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Must have been a kayaking group out for the holiday! Lots of folks to watch out for in the water. I agree that the buildings further in at Norwich are much more attractive.
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Must have been a kayaking group out for the holiday! Lots of folks to watch out for in the water. I agree that the buildings further in at Norwich are much more attractive.
There is so much more to come - and much more beautiful buildings.
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Monday 4 May – part four: we need to do a 360 degree turn!
We were certainly getting the impression that Norwich was a thriving city with lots of development going on. We still had a fair way further to go before we got to the Norwich Yacht Station, which is where we were aiming for…
When we got there, Mark wanted to turn the boat around before we moored up, so I looked on Google Maps and found that there was a wider section a little further on, so he expertly did a 360 degree turn, despite his fears that, with people watching, he’d muck up. Not a bit of it!
We headed back down to the yacht station, where there was someone on hand to guide us in and help us tie up – the bonus of paying for a mooring spot, you get some help when you most need it.
Finally, all safely tied up, we paid our £5 mooring fee for the day (it’s more if you stay overnight) and the guy told us which route to take to see the main attractions of Norwich. We started out by walking down along the river.
Where Mark so expertly turned around!
Then we came to Bishop Bridge, Norwich’s only remaining medieval bridge, which dates from 1341. It once formed part of Norwich’s defences, some of which we’d already seen remnants of as we’d sailed in. We had a bit of a wait for the tour group on top of it to clear away, but finally when they did, we were able to get some nice photos of it…
Now you see them….
… now you don’t!
We then headed over it…
We’d been told by the guy at the yacht station to just walk up this road and it would take us up to the cathedral and I have to say it was very picturesque, with beautiful buildings scattered all over the place.
We followed the signs for the cathedral, and soon we were getting tantalising glimpses of it towering above us…
We found ourselves in this beautiful little residential area, which I’m sure was once part of the cathedral grounds, and for all I know, it could still be.
Nice parking, Mark!
This is indeed a cute little town, made just for photos. So glad it's a nice weather day too!
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I love the picture of the building with the blue door. It would make a great puzzle!!
Great job turning around Mark!
That is what I love about your side of the pond. Our country has it's history even though it is only 230ish years old, but you all have 1000's of years of history and ruins and castles.....any everything.
I have been to Ireland (way back in 1979). England is on my bucket list.
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Norwich is such a nice town. I didn't spend nearly enough time when I was there. I combined it with a trip to Essex for the Beth Chatto Gardens and spent so much time there I ended up slighting Norwich. I'd love to get back to East Anglia.
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I love the picture of the building with the blue door. It would make a great puzzle!!
It would, but with all the brickwork, it would be a bit evil too...
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Great job turning around Mark!
That is what I love about your side of the pond. Our country has it's history even though it is only 230ish years old, but you all have 1000's of years of history and ruins and castles.....any everything.
I have to say I'm very proud of our history and I love the fact it dates back so far. I have to confess to taking American friends to places quite deliberately, so that they stand there and say "but this building/structure is older than our country" and we're always like
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I have been to Ireland (way back in 1979). England is on my bucket list.
Do let us know if you ever have plans to make it over here - we'd be happy to act as guides for you!
Norwich is such a nice town. I didn't spend nearly enough time when I was there. I combined it with a trip to Essex for the Beth Chatto Gardens and spent so much time there I ended up slighting Norwich. I'd love to get back to East Anglia.
Now I feel bad, as I've never heard of the Beth Chatto Gardens.
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