Norfolk a Great Place to Visit

Your visit to Norfolk at any time of the year is a great destination. You will experience miles of unspoiled coastline famous for its internationally important nature reserves and abundance of wildlife.



Venture inland to the City of Norwich, is glowing with nightlife, alive with shoppers, packed with heritage, and alive with street entertainers, arts and music. Norwich was voted one of the top ten shopping destinations in Britain! It's not just all the big names and High Street chains. You will find upmarket boutiques, quirky individual stores and a permanent open air market. Independent shoe shops, clothes shops, jewellers, chocolatiers, gift shops, perfumeries, department stores ... the list is endless.

Norwich was shortlisted to be the first UK City of Culture in 2013. Although not the winner for 2013, Norwich is still a 'city of culture' in its own right and has plenty to offer you! This vibrant city is host to many arts organisations which not only nuture local talent but bring the best international arts to the fine city.



Norwich Theatre Royal offers the excellent productions from around the world of drama, dance, opera, musical theatre, comedy, music the theatre caters for all ages and young at heart including the annual pantomime.



In 1194 the Norwich was granted City status Norwich was one of the most important towns in Anglo Saxon Britain developed from a collection of small settlements along one of Norfolk's rivers, the Wensum. Its position in rich agricultural land and close proximity to river and sea made it an excellent location for trade. From these relatively humble beginnings Norwich was to experience dramatic changes with the Norman invasion and settlement in 1066. In the following decades the Normans went about building a magnificent Castle and Cathedral, both of which remain intact today and are part of the rich historic tapestry of Norwich.



Norwich Cathedral founded in 1096 and built using Normandy stone shipped over from Caen. The Cathedral is set in 44 tranquil acres in the heart of Norwich. Some of the original Norman wall painting survives in the Jesus Chapel and the presbytery. To compliment the magnificent Romanesque architecture, there are now 2 new Hopkins Architects designed buildings, which were opened by Queen Elizabeth II in May 2010.



"Norwich Castle Keep" one of the city's most famous buildings, built by the Normans as a Royal Palace 900 year ago was a wooden (later stone) fortification, surrounded by deep defensive dry ditches. The stone keep being just one part of the castle complex. Within the keep, to the north side, was the Great Hall. This was where the day's business, feasts and entertaining took place. The royal quarters, to the south, comprised a large parlour, bedrooms and a private chapel.

There was also a fortified bridge (still standing but refaced and with a 19th century inner brick arch), a large drawbridge pit, a 36m deep well, stone gatehouses, workshops, industrial areas, stables and grazing meadows.It was used as a prison from the 14th century, Norwich Castle became a museum in 1894.Today, Norwich Castle holds impressive exhibits of fine art, archaeology and natural history. This includes the largest collection of paintings by the unique Norwich School of Artists, the world's largest collection of ceramic teapots and the largest collection of provincial civic regalia in the UK.





Strangers Hall a magnificent Tudor merchant house can be found in one of the most fascinating buildings in the City of Norwich. Strangers Hall was home to wealthy merchants and Mayors when Norwich was in its heyday the house and dates back to 1320. A museum since 1900, its stunning Tudor and Stuart interiors now house rich furnishings and textiles that give a real feel for the day to day life of its wealthy former owners. You can wander through a maze of passages to discover a series of inter-linked rooms with period settings showing how people lived in the past. You can also visit the delightful 17th century knot garden – perfect for sunny days.



Norfolk

is a great destination at any time of the year. The largest county in East Anglia above, Suffolk and neighbours to Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, Norfolk is a flat county that gives the impression of vast open spaces. Norfolk is almost. one big nature reserve.

The Grange CL - Family Run Caravan Site in Rural Norfolk

.The Grange is a small, family-run site in rural Norfolk. Although situtated in a beautifully tranquil location there are several attractions just a short drive away. The site caters for up to. 5 tourer / motor homes on a 0.75 acre leveled and land.