Travel Information

The Museum for the USAAF’s famous ‘Bloody Hundredth’ Bomb Group of World War Two. Located around the restored control tower of the former bomber base.

100th BG Memorial Museum
Common Road
Dickleburgh
Diss,
Norfolk
IP21 4PH

Telephone: 01379 740708

During the Second World War more than 6,700 young Americans of the 2nd Air Division of the 8th United Sates Army Air Force, based in Norfolk and Suffolk England lst their lives in the ‘Line of Duty.’
This Memorial Museum records their sacrifice for future generations.

2nd Air Division Memorial Library
The Forum, Millennium Plain
Norwich
Norfolk
NR2 1AW

Telephone: 01603 774747

A privately owned collection of 448th Bomb Group photographs and personal stories. Read wartime stories of the men from the 448th Bombardment Group (H) USAAF based at Station 146 Seething 1943 -45.

448th BG Collection
Stanmare
Seething St
Seething
Norwich
NR151AL
Norfolk
England

The Museum holds collections of U.S.A.A.F Memorabilia and artifacts. Many items displayed were recovered from P51, P47, P38, B24 and B17 crash sites.

Museum Curator: Paul Thrower

93rd Bomb Group Museum
12 St David’s Close
Long Stratton
Norfolk
England
NR15 2PP

Telelphone: +44 (0) 1508 531405

Experience Africa in the heart of Norfolk, at this fabulous animal attraction. You will enjoy a fabulous walking safari set within fabulous coastal parkland and experience the sights, sounds and smells of the African content right here on the East coast. There are hundreds of African animals and birds including lions, giraffes, cheetas and rhinos. Inside the kingdom of the lion you can enjoy a birds eye view of the kings of the jungle going about their daily routine and there is a chance to observe the lions as well as other animals throughout the park at feeding time. If you don’t feel like walking around the park, you may prefer to take the roadtrain and enjoy the live commentary that you will receive on your way round. Once the little ones have seen all the wild animals they will be able to have a much more up close and personal experience with some more domesticated creatures. The Farm Yard Corner has lots of friendly animals which the children can handle. Perhaps not quite as exciting as the lions, but a far safer option! There are plenty of places to eat throughout the park and the gift shop has a wide variety of toys and gifts. There are lots of special events which take place at the safari park so it is well worth checking on line before you visit to see if there is anything special on. You will find Africa Alive in your Norfolk motorhome hire 3 miles south of Lowestoft on the A12. For further information please click on the blue link below.

Africa Alive
Whites Lane
Kessingland
Lowestoft
NR33 7TF

Telephone: 01502 740291

If you’re interested in bird watching while you are touring around Norfolk in a motorhome, why not visit Blakeney National Nature Reserve. The nature reserve is set in a vast and untouched expanse of coastline, which is an important breeding area of sea-bird colonies. This unique location means that you can enjoy uninterrupted coastal views as well as the potential to witness many breeds of bird such as the skylark, linnet and oystercatcher.

It’s not only birds that can be enjoyed at Blakeney National Nature Reserve, other animals and insects such as seals and rare invertebrates also reside there.

Copyright National Trust/Fisheye Images

Blakeney National Nature Reserve
Norfolk Coast Office
Friary Farm
Cley Road
Blakeney
Norfolk
NR25 7NW
TEL: 01263 740241

Blickling Hall has a long and illustrious history but its most famous association is with Boleyn family who occupied the Hall between 1499 and 1505. It is known that the two eldest Boleyn children were born at the Hall, but it is debated whether Anne was born here or at their next home Hever Castle in Kent. However popular myth believes that a headless Anne returns to Blickling in a horse and carriage driven by a headless driver every year on the date of her execution, carrying her head with her of course. The house that stands on the site today is not however the one that was occupied by the Boleyn family. The present property was built on the ruins of the old house by Sir Henry Hobart and was designed by the famous architect Robert Lyminge. During World War II the house acted as an officers Mess and at the end of the war was de-requisitioned and let to tenants until the 1960’s when the National Trust began restoration work on the building.The gardens at Blickling are particularly lovely with gorgeous views out over the lake. There is a lakeside walk that takes about an hour and passes around the entire perimeter of the lake. There is a pleasant wooded area that the children will enjoy. It is not unusual to see barn owls flying near the lake even in the daytime hours. You will be amazed at the size of the yew hedges on the approach to the house which are over 400 years old. If you are traveling in your Norfolk campervan rental it is definitely worth a visit to the Blickling Estate, there is a lovely café and garden centre as well as second hand book shop full of bargains. For further information, please click the blue link below.

Blickling Estate
Blickling
Norwich
Norfolk
NR11 6NF

Telephone: 01263 738030

If you want a whole family event, that will involve a walk and a treasure trail type of activity, then get the family involved in the Deck Chair Art trail, around Sheringham and Cromer. Get a leaflet for the Deckchair Art Trail from the Cromer or Sheringham Tourist Information Centres or any of the deckchair locations. This will be a fun activity that is bound to get the children excited and will certainly be of interest to adults as well. Pick up a leaflet and follow the deckchair art trail around Cromer and Sheringham. List the symbol attached to each numbered chair or group of chairs, tot them all up and enter the prize draw! All money collected for this event is in aid of the local RNLI stations and the Fishermen’s Mission. So entry into this activity will be of benefit to the local community. At 2pm there will be a Grand Deckchair Auction on Cromer Pier Forecourt with more than 100 spectacular deckchairs! This is an unusual event and well worth participating in if you are on holiday in the area in your East Anglia Motorhome Hire. The Deck Chair Art trail is on Sunday during the Bank Holiday weekend.

Deck Chair Art Trail
Sheringham Tourist Information Centre
Station Approach
Station Road
Sheringham
Norfolk
NR26 8RA

Telephone: 0871 200 3071

Close to the A10 near Downham Market in Norfolk is a rather special place to buy fresh bread. Drive following the signs to the Denver windmill. Here on the edge of the fens is the windmill, a visitor Centre, a windmill video shop, and Craft workshops.  There is something here to interest all the family. You can learn about the windmills ancient past and view the working mechanisms. The windmill has new bread ovens that continue the tradition of bread making. Bread is baked daily using flour ground at the mill.  You can also buy flour to take home. The windmill produces a variety of bread and flour,Wholemeal, Old Malty bread, Spelt, Barley & Honey, Sourdough Rye and Caraway, all made with Denver flour.  Now is the chance to taste and buy something different to excite those taste buds!The Windmill tearoom is across the yard from the mill. Here you can enjoy a good cup of tea and cake.  There are very few working windmills left in the UK and this one is one of the last commercial working mills in Norfolk. It is well worth a visit as part of your Norfolk Motorhome Hire holiday. For more information click the blue text below.

Denver Windmill
Sluice Road
Denver
Downham Market
Norfolk
UK
PE38 0DZ

Telephone: 01366 384009

The dinosaur adventure park is a great day out for the whole family. With a multitude of different activities and zones, there is something for everyone. Set off on the dinosaur trail and you will meet life size replicas of the beasts hiding in the woods. Children can help the ranger find out just how many T. Rex are roaming amongst the trees using the radio and look out towers. There is a fabulous adventure play ground full of things to climb, swing on, or scramble over. Bigger children will love the enormous climb-a-saurus and the little ones are catered for too in the tiny ‘terror’saurs’ area. You can even meet some of our stoneage ancestors and observe the outdoor life that they led.  There is a fun go cart, ‘raptor race’ circuit, situated within the woods next to the adventure play area. If you have enough energy after all that play, you can make friends with a variety of animals in the Victorian walled garden. There is even supervised handling of many different creepy crawlies, not for the faint hearted! For a small additional charge you can take a deer safari and get up close and personal with a herd of beautiful fallow deer.To get to the dinosaur park in your Norfolk motor home rental follow the sign post to the park from the A47 and A1067 near Lenwade, between Norwich and Fakenham . Whilst there you can enjoy refreshments in the pleasant café and there is plenty of dinosaur and other scary memorabilia in the well stocked gift shop. For further information on the park, click the blue link below.

