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EAT AND DRINK
NORWICH
Wensum Micawbers Tavern inexpensive
C O L E G A T E Q U A Y S I D E P A L A C E S T R E E T Great little local pub with a
tremendous line up of draught
O A K S T R E E T
92 Pottergate, NR2 1DZ; 01603 626 627
Church of St Simon WENSUM ST Cathedral beers and a decent food menu.
ELM HI LL Ruth’s Kitchen inexpensive
and St Jude
Erpingham This daytime-only restaurant offering
D U K E S T R E E T
P R I N C E S S T RE E T dishes with a distinct Middle Eastern
ST BE N E D IC TS ST ST ANDREWS ST T O M B L A N D Gate slant is a terrific spot for lunch.
Bridewell 39 Magdalene Street, NR3 LQ; 07775 964
015; www.ruthskitchen.org; closed Sun
Museum
BEDFORD ST BANK PLAIN Waffle House inexpensive
LOBSTER LANE
Enjoy Belgian waffles cooked to order
LANE
CASTLE MEADOW MARKET AV UPPER KING ST P R I N C E O F W A L E S R O A D with a variety of toppings – sweet and
ST GILES ST
LOWER GOAT
ST PETERS STREET MARKET R O S E L A N E to queue at peak times.
City Hall Norwich KING STREET savoury, plain and wholemeal. Expect
Castle
SQUARE
39 St Giles Street, NR2 1JN; 01603 612
Church of Royal 790; www.wafflehousenorwich.co.uk
CAT TLE MARKET ST 0 metres 250 & Restaurant
St Peter Mancroft Arcade Britons Arms Coffee House
inexpensive-moderate
THEATRE STREET
FARMERS AVENUE
0 yards
250
This charming thatched restaurant
in a medieval setting serves sublime
local dishes such as Norfolk asparagus
quiche and Cromer crab tarte.
and right on Upper King Street, back The Norfolk Broads 9 Elm Hill, NR3 1HN; 01603 623 367;
to Tombland and the cathedral. Britain’s largest nationally protected closed Sun; www.britonsarms.co.uk
ª From the cathedral cross the river to wetland has a network of rivers, lakes Bishop’s Dining Room moderate
A1151 to Hoveton St John, take a right (broads) and marshes that abound Elegant, pink-washed restaurant with
on A1062; pay parking on the right. with rare flora and fauna. It’s a haven short, interesting set lunch and dinner
for birds such as wigeon, teal, marsh menus that include veggie, meat and
harriers and bitterns, plants such as
2 Horning the fen orchid or ragged robin and fish options and home-baked bread.
8–10 St Andrew’s Hill, NR2 1AD; 01603
Norfolk; NR12 8AA butterflies such as the swallowtail. 767 321; open Tue–Sat; www.
This pretty village, downriver from Visitors can fish, take a boat trip, cycle bishopsrestaurant.co.uk
Wroxham, has thatched cottages, or walk through watery landscapes, Last Wine Bar & Restaurant
shops, waterside inns and restaurants. admiring the villages, churches and moderate
The Galley deli on Lower Street sells windmills. Contact Broads Authority, Housed in a former shoe factory,
Yare House, 62–64 Thorpe Road,
picnic fare, perfect for an outing Norwich, NR3 1BQ; 01603 610 734; this restaurant offers imaginative
on the river. Summer guided canoe www.broads-authority.gov.uk. cuisine such sea trout with
tours and trails provide the ideal way scorched cucumber and oyester.
76 St George’s Street, NR3 1AB; 01603
to explore the Broads, venturing into 626 626; www.lastwinebar.co.uk;
peaceful backwaters inaccessible mundesleymaritimemuseum.co.uk) in a closed Sun
to motor vehicles and walkers – try former coastguards’ look-out, possibly
01603 783 777; www.thecanoeman.com. the smallest museum in the country.
ª Return to Hoveton St John and turn ª Head northwest on the B1159, Below Thatched cottage in the attractive
right on to A1151, turn left on to A149; the coast road to Cromer. riverside village of Horning
carry straight on to B1145 to Mundesley.
3 Mundesley
Norfolk; NR11 8JH
The golden, sandy beaches at this
old-fashioned resort, with its gaily
painted beach huts, are among the
finest in Norfolk. At low tide, children
splash around in the sun-warmed tidal
pools. Above the beach there’s a 3-m
(10-ft) bomb-shaped war memorial
to the 36 men killed clearing mines
from the Norfolk coast after World
War II and tiny Mundesley Maritime
Museum (Jun–mid-Sep; closed Sat; www.
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