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Walking in Norfolk

Miles ahead

A new walking guide to Norfolk includes 28 circular walks, ranging from an hour-and-a-half wander around Horsey to a five-hour coastal yomp through a succession of nature reserves near Holme.

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Greg Smith, the new chief executive of the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, at his favourite place, Norwich Cathedral. Picture: Denise Bradley

Home land

As a child, Greg Smith longed to be a farmer. In his teens he had holiday jobs on farms, looked after his own rescue hen and went on to a degree involving agriculture, but he never actually farmed.

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Marriotts Way cycle path

Ten great reasons to visit Aylsham

Aylsham’s farmers’ market is one of the best known in the county and transforms the historic market place into a hive of activity. It is held the first Saturday of every month between 9am and 1pm. With stalls and local growers selling everything from lamb, pork, free-range chicken, duck and sausages to fruit and vegetables, cakes, honey and eggs, you can stock up for the week.

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Volkswagen Golf test drive along the Acle Straight.
Picture: James Bass

Straight up!

Some roads you never tire of driving and one of my favourites is the Acle Straight – the main road to the east coast of Norfolk and the holiday resort of Great Yarmouth.

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Showman's caravan at Tithe Barn, Sisland

A touch of romance

It oozes charm, character and quality, but what really sets the Sisland Tithe Barn apart are those subtle touches that remain in the memory long after the visit: The scent of lavender in the home-made biscuits, the printed weather forecast to help you plan the day, eclectic artworks that reflect on the county or the wholesome breakfast.

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Author Neil McKenna and his new book Fanny & Stella

A story of courage

April 28, 1870: The flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton are led away from the Strand Theatre by the police. What follows is a scandal that shocked and titillated Victorian England.

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Charlotte Davis and Louis Orsi at their new art gallery, Wroxham, called Riverside Art and Glass. Picture: Denise Bradley

To Norfolk with love

This month, Luigi Orsi will finally fulfil his dream of opening his first gallery combining his two passions in life - art and life by the river in Wroxham.

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Sculptor, Mary Richardson, from Edingthorpe.

Wild and wonderful

“I have taken over half the conservatory, the shed and the garage,” laughs Mary Richardson, at her cottage in Edingthorpe Green, near North Walsham. “I would definitely say sculpting has become an obsession.”

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The stage production of The Ladykillers which came to Norwich Theatre Royal

Graham’s in the Norwich It Crowd

There was something rather poetic about comedy writer Graham Linehan’s arrival in Norwich.

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Places

Greg Smith, the new chief executive of the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, at his favourite place, Norwich Cathedral. Picture: Denise Bradley

Home land

As a child, Greg Smith longed to be a farmer. In his teens he had holiday jobs on farms, looked after his own rescue hen and went on to a degree involving agriculture, but he never actually farmed.

Read full story »

Marriotts Way cycle path

Ten great reasons to visit Aylsham

Aylsham’s farmers’ market is one of the best known in the county and transforms the historic market place into a hive of activity. It is held the first Saturday of every month between 9am and 1pm. With stalls and local growers selling everything from lamb, pork, free-range chicken, duck and sausages to fruit and vegetables, cakes, honey and eggs, you can stock up for the week.

Read full story »

Showman's caravan at Tithe Barn, Sisland

A touch of romance

It oozes charm, character and quality, but what really sets the Sisland Tithe Barn apart are those subtle touches that remain in the memory long after the visit: The scent of lavender in the home-made biscuits, the printed weather forecast to help you plan the day, eclectic artworks that reflect on the county or the wholesome breakfast.

Read full story »

Charlotte Davis and Louis Orsi at their new art gallery, Wroxham, called Riverside Art and Glass. Picture: Denise Bradley

To Norfolk with love

This month, Luigi Orsi will finally fulfil his dream of opening his first gallery combining his two passions in life - art and life by the river in Wroxham.

Read full story »

Walks

Walking in Norfolk

Miles ahead

A new walking guide to Norfolk includes 28 circular walks, ranging from an hour-and-a-half wander around Horsey to a five-hour coastal yomp through a succession of nature reserves near Holme.

Read full story »

Wildlife

Walking in Norfolk

Miles ahead

A new walking guide to Norfolk includes 28 circular walks, ranging from an hour-and-a-half wander around Horsey to a five-hour coastal yomp through a succession of nature reserves near Holme.

Read full story »

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