Dinosaur Adventure
Weston Park
Lenwade
Norfolk
NR9 5JW

Telephone: 01603 876310

If you are exploring East Anglia in a motorhome, why not take a trip to the Elizabethan House Museum, a Natural Trust owned museum located on the Great Yarmouth quays in a 16th century house.

Visitors can explore the Conspiracy Room when the trial and execution of Charles I was plotted. There are plenty of hand-on activities and events during the school holidays to keep children entertained.

For some tranquility and relaxation, there is a small walled garden in the museum grounds for all visitors to enjoy.

Elizabethan House Museum
4 South Quay
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR30 2QH
Telephone:+44 (0)1493 855746

Felbrigg Hall is often described as one of Norfolk’s hidden gems. It is a barely altered 17th century house with 18 rooms open to the public. Some lavish and stately, others more homely and cosy, its architecture is a fine example of the Jacobean period whilst its interiors are from the Georgian era. There is a particularly fine collection of books in the library with its recently restored ceiling. In the cabinet you will find a marvelous grand tour collection of objects and art featuring specifically on the artist Busiri, a specialist in gouache painting. The Chinese wallpaper in the Chinese bedroom is particularly fine and underwent conservation in 2003. In true ‘Downton’ style life below stairs is well represented. On display is a huge collection of copperware and an old charcoal stove. Outside the hall you cannot fail to be impressed by the grounds of the house and in particular by the walled garden which is vast and spectacular as well as being a proper working garden. There are 4 potagers of different vegetables as well as excellent herb borders on each side of the lovely dovecote. There are many espaliered fruit trees on the walls of the garden including cherries, peaches, figs and apricots. There are many fine tree specimens throughout the park including red oaks, giant redwood and western red cedar. The cakes in the Carriage Brasserie are really lovely and much of the produce on sale is grown in the walled garden. Don’t forget to browse the gift shop where there are many delightful gifts on display. When traveling in your Norfolk motorhome hire don’t miss a lovely day out at Felbrigg Hall. Please click the blue link below for further information.

Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate
Felbrigg
Norwich
Norfolk
NR11 8PR

Telephone: 01263 837444

Located near Swaffham in west Norfolk, this wonderful garden is an ideal place to take the family in your East Anglian Motorhome Hire. This special place was created by Billy Knight, a retired farmer. He started building it in 1970 when, aged 70, he retired. He worked on this water garden for over twenty years until his death age 93. There are six acres of garden to view, lovingly restored by his daughter. Walk around four ponds , cross thirteen bridges and view the array of herbaceous borders and trees and shrubs. This is a place that is bound to lift the spirits of all your family. If you are thinking of retiring whilst on your East Anglian Motorhome Tour, then this garden will inspire you as to what can be achieved in retirement if you remain active! On Sunday 31st July there is also a theatre in the garden, ‘The Importance of being Ernest’ £10, proceeds to Marie Curie.
If you are planning to visit in your East Anglian Motorhome Hire , make sure you plan ahead and go to the Gooderstone Gardens website for admission prices and opening times.

Gooderstone Water Gardens
The Street
Gooderstone
NR Swaffham
Norfolk
PE33 9BP
Tel: 01602 712913

If a truly historic day out is up your street then you won’t get much more ancient a site to explore than that of Grimes Graves. This enormous Neolithic flint mining complex is thought to date back to 3000-1900 years BC although the site may have been used for flint mining right up until the bronze and iron ages and maybe even later. The area covers a vast 96 acres and its sizes alone, signifies the importance flint to the ancient Britain. It would have been used mainly for axe heads in the very early times and later on for strikers for muskets. There are at least 433 mine shafts that are dug through the chalk top layers to reach the flint seams, with some shafts reaching a depth of 40 feet. Amazingly, more than 2,000 tonnes of chalk would have been removed manually from some of the larger pits to enable the miners to reach flint of the quality that they required. These in filled shafts give the landscape the lunar quality that it has today. The name Grimes is thought to come from the Anglo-Saxon for Grim, another name for Woden, their God. Incredibly, the miners would use picks made from the shed antlers of red deer and there is evidence that these animals were of great importance to the people and were used as a source of skins as well as meat. If you are feeling adventurous, you will have the opportunity to descend by ladder into one of the excavated pits and see the seams of black flint. Please note that children under five are not able to use the ladders. When traveling in your Norfolk motorhome hire, you will find this ancient site 7 miles North West of Thetford off the A134. For further information on Grimes Graves, please click the blue link below.

