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Town Food Tour in Saffron Walden

Name: Town Food Tour in Saffron Walden
Brand: Wonderplan
Rating: 5.0 (39 reviews)

★★★★★ 5.0 (39 reviews)

3 hours

About This Experience

Experience the real heart of Saffron Walden, a beautiful Essex market town with Hello Food Tours.

Choose from our Town (11am Thurs, 3hrs ), Market (8am Sat, 90mins), Garden (1.30pm Fri, 60mins ) or Grape & Grain (3.30pm Sat, 90mins) tours, each led by knowledgeable local guides and food professionals who bring the town's stories and flavours to life.

EAT award winning local delicacies, while hearing and often watching, how they're made.

EXPLORE almost 900 yrs of market history as you are guided around beautiful Grade I and Grade II listed buildings, historic streets and characterful shopfronts.

TOUR the artisan producers & meet the passionate independent business owners creating today's thriving food & drink scene.

Recently named The Sunday Times Best Place to Live 2025, our town is full of independent businesses, hidden gems and rich heritage. Whether you're a foodie, history lover or curious traveller, our tours offer an authentic, memorable experience you'll never forget.

Tour Itinerary

3 hours

Visit multiple independent food venues and shops, tasting specialist food and drink products everywhere we visit. Choose from Thursday TOWN Tour (3hrs) Saturday MARKET Tour (1.5hrs) SATURDAY WINE Walk (1.5 hrs) -from 30th May 2026 Hear the food and retail history of our ancient town centre streets and see landmarks including St Marys Church, the 900 year old market square and the Grade 1 listed Sun Inn on Church street.

What's Included

Included

Snacks
Retail and food history of the town

Meeting Point & Logistics

Start Point

The Tourist Information centre is located on the corner of the central market place next to the town hall. Look for the guide outside the information centre with navy bag and Hello Food Tour purple fork logo.