Take a guided tour of Faversham - Kent's 'Market Town of Kings'

Join us for a ‘Walking with History’ guided town walk through Faversham’s rich, fascinating, and sometimes surprising past. Led our team of enthusiastic and experienced local experts, our walks help uncover aspects of Faversham’s history through what we can see around us.  

If your stay in Faversham is of short duration, a Guided Town Walk will provide you with an enjoyable summary of the town’s unique history and introduce some of the characters who walked the streets before us. If you are fortunate enough to be here for longer, then a walk with us offers a perfect introduction and suggests places that you may wish to revisit during your stay.

The walks take between one and a half and two hours. They do not involve long distances and are not physically demanding. Part of the walk may, however, involve cobblestones underfoot.

2026 Season: Saturday morning walks

Walks depart the Visitor Information Centre (12 Market Place) at 10.30 am each Saturday morning 4^th April to 31^st October inclusive (with the sole exception of Hop Festival weekend, 5^th September) at 10.30 am. There is no need to book – just arrive with a few minutes to spare to pay at the desk.

2026 Season: all other scheduled walks

Programme to be announced.

Pre-booked Group Walks

These can be arranged for any day, morning or afternoon (subject to Guide availability) for groups of 10+ people [or a minimum charge of £50].

Timings and content of these tours can be tailored to the needs of your group. If your members have any special interests, then just let us know and we will try to plan an itinerary with these in mind. To book, request further information or discuss your requirements, contact Catherine Lee, Town Walks Coordinator at townwalks@favershamsociety.org or on 07570 866391.

We can also liaise with the Fleur de Lis Museum and with the Faversham Charters Exhibition to design a whole day programme if your group would like to spend longer in Faversham. We will also be happy to advise on local parking and refreshment facilities to help your visit go as smoothly as possible.

Creek FM and Walking with History Podcasts

Mike Adams from Creek FM and Town Guide Antony Millett met up one fine Sunday morning for a walk around the centre of Faversham. Along the way, Mike was introduced to parts of the town that he had previously ignored and heard stories of people and events that have provided us with the rich heritage that we now enjoy.

The two-hour walk has been edited into five (5) twenty-minute Podcasts and cover the area bounded by Market Street, Market Square, Middle Row, Court Street, Abbey Street, Abbey Place, Church Path, Church Road and East Street.

This podcast begins at the Junction of East Street and Market Street and concludes at the Ship Inn. In this very short journey, there are encounters with Saints, Benefactors, Murderers and Royalty, all of whom have left their mark on Faversham.

This podcast continues from the Ship Inn and includes the reason for the iconic "design" of the Guildhall, our "dry" pump, our youngest listed building in Middle Row before arriving in Court Street.

Partridge Lane, Shepherd Neame and Court Street and the first part of Abbey Street give up some of their secrets, including alleged assaults and imprisonment on Royalty and why some brick structures are not all that they seem.

Continuing along Abbey Street and into Abbey Place we hear about Faversham Abbey, and where to find it now, and some of the characters behind the founding of the Old Grammar School.

The Old (Queen Elizabeth's) Grammar School and the Parish Church of St Mary of Charity yield some of the secrets before a visit to a surprisingly quiet residence that had a scholarly history.