Travel Eye on Norwich (England)

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Overview:

Norwich still holds to its claim as the capital of East Anglia. Despite its partial industrialization, it's a charming and historic city. In addition to its cathedral, it has more than 30 medieval parish churches built of flint.

It's also the most important shopping centre in East Anglia and has a lot to offer in the way of entertainment and interesting hotels, many of them in its narrow streets and alleyways. A big open-air market is busy every weekday, with fruit, flowers, vegetables, and other goods sold from stalls with colored canvas roofs.

Norwich achieves an enviable balance as an enchanting cathedral city and a thriving modern metropolis. The city boasts some of the finest medieval architecture in Britain with its cathedral, castle and intricate network of winding streets.

There is a vibrant mix of theatres, cinemas, arts festivals, exhibitions, museums, numerous pubs, stylish café bars and a vast array of restaurants. The shopping is excellent and the atmosphere relaxed and friendly.

Overview:

Norwich is situated in the county of Norfolk, 175km (109 miles) north east of London; 32km (20 miles) west of the North Sea.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to do:

Broadland is home to the Norfolk Broads - Britain's finest wetland with 200km of navigable waterways. Made up of open water, reedbeds, grazing marshes, fields and woods, it is unique and best discovered by boat. The area surrounding the Broads is perfect for walking, cycling, fishing, birdwatching and conservation. Explore numerous unspoilt villages, bustling market towns and historic churches.

In South Norfolk the countryside extends as far as the eye can see across meandering lanes and rolling fields. An excellent place to enjoy recreational pastimes or to do very little, except relax and unwind. To the south lays the enchanting Waveney Valley and the peaceful southern corner of the Norfolk Broads. Discover picturesque villages and market towns with their unhurried pace of life.

Things to see and do

Norwich Cathedral, Norwich - Dating from 1096, and principally of Norman design, Norwich Cathedral is noted for its long nave with lofty columns. Built in the late Perpendicular style, the spire rises 95m (315 ft.); together with the keep of the castle, it forms a significant landmark on the Norwich skyline.

Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Norwich

Origins, The Forum, Norwich

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich

Inspire Discovery Centre, Norwich

Dinosaur Adventure Park, Lenwade

Bure Valley Railway, Lenwade

Langham Glass & Rural Crafts, Langham near Holt

Fairhaven Woodland & Water Garden, South Walsham

Blickling Hall (National Trust), Blickling -    Massive yew hedges bordering a long drive frame your first view of Blickling Hall, a great Jacobean house built in the early 17th century, one of the finest examples of such architecture in the country.     

Events

January:  Sale shopping in one of Britain's top 10 shopping destinations (Norwich)

February:   St Petersburg Ballet, Norwich Theatre Royal (Norwich)

March:   Tate Partnership Exhibition, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery (Norwich)

April:   French Market, Gentleman's Walk (Norwich)

May:   Norfolk & Norwich Festival (around Norwich)

June:   Three Rivers Race (Horning)

July:   Royal Norfolk Show, Norfolk Showground (Norfolk)

August:   Aylsham Agricultural Show, Blickling Park

September:   International Literary Festival, University of East 

October:   27th CAMRA Beer Festival, St Andrews & Blackfriars Hall (Norwich)

November:   23rd East Coast Jazz Festival (around Norfolk)

December:   Ice Skating, The Forum (Norwich)