Forget Delia Smith and Alan Partridge, Norfolk is so much more than an 80s TV chef and fictional radio DJ. This is the county that gave birth to Boudica the fearless warrior, after all. It's also home to pretty beaches, awesome cliffs and the Norfolk Broads national park where you can find a quarter of the UK’s rarest plants and animals. Go explore for yourself, with these seventeen curious sights in Norfolk.
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Can’t be bothered trekking to Provence? Heacham on Norfolk’s west coast is where you'll find the colour purple at its finest at Norfolk Lavender, then cross the road to coo and ahhhh over the chickens in the rare breeds centre. Quite possibly the most impressive and unusual chickens you’ll ever see.
Easily one of the county’s most beautiful beaches, Holkham has deservedly starred in many a film and pop video, including ‘Shakespeare in Love’andAll Saints’s ‘Pure Shores’. Go a step further and pretend you’re a posh celeb with an overnight stay at Victoria Inn, located close to the beach on the grounds of the very posh Holkham Estate.
A 10.5-mile trip by steam train (vintage diesel trains on some journeys) that puffs its way through a delightful coastal and countryside area of outstanding natural beauty. At each of the stations you can explore quaint stations and tea-rooms, wander off for some great walks through woodlands or along nature trails, or, at Holt, admire the ‘Broad Sidlinch’ a 300-square-foot model railway.
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