Norfolk’s countryside is sprinkled with pretty little villages, each with their own individual character.
Some are quiet and unassuming, yet turn a corner and you’ll stumble across hidden gems such as thatched roofs, flint-fronted houses or fisherman’s cottages.
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| Norfolk's Gardeners World |
Visit Norfolk's gardens this Summer!
It's a gardeners delight from the award winning garden at Houghton Hall to Peter Beales Roses.
The county hosts a variety of nurseries and garden designers for the keen plantsman. Visit one of the many garden events including the National Gardens Scheme Open Gardens.
Click here to find out more about Norfolk gardens , events, The Norfolk NGS or group visits.
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| Dogs on Beaches in Norfolk |
For further information on where Dogs can walk in Norfolk, click here! |
| Pensthorpe Nature Reserve - Home of Springwatch 2008 ! |
Springwatch, the BBC’s TV programme celebrating UK wildlife and wildlife people was filmed this year at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve near Fakenham.
The 200-acre nature reserve, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is located in the Wensum Valley. The River Wensum, which runs through the reserve, is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Europe’s highest nature conservation destination!
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| Discover The Broads by Bike - Nine New Circular Rides |
The Broads Bike Hire Association has produced a free booklet and accompanying leaflet, called The Broads by Bike, featuring nine circular routes along quiet country lanes in the Northern Broads area. Aimed at cyclists of all ages and abilities the rides range from 5.5 miles round Hickling to 22.5 miles featuring Stalham, Lessingham, Honing, Worstead and Dilham. There is also a 58-mile orbital route round the whole network.
The Broads by Bike booklet can be picked up at Broads Information Centres at How Hill, Hoveton, Potter Heigham and Ranworth Staithe. Each route can also be downloaded from www.thebroadsbybike.org.uk. |
| Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival |
Dutch square-rigged two-masted tall ship Brig Mercedes sails into Great Yarmouth on 4 September to launch the town's ninth annual Maritime Festival. The Mercedes is offering three-hour sailing trips on 4, 5, 6 and 7 September. For tickets and further information contact Yarmouth TIC tel. 01493 846346.
The full Maritime Festival organised by Greater Yarmouth Tourist Authority and Great Yarmouth Borough Council, in conjunction with EastportUK, runs on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 September, full details at www.maritime-festival.co.uk
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| New Norfolk Broads Podcasts |
Norfolk Tourism and the Broads Authority, have produced a new online audio experience introducing what The Broads has to offer visitors on holiday or local residents planning a day out. Eight podcasts, each on a different theme: birds, boating, walking, cycling, canoeing, sailing, Barton Broad and How Hill, can be downloaded via our Norfolk Broads page or the Broads Authority website.
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| Visit the 'Kingdom' Trail! |
'Kingdom', the popular ITV series in now being screened in Denmark, Norway and Sweden with competitions to visit Norfolk. A guided tour of the Kingdom trail, Norwich and the Broads is included, with accommodation provided for twelve international visitors at Best Western Hoste Arms, Le Strange Arms, Knights Hill Hotel, The George Hotel , Searles Leisure Resort and Manor House Farm.
The series was filmed mostly on location in Swaffham, Norfolk. It follows the fortunes of lawyer Peter Kingdom (played by Stephen Fry) and a host of loveable characters.
To find out more about Kingdom, its cast and crew, the real life market town of Swaffham and to view a picture gallery and video clips from the series please visit our Kingdom section. |
| Photo Credits |
| Animated images supplied by Tom Mackie.
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