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Mundesley

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:30:55 +0000

Mundesley is a village on the North Norfolk coast which is set in beautiful countryside and has a population of around 2,500.

Made popular in Victorian times due to a fine seaside location, sandy beach and wonderfully invigorating fresh air, Mundesley enjoyed a boom period which included the arrival of a railway station to the village. The days of Victorian tourists may be long gone, and the railway station too, but it remains popular with holiday makers for the same reasons which first drew people here over 100 years ago.

Whether you prefer fine, gentle walks along cliff tops and delightful countryside or a relaxing time on a clean, sandy beach you will find that Mundesley still has a lot to offer.

Apart from the natural attractions there is also a well restored church, a tiny but interesting museum, a fine Windmill and some lovely examples of old-fashioned English village architecture.

Happisburgh

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:24:33 +0000

The coastal village of Happisburgh is famous for the coastal erosion which acts upon the cliffs here. Houses which were once a safe distance from the edge of the cliff are now dangerously close to the sheer drop. Various attempts to control the erosion by building sea defences, mainly in the 1950s, have largely been unsuccessful and the coastal cliffs continue to edge closer to the village.

The two buildings in the village which attract most interest from tourists are the lighthouse and the church. Happisburgh’s red and white striped lighthouse is still operational and can be visited. St Mary’s Church is another excellent place to visit, not least for the views available to those who climb to the top of the tall church tower.

The village also has some interesting war-time stories and some literary links, with Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan known to have stayed some time here.

A Special Connection Across the Atlantic

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:08:48 +0000

The market town of Hingham is most famous for its special connection across the Atlantic. The town produced a proud daughter town when, in the early 1600s, many of the town’s Puritan residents emigrated to a colony on Massachusetts, at Bear Cove.

This emigration was lead by the former vicar Robert Peck alongside Peter Hobart, and in total saw almost 200 residents emigrate between the years of 1633 and 1643. Hingham, Massachusetts, officially became the name of the settlement they founded in 1635. It’s American daughter town now has a popular over ten times the small population of Hingham, Norfolk, with around 200 residents.

Hingham is not twinned with any town in Europe, but instead remembers its rich history with a village sign in the Market Place green. The first sign was installed over 50 years ago, but was recently replaced by a replica in 1989.

Some of the Most Famous Emigrants

Not only is the thriving town of Hingham, Massachusetts, something to be proud of in itself, but Hingham also famously boasts the fact that members of the Lincoln family were some of the first to emigrate. This included Samuel Lincoln – a direct ancestor of American President Abraham Lincoln. Just 15 at the time, Samuel had been baptised at the local church and later emigrated with other members of his family.

Celebrating the Link

Hingham has marked this connection with the town across the Atlantic for many years. In 1919, a bust of Abraham Lincoln was set up in the local church, and the village hall is also aptly titled ‘Lincoln Hall’.

This history isn’t just of interest to local residents, it also brings in tourists from across the Atlantic, where the towns still share a special connection even today.

In 1913, residents of Hingham, Massachusetts, presented the village with a granite block. Cohasset church is Massachusetts is also now the owner of a shaft of the old Hingham, Norfolk St. Andrews church font.

Plaques have also been exchanged between the two towns between the wars, as well as a radio link between the two being broadcast after the end of World War II.

Norfolk Life and Interior Design

daisy — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:49:01 +0000

Miv Watts Design offers an insight into Norfolk Life in the form of her beautiful interior design. Miv’s showroom, located in Burnham Market offers a wide range of furniture, fabrics and accessories for the descerning client. Having worked on behalf of Holkham Hall, Miv has the ideal eye for Norfolk interior design.

Coastal Photography by Martin Billing

daisy — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:58:57 +0000

Martin Billing resides in the beautiful county of Norfolk. He specialises in Coastal Photography in his home county. With locations such as Hunstanton, Holkham and Blakeney he is spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting the best scenes for his work.

From his shop located on the famous coast road through Holkham, Martin sells a variety of gifts and artifacts alongside his photographs. If you are ever in Holkham, be sure to pay Martin a visit and Bringing The Outside In.

Cromer introduces the first DVD postcard

daisy — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:25:53 +0000

The summer season in Cromer has always been the time to visit this well known seaside town and send postcards home to your friends and family about what a wondeful vacation you are having, and to probably complain about the weather at the same time!

This tradition however, could all be about to change in Cromer. A modern and comtempory “postcard” has been created by a local couple in the form of a DVD about the town.

The DVD contains imagery of the town, surrounding area of Norfolk and several interviews with a variety of local people anf visitors.

Designed to function in the same way as a traditional seaside postcard the DVD’s cover has room on the back for your ‘wish your were here‘ message and postal address of the lucky recipient.

The DVD is selling for around £5 and available in many shops around the town, including the lifeboat station.

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Source: Cromer Online

Hunstanton Tennis Week

admin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:48:56 +0000

Each year Hunstanton becomes host to it’s own extremely popular annual tennis tournament.

The event has been running since the 1920’s and is believed to be one of the largest tennis tournaments in the UK.

In 2008, the event runs from Sunday 17th August to Saturday 23rd August.

Link: Hunstanton Tennis Week.

Cromer Crabs

admin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:40:07 +0000

Crab are a large part of the income of the town of Cromer. Historically the crab were only caught in the summer months, in autumn the fishermen brought Herring to the town, and winter cod was the main catch. This has now changed to solely bringing crab and lobster to the town.
The Cromer Crab in particular are known for their tender flesh, and high proportion of white meat to dark. The fleet has reduced to about a dozen boats, looking after about 200 crab pots, meaning that it is even more of a specialty!

Read the full article at the Cromer Norfolk website: http://www.cromeronline.co.uk/pages/crab.html

Classic Norfolk Scenes

admin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:37:57 +0000

North Norfolk’s natural beauty makes it a hotspot for photography. Professional photographers such as Bringing The Outside In offer high quality prints of the beaches, fields and seascapes that the county has to offer. The West Rudham website contains a gallery of norfolk photos.

The Albatros Clipper Ship

admin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:32:13 +0000

Now anchored in Wells-next-the-sea, is a 100 year old Dutch clipper, built in Rotterdam in 1899.

When she does venture away – either on a day trip or back to her native waters off the Dutch coast, it is not long before she return to the quayside.

As one of the oldest sailing ships still afloat, The Albatros attracts an array of tourists, and is even available for charter by corporate and private groups.