Norfolk Countryside and Villages - Culture and the Arts
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Alby CraftsSituated at the edge of the beautiful Norfolk Broads and a pebble's throw away from the idyllic North Norfok coast, Alby Crafts has been established for over thirty years. During that time it has been home to around fifty resident craftpeople. Crafts from a wider area are on display in the Gallery set within the beautiful barn at the centre of the complex. Alongside are the Saffron Tearooms where Emma Wright provides visitors with refreshments and delicious home cooked local food. A leisurely walk around a nationally renowned garden will complete a splendid day out. Tel: 01263 761590 Address: Cromer Road, Erpingham |
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Felbrigg HallEast of Holt - quirky but enchanting. Restaurant in old stables. Pretty, walled kitchen garden and extensive informal parklands. Both Felbrigg and Blickling have outside theatrical productions in the summer. / Large National Trust property with tours of the hall, walks in the gardens and a wide range of events throughout the year. Tel: 01263 837444 Address: Felbrigg, Norwich |
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Grime's GravesGrime's Graves is the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain. A grassy lunar landscape of over 400 shafts, pits, quarries and spoil dumps, they were first named Grime's Graves - meaning the pagan god Grim's quarries, or 'the Devil's holes' - by the Anglo- Saxons. It was not until one of them was excavated in 1870 that they were found to be flint mines dug over 5,000 years ago, during the later Neolithic and early Bronze Ages. Tel: 01842 810656 Address: Lynford, Thetford |
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Ancient House Museum of Thetford LivesThe atmospheric crooked house tells the remarkable story of Thetford and the Brecks. Discover rich collections alongside audio guides, films and animations. Meet local people from Thetford's past, from the revolutionary philosopher Thomas Paine to the Sikh hero Maharajah Duleep Singh and from rabbit warreners to railway workers. Tel: 01842 752599 Address: White Hart Street, Thetford |
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Forncett Industrial Steam MuseumSee the engines Steam up and enjoy the coffee shop. Unique and comprehensive collection of fullsized steam engines including one that used to open Tower Bridge, two water works beam engines and a mighty 85 ton triple expansion steam pump from Dover Water works. Tel: 01508 488277 Address: Low Road, Forncett St Mary |
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The West Stow Anglo-Saxon VillageThe chance discovery of fragments of pottery earthed during a trial for sand and gravel extraction led to the excavation of West Stow. Between 1965 and 1972 the site was stripped and excavated. Luckily the area had been covered with a sand dune since the 13th century, giving the archaeologists a unique opportunity to study an entire Anglo-Saxon village. Most of the timber had rotted away, but there was enough evidence to plot the changes in the village between the 5th and 7th centuries. Tel: 01284 728718 Address: Icklingham Road, West Stow, Bury S. Edmunds |
