Hi, and welcome to our video from a four-night tour of Norfolk in England
and the idea is to give you a little bit of inspiration, should you wish to tour this beautiful part of Britain
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and in case you don't know, the county of Norfolk is in the far east of England
and our journeys will take us from Great Yarmouth, to Norwich, onto Cromer, and along the North Norfolk Coastline
before popping into King's Lynn and the Queen's estate at Sandringham
Let's start with Great Yarmouth, and so you know this was originally filmed in May 2017
and some of these locations have already been covered, in more detail, in some of our earlier videos
but this is an abridged version of the trip, with some additional content thrown in as well
and I'll pop up links to the original content so you can catch that if you want to later
but now back to Great Yarmouth and as you can see from driving into town it's a very traditional seaside resort
and as you can see it's blessed with a beautiful golden sandy beach, in fact, a Golden Mile
there's also, as you probably expect, a traditional pier or two and you're probably expecting
to see donkeys on the beach, well there you go, donkeys on the beach and the other pier
It's a great place to visit if you like a little bit of nostalgia
It has a very retro feel, and what better place to enjoy fish and chips
Oh, and of course, you can't miss the arcades! think of what you could do with your winnings
So with our nostalgia boots full, it's time to head on to Norwich
and as you can see from the drive-in the whole of the area is relatively flat
so it's no surprise when you come across a windmill
as we arrive at town we come in alongside the River Yare
the river that leads all the way down to, you guessed it, Yarmouth
and this is the River Wensum that sneaks his way around Norwich and leads into the River Yare
We're taking in this view from Pull's Ferry, which is an ancient crossing, with its own 15th-century flint gatehouse
and if you turn around you can see Norwich's ancient cathedral
The Precinct, and the Cathedral itself, are certainly worth having a look around
another area not to miss is Tombland and take a stroll up Elm Hill too
You're probably getting the idea that Norwich is fairly historic, in fact, it's played a key point
through numerous times in history, in fact, it was once the second most important city in England
Oh and keep an eye out for the signs for the Norwich 12, not a notorious group of bandits, but 12 key
buildings that represent different stages in the city's history, and Norwich castle is one of them
So old and stuffy, or quaint and charming, we think it's quaint and charming and we'll be back
So after a glorious couple of days in Norwich, we head off towards Cromer
but we don't take the direct route as that's only 23 miles, we head via Wroxham
We chose Wroxham as it's one of those quaint little places that sit on the broads
a series of waterways that span both Norfolk and Suffolk It's from here you can take day trips out on the boats
or hire a boat yourself, there's plenty of options, I think one for next time
The roads around here are beautiful so the ideal destination for a road trip
it also gives you a chance to go a little off-piste and create your own adventure
so our next stop is on the north Norfolk coast
for a cheeky little ice cream while taking in the sea views
the whole of this region is renowned for its beautiful
golden sandy beaches, another reason to visit
now the short drive into Cromer and at times
this place reminds me of driving through northern France
another Norfolk coastal resort but this one is so so different than Great Yarmouth, still beautiful
golden sandy beaches. and a skyline that goes on forever, what's missing are the arcades and
the donkeys, this one's just seems a little bit more quaint, a little bit more elegant
somewhere to perhaps promenade, and what better place to promenade
than on the pier, and boy does Cromer have a beautiful pier
Cromer was our home for the next two nights, and it made an excellent base to go and discover more
of the north Norfolk coastline, so let's have a look at how we spent our day exploring the area
The coastal route gives you plenty of options to stop
and we made our first one the town of Sheringham
Okay then, confession time. it may have had something to do with the heritage railway
the North Norfolk Railway that runs from Sheringham
A touch of nostalgia for a time that I never knew
oh really i'm not that old
and now it's back on the road again
and next stop Well-next-the-Sea, turned out to be a great place to have lunch
and a great place to get out and stretch our legs too
there's more to this road trip and I'll pop up the link to the video
in the corner so you can catch that if you're interested
when we reach Hunstanton, and Old Hunstanton, this was our key to turn around and head back towards Cromer
after we'd had a little look around
It's easy to see why this part of the world is so popular
look at those beautiful sandy beaches, are you tempted yet?
So I'm not going to take you all the way back to Cromer, we're going to fast forward a little
and head on towards King's Lynn
So here we, are arriving at King's Lynn
and a rather pleasant surprise, I'm not sure what I was expecting but there were bundles
of history, and plenty of quaint old streets to explore, we just loved our time here
Now this could have been our final destination and we were on our way home
but there was one further place we wanted to explore, the Queen's estate
at Sandringham. It's just eight miles outside King's Lynn so it seemed rude not too
the Queen traditionally spends every Christmas here
but during the summer months it's open to the public to visit
there's two separate tickets, one for the house, and one for the gardens
it's worth noting though, that only part of the house is open to visitors, and there's no
photography or video allowed inside, that said it's still very much worth visiting though
so that's the end of our tour, four nights, five full days and we were left wanting
just a little bit more of Norfolk. Hopefully, we've inspired you to have a look
Thanks so much for watching, take care, stay safe.