Grimes Graves
Lynford
Thetford
Norfolk
IP26 5DE

Telephone: 0870 333 1181

21st and 22nd July

So much to see and do at this traditional Country fair in Norfolk. Wear sensible footwear.
Further details and on line tickets are available from their website.

Holkam Country Fair
In the grounds of Holkam Hall
Norfolk
England

Holkham Hall is a beautiful place. The hall is a grand building and a fine example of the ‘Goldern Age’ of the Grand Royal Tour. Other attaractions include Bygones Museum and the History of Farming Exhibition.

This spectacular house by the coast near Wells is well worth a visit if you are in the area.  Holkam Hall is open from 1st April till 31st October on sunday monday and thursday afternoons between noon and 4pm. Built between 1734 and 1764, the hall was the home of the Coke Family and the Earls of Leicester. Thomas Coke loved the Palladian style that he had lived with during his Grand Tour. After six years of travel he collected many expensive and note worthy manuscripts, art and books that formed the foundations of the treasures housed within Holkham Hall.  There is also a bygones Museum a gift shop and stable cafe. The real jewel to see here is the magnificent hall inside. Called the Marble Hall it is quite stunning. Its not made of marble at all, and is in fact produced from Derbyshire Alabaster. How the Alabaster got from Derbyshire to Holkham was an amazing and expensive project in itself. It was transported by boat from Derbyshire up the river Trent, through nottingham shire to Gainsborough in Lincolnshire. Then the final journey as the alabaster was transfererred to a ship and taken out to sea and round to the harbour at Wells and thence to Holkham Hall. This is quite a journey. The design for the hall was copied from the Temple of Fortuna Virilis in Rome. The ceiling is fifty foot above you and the whole effect is awe inspiring. It took twenty years for local crafts men to carve the details into the alabaster. There are also treasures brought back from abroad by previous owners. It is truly a treasure. Holkham Hall is easy to find as it is just two miles west of Wells-next-the-Sea on the main A149.If you are traveling from Fakenham, follow the brown tourist signs on the B1105 or A149. Motorhomes should  follow the yellow signs that indicate ‘Holkam Hall Coaches’ as height restrictions apply on other routes. You should then enter the park via the automated South Gates for a trouble free access to this magnificent place. You can also hire cycles from the courtyard if you are feeling particularly energetic! Including Holkham Hall in your Norfolk Motorhome Hire Holiday tour of Norfolk will certainly be of interest to most family members. For more information click the blue text tothe link below.

Holkham Hall
Wells-next-the-Sea
Norfolk
NR23 1AB

Travel in your motorhome three miles west of Wells-next-the-Sea on the main A149 to Holkham Nature Reserve.Follow the footpaths from the main settlements or from car parks. The core section of the reserve, from Wells to Holkham Bay, is crisscrossed by paths allowing access to all the best wildlife habitats. Visit the Holkham National Nature Reserve website for more information.

Holkham National Nature Reserve
The Site Manager
Hill farm Office
Main Road, Holkham
Wells-next-the-Sea
Norfolk
NR23 1AB
England

