 St. Peter's by the Waterfront
26:41 College Street
27:04 Wolsey Gate
27:41 College Street
28:23 Church of St. Mary by the Quay (now River Church)
29:10 Key Street
29:32 Ipswich Waterfront
30:14 Ipswich Haven Marina
31:06 Old Customs House
31:51 Ipswich Haven Marina
32:12 Thank you for watching!

Stats for nerds:

Distance walked: 1.4 miles/2.3km
Step count: 2800 steps (approx.)
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Please do not use any of the footage from this video without my permission.

[LetsWalkUK]

Good evening! And thank you for tuning in for this walk around the county town of Suffolk, and possibly the oldest English town: Ipswich!

There's so much history to be found in Ipswich, and we only just scratched the surface with this walk. One thing we didn't touch on too much was the town's long history in the arts, as it was famed as a place where the painters John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough lived and gained much inspiration for their works. Charles Dickens also visited many a time too, and the town is now linked with worldwide music superstar Ed Sheeran, brought up in nearby Framlingham :)

[mattwoor]

Born, brought up and still living here. Thanks for the upload (I was this many years old when I found out the Meeting house had a courtyard and a cut through to St Nicholas Street!). It's amazing how much history is here, you could never fit it all in one walk, so well done covering what you did! Some notable and honorably mentions - you missed out the Great White Horse Hotel (which featured in Dickens' "The Pickwick Papers"). The Regent Theatre - opened 1929 and one of the first theatres in the country to have movies with sound, imagine! The old County Hall, which was where Mrs. Wallis Simpson (of King Edward VIII fame) came to have her divorce hearing heard in 1936. And finally the shrine of Our Lady of Ipswich, St. Mary at the Elms, which was a popular English Marian shrine before the English Reformation destroyed it. There's so much here...

[ajadrew]

Lived as a child in Cobbold Street & Fonnereau Road in the early 60's - Christchurch Park & The Arboretum was like our garden!

[carolinegreenwell]

I would never have thought of exploring Ipswich but it looks a fascinating place ... thank you

[carolynsaxon]

Thank you! I was born & raised in Ipswich over Stoke. Beautiful video😍

[geoffreycarter]

Thanks for the walk and talk. I left Ipswich for Australia in 1977. Wow, how some of the place has changed! Thankfully much of it is as I remember. I hope to revisit one day( funds willing) and show the town off to my wife who has watched your video beside me with interest.

[gagagaga]

Excellent. I've lived in Ipswich all my life and found things out about the town that I never knew. Thank you for sharing this video tour.

[joline]

What a great walk!! very interesting indeed with some iconic buildings and places of worship, beautiful architecture too ✔
I really do like (and prefer) the subtitles, with the very real sounds of the street and people. Thanks for the trip ♨️💯👍😁

[michellebruce]

Awesome live walk in the town of Ipswich England. I enjoyed it. Very beautiful and historical the medieval town of Ipswich is. Your history lessons are always great, and your walks are always enjoyable. How is your week going? Mine is going great. Have a great day greetings from Canada 😀😀

[angelamcentee]

Thank you, that was a beautiful walk and very informative. I live in Norwich and definitely going to visit Ipswich some time soon.

[angelaward]

I lived there back in 1972 it was my husband's home town. I worked at Courders department store in the butter market part of town. My mother-in-law found me a job at churchman's cigar factory over looking the football ground. It only lasted a few months, until I worked again has a window dresser in the department store. Then had to move again some months later because of my husband's job.

[lizkb]

Perfect amount of time for my jog around with you. So much fun to learn your history as I’m watching. Thanks..

[julieblackstock]

Great, , I moved to suffolk 9 months ago and only been to Ipswich once but I can see I need to go back

[StamfordBridge]

Greatly appreciated. Thank you for this useful video!

[albertdelacerna]

Wowww i miss the beatiful Ipswich town...once my home town for 12yrs living england, but now im back to my homeland philippines...God bless Ipswich...thanks uploader...

[b.torres]

I'm moving to Ipswich from Spain in a month, very helpful

[AF-wrhx]

Enjoyed that walk, a good friend of mine lives in Ipswich, tooleys court!

[xekilroy]

Great video and channel idea. I want to visit this place one day.

[Sosoph]

Thanks for this as i am keen on buying a property here. Looks beautiful

[JenniferElliott]

Very informative video you made here! - You certainly know your stuff!

Thanks for the walk! 😊👍🏻

I’m planning on visiting here next month! As it’s been years since I’ve been here.

Are you a local? As it looked like you know your way around the area.