Official Guide to North Walsham 2023-2024
Everything you need to know about North Walsham and the local area for visitors and residents alike in a full colour, 160 page book. Up to date information on groups, services, businesses, events and stuff to see in the North Walsham area along with extensive history of the town in words and photos.
Everything you need to know about North Walsham and the local area for visitors and residents alike in a full colour, 160 page book. Up to date information on groups, services, businesses, events and stuff to see in the North Walsham area along with extensive history of the town in words and photos.
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Leisure & Entertainment 71
Local places of interest (no more than a 30 minute drive from North Walsham)
Alby Crafts
6 miles to the west of North Walsham, between Aylsham and Cromer,
sits Alby Crafts. The galleries in the Lower Courtyard exhibit an everchanging
array of fine art and contemporary craft by resident and
guest local makers. Visit the gardens as Valerie Alston’s collection of
unusual and interesting plants flourish through the seasons. You can
buy fresh plants and order floral bouquets from the well stocked gift
shop or enjoy a journey into the incredible world of flower essences.
One-to-one and group sessions sharing extensive knowledge and
skills in woodturning, ceramics, fine art sculpture, sewing, bee keeping
and flower essences. tel: 01263 761652
web: www.albycrafts.co.uk
email: info@albycrafts.co.uk
Amazona Zoo, Cromer
Approx. 9 miles away, Amazona is a unique zoo and fun visit for the
whole family. It’s home to over 200 animals from tropical South America,
including jaguars, monkeys, peccaries, otters, owls, macaws, parrots,
capuchins, spiders, snakes, flamingos, rheas, guinea pigs, iguanas,
caimans, pumas and tapirs. Families love exploring the Amazona in
Cromer, set in secluded grounds on the north Norfolk coast.
web: amazonazoo.co.uk tel: 01263 510741
email: imogen@amazonazoo.co.uk
Baconsthorpe Castle
Visit the extensive ruins of Baconsthorpe Castle, a moated and fortified
15th century manor house, which are a testament to the rise and fall
of a prominent Norfolk family, the Heydons. Over 200 years, successive
generations of this ambitious family built, then enlarged, and finally
abandoned this castle. tel: 0870 333 1181
Castle Road, Baconsthorpe, Norfolk NR25 9LN
web: www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/baconsthorpe-castle
Bure Valley Railway
The Bure Valley Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway in Norfolk,
within The Broads National Park. The railway runs from Wroxham to
Aylsham (9 miles or 14.5 kilometres), Norfolk’s longest railway of less
than standard gauge, using both steam and diesel locomotives.
Aylsham Station, Norwich Rd, Aylsham NR11 6BW
tel: 01263 733 858
web: www.bvrw.co.uk
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