DISCOVER THE TOWNS BETWEEN CAMBRIDGE AND NORWICH
Comfortable,
modern trains link Cambridge and Norwich up to hourly seven days a
week, the ideal opportunity to see flat fertile fen, majestic forest or
primrose clad cutting. Between Ely and Norwich there are some pleasant
destinations to visit too.
ATTLEBOROUGH
(busy day Thursday)
Relaxing Queens Square is the centre of this small town, once famous for its cider works and Christmas turkey sales.
www.enjoyengland.com/destinations/find/east-of-england/norfolk/attleborough.aspx
BRANDON
(market day Thursday)
Enjoy the Little Ouse river by boat or riverside walk in this town of many flint buildings.
www.brandonsuffolk.com
FOREST WALK
For
a completely different experience enjoy a walk through the forest from
Thetford to Brandon, using the Little Ouse Trail leaflet available from
www.visiteastofengland.com/walking.
MID NORFOLK RAILWAY
Travel by heritage train through the pretty countryside from Wymondham Abbey to Dereham. Please check dates and times.
www.mnr.org.uk
RSPB LAKENHEATH FEN RESERVE
The
reserve is a mixture of wetland and woodland next to Lakenheath
station, where marsh harriers, hobbies, bearded tits, lapwings,
redshanks and reed warblers abound. And bitterns boom again. Please
check times of weekend-only trains.
www.rspb.org.uk
THETFORD
(market days Tuesday and Saturday)
Discover Dad's Army, Thomas Paine, Prince Duleep Singh and a secret garden.
www.explorethetford.co.uk
WYMONDHAM
(market day Friday)
Drop in on the Abbey, Bridewell Heritage Museum, market cross and, of course, the beautifully restored railway station.
www.tournorfolk.co.uk/wymondham.html