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There has been a brewery on this site since 1700 but brewing in the town can be traced back as
far as the eleventh century.

Discover how the town’s chalk wells have served brewers for centuries and find out how the
Greene and King families came together to create the company we know today.

On a guided tour of the brew house you can see how real beer is brewed using natural ingredients
and traditional brewing methods. Includes the best view of Bury St Edmunds from the roof
(weather permitting). Then enjoy the taste of the different cask beers in the Brewery Tap.

Travelling north to Peterborough the principal attraction will be
Sandringham Estate, one of Queen Elizabeth’s country retreats
and the private home of four generations of British monarchs
since 1862. The house, set in 24 hectares of gardens, is
perhaps the most famous stately home in Norfolk and is at the
heart of the 8,000-hectare Sandringham Estate, 240 hectares of
which make up the woodland and heath of the Country Park,
open to the public free of charge every day of the year.

It is usually from here that the Queen delivers her Christmas
message. The ladies, and I use the term advisedly, who act as guides arfe very helpful, friendly
and informative. They’ll give you all sorts of Royal insider anecdotes and below-stairs gossip.

Norwich

Norwich Castle Museum. One of Norwich’s most famous landmarks, Norwich Castle was built by
the Normans as a Royal Palace 900 years ago. Explore the castle’s history as a palace and later
as a prison, and enjoy the collections of fine art, archaeology, and natural history as well as the
Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum collections.

Norwich Cathedral has the second largest cloisters in England, exceeded only by those at
Salisbury Cathedral. The cathedral close is one of the largest in England, one of the largest in
Europe and has more people living within it than any other close. The cathedral spire, at 315 ft or
96 m, is the second tallest in England despite being partly rebuilt after being struck by lightning in
1169, just 23 months after its completion. Measuring 461 ft or 140.5 m long and, with the
transepts, 177 ft or 54 m wide at completion, Norwich Cathedral was the largest building in East
Anglia . . . from Wikipeadia.

Strangers’ Hall is a living dolls’ house – a medieval merchants home where each room (and there
are many) is dressed for a different era. This beautifully preserved building dates back to 1320.

Norwich Market – (pictured) largest open air market in the
country

Norwich Lanes are a series of alleyways and open communal
spaces set just a few steps away from the clock tower of
Norwich City Hall. The medieval architecture is some of the
finest to be found anywhere in the UK. Today the lanes are
home to a thriving independent retail area and an array of
cafes, restaurants and bars.