Hickling Broad is the largest and wildest of the Norfolk Broads, with an abundance of nature trails, boardwalks, sailing opportunities and wildlife. One of the most enjoyable and relaxing ways of exploring this area is by hiring your own...

Built in 1432 by Sir John Falstaff, Caister Castle had only one of five such licenses granted by Henry VI. It is an impressive moated brick quadrangle fortress on the site of an earlier fortified manor house. With a high...

This English Heritage site contains the partially excavated remains of a Roman ‘Saxon Shore’ fort that has been dated to around 200AD. The fort was built as part of a programme of defences under the occupying imperial forces, looking...

The current drainage windpump on this site was built in 1921, replacing the old mill that was in a precarious condition. The purpose of the windpump was to pump water from the dykes around the Broads to the North...

Hoveton Hall Gardens is a wonderful 15 acre estate on the very edge of the Norfolk Broads. Hoveton Hall itself is a nineteenth century house but is not open to the public. There are three main parts to the gardens,...

This is the only waterside museum of Broadland life, and is situated in a beautiful setting in this most charming of natural environments. The collection is made up of several different main exhibitions. These include a series of...

Pettitts Animal Adventure Park is something for the whole family set in a 50-acre rural location at Reedham. It is really three parks in one and great for younger children. First there are the animals from African Pygmy Goat to...

Since 1938 radar has played a key role in the air defence of the country. Radar significantly contributed to the success of all the allied invasions of World War II, the defence of the Commonwealth and Air Defence during the...

Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens is renowned for its specialised collection of Asian mammals, birds and reptiles in the beautifully landscaped grounds and gardens of Thrigby Hall. Joshua Smith built the hall itself in 1736. A Willow Pattern garden, based on...

West Somerton Wind Farm is situated near to the village of West Somerton in North East Norfolk and known locally as Bloodhill wind farm. The farm consists of 10 horizontal-axis, three-bladed wind turbines each rated at 225 kW supplied by...

Wroxham Barns is a delightful collection of beautifully restored eighteenth Century barns just outside the Norfolk town of Wroxham. Inside the barns you will find displays of traditional and contemporary rural crafts, with workshops where you can see the crafts...