Surroundings, Norwich

(Near Norwich)

Aylsham (pop. 2,500; 14mi/22km north of Norwich) is an attractive market town with associations with John of Gaunt.
Aylsham is known for its weekly auctions as well as interesting buildings around the Market Place. Visitors are encouraged to wander through the town to discover the unique nooks and crannies.

Barnham Broom Golf & Leisure Cenre

Barnham Broom center is 10 miles west of Norwich. There are two 18-hole golf courses, squash and tennis courts, an indoor swimming pool, a snooker room, a fully-loaded spa, a gym, and a beauty salon

Address

Barnham Broom Golf and Leisure Centre
Barnham Broom
Norwich NR9 4DD
England

http://www.barnham-broom.co.uk

Tips

Reduced rates off-season.

Facilities

On-site accomodations
Restaurant or food service

Reedham - Berney Arms Windmill (closed)

Berney Arms Windmill is an English Heritage property located in Reedham. The marsh mill is one of the best and largest remaining in Norfolk.

Address

Berney Arms Windmill
Berney Marshes
Reedham NR30 1SB
England

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/filestore/visitsevents/asp/visits/Details.asp?Property_Id=4

Transit

BritRail: Berney Arms

Swaffham - Castle Acre Priory

Castle Acre Priory is an English Heritage property near Swaffham. It includes ruins of a Cluniac priory, with prior's lodgings and a walled herb garden.

Nearby within oval earthworks is a Norman manor which became a castle. Also of note is a medieval gateway with two towers embedded with flint.

Address

Castle Acre Priory
Castle Acre
Castle Acre
England

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/filestore/visitsevents/asp/visits/Details.asp?Property_Id=13

Hours

March 21 to September 30

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00

October 1 to March 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:00	Closed	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close	16:00			16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00

Always closed on:

New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)

Cost

Family	12.30
Adult	4.90
Concession or reduced rate	3.90
Child	2.50
Child 4 & under	FREE

All values are in local currency

Tips

11 or more - 15% discount.

Disabled

Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.

Facilities

Gift shop

Swaffham - Oxburgh Hall

Oxburgh Hall is a National Trust property located in Swaffham. The late 15th C moated house has an outstanding gatehouse tower.

Address

Oxburgh Hall
Oxborough
King's Lynn PE33 9PS
England

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-oxburghhall

Hours

March 15 to July 30

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	13:00	13:00	13:00	Closed	Closed	13:00	13:00
Close	17:00	17:00	17:00			17:00	17:00

July 31 to August 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	13:00	13:00	13:00	13:00	13:00	13:00	13:00
Close	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

September 1 to October 1

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	13:00	13:00	13:00	Closed	Closed	13:00	13:00
Close	17:00	17:00	17:00			17:00	17:00

October 4 to November 2

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	13:00	13:00	13:00	Closed	Closed	13:00	13:00
Close	16:00	16:00	16:00			16:00	16:00

Always opened on:

Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )

Cost

Family	17.00
Adult	6.40
Group discounts	6.00
Grounds / gardens only around attraction	5.25
Child	3.30

All values are in local currency

Tips

No dogs allowed. Last admission 30 mins before closing.

Parking

Free

Disabled

Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.

Facilities

Gift shop
Restaurant or food service

Transit

BritRail: Downham Market

Typical Visit

1 hour 30 minutes

Thetford, England

(Near Norwich)

Thetford (pop. 19,591) is a trade center located 27mi/43km southwest of Norwich. Thetford Forest is an ideal base for exploring, walking, and cycling. The highest Norman motte in England is located southeast of the centre of Thetford.

Diss - Bressingham Steam Museum and Gardens

(Near Norwich)

At the Bressingham Steam Museum visitors can see Alan Bloom's collection of steam locomotives and traction engines and the world famous Dell Garden. the locomotives include the Royal Scot, which toured the USA and Canada, and Oliver Cromwell, the last British Rail steam locomotive in passenger use. there are extensive railways, with over 5 miles of track, and locomotives and trains in three different narrow gauges and in UK standard gauge.

There is a museum of railway memorabilia, an extensive fire engine collection and, as a centre-piece to the whole site, a Victorian Steam carousel with steam driven organ.

The Dell Garden is based on a five-acre site and pioneered the concept of 'island flowerbeds'. there are over 5000 different species of perennials and alpine plants.

Address

Bressingham Steam Museum
Diss
Bressingham IP22 2AB
England

http://www.bressingham.co.uk

Hours

April 1 to October 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:30	10:30	10:30	10:30	10:30	10:30	10:30
Close	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30

Cost

Adult	4.50

All values are in local currency

Tips

Group discount (12+): 20%.

Parking

Free

Disabled

Full facilities for persons with disabilities.

Facilities

Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Wheelchair loan or rental

Diss

(Near Norwich)

Diss (pop. 5,400) is a small town located 2.5 miles west of Scole. Diss has several historic buildings and a museum. There is the 14th century church, St. Mary The Virgin and the 16th century Dolphin House.

Thetford - Church of the Holy Sepulchre

The only surviving remains of a church belonging to the Canons of the Holy Sepulchre.

Transit

BritRail: Thetford

Thetford Priory

The Priory of Our Lady of Thetford belonged to the Order of Cluny, and was founded in 1103 by Roger Bigod, an old soldier and friend of William the Conqueror.

Tips

Dogs allowed.

Transit

BritRail: Thetford

Thetford Warren Lodge

Remains of a medieval house, probably the home of the gamekeeper for Thetford Priory.

Tips

Dogs allowed.

Transit

BritRail: Thetford

Weeting - Castle, England

(Near Thetford)

Weeting is on the B1106 northwest of Thetford. It has an interesting 13th century castle and St Mary's Church with a round tower, one of the 124 still in existence. Weeting has many thatched cottages from the 18th and 19th century.

Weeting - Grime's Graves

Grime's Graves is an English Heritage property in Weeting. Visitors can descend 30 feet into excavated shafts of the Neolithic flint mines.

Address

Grime's Graves
Weeting
England

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/filestore/visitsevents/asp/visits/Details.asp?Property_Id=24

Hours

March 1 to March 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:00	Closed	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close	17:00			17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

April 1 to September 30

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00

October 1 to October 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:00	Closed	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close	17:00			17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Always closed on:

New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)

Cost

Family	7.50
Adult	3.00
Concession or reduced rate	2.40
Child	1.50

All values are in local currency

Tips

Last admission 30 minutes before closing. No entry to the mines for children under 5 years of age. 11 or more - 15% discount.

Disabled

Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.

Facilities

Gift shop

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