East Anglia/Norwich - the good, the bad and the ugly

[Hollis]

I've thinking of fulfilling a life times dream by heading to Norfolk in the next few weeks...

Anyone have any recommendation of where to go/where not to go..

No car - so have to use public transport.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Hire a car

 

[co-op]

I've thinking of fulfilling a life times dream by heading to Norfolk in the next few weeks...

Anyone have any recommendation of where to go/where not to go..

No car - so have to use public transport.

Have you decided where to base yourself? You don't need a car in Norwich which also has a proper medieval centre, one of the best in England, ideal for walking. You can hire a bike there easily anyway, a bike up to Cromer along the Marriots way and then train home is a really nice day out.

 

[A380]

How long and what do you like.

The castle museum is pretty good and there is stuff to do around UEA.

Yarmouth and Gorleston are easily reachable by train or bus.

Gorleston has one of the best beaches on the East Coat near a town. Spend the day there. Eat and drink at the Fig or the Pier hotel.

Great Yarmouth has a full on kiss me quick vibe. The Pleasure Beach supports this and has the longest wooden rollercoaster in the UK - which isn't huge but is good. Merivale Model Village is pretty cool. The Time and Tide museum is good too.

The circus has the only flood-able ring in Europe in an amazing victorian building and is definitely worth seeing.

Harder to get to on public transport is Borough Castle which has the most well preserved roman walls in Europe, but no one knows about them. Also a peaceful nature reserve.

Also harder to get to without a car is Winterton. Great beaches, not sure if the seals will still be there but if they are its amazing.

You could hire an electric boat on the broads from Pheonix Boats or Martham Ferry for anything from a couple of hour to a day, probably three or four hours best. They are both near Potter Heigham so about 10 miles outside the city.


A bit further afield and inland is Grimes Graves. This is a Neolithic flint mine. The landscape is amazing and there is one shaft you can go down...

Quite a bit more.

 

[kebabking]

Norwich is really gorgeous, it's a good day out - city centre itself, loads of nice pubs and indy shops, and the cathedral district (Tombland) is spectacular.

Kings Lynn waterfront area is good, I like the countryside in North Norfolk up around Heacham and Hunstanton, but I also really liked the area just in from the coast, north of Great Yarmouth.

 

[A380]

 

[Skim]

Lovely pics! I’ve only spent a day in Norwich (and most of that was for a conference at the UEA), but vowed to go back one day as it looked like a really lovely city.

 

[editor]

Here's what I saw in Norwich a while back

Norwich at night: street photos, bars, chip shops and architecture -

Here's a set of late night photos of the Norfolk city of Norwich, contrasting the beautiful architecture with images from the lively bars and chip shops. Norwich is dominated by its medieval Norwich Cathedral, built in a Romanesque style with ornate cloisters. Two imposing gates, St. Ethelbert’s...

www.urban75.org

 

[Hollis]

How long and what do you like.

Probably 3-4 days .. thanks for the suggestions! Gentle strolling.. mix of sightseeing... bit of nature stuff!

 

[Sir Belchalot]

The coast path looks easy going with good bus connections, plenty of vids on YouTube if you want to see what sections look like.

 

[technical]

Mundesley has a great beach and is a really nice small town. Great chippy in the square as well (although 2018 last time I was there)

 

[marty21]

As others have said, Norwich is worth a visit - the old town near the Cathedral is very nice - Kings Lynn as well, the harbour bit is decent. Cromer might be worth a look - very sea-side-y.

 

[Griff]

Shame you don't have a dog, some of beaches in North Norfolk are fantasic for dogs.

Also that area has to be the most-dog friendly in terms of pubs and eating pubs.

Not much use if you don't have a dog, mind. Purely for information.

 

[Sasaferrato]

As others have said, Norwich is worth a visit - the old town near the Cathedral is very nice - Kings Lynn as well, the harbour bit is decent. Cromer might be worth a look - very sea-side-y.

Cromer has a bastard of a one way system, went round three times trying to get out.

 

[A380]

And yet still we are denied an East Anglia section of the boards...

 

[Hollis]

Had a week there and really enjoyed it - took in Norwich, Sheringham, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea. Also Ely, though that's Cambridgeshire innit.. All good apart from Pizza Express in Norwich - had the worst pizza of my life there.