Boston History Tours

Boston's guided history tours take you through a town that's far more interesting than most people realise. The St Botolph's Church dominates the skyline - that's the Boston Stump, visible for miles across the Fens - and the tours pick out Georgian shopfronts, medieval layouts, and the streets where the Pilgrim Fathers once plotted their escape to the New World.

You're walking through proper trading post territory. This was a major port before the rivers silted up, and the architecture tells that story if someone knows how to read it. The tours do. Whether you're a history type after the medieval merchant class or just after a decent leg-stretch round a genuine market town, you'll get something from it.

Allow a couple of hours, wear decent shoes - the pavements are uneven in places - and don't go expecting visitor centre hype. This is about the streets themselves, the detail, the actual fabric of the place. Best in spring or early autumn when Boston isn't frozen or sweltering.

Stays at Orchard Holiday Park or Appletree Holiday Park put you within easy walking distance of town. Big Sky Hideaway, a bit further out at 5.5 miles, works if you want countryside base with easier access to the wider Fens. The tours work well as a morning activity before heading back to your holiday park or exploring the surrounding fenland.