Samantha's Guidebook
Beaches
If you like large Sandy beaches, Mundsley is lovely, there are 2 chips shops and a sea side cafe so on the quiet side. If you’d like a really big seaside town with an aquarium, 2 theme parks and many arcades, pubs and bars Great Yarmouth beach is a fun day out. Sheringham is an upmarket seaside town with a nice beach and a town more relaxed filled with lots of interesting shops to wonder around and a high street filled with chips shops, tea rooms and ice cream parlours. My favourite beach is “sea palling” it’s an incredibly large beach and when the tide is out you can walk quite far in to the sea as it’s shallow and kids love to go crab fishing and find starfish in all the Little Rock pools dotted everywhere. There is one chip shop, a cafe and a small arcade there also. You’ll need change for parking at all of the beach car parks or some you can download an app and pay on your phone and even extend parking without having to go back to your car.
Cromer is a large town and very touristy, large Sandy beach and beautiful gardens running along side next to the beach that extends around half a mile. Great fish and chips, many ice cream parlours and restaurants to choose from as well as shops
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Great Yarmouth
If you like large Sandy beaches, Mundsley is lovely, there are 2 chips shops and a sea side cafe so on the quiet side. If you’d like a really big seaside town with an aquarium, 2 theme parks and many arcades, pubs and bars Great Yarmouth beach is a fun day out. Sheringham is an upmarket seaside town with a nice beach and a town more relaxed filled with lots of interesting shops to wonder around and a high street filled with chips shops, tea rooms and ice cream parlours. My favourite beach is “sea palling” it’s an incredibly large beach and when the tide is out you can walk quite far in to the sea as it’s shallow and kids love to go crab fishing and find starfish in all the Little Rock pools dotted everywhere. There is one chip shop, a cafe and a small arcade there also. You’ll need change for parking at all of the beach car parks or some you can download an app and pay on your phone and even extend parking without having to go back to your car.
Cromer is a large town and very touristy, large Sandy beach and beautiful gardens running along side next to the beach that extends around half a mile. Great fish and chips, many ice cream parlours and restaurants to choose from as well as shops
NORTH NORFOLK COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE
North Norfolk is renowned for its spectacular coastline, fantastic wildlife, miles of glorious beaches, seaside communities and a beautiful hinterland of rolling countryside and picturesque market towns and villages. North Norfolk must be the birdwatching capital of the UK, and you can even take a boat trip to see the seal colony at Blakeney Point.
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Blakeney
NORTH NORFOLK COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE
North Norfolk is renowned for its spectacular coastline, fantastic wildlife, miles of glorious beaches, seaside communities and a beautiful hinterland of rolling countryside and picturesque market towns and villages. North Norfolk must be the birdwatching capital of the UK, and you can even take a boat trip to see the seal colony at Blakeney Point.
Norwich Museum
Built by the Normans in the 11th century, Norwich Castle was designed to be a royal palace.
While it never served its original purpose, in the thousand years since its construction the castle has been used variously as a military fort, a county jail and, most recently, a museum. Today, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery is home to collections of fine art, archaeology and natural history, as well as touring exhibitions from national galleries.
In 2015, the Museum & Art Gallery ran a highly successful Art Happens crowdfunding campaign to re-gild the frame of one of their rarest and most famous paintings, The Paston Treasure.
Permanent collection
As the principal museum in Norfolk, Norwich Castle houses the world's greatest collections of Norwich silver, Lowestoft porcelain and work by the Norwich School of artists. The museum's Anglo-Saxon and Viking exhibits, which include a gallery and a reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon grave site, are accompanied by displays ranging from Egyptian tombs to contemporary design.
One of the highlights of the collection is The Paston Treasure, commissioned by Sir Robert Paston in the mid 1670s. It was likely painted by a Dutch artist visiting the family home at Oxnead Hall and depicts objects from their incredible collection. The wooden frame of the painting was spectacularly regilded in 2015 thanks to a campaign hosted on the Art Fund's crowdfunding platform, Art Happens.
