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Norwich, Norfolk travel information
Norwich Norfolk England
Norwich
is the county town of Norfolk
and as such is one of the most
interesting and entertaining places to visit in
East Anglia . It also has the added advantage
of being relatively unspoilt and surrounded delightful
countryside including the famous Norfolk Broads, a
series of inland waterways popular for boating
holidays. All this combined with a picturesque
coastline attracts thousands of holidaymakers to the
region each year.
The
area was originally built upon during Saxon times,
favoured for its riverside location that greatly
enhanced its trading opportunities. By Norman times
Norwich had established itself as a
thriving town and during medieval times it had an even
greater population than London.
Today Norwich is well known as the home of
English mustard thanks to the origins of the famous
Colman’s company in the area, there’s even a
specialist Mustard Shop in the Royal Arcade. The main
attractions of the area though remain the magnificent
cathedral and castle. Norwich also boasts the country’s
largest open-air market, which takes place Monday to
Saturday, as it has done for the past 900 years.
