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www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/groups 2013 NorfolkThe Official Travel Trade Manual Great group get-aways Where to stay What to see & do Design by www.garethjamesdesign.co.uk Printed by Swallowtail Print. Design by www.garethjamesdesign.co.uk Welkom Het vreedzame en onbedorven Norfolk is gemakkelijk te bereiken met zeer verbeterde, goede wegen spoorverbindingen met de rest van Welcome to Norfolk de UK. De kust van Norfolk is algemeen bekend en omvat het bedrijvige vakantieoord Great Yarmouth met mijlen van amusement langs zijn gouden strand. De kleinere kustplaatsen Cromer, Sheringham en Hunstanton bieden een langzamer levensritme, terwijl een groot deel van de tussenliggende mijlen van vreedzame kustlijn erkend wordt als zijnde een The perfect destination for groups! landschap van nationaal belang en het huist een aantal natuurreeservaten van internationaal belang. Het binnenland van Norfolk omvat het immense landschap ven de Fens met zijn eindeloze patchwork van velden en onmetelijke luchten, de Not only does Norfolk offer groups an amazing variety of quality heidevelden en bossen van het Brecklandgebied en de vredige waterwegen van de Broads. places to visit and things to do, it also offers great value for Historisch Norwich heeft een Normandisch kasteel, een kathedraal en onbetwistbaar het beste winkelcentrum in de regio tussen de ruïnes van money. Whatever your interest, and whenever and wherever you de middeleeuwse muren. visit, you can be assured of a warm welcome in Nelson’s County. Bienvenue Paisible et préservée, Norfolk est une région facile Norfolk is proud of its cultural diversity with the vibrant historic d’accès grâce à un service routier et à des liaisons ferroviaires développés, la reliant ainsi au reste du city of Norwich, the magical waterland of the Broads, a stunning Royaume Uni. La côte de Norfolk est très connue et comprend la dynamique station balnéaire de Great Yarmouth, 90 mile coastline, the busy seaside resorts of Great Yarmouth, avec ses très nombreux divertissements tout au long de sa merveilleuse plage dorée. Cromer, Cromer, Sheringham and Hunstanton and the heaths and forest Sheringham et Hunstanton, plus petites villes de bord de mer, offrent quant à elles un rythme de vie plus calme. Les routes bordant ce paisible littoral of The Brecks. Norfolk’s busy calendar of year round events and permettent d’apprécier un paysage d’une très grande beauté, composé en partie d’un grand nombre de réserves naturelles. festivals includes the internationally acclaimed Norfolk & Norwich A l’intérieur même de Norfolk, vous pourrez apprécier l’immense paysage du Fens, avec ses Festival, the ever-popular Thursford Christmas Spectacular and interminables variétés de champs, ses grands ciels et ses landes. De plus, vous pourrez faire connaissance avec les forêts du Breckland ainsi the mouthwatering Norfolk Food Festival. Add to this a wealth of qu’avec les tranquilles voies navigables du Broads. La ville historique de Norwich possède un château stately homes, gardens, castles, museums, animal attractions, et une cathédrale imprégnés de l’art roman et incontestablement le meilleur centre commercial de la région dans le sens où celui-ci est situé a railways, boat trips, theatre and fantastic shopping and Norfolk l’intérieur des restes de murs médievaux. really does have something for everyone. Willkommen Falls Sie hervorragende Qualität suchen, sowie tolle Vielfalt und das fantastisch günstig, so haben Sie das perfekte Reiseziel gefunden. Egal was Sie besonders interessiert, wann Sie kommen und wo auch immer sie gehen, Sie Where are we? können sich darauf verlassen, dass Sie in Nelson's Transport routes to and from Norfolk have County immer herzlich willkommen sein werden. Norfolk ist stolz auf sein vielseitiges kulturelles improved dramatically over recent years, making Angebot, mit der sagenhaften historischen Markt-, it easy to reach however you and your group Doms-, Theater-, Pubs- und allgemeine Kulturstadt Norwich, die zauberhafte Binnensee und choose to travel. See page 2 for travel advice. Kanal Wasserlandschaft der Norfolk Broads, die allgemeine Vielfalt der wilden Tiere, die traumhafte 140 km lange Strandküste, die sorgenlose Strandparadies Ortschaften Great • Yarmouth, Cromer, Sheringham und Hunstanton, Norfolk Cromer sowie die Wald- und Sträucherbüsche Landschaft von Breckland. Vollgestopft ist der Kalender mit Feste und • • Veranstaltungen in Norfolk's Städte, zum Beispiel King’s Aylsham mit dem international bekannten Norfolk & Norwich Lynn E • Festival, dem immer-beliebten Thursford • Great Weihnachts-Spektakel und dem immer • Yarmouth leckeren Norfolk Food Festival Fest des Futterns. Edinburgh Norwich Dazu kommt eine einmalige Sammlung von aristokratische Paläste, Gärten, Thetford