Villages and Towns of The Norfolk BroadsThe villages and towns of The Norfolk Broads provide a beautiful backdrop for any holiday visitor or boating enthusiast to enjoy. The Norfolk Broads are situated in an area of Britain known as East Anglia, which has always been a favourite British holiday spot. Whether you want to go boating, hiking or bird watching, or you prefer the sand ad the sea, Norfolk has a lot to offer adults and children alike. There are bustling market towns that date back to the Saxon era and back into what is known as the Dark Ages, as well as agricultural communities and small villages such as Acle, Blakney, Blakney Point and Blofield. When you visit the Norfolk Broads you should take some time out to visit the ancient Cathedral city of Norwich and its mix of modern and ancient architecture. Great Yarmouth has been a favourite seaside holiday spot for generations of British families as have Kings Lynn and the much smaller town and beautiful sandy beaches of Hunstanton.There are a good number of small market towns and villages in the Broads area, Wroxham, the capital, is noted for having the largest village store in the world. Great Yarmouth has been a favourite seaside town since the late seventeen hundreds, and for may years the town was a fishing port that majored in herrings. Nowadays Yarmouth serves the off shore oil rigs that are out in the North Sea. Yarmouth was the first town to come under air attack from the German Zeppelins during the First World War in 1915 and although the town was damaged, much of the medieval wall near the South Quay is still standing. The seaside town of Cromer is in the northern part of Norfolk, where the famous Cromer Carnival takes place. Harleston is an ancient market town that is situated at the other end, the southern most tip of Norfolk and is a bridging point on the River Waveney that separates Harleston from Suffolk. The village of Synderstone is situated midway between Kings Lynn and Norwich, and about ten miles from the North Norfolk coast. The village is more than a thousand years old and is mentioned in the 1066 Domesday Book. The original name of the village was Sidsterne, derived from the Old English and meaning large estate. The town of Swaffham was popular with the Norfolk rich folk in the eighteenth century, Lord Nelson often visited Montpelier House, one of the Georgian Buildings still situated around Swaffham’s market place today. Upton and South Walsham villages are situated between the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth and the Cathedral city of Norwich. The villages have been part of Norfolk since before the time of the Domesday Book, which listed all the land, buildings and animals across England in 1066. Wymondham is an historic market town, it was called Wimundham in the Domesday Book and the ancient Saxon church and Abbey signify that it was an important town even before the coming of the Normans. It is now one of the largest parishes in Norfolk and is surrounded by seventeen other villages. During the time of the Normans the Great Priory was built, which brought a lot of trade to the area and business for local people. Find local history, hire boats, country cottages and more with TheNorfolkBroads.info's Norfolk related information pages, holiday offers and web links.
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