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Wroxham barns is a great day out with a small farm where you can walk around and pet and feed the animals, they often have lambs the children can bottle feed. There is a lovely courtyard filled with some very nice shops and a great restaurant/cafe and a very small kids theme park with a few rides and mini golf too.
Wroxham (a town) itself is a day out with boat hire on the broads and lots of shops to wonder around and a few cafes to eat at. Feeding the ducks/swans is something we’ve always done there too.
Wroxham barns is a great day out with a small farm where you can walk around and pet and feed the animals, they often have lambs the children can bottle feed. There is a lovely courtyard filled with some very nice shops and a great restaurant/cafe and a very small kids theme park with a few rides and mini golf too.
Wroxham (a town) itself is a day out with boat hire on the broads and lots of shops to wonder around and a few cafes to eat at. Feeding the ducks/swans is something we’ve always done there too.
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Wroxham Barns
Tunstead RoadWroxham barns is a great day out with a small farm where you can walk around and pet and feed the animals, they often have lambs the children can bottle feed. There is a lovely courtyard filled with some very nice shops and a great restaurant/cafe and a very small kids theme park with a few rides and mini golf too.
Wroxham (a town) itself is a day out with boat hire on the broads and lots of shops to wonder around and a few cafes to eat at. Feeding the ducks/swans is something we’ve always done there too.
Beautiful small town to wonder around shops, cafes, restaurants and feed the hundreds of swans. There’s a place to hire day boats too but booking in advance is advised. There’s is “broads tours” that offer river tours during the warmer months too
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Wroxham Boat Hire
Riverside RoadBeautiful small town to wonder around shops, cafes, restaurants and feed the hundreds of swans. There’s a place to hire day boats too but booking in advance is advised. There’s is “broads tours” that offer river tours during the warmer months too
Look up “Bewilderwood” it will be one of the best parks you and your children will have ever been. It’s based in the woods and has a tree top and ground trail and is across many acres of land. When you arrive you’re taken on a boat down a river and told stories until you arrive at the park itself (there’s a footpath if you don’t like boats) it’s absolutely brilliant for adults and kids. Me and my partner run around the whole thing with our daughter and really enjoy it. They have a few cabin style outdoor cafes and an ice cream parlour but lots of people take their own picnics too. Highly recommend
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BeWILDerwood
Look up “Bewilderwood” it will be one of the best parks you and your children will have ever been. It’s based in the woods and has a tree top and ground trail and is across many acres of land. When you arrive you’re taken on a boat down a river and told stories until you arrive at the park itself (there’s a footpath if you don’t like boats) it’s absolutely brilliant for adults and kids. Me and my partner run around the whole thing with our daughter and really enjoy it. They have a few cabin style outdoor cafes and an ice cream parlour but lots of people take their own picnics too. Highly recommend
A full family day out awaits at Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure – based in Lenwade - just off the main A1067 road between Norwich and Fakenham.
Young dino explorers of all ages can enjoy the park’s brand new attraction for 2021 – Dippy’s Theatre. Inside the new performance space you can see Dippy’s Movie time, featuring “The Lost World” a fast paced dinosaur Movie and “The Dippy and Friends LIVE show”, where Dippy, Paris, Raz and Terry will take you along on one of their adventures.
Or how about embarking on a quest to navigate three levels of soft play fun inside Norfolk’s largest indoor play area - Dinomite?
Just a short walk away is our famous Dinosaur Trail – with over 110 life-sized dinos to discover.
For our slightly older dino explorers, we have Predator High Ropes - escape the terrifying T-Rex’s clutches by taking to the trees with him hot on your heels. Here you can face your fears on East
Anglia’s largest rope course and the world’s first parallel sky rails.
Or how about cooling off and making a splash at East Anglia’s biggest outdoor waterpark – Dippy’s Splash Zone - with slides, fountains, cannon shoots and our famous giant bucket!
Who will you discover in our Secret Animal Garden – as you get up close to some cuddly creatures in the walled Victorian garden – just don’t tell the dinos!
Also new for 2021 is a brand new park app – to help guests navigate around the park and enjoy special offers, discounts and wayfinding. The perfect tool to help you make the most of your adventure.
Throughout the year, the park also offers some memorable events – such as Dinos At Night, Dippy’s Halloween Days and Dippy’s Christmas Celebration – all offered in a safe and Jurassic environment. The park has been awarded the ‘We’re Good To Go’ accolade for 2021 from Visit England – meaning they adopt all of the cleaning regimes and abide by all of the relevant government guidance in terms of COVID-19.
The best prices are available online and the park also offers Gift Cards and Season Pass options too! Also, be sure to check out the food and beverage options at the park – these include Jurassic Snacks, Dinomite Café, The Explorers Restaurant, Dippy’s Snack Shack and Nautilus Fish and Chips (seasonal opening applies to some restaurants).
So why not embark on a brand new adventure and see what you can discover!
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Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure
A full family day out awaits at Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure – based in Lenwade - just off the main A1067 road between Norwich and Fakenham.
Young dino explorers of all ages can enjoy the park’s brand new attraction for 2021 – Dippy’s Theatre. Inside the new performance space you can see Dippy’s Movie time, featuring “The Lost World” a fast paced dinosaur Movie and “The Dippy and Friends LIVE show”, where Dippy, Paris, Raz and Terry will take you along on one of their adventures.
Or how about embarking on a quest to navigate three levels of soft play fun inside Norfolk’s largest indoor play area - Dinomite?
Just a short walk away is our famous Dinosaur Trail – with over 110 life-sized dinos to discover.
For our slightly older dino explorers, we have Predator High Ropes - escape the terrifying T-Rex’s clutches by taking to the trees with him hot on your heels. Here you can face your fears on East
Anglia’s largest rope course and the world’s first parallel sky rails.
Or how about cooling off and making a splash at East Anglia’s biggest outdoor waterpark – Dippy’s Splash Zone - with slides, fountains, cannon shoots and our famous giant bucket!
Who will you discover in our Secret Animal Garden – as you get up close to some cuddly creatures in the walled Victorian garden – just don’t tell the dinos!
Also new for 2021 is a brand new park app – to help guests navigate around the park and enjoy special offers, discounts and wayfinding. The perfect tool to help you make the most of your adventure.
Throughout the year, the park also offers some memorable events – such as Dinos At Night, Dippy’s Halloween Days and Dippy’s Christmas Celebration – all offered in a safe and Jurassic environment. The park has been awarded the ‘We’re Good To Go’ accolade for 2021 from Visit England – meaning they adopt all of the cleaning regimes and abide by all of the relevant government guidance in terms of COVID-19.
The best prices are available online and the park also offers Gift Cards and Season Pass options too! Also, be sure to check out the food and beverage options at the park – these include Jurassic Snacks, Dinomite Café, The Explorers Restaurant, Dippy’s Snack Shack and Nautilus Fish and Chips (seasonal opening applies to some restaurants).
So why not embark on a brand new adventure and see what you can discover!
Sightseeing
The story of the estate unfolds over a thousand years. The landscape with its hedges and narrow tree-lined lanes has changed little over the centuries and is quintessentially Norfolk.
Blickling’s owners have used the estate as a place of quiet refuge, while playing their part on the world’s political stage. Philip Kerr, 11th Marquis of Lothian, left this estate to the National Trust in 1940, and he’s vital to its story. Without him, it’s unlikely that Blickling would still be around for you to explore, along with many other places that you love.
We invite you to parts of the house he used privately, as well as for entertaining; and photographs, sounds and objects will create a sense of what it would have been like to be a house guest in the period leading up to the Second World War.
Don’t miss the RAF Oulton Museum and explore further in to the world of the RAF men and women, based here in the war.
