What locals won’t tell you about Norfolk

So, let’s take a look at what locals won’t tell you about Norfolk! We’ve teased out some of the innermost secrets from locals, looking for great ideas to offer our guests at Number 10 The Abbey. Leaving the luxurious comfort of your serviced apartment, from Wymondham, head over to Snetterton and check the track’s calendar if you want something fast. You can book out a track day or watch GT cars and classic sports cars go through their paces. 

For the adventurous youngsters in the pack, the locals take their family to BeWILDerwood, an interactive adventure park that allows youngsters to explore among the trees, and Zipwire down, uncovering a host of Norfolk’s most popular characters along the way. 

In the neck of the woods

While you are literally in this neck of the woods, Norfolk has some amazing geocaches along the Bure Valley railway footpath so, if you fancy a walk with a difference, you can take the train, park at one station and walk to the next and then take the steam train back. Or indulge in some wild swimming in the River Bure, a beautiful stretch of free-flowing, clear water. Check out events run by TheCanoeMan where you can swim with locals who know the area.

There’s a range of shops fairly near featuring local crafts. The complex at Wroxham Barns includes Junior farm where the family can mix and mingle with the animals.

Kate Middleton was out shopping for vintage near to her Norfolk home, Anmer Hall, on the Sandringham estate but you don’t have to go that far if you fancy picking up some knick-knacks from bygone eras. There are many vintage style shops all across Norfolk. Check out stores ranging from the Vintage Deli Boutique in Dersingham, and nearer to Wymondham, Prim Vintage, Norwich, Retro or Recyclers, Thetford. 

Indigenous species & rare visitors

Also in North Norfolk, nature lovers will love Snettisham, Cley, and Titchwell where these unique habitats attract a host of birds from indigenous species to rarer visitors on their migratory path. Again, if you don’t fancy a whole day out travelling into North Norfolk from Wymondham, you can get to the equally impressive RSPB reserve, Strumpshaw Fen, where you can see Chinese water deer and feathered delights such as kingfishers, bitterns and osprey.

From here, if you are feeling energetic, continue east for more hands on outdoor activities at Fritton Lake such as canoeing and bushcraft and tree-climbing for the youngsters.

After all this activity, back on your way home, you can partake of a whiskey or a beer at one of the many tastings across Norfolk. The Ten Bells in Norwich hosts whiskey tasting evenings as do a number of smaller breweries.