Tel: (01328) 711183

This impressive stately house was once the home of Sir Robert Walpole who was the UKs first Prime Minister. It is a very grand residence that is still in family ownership. It is open to the public on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays and bank holidays during their season which is from Easter Sunday till September 27th. There is an admission charge. The grounds hold a deer herd that is stunning to see. They are all bred on the park and form the Houghton Fallow Deer Stud. They are carefully bred from stock from Hungary, Sweden and the Danish Royal Park. Many are quite pale or white in colour as a result and are not albinos. Inside the house you will find the interiors are 18th century fine examples of the designer, William Kent. Of particular interest to both children and adults will be the fascinating collections of painted model soldiers amassed by the 6th Marquess, Lord Cholmondeley.  His personal interest in the campaigns of the Napoleonic period led to him producing quite extraordinary reconstructed model tableaus of battles. His passion for his hobby has left a legacy that is now his museum. His collection is likely to inspire many children to start on the path of collecting and painting models. The gardens outside the house are also well worth a mention as they gained the “Garden of the Year Awardâ€� from Christies and the Historic Houses Association.  To get to Houghton Hall in your East Anglia Motorhome Hire turn off the A148 King’s Lynn to Cromer road. Situated as it is, close to the lovely Norfolk coast, it is well worth visiting this house if you are in the area. For more details click the link below and find out more information prior to setting out on your journey.

Houghton Hall
King’s Lynn
Norfolk
PE31 6UE

Telephone: +44 (0)1485 528569

If you love beautiful things and would love to see how they are made, then it is worth visiting Langham Glass in Norfolk. It is easy to find in your Norfolk Motorhome Rental if you follow the brown signs off the A148 between Fakenham and Kings Lynn. Glassmaking is a skilled ancient craft and the process of making has not changed much in hundreds of years. Parking and entry to Langham Glass with your Norfolk Motorhome Rental is free. Admission to the shop is also free, but admission to the glass demonstration has an entry cost. For admission prices and opening times click on the blue text that links you to Langham Glass website. For an additional cost you could also create your own piece of unique painted glass to take home. Seeing live glassmaking is an experience not to be missed when you are on your Norfolk Motorhome Rental holiday.

Langham Glass Ltd.
Sculthorpe Boulevard
Tattersett Business Park
East Rudham
Fakenham
Norfolk
NR21 7RL
Tel: 01485 529111

Local craftspeople producing excellent crafts for sale. Worth a visit and hard to leave without a purchase. Best to park outside of the village and walk in. Visit their website for more information.

Made In Cley- Pottery
High Street
Cley-next-the-Sea
nr. Holt
Norfolk
NR25 7RF
England

Telephone: 01263 740134

Norwich Airport is employed by KLM for flights to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.

Commercial flights operating from the terminal are mainly used by the large oil rig companies for flying crews to North Sea Oil Rigs.

Norwich Airport (NWI) is also used by the following commercial airlines: Air Europa, Air Malta, Bmi, Eastern Airways, Eurocypria Airlines, Flybe, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Thomson Airways.

For those wishing to explore East Anglia, Norwich Airport motorhome hire is a great option.

This is a site set in a rural location yet only a half hour walk into Norwich city. Alternatively you can catch a bus into Norwich just a quarter of a mile from the campsite entrance. The campsite is located on the banks of the river. There is access to the riverbank for fishing during the fishing season (16 June to site closing date). You do require a current rod license before you start fishing. The river can get very weedy in summer months. Unfortunately, the site is close to the railway line, so there may be some noise when you are pitched here. Next door to the campsite there is a smallholding with chickens and geese. Norwich has all the large stores and shops you would expect of a major city. It also has two Farmers’ Markets, one at the Norfolk Showground on the second Saturday of the month the other at the Forum, on the first and third Sundays of the month. The local butcher near the campsite sells home-reared meat. Norwich was originally one of Englands largest towns in 1066 and it certainly is historic and well worth a visit. You are also close to the Norfolk Broads if you want to tour with your Norfolk Campervan hire in the county. For more details of the campsite click on the blue text below.

Norwich Camping and Caravanning Club Site
Martineau Lane
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 2HX

Telephone: 01603 620060 (No calls after 8pm please.)

