Page 123 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - Great Britain

DRIVE 11: The Broads and the North Norfolk Coast 121

PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Start/finish: Norwich to Heacham.
Number of days: 3 days.
Distances: Around 160 km (100 miles).
Road conditions: Generally well-
maintained and unchallenging.
When to go: From late May to
September is best for sun, sand and sea.
Opening times: Galleries, museums
and attractions are generally open
10am–5pm, but often close earlier Nov–
Above View from the pier of Cromer beach, washed by the North Sea, see p124 Easter. Shops are often open longer.
Churches are usually open until dusk.
0 kilometres 10
Main market days: Norwich:
HolkhamHolkham 0 miles 10 provisions market, Mon–Sat; North
BrancasterBrancaster BayBay BlakeneyBlakeney Walsham: Farmers’ Market, last Sun of
BayBay BurnhamBurnham HarbourHarbour CLEY NEXT CLEY NEXT
Holme-next-Holme-next- DeepdaleDeepdale HolkhamHolkham THE SEATHE SEA month: Cromer: 1st and 3rd Fri of month;
WELLS NEXT
the-Seathe-Sea BrancasterBrancaster WELLS NEXT MorstonMorston Salthouse WEYBOURNE Sheringham: Wed and Sat; Burnham
Salthouse WEYBOURNE
THE SEA SHERINGHAM
THE SEA
SHERINGHAM
Holkham
Old HunstantonOld Hunstanton ThornhamThornham Holkham StiffkeyStiffkey BLAKENEYBLAKENEY Nor thNor th Market: Farmer’s Market, 1st Sat and
HallHall
CROMER
BURNHAM
HUNSTANTON
WEST
T heT he HUNSTANTON BURNHAM BurnhamBurnham LanghamLangham WivetonWiveton Upper WEST CROMER Overstrandand SeaSea 3rd Fri of month; Hunstanton: Sun.
Upper
ThorpeThorpe
MARKET
Overstr
RUNTON
Sheringham
WashWash RingsteadRingstead MARKET WightonWighton BinhamBinham FieldField Sheringham RUNTON Shopping: Norwich has some good
SummerfieldSummerfield DallingDalling LetheringsettLetheringsett Trimingham shops, especially the Royal Arcade,
Trimingham
GreatGreat Gresham
Gresham
HEACHAMHEACHAM North CreakeNorth Creake WalsinghamWalsingham Holt Holt as does Burnham Market. Find great
Roughton
LittleLittle SharringtonSharrington North North Roughton
SedgefordSedgeford DockingDocking StanhoeStanhoe South South WalsinghamWalsingham Barningham Metton seafood – Cromer crab, Stewkey Blue
Barningham
Metton
MUNDESLEY
Gimingham
CreakeCreake NORFOLKNORFOLK Hunworth Gimingham MUNDESLEY cockles and samphire – on the coast.
Hunworth
Thorpe
Trunch
Market
Plumst
Market
Paston
SnettishamSnettisham GunthorpeGunthorpe Plumsteadead Thorpe Trunch Paston
FringFring EastEast GreatGreat
IngoldisthorpeIngoldisthorpe BarshamBarsham SnoringSnoring BarneyBarney BrininghamBriningham Bradfield Major festivals: Norwich: Norfolk &
Bradfield
Keswick
Knapton
SyderstoneSyderstone Wickmere Antingham Knapton Keswick Norwich Festival, May; Royal Norfolk
Wickmere
Antingham
Briston
ShernborneShernborne BirchamBircham Briston Edingthorpe
Edingthorpe
Swafield
Happisburgh
Calthorpe
DersinghamDersingham ToftsTofts Calthorpe Suffield Swafield Happisburgh Show, late Jun; Food & Drink Festival,
Suffield
Saxthorpe
Saxthorpe Sep; Cley: Little Festival of Poetry, Oct;
Banningham North Walsham Wells-next-the-Sea: Holkham Country
North Walsham
Banningham
Oulton
Oulton
Felmingham
Felmingham Honing Fair, Jul; Burnham Market: Flower
Honing
East Ruston
Blick
Blicklingling Tuttington East Ruston Show & Carnival, Jul, Concerts, Aug;
Tuttington
Aylsham Worsteadead Hunstanton: Arts Festival, Jun, Jul;
Aylsham
Worst
Dilham
Dilham
Skeyton
Ingham
Skeyton Ingham Norfolk: Broads Outdoors Festival,
Stalham
Marsham Stalham May, within the National Park.
Marsham
Fairst
Fairsteadead Smallburgh
Smallburgh
Sutton
Buxton
Buxton Sutton
Hevingham Stratton Neatishead Catfield
Hevingham
Stratton
Neatishead
Catfield
Strawless Bure Bure DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Strawless
Irst
Irsteadead
Coltishall
Coltishall Hoveton Ludham Something for everyone. From Norwich
Hoveton
Ludham
St John T heT he
St John
Frettenham
Frettenham spend half a day walking in the historic
Felthorpe
Felthorpe WroxhamWroxham HORNING centre, then go to Horning for a canoe
HORNING
Crostwick
Horsham Crostwick Br oadsBr oads trail through the Broads. Nature lovers
Horsham
St F
St Faithaith
Woodbastwick
Woodbastwick can get close to some marine animals,
Rackheath
Drayton Rackheath then try a boat trip to see the birds and
Drayton
South South
Little Little Walsham seals at Blakeney, and go birdwatching
Walsham
Sprowston
Catton Sprowston Plumsteadead
Catton
Plumst
Great Great on the Cley marshes. Families can visit
Plumst
Plumsteadead the animal sanctuary at West Runton,
Thorpe Blofield enjoy a train ride from Sheringham
Thorpe
Blofield
St Norwich
St Norwich
Colney and inspect the tanks at Weybourne.
Colney
Brundall
NORWICH
NORWICH Brundall Alternatively, spend the morning at
Cringleford
Cringleford Kirby Kirby grand Holkham Hall before browsing
Redon
Redon
Bixley Bixley in the shops of Burnham Market and
enjoying the aromas of a lavender
farm. For full details, see p127.
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