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Choo choo! It was originally meant to be a wet day so we had planned to go on a heritage railway so that we could keep the dogs (and us) dry. But the sun was shining once again so we stayed with the railway plan but added some extra English Heritage places too. We arrived […]

Just me and the kids! Due to the high temperatures, we decided that Chris would stay home with the dogs to keep them cool. This meant that me and the kids could pick somewhere that didn’t welcome dogs and the kids wanted the zoo. We had booked tickets in advance so entry was quick and […]

Our fourth day of our Norfolk holiday began with a brief visit to English Heritage site Weeting Castle. Our main destination was Oxburgh Hall which was an unexpected delight. We had a newspaper voucher for free family entry to a National Trust property. Inide the house I discovered that Oxburgh used to be the home […]

Day 3 was full of highs and lows. We started on a high with a visit to the castle and priory at Castle Acre. Both sites are English Heritage and within close walking distance. Next we moved on to Castle Rising but sadly they had a special event on which was not free for English […]

After the long drive to get to Norfolk, we wanted to stay quite close to our cottage on the second day of our holiday. The closest town was Thetford so we headed there to see the sights/sites. We started with a visit to Thetford Priory, an English Heritage site. It was lovely and peaceful. Next […]