Historic market town, which has more listed buildings than any similar-sized town in Norfolk.
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Description
Description
Wymondham (pronounced Win-dum), on the Norwich to Cambridge railway line, is full of ancient buildings including the Market Cross and the ruins of the 900 year old Benedictine Abbey in the Tiffey Valley. Just outside the town is Kett’s Oak, named after landowner Robert Kett who led a peasants’ revolt against enclosures of common land in Norwich in 1549. After giving the Kings’ men a bloody nose he was eventually captured and executed at Norwich Castle with his brother William. The Wymondham Heritage Museum has an exhibit on Kett’s Rebellion. The town is also the eastern terminus of the Mid-Norfolk Railway to Dereham. A very different form of transport also finds its home close to Wymondham – the sports car manufacturer Lotus.
The towns main events: Please look at our events page for more details…
1 January New Years Day Race
January – Panto
Wymondham Symphony Orchestra concerts throughout the year http://www.wymondhamsymphonyorchestra.org.uk/
Wymondham Abbey Fairs – Spring, Summer and Christmas
Spring Arts Festival
May – Wymondham Abbey Fashion Show
May – Wymondham Duck Race
May – Nov Art Exhibitions Organiser Wymondham Arts Forum at Historic Norfolk Becket’s Chapel
May – Wymondham Beer Festival – organiser The White Hart Kieran and Kayleigh Bullen https://www.thewhitehartwymondham.co.uk/
May – Sept Wymondham in Bloom
June – Great Big Green Week
June – Wymondham Food & Drink Festival
June – Summer Steam Gala Mid Norfolk Railway
July – 1940’s Day Wymondham Heritage Museum
July – Sept Abbey Summer Concerts
July – Family Jazz Festival
August – Mid Norfolk 1940’s Weekend
Norfolk Heritage Open Days Heritage Open Days
Halloween at the Museum Wymondham Heritage Museum
November – Remembrance Day
November – Wymondham Words Festival
November – Fireworks – at Wymondham Rugby Club
Mid November – Festive Lights Switch On & Elf Trail tbc
November – EAMA 10k – organiser South Norfolk Council https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/eama10k
December – Christmas at the Museum Wymondham Heritage Museum
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