Norfolk Sightseeing & Activities Guide

recommended places to visit and things to do in Norfolk


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  • place of worship
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  • architecture
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  • religion

the most complete Norman cathedral in Europe and a fine example of Romanesque architecture, with over 900 years of history

Sandringham

Sandringham

  • historic house
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  • garden
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  • park
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • seasonal opening
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  • café
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  • antiques
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  • architecture
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  • art
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  • ceramics
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  • furniture
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  • history
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  • royalty
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  • walking
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  • wildlife

the much loved country retreat of HM Queen Elizabeth ll. Explore objets d'art collected by the Royal family, or browse the classic cars in the Transport Museum

  • museum
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  • family-friendly
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  • open year round
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  • archeology
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  • architecture
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  • history

this early Tudor house has a fine carved oak ceiling and contains exhibits displaying the history of Thetford and Breckland including archaeological and natural history exhibits. There is also a fine herb garden

  • natural landscape
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  • nature reserve
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  • family-friendly
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  • free admission
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • shop
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  • visitor centre
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  • nature
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  • sport
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  • walking
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  • wildlife

admire the panoramic vista across the water and the wide variety of wildlife from the Wildlife Centre reached by a boardwalk

  • film/tv location
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  • tourist railway
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • history
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  • transport
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  • trains

Norfolk’s longest narrow gauge railway with a fine collection of diesel and steam locomotives, running between Aylsham and Wroxham

Holkham

Holkham

  • historic house
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  • garden
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  • park
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  • family-friendly
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  • all-weather attraction
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  • seasonal opening
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  • café
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  • shop
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  • antiques
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  • architecture
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  • cycling
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  • furniture
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  • history
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  • nature
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  • walking
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  • wildlife

an elegant Palladian stately home, with a magnificent walled garden, extensive parkland with cycle routes and children's play areas

Banham Zoo

Norwich

  • zoo
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  • family-friendly
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  • open year round
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  • café
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  • walking
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  • wildlife

surrounded by 30 acres of parkland and home to over 1000 animals including penguins, leopards, fur seals, tigers and zebras

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  • limited opening
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  • history
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  • local history

set in a timber framed, thatch roofed 16th Century building with a collection of local artefacts and bygones from local trades

  • historic house
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  • seasonal opening
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  • National Trust
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  • café
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  • guided tours
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  • antiques
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  • art
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  • furniture
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  • history
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  • needlecraft
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  • walking
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  • wildlife

a fine example of a Jacobean mansion displaying fine tapestries & furniture with extensive grounds

  • garden
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  • seasonal opening
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  • external view only
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  • nature
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  • walking
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  • wildlife

a fine collection of roses, wall shrubs, climbers, fruit & vegetables. Visit the arboretum containing over 1000 different species.

  • museum
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  • family-friendly
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  • seasonal opening
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  • history
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  • industrial heritage
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  • transport
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  • trains

experience the power of steam in all its forms, from working locomotives to stationary engines, steam roundabout, traction engines & Royal Coach all in a garden setting.

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  • antiques
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  • history
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  • local history
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  • medicine

displaying the history of local industry over the past 200 years. There is a re-created 1920's pharmacy & a 1930's pawnbroker's shop. Further features of this museum include temporary exhibitions.

  • park
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  • family-friendly
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  • open year round
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  • external view only
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  • National Trust
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  • café
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  • shop
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  • nature
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  • walking
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  • wildlife

designed by Humphrey Repton in the nineteenth century with extensive views and magnificent rhododendrons, when in season