IpswichThe Tudor wool port
Measured from 100+ plays across 2 walked routes: in Ipswich, you pass a place with a story every 254 metres.
Ipswich is measured but not scored this year. A score needs 30 places with a story behind it, and Ipswich has 11. Everything below is what we measured; the ranking is on the United Kingdom page.
Unranked this edition
2026 edition · scores vs all indexed cities · measured 2026-08-21 · how we measure
Depth
11 places with a story
0 historical figures
Density
a story every 254 m
median along a route
Character
royalty & nobility
typical story: 1549 · early modern
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Character
What its stories are about
- royalty & nobility36%
- guilds & trade36%
- crime & dark history18%
Out of Ipswich's 11 places with a story, the share whose story touches each theme. One story can touch several.
Character
Which centuries you walk through
- Early modern80%
- Medieval20%
When Ipswich's stories happen (91% of them mention a year).
Depth
11 stories wait on its streets. Here are three
This fine gate was built in 1528. It was to be the entrance for a school founded by Wolsey. He was unable…
Depth
Every Ipswich place with a story, on one map
Each pin is a place whose story a Questo route tells. Tap one for the quest that tells it. See an empty street that deserves a pin? The form at the bottom of this page adds your story to the editors' queue.
Walk Ipswich's stories yourself
Every route in the city: See everything in Ipswich
Where next after Ipswich?
LondonThe city of kings and crowds107 km away · a story every 273 m
NorwichThe city of medieval churches64 km away · a story every 246 m
ColchesterBritain's first city25 km away · a story every 312 m
BrightonThe regency seaside164 km away · a story every 239 m
ManchesterThe city that rewrote pop278 km away · a story every 293 m
CambridgeThe college town on the Cam71 km away · a story every 239 mHow does Ipswich compare?
Put Ipswich head-to-head with any city in the index, measure by measure, from real walking data.
Quick answers
- What is Ipswich like to explore on foot?
- Ipswich has 11 places with a story across 2 self-guided Questo routes, with a story every 254 metres of walking on average. Its stories lean towards royalty & nobility and guilds & trade.
- Which historical period defines Ipswich?
- 80% of Ipswich's dated stories come from the early modern period; its oldest dated story reaches back to 1471.
- How is this measured?
- From Questo's own walked routes and player activity in Ipswich: 100+ plays and 50+ reviews. Full method on the City Stories Index methodology page, 2026 edition.
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For press and citation
- Walking a Questo route in Ipswich, you pass a place with a story every 254 metres on average.
- 80% of Ipswich's dated stories come from the early modern period.
- Ipswich's typical story happens in 1549: the median year across its dated stories, which span 82 years.
Copy any line as it stands: for an article, a post, or an argument at dinner. Attribution: Questo City Stories Index (2026 edition), with a link to this page. Method and sample sizes on the methodology page.
Ipswich's story is just beginning
Only 11 of Ipswich's places have their story told so far. Locals who know the rest can put them on the map, as a Questo creator.