In the thirteenth century Oxburgh Hall was a fortified manor house belonging to the Weyland family. Subsequently the property found itself in the hands of the Bedingfields and in 1482 a license to crenellate was given to Edmund Beddingfield and he began the construction of the fortress and the wide moat. You definitely won’t forget your first sighting of this beautiful house. It conjures up the typical romantic images of knights and fair ladies from our child hood imaginings. The Hall is known for its priest hole in which Catholic priests would have taken refuge if there was a raid whilst they were visiting the house. Many great houses do contain a priest hole, but unlike many others this one is open to the public, you access the room through a trap door in the tiled floor which when shut blend seamlessly with the rest of the floor. On display within the Hall are samples of needlework that Mary Queen of Scots made whilst under house arrest with the Earl of Shrewsbury as well as others made by Bess of Hardwick. Whilst there is a lot of interest within the Hall itself, there are plenty of beautiful woodland walks surrounding the house and free garden tours to enjoy. It is well worth climbing the Tudor gatehouse to enjoy the spectacular views of the lovely Norfolk countryside. You will find Oxburgh Hall in your Norfolk motorhome hire 7 miles south-west of Swaffham and 17 miles south of Kings Lynn. For further information on the Hall, please click the blue link below.

Oxburgh Hall
Oxborough
Near Swaffham
Norfolk
PE33 9PS

Telephone: 01366 328258

Follow in the footsteps of BBC’s ‘Springwatch’ television programme and visit Pensthorpe in Norfolk with your Norfolk Motorhome Hire. Winner of the best Norfolk attraction in 2009, it is not difficult to find being located just one mile from Fakenham off the A1067. The gardens are truly beautiful at any time of the year. Two of the gardens have been designed by Chelsea Award Winning designers. The Millenium garden, designed by Piet Oudolf features a stunning collection of grasses and colourful perennials that attract many varieties of butterflies and birds. Remember to pack your binoculars in your Norfolk Motorhome Hire because, apart from the marvelous gardens, the wildlife it attracts is wonderful too. You can also purchase plants from Pensthorpe and safely take them home in the garage storage of your Norfolk Motorhome Hire. For admission prices and opening times, click the blue text for Pensthorpe which takes you to their website.

Pensthorpe
Fakenham Road
Fakenham
Norfolk
NR21 OLN

You may not see Royalty, but you can at least stay on the Royal Sandringham Estate Camp Site. It is well screened and set in a lovely woodland location on the estate, with pitches set between the mature trees. There are a number of events hosted by the Sandringham estate throughout the year and if you love country fairs and activity it is worth trying to book your pitch when an event is taking place. On the site boundary is a well stocked food shop which sells locally-produced meat, vegetables and fruit. Alternatively, eat like royalty from food purchased from the Sandringham Visitor Centre. They sell produce from the Royal Estate, including apple juice, pies and preserves.  The campsite has Wi-Fi access available but poor TV reception and you may require a satellite dish to get a signal for your Motorhome television viewing. Sandringham House is open to visitors and there is also a museum of royal memorabilia. The estate covers 60 acres of ground and 600 acres of woodland. The area is also renowned for Norfolk Lavender and you can visit the fields at Heacham and find out about harvesting, distilling and growing your own. For keen walkers the Peddars Way and the Norfolk Coast Path, pass close to the Site. Bird watchers must remember to pack those binoculars and can also travel to the RSPB reserves at Snettisham and Titchwell. BBC’s Springwatch programme is also broadcast from Pensthorpe Nature Reserve. From Sandringham it is not far to the coast with plenty of sandy beaches and sea side towns. This is a good base to stay in your Norfolk Motorhome Hire. For information on booking, and facilities on site, click on the blue text below.

Sandringham Camping and Caravanning Club Site
The Sandringham Estate
Double Lodges
Sandringham
Norfolk
PE35 6EA

Telephone: 01485 542555 (No calls after 8pm please.)

Seething Control Tower
Toad Lane
Seething
Norwich
NR151AL
Norfolk
England

Local industry during the past 200 years on display with a re-created 1920s pharmacy and a1930s pawnbroker´s shop. Worth visiting if you are in Norwich with your motor home.

