Name of Property
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Features
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Location
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Peckover House
and Garden
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A lovely Georgian brick town house in the
attractive market town of Wisbech with a
charming two acre Victorian walled garden.
Herbaceous borders, roses, ornagery, fernery
and delightful summerhouses make Peckover
a visit to remember
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On the north bank
of the River Nene,
in Wisbech,
(Cambridgeshire)
(B1441)
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Blickling Hall,
Garden and Park
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One of the greatest houses in East Anglia.
The house dates from the early seventeenth
century and has fine collections of furniture,
pictures and tapestries
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1½ miles north-west
of Aylsham on
B1354.
15 miles north of
Norwich.
Signposted off
A140 Cromer road.
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Felbrigg Hall,
Garden and Park
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This lovely house is within North Norfolk's Area
of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and
stands in its own 1,750 acre estate. One of the
finest seventeenth century houses in the
country, Felbrigg has its original eighteenth
century furniture and pictures.
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near Felbrigg
village, 2 miles
south-west of
Cromer, on B1436,
signposted from
A148 and A140
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Oxburgh Hall,
Garden and
Estate
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A lovely moated house built in 1482 by the
Bedingfield family, who still live here. The Hall
has a magnificent Tudor Gatehouse, and
needlework by Mary, Queen of Scots. Oxburgh
is surrounded by lovely gardens and there are
charming woodland walks with picnic areas.
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7 miles south-west
of Swaffham.
Signposted from
A134 Stoke Ferry
and Swaffham.
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Sheringham
Park
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Sheringham Park was designed in 1812 by
Humphry Repton, the great landscape designer.
Repton himself said it is "my most favourite
work".
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2 miles south-west
Sheringham.
Access for cars off
A148 (signposted).
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Horsey
Windpump
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A restored drainage windpump that affords
striking views across Horsey Mere, one of the
Norfolk Broads. The Mere is particularly known
for wintering wild fowl.
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2½ miles north-east
of Potter Heigham.
11 miles north of
Great Yarmouth on
B1159.
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Elizabethan
House
Museum
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A sixteenth century building with rooms
displayed to reflect the lives of families who
have lived here. Tudor bedroom and dining
room, Conspiracy room, Children's room with
replica toys. Hands-on activities throughout
the house.
Stroll along Great Yarmouth's historic South
Quay and visit two newly displayed 17th century
houses, typical of Great Yarmouth's 'Rows'
(owned by English Heritage)
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4 South Quay,
Great Yarmouth.
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St George's
Guildhall
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The largest surviving medieval guildhall in
England with many original features; now used
as an arts centre in King's Lynn, a beautiful
historic market town. Coffee bar and
restaurant, (crafts and Christmas shop from
mid November)
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on west side of
King Street close
to Tuesday Market
Place.
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For further details (including opening times,
Admission charges, and telephone numbers etc) of all of the above Houses
and gardens, please check The National Trust's website at
where details of other National Trust properties in the UK will be available.
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