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Category: Norfolk

Norfolk Journey: Castle Acre

William de Warrenne came to England in the army of William the Conqueror and fought at the Battle of Hastings. … More

Castle Acre

Norfolk Journey: St Mary, Houghton-on-the-Hill

  The church of St Mary at Houghton-on-the -Hill is possibly one of the most important churches in England. In … More

Houghton-o-t-hill, St Mary

Norfolk Journey: Titchwell

  A bright sunny morning so we headed towards the RSPB reserve at Titchwell. Our first stop was at Island … More

Black-Tailed Godwits, Common Darter, Red Admiral, Ruff, Titchwell

Norfolk Journey: Thursford Collection

A changeable morning, weather-wise, and so we decide to visit the Thursford Collection, an interesting museum of steam engines, fairground … More

Steam Engines, Thursford Collection

Norfolk Journey: Creake Abbey

  The first church on the site was built as the chapel of St Mary of the Meadows by Sir … More

Creake Abbey

Norfolk Journey: Day 8

Day 8 of our trip to Norfolk dawned to a brighter morning, so we decided to visit the Hawk and … More

Coal Tit, Sculthorpe

Norfolk Journey: Sheringham Lifeboats

Sheringham’ s first lifeboat was purchased in 1838 by a donation from local fisherman and residents. In 1866 the RNLI … More

Sheringham Lifeboats

Norfolk Journey: Black Prince

92203 was built in Swindon in 1959 and spent its entire time in service hauling Iron Ore trains from Bidston … More

Black Prince, North Norfolk Railway

Norfolk Journey: North Norfolk Railway and Sheringham

A wet day forecast and so Sue and I headed out for the North Norfolk Railway which runs from Holt … More

North Norfolk Railway, Sheringham

Norfolk Journey: Day 5

Today we visited Pensthorpe, a nature reserve near Fakenham. It’s a mixture of a wildfowl collection and a wild area. … More

Kestrel, Marsh Tit, Pensthorpe, Small White

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