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15 new gardens open for the National Gardens Scheme this year, with 6 this spring to support the worthwhile causes of the charities.
This includes Fairhaven Woodland and Water garden, South Walsham in May. There are 70 open gardens and 103 open days in total throughout the county.
The NGS provide a calendar of the open gardens and details of commercial gardens, nurseries and garden centres in Norfolk.
To discover more about the gardens of Norfolk and the NGS click here! | | Visit the ''Kingdom'' Trail | Kingdom', the popular ITV series in now being screened in Denmark, Norway and Sweden with competitions to visit Norfolk. A guided tour of the Kingdom trail, Norwich and the Broads is included, with accommodation provided for twelve international visitors at Best Western Hoste Arms, Le Strange Arms, Knights Hill Hotel, The George Hotel , Searles Leisure Resort and Manor House Farm.
The series was filmed mostly on location in Swaffham, Norfolk. It follows the fortunes of lawyer Peter Kingdom (played by Stephen Fry) and a host of loveable characters.
To find out more about Kingdom, its cast and crew, the real life market town of Swaffham and to view a picture gallery and video clips from the series please visit our Kingdom section. | | Norfolk in May - World Class Sights and Sounds! | The Norfolk & Norwich Festival, one of the UK’s oldest city festivals runs from Friday 2 to Sunday 17 May. Some of the biggest names in classical music, jazz, dance and large-scale performance will fill Norwich with world class sights and sounds.
But there is much more to enjoy including Art Alive – artists live in 12 Norfolk Churches in early May.
Then later in the month 250 Norfolk artists throw open the doors of their studios, spare rooms, sheds, caravans, boathouses, outhouses and galleries for the annual Open Studios event.
Click here for more details of all these new and exciting upcoming events! | | Norfolk's market towns | Norfolk has a huge selection of pretty market towns for you to discover. Each with their own unique character, you will be spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing from the farmers’ markets, local restaurants, antique shops and independent stores on offer, not forgetting the ancient buildings and attractions. To find our more, visit our new Market Towns section. | | Churches in Norfolk | No county in Britain is richer in its historic Churches than Norfolk – there are over 650 of them, every one of them with a treasure to discover and a fascinating story to tell.
Take a look at our examples and you will not be disappointed. More... | | Super Savings! | Fancy a last minute getaway? Why not take advantage of a great special offer at a hotel, B&B, cottage or holiday park and spend a few days exploring the delights of Norfolk?
Click here to find out more! | | Photo Credits | | Animated images supplied by Tom Mackie.
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