Norfolk The Great Outdoors at Easter

Bird watching, boating, walking, cycling, horseracing, river trips, gardens, lamb feeding, heritage railways and Easter Egg Trails – Norfolk is packed with great ideas for the Easter Holidays.

“We are looking forward to a very busy Easter in Norfolk,” said Lydia Smith, Director, Norfolk Tourism. “Our new Outdoor Norfolk Campaign, http://www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/outdoors is encouraging visitors and local residents to get out and about in the county and go walking, boating, birdwatching, canoeing, cycling, fishing and horseriding at more than 100 locations, using public transport like the CoastHopper bus or The Bittern Line railway whenever possible. Norfolk with its endless skies is the place to enjoy the great outdoors.”

Here is a selection of Norfolk’s Easter offerings:
 The Veranda Resort Burnham Market International Horse Trials, Sussex Farm Burnham Market PE31 8JY, April 1 to April 3 http://www.musketeer.co.uk
 Explore the North Norfolk Coast and the Norfolk Coast Footpath using the CoastHopper bus http://www.coasthopper.co.uk.
 Ride The Bittern Line from Norwich to Sheringham and hop off at intermediate stations for a circular walk http://www.bitternline.com/walks2.htm.
 Visit RSPB Titchwell Marsh http://www.rspb.org.uk or Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s Cley Marshes http://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk.
 Go cycling around Thetford Forest http://www.bike-art.com or The Norfolk Broads http://www.thebroadsbybike.org.uk.
 Visit Wretham Lodge, East Wretham and Desert World Gardens, Santon Downham, both gardens open in aid of the National Gardens Scheme on April 4 and 5, http://www.norfolkgardens.org.
 Enjoy racing on Easter Monday, April 5 at Great Yarmouth Racecourse, http://www.greatyarmouth-racecourse.co.uk and Fakenham Racecourse http://www.fakenhamracecourse.co.uk.
 Feed the lambs at Junior Farm Wroxham Barns http://www.wroxhambarns.co.uk and Snettisham Farm Park http://www.snettishampark.co.uk.
 Take a river trip in Norwich on City Boats http://www.cityboats.co.uk
 Join Easter Egg Trails at Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, April 2 to 5, http://www.fairhavengarden.co.uk, Blickling Hall, April 4 and 5, Felbrigg Hall, April 4 and 5 and Oxburgh Hall, April 3 to 5 (all National Trust) http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk or take the Bure Valley Railway’s Easter Eggspress, April 2 to 5, http://www.bvrw.co.uk.
 Catch The King’s Morris dancing at Snettisham, Heacham and Thornham on April 5, tel. 01553 768930.

Indoor Ideas
 Visit Dragon Hall, Norwich’s magnificent medieval merchant’s trading hall http://www.dragonhall.org.
 Clive Webb and Danny Adams return to Great Yarmouth’s Hippodrome Circus with ‘Circus Hilarious, Keep Britain Laughing’, April 2 – 7, http://www.hippodromecircus.co.uk.
 Visit the exquisite Anderson Collection exhibition at The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich http://www.scva.ac.uk or Watercolour in Britain: Travelling with Colour at Norwich Castle Museum and Gallery, http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk.