Attractions

Grove Farm Barns, Sharp Street, Catfield, Norfolk NR29 5AF.

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Attractions...

The Kings Arms Ludham Situated on the beautiful Norfolk Broads in the sleepy village of Ludham, alongside Womack Staithe, The Kings Arms Ludham is one of the hidden gems of Norfolk. When you sit down to dine in our new restaurant you will realise why we are "the best kept secret on the Broads". Tel: 01692 678386 www.kingsarmsludham.co.uk

BeWILDerwood (4 miles) Horning Road, Hoveton, Wroxham NR12 8JW Tel: 01603 783900 – call for opening times. A huge forest of wild fun and adventure for all the family of whatever age, treehouses, zip wires, jungle bridges, boat trips and marsh walks. www.bewilderwood.co.uk

Wroxham Barns (5 miles) Tunstead Road Hoveton NR12 8QU Tel: 01603 783911 – open 7 days a week There are craft studios and superb shopping facilities for the grown-ups, while the youngsters will love the Junior Farm and Children’s Funfair. www.wroxhambarns.co.uk

Bure Valley Railway (5 miles) Station Road Hoveton Tel: 01263 733858 – call for timetable Steam trains operated by a private heritage railway, taking you through 9 miles of countryside from Hoveton to the attractive market town of Aylsham. BroadsHopper buses serve both Hoveton and Aylsham. You can also walk or cycle alongside the railway on the Bure Valley Path – so this gives plenty of options for combining walking, cycling, taking the train and visiting places on and off the route. www.bvrw.co.uk

Great Yarmouth Racecourse (9 miles) Jellicoe Road Gt. Yarmouth Norfolk NR30 4AU Tel: 01493842527 - call for details of meetings. www.greatyarmouth-racecourse.co.uk

Elizabethan House Museum (10 miles) Tollhouse Street Great Yarmouth Tel: 01493 745526 – call for opening times Experience the lives of families who lived in this splendid Quayside house from Tudor to Victorian Times. www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=200.41

City of Norwich Aviation Museum (10 miles) Old Norwich Road Horsham St Faiths Norwich NR10 3JF Tel: 01603 893080 – call for opening times Aircraft and memorabilia, showing the aviation history of Norfolk. The collection includes a massive Vulcan bomber and various military and civilian aircraft which have landed at Norfolk airfields. www.cnam.co.uk

Time and Tide Museum (10 miles) Blackfriars Road Great Yarmouth NR30 3BX Tel: 01493 743930 – call for opening times Explore this museum set in one of the UK's best preserved Victorian herring curing works and take an exciting journey into past. Discover the town's rich maritime and fishing heritage and its growth as a popular seaside resort. Great Yarmouth Stadium (9 miles) Yarmouth Road Caister on sea NR30 5TE Tel: 01493 720343 – call for details of meetings Premiere Racing Stadium, Greyhound and Motor Racing action throughout the year. http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=200.44

Great Yarmouth Sea Life Centre (11 miles) Marine Parade Great Yarmouth NR30 3AH Tel: 01493 330631 – open everyday from 10am The Centre is home to more than 40 displays of underwater life including a 250,000 litre tropical Ocean. www.sealifeeurope.com/local/index.php?loc=greatyarmouth

Inspire Discovery Centre (11 miles) Oak Street Norwich Tel: 01603 612612 - open Tue-Sun 10am to 5.30pm INSPIRE is East Anglia's only hands-on science centre. Housed in one of Norwich's medieval churches it gives everyone the opportunity to explore and discover themselves. http://www.inspirediscoverycentre.com

Norwich Cathedral (11 miles) The Close Norwich NR1 4DH Tel: 01603 218218 – open 7.30 to 6.00 daily The splendour and tranquillity of Norwich Cathedral has attracted pilgrims for over a thousand years. www.cathedral.org.uk

The Bridewell Museum (11 Miles) Bridewell Alley Norwich Norfolk NR2 1AO Tel: 01603 629127 Once a merchant's house, at various times during its history the Bridewell is now a museum of local trades and industries. http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=200.22.010

Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery (11 Miles) Castle Meadow Norwich Norfolk NR1 3JU Tel: 01603 493625 – open everyday One of the City's most famous landmarks, Norwich Castle was built by the Normans as a Royal Palace 900 years ago. Now the County's principal museum, the Castle is packed with treasures to inspire and intrigue visitors of all ages. Its outstanding collections of fine art, archaeology and natural history are of national importance. http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=200.21

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens (13 Miles) Nr Lowestoft NR32 5QQ Tel: 01502 734901 – open daily Somerleyton Hall is an exciting house to visit but it is its surrounding grounds which make it a must to visit. Fritton lake has a wide variety of family attractions and entertainments set in acres of mature woodland along the banks of Fritton lake - arguably East Anglia's most beautiful stretch of water and a 150 acre 'jewel in the Somerleyton crown'. The lake is just four miles from historic Somerleyton Hall, whose 5,000 acre estate embraces Fritton Lake. www.somerleyton.co.uk

Blickling Hall (14 Miles) Blickling Nr Aylsham Norwich NR11 6NF Tel: 01263 738030 – call for opening times Blickling Hall is a famed National Trust property. It is set in fantastic parkland with lots of long lakeside walks and with a sunken garden to discover making it an excellent day out. It is also reputedly home to the headless ghost of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second queen. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-blicklinghallgardenandpark

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