Outside, the formal garden is the result of three centuries of inspired planting, and the gently undulating historic parkland is great for exploring. Grab a map of way-marked walks or our cycle trail and head out into the park. Keep your eyes open for lost buildings, stunning views and wildlife who call it home.
With three cafes on-site and a pub, there’s plenty of choice as to where to eat. Whether you’re a book worm, plant lover or stamp collector, don’t miss the Blickling shops and gallery selling a variety of local art and crafts
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Blickling Estate
The story of the estate unfolds over a thousand years. The landscape with its hedges and narrow tree-lined lanes has changed little over the centuries and is quintessentially Norfolk.
Blickling’s owners have used the estate as a place of quiet refuge, while playing their part on the world’s political stage. Philip Kerr, 11th Marquis of Lothian, left this estate to the National Trust in 1940, and he’s vital to its story. Without him, it’s unlikely that Blickling would still be around for you to explore, along with many other places that you love.
We invite you to parts of the house he used privately, as well as for entertaining; and photographs, sounds and objects will create a sense of what it would have been like to be a house guest in the period leading up to the Second World War.
Don’t miss the RAF Oulton Museum and explore further in to the world of the RAF men and women, based here in the war.
Outside, the formal garden is the result of three centuries of inspired planting, and the gently undulating historic parkland is great for exploring. Grab a map of way-marked walks or our cycle trail and head out into the park. Keep your eyes open for lost buildings, stunning views and wildlife who call it home.
With three cafes on-site and a pub, there’s plenty of choice as to where to eat. Whether you’re a book worm, plant lover or stamp collector, don’t miss the Blickling shops and gallery selling a variety of local art and crafts
Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate is owned and managed by the National Trust and is located 2 miles from Cromer, off the B1436 (signposted from A148 and A140).
The magnificent 17th-century country house, noted for its Jacobean architecture and fine Georgian interior, was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by its final squire, Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer. A tour of the house will transport you back to a bygone era…
Whether you’re looking for a gentle walk or a longer ramble, the Felbrigg Estate is ideal catching some fresh air and beautiful scenery. Explore the Great Wood with its ancient trees, heathland, lake and rolling parkland
The Felbrigg Estate features several colour-coded, waymarked trails of varying distances which provide an easy way to discover the glorious estate grounds. The routes are:
Victory ‘V’ walk, 1.5 miles (2.4km)
Church and Lakeside walk, 1.7 miles (2.7km)
Great Wood walk, 2 miles (3.2km)
Marble Hill walk, 4.5 miles (7.2km)
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Felbrigg Hall
Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate is owned and managed by the National Trust and is located 2 miles from Cromer, off the B1436 (signposted from A148 and A140).
The magnificent 17th-century country house, noted for its Jacobean architecture and fine Georgian interior, was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by its final squire, Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer. A tour of the house will transport you back to a bygone era…
Whether you’re looking for a gentle walk or a longer ramble, the Felbrigg Estate is ideal catching some fresh air and beautiful scenery. Explore the Great Wood with its ancient trees, heathland, lake and rolling parkland
The Felbrigg Estate features several colour-coded, waymarked trails of varying distances which provide an easy way to discover the glorious estate grounds. The routes are:
Victory ‘V’ walk, 1.5 miles (2.4km)
Church and Lakeside walk, 1.7 miles (2.7km)
Great Wood walk, 2 miles (3.2km)
Marble Hill walk, 4.5 miles (7.2km)
Brewery and pub
Enjoy a pint of Woodforde’s wherry sitting outside the brewery tap, the thatched Fur and Feathers at Woodbastwick. It’s as quintessential an English country pub as you’ll find.
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Fur & Feather Inn
Woodbastwick RoadEnjoy a pint of Woodforde’s wherry sitting outside the brewery tap, the thatched Fur and Feathers at Woodbastwick. It’s as quintessential an English country pub as you’ll find.