The Bridewell Museum
Bridewell Alley
Norwich
Norfolk
NR2 1AQ

Telephone: +44 (1603) 629127

This is an excellent place to stop if you are on your way to the coast. A longer stay is also very peaceful and relaxing in this scenic spot. It is central in East Anglia and there are plenty of space for walks and cycling in the forest.  If you are with your family there is no shortage of space for children to stretch their legs after a long journey! With plenty of walks from the site, the more experienced long distance walker can purchase maps for a minimal charge from the site shop. Thetford Forest Camping and Caravanning Club Site is a large site with excellent facilities. There are also occasional bonuses whilst  staying here, there is a fish and chip van on site Friday nights and a fresh meat stall on Saturday which also cooks their produce (sausages, burgers, steak and bacon ). Check when you are on site whether these are likely to turn up whilst you are there, as this can vary. It is a beautiful place full of natural history and the forest is home to rare butterflies and plants and you may be lucky enough to see red, roe or muntjac deer during your visit. The campsite also won the MMM Site of the Year Award in 2009 making it a recommended place to stay in your East Anglia Motorhome hire.

Thetford Forest Camping and Caravanning Club Site
Puddledock Farm
Wretham Rd
Great Hockham
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 1PA

Telephone: 01953 498 455

There are no toilet or shower facilities at this forest campsite. You must rely on your own on board facilities. There are chemical disposal points and you can buy gas cylinders here as well (no hook ups available). Whilst the facilities are basic, the scenery is certainly lovely with the river Thet running at the side of the site and the forest all around you. It’s a very relaxing place to stay with fishing on the river(permits required) and many cycling and walking trails that criss cross the forest. Wild life lovers will find plenty to interest them as well as there are many bird species and wild deer here. This site is ideal for exploring the Norfolk Broads and is very close to the Forestry Commission’s High Lodge Forest Centre (with more cycling and walking routes).  If your teenagers are seeking adventure try GoApe, the high-wire forest adventure, is close to Thetford. There is a small shop on site that sells basics and just two and a half miles away there are places to eat out at the local village. This is a Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award site, and dogs are allowed. If you are looking for a short relaxing forest break  or a one night stop over in your Norfolk Campervan Hire this is a good place to stay. For more information click on the blue text below.

Thorpe Caravan and Camping Site
Shadwell
Thetford
Norfolk
England
IP24 2RX

Telephone: 01842 751042

The Thursford collection began life as an assortment of steam engines collected by the late enthusiast George Cushing. His collection expanded to include fairground rides and organs including a Wurlitzer which is the fourth largest of its kind in Europe. He housed his fascinating collection at Laurel Farm. He had worked here as a child, but went on to buy the farm later in life and raise his own family here. In the late 1930’s when steam power was on the decline, George was horrified by the scrapping of many magnificent steam engines. He bought as many as he could and restored and housed them on the farm in an array of old farm buildings. Upon his death the collection was set up as a charitable trust which today is still administered by the Cushing family. Although the collection is still the mainstay of the museum, Thursford has become increasingly famous for the fantastic Christmas spectacular which it puts on every year. Coach loads of people travel to the show from all around the country and the shows themselves are said to rival any West end production. You will be entertained by over 100 dancers and singers, performing a variety of Christmas songs and carols and dance routines from the modern to the traditional. At Christmas time there is a magical journey to see Santa. On the way to meet the man himself, you will pass penguins, polar bears and giant teddies as well as all Santa’s elves working in the toy factory. Watch out for the snow balls when working your way through the magical forest before you get to Santa’s house, where all children will receive a present. Thursford is a brilliant day out for all the family and even has the royal seal of approval having been visited by William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. You will find the Thursford Collection in your Norfolk motorhome hire situated off the A148 half way between Fakenham and Holt. It will be marked by the brown and white tourism signs. For further information click the blue link below.

Thursford Collection
Thursford
Fakenham
Norfolk
NR21 0AS

Telephone: 01328 878 477

This Museum has a 1950s quayside, with displays that show Great Yarmouth’s history from a sandbank to the present. Child friendly and worth a visit when you are touring in this area.

Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life
Blackfriars Road
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR30 3BX

Telephone: 01493 743930

The social history and domestic life of Lynn’s merchants, traders and families from Medieval times to the 1950s is on display.

Town House Museum
46 Queen Street
King’s Lynn
Norfolk PE30 5DQ

Telephone:01553 773450