Tierbegegnungsparks, Burg-Ruinen, Museen, • Diss einige davon in berühmten Schlössern, wie der in • Norwich, dazu auch Bootfahrten, Dampfmaschinen, Theatern und fantastische Einkaufsbummel Gelegenheiten. Norfolk hat wirklich für jeden etwas grossartiges anzubieten. Details on page 13 Hull • Manchester • • Nottingham • www.facebook.com/VisitNorfolk Birmingham Norfolk E Harwich Hook of Holland • www.twitter.com/VisitNorfolk / • Stansted The Netherlands @VisitNorfolk Bristol • London Dover • Scan here for a pdf of • Calais & Belgium this manual, or go to Channel www.visitnorfolk.co.uk Tunnel /EmailTTM France Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure the information contained within this manual is accurate and up-to-date, neither Visit Norfolk nor the publisher can accept responsibility for any errors or omissions. Front cover (clockwise from left): Norwich Cathedral, Happisburgh Lighthouse, Broads Tours, King's Lynn Custom House, afternoon tea, Cromer Pier. Photography supplied by: Visit Norfolk, VisitNorwich, The Broads Authority, Greater Yarmouth Tourism, The Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk, North Norfolk District Council, South Norfolk Council, Norwich City Council, Shona Richards, Norwich HEART, Chenery Travel, Eastons Coaches, Fisheye Images and the advertisers within this manual. What’s the weather like? Norfolk is renowned for its warm, sunny and dry weather – and rightly so, as the graph below demonstrates. The dots show the average daily sunshine in hours (left hand scale) while the bars show the average annual rainfall in millimetres (right hand scale). All data is supplied by the Met Office and relates to a long term average. Thursford Christmas Spectacular 4.5 – – 2000 – 1900 – 1800 4 – – 1700 – 1600 3.5 – – 1500 – 1400 3 – – 1300 – 1200 2.5 – – 1100 – 1000 – 900 2 – – 800 – 700 1.5 – – 600 – 500 Average Daily Sunshine (hours) Average Mean Annual Rainfall (mm) 1 – – 400 – 300 0.5 – – 200 Norfolk Cornwall Lake District Edinburgh Blackpool Cardiff – 100 Guided tour Holkham Hall Coach Parking and Setting Down Contents Norwich, Great Yarmouth and most of Norfolk’s market towns have a car park Page suitable for coach use and/or several pick up/drop off points. A list of locations, coach park addresses and postcodes is below. Tourist Information Centres, Travel Advice, Ratings 2 • Norwich • Great Yarmouth Beach Coach Station, Nelson Lower Clarence Road: NR1 1HA. 5 min drive Road North: NR30 1EY Norfolk’s Districts 3 from city centre, behind railway station, off Plus 4 drop-off and pick-up points on the Itinerary Ideas & Tours 4-5 B1140. £6 (£20 on Norwich City Football Club seafront and one in the town centre. home match days). Nearby supermarket has Norwich - Norfolk’s Cathedral City 6 • Cromer Cadogan Road: NR27 9HT toilets and café.15 min walk or number 25 bus Norfolk Coast 7 from railway station to city centre. • Downham Market 3 coach parking bays on Priory Road. Drop off/pick up point at The The Broads - Britain's Magical Waterland 8 Harford Park & Ride: NR4 6DY. Off A140 Hollies between Bridge Street and Paradise www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/groups Ipswich road, junction with A47 Southern Street near the bus station. Seaside Fun 9 Bypass. Separate entrance from B1113. Norfolk Countryside 10 Mon-Sat, closed Sun and bank hols. Must be • Hunstanton Southend Road: PE36 5BE pre-booked on 01603 223845 or • King’s Lynn Austin Fields, Austin Street: Market Towns & Villages 11 [email protected]. PE30 1AA Bookings processed Mon-Fri. £10 including Norfolk Heritage 12 • Sheringham Station Road: NR26 8RE free travel to/from bus station for driver and Norfolk & Norwich maps 13 use of driver facilities (during opening hours). • Swaffham Station Yard, Station Street: PE37 7JE Meal Stops and Local Transport 14 There are also various on-street bays for • Walsingham Station Yard Coach Park: NR22 coaches with parking times of 10 mins-1hr. 6BN Visitor Attractions 15-23 & 26 Coaches can drop off/pick up at more than 10 • Wells next the Sea Polka Road: NR23 1JG Accommodation 24-25 locations across the city (see page 13). Times • Wroxham Coltishall Road (B1354): NR12 8UU range from 7am-7pm with the exception of Theatre Street outside the Theatre Royal which can be used any time any day. 1 Tourist Information Centres Travel Advice You will find Tourist Information Centres (TICs) throughout Norfolk with plenty of information on all the things BY ROAD to do, places to visit and special events. They can be the ideal place to purchase locally made crafts or Norfolk is connected to the rest of the UK by a gifts, as well as books covering a wide range of local interests. A list of TICs in this area can be found below. modern and efficient road network. From the South East and London, the M11, A11, A12 and Name Location Telephone