Dads_Army_Thetford

Thetford walking location Tours

Our Captain Mainwaring,Mick Whitman,telling you to take the tour !

Details of 2012 tours on the booking page.

Click on the Captain to book !

Private tours can be arranged,please contact us for more information.

In May 2004 a Dad`s Army Trail was launched in Thetford.It showed the locations used during the filming of Dad`s Army.Several of the cast and the producers were in the town.The leaflet was largely written by Tony Pritchard of the Dad`s Army Appreciation Society and included a map of the trail,information on the show and a quiz.Many thousands were sent all over East Anglia.Later that year in response to requests,guided tours started,these were mainly for coach companies who brought visitors to the town for the tour and later took them onto Bressingham where they have had a Dad`s Army area since 2000.

a) By yourself or with friends.You can download a copy of the tour guide from

,collect one from the Tourist Information Centre, Leaping Hare, Belmont House,20 King Street, Thetford, IP24 2AP or from the Dad`s Army Museum.

b) Join a public tour.These are held throughout the year,they are held on a Sunday and start at 11.30am from the Statue of Captain Mainwaring,by the bus station,Bridge Street (opp the Bell Hotel IP24 2AZ ).The cost includes a tour guide,tea/coffee and the chance to watch the Extra Time DVD.Pre booking is required and you can do this by telephone (01842 751975), calling into the Tourist Information Centre at the above address or you can book on line.

c) Have your own tour.A guide is supplied to take you around the tour,all sorts of packages are available,please call David or Zoe on 01842 751975.

All guided tours include a visit to the museum,which will be opened for you.You will hear about the episodes,stories about the show and a little bit about Thetford`s history.

The walking part tour is approx 1.4 miles and lasts approx 90 minutes.Once you have been on the tour please complete our feedback (link on drop down menu further down this page).

Here is some feedback from the tour on April 17th.

I booked the Dads Army Guided Tour as a gift to my Partner for Valentines Day this year, and this weekend, finally, our "Dads Army Weekend" was here - a stay at The Bell, and the tour on Sunday (17th).

I am writing to you as I would be so grateful if you could pass on our thanks to all your volunteers who make the tour such a lovely experience, we enjoyed the whole occasion so very much. Our guides were friendly, knowledgeable and interesting, they took care of us and no question was too much trouble at all - you can tell that they really care about what they are doing.

I am 36, and my partner is 33, we grew up watching Dads Army with our own Dads, and we watch every Saturday now, this weekend (especially with the stay at The Bell too) is one of the nicest experiences we have had, we both agreed.

Please keep up the good work, don't let people forget the history of your lovely town.

Here are some pictures of the places that you will visit,do you know any of them ?