East Ruston Old Vicarage
 

"Sacha" wrote in message
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Has anyone visited this garden? We're hoping to go next month, taking a
week in the area and pootling about for a bit. Any tips on good places to
stay/see/visit would be very welcome.
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I went last year. It is very impressive. So much so I'm going again soon,
even though it costs £6! The owners have formed several long corridors which
criss cross the site and each is blanked off with a hedge into which a hole
is cut to frame a landmark, eg., churches and Happisburgh (Haisboro)
Lighthouse. The intensity of gardening over such a large site is amazing.

My favourite places in Norfolk for taking visitors would be:
Burnham Overy Staithe and doing the mile or so walk from the Staithe to the
beach, usually deserted even in high season. plus there's ample free
parking.

The Victoria at Holkham which is a pub/hotel on the Holkham Estate, then
you can drive through the Holkham Estate. Holkham beach is vast.

Blakeney, quite near Holkham and is a staple for any calendar of Norfolk.
You can go on seal trips from here or the adjoining Morston Quay

Sandringham House and Gardens in west Norfolk, is worth a look.


mark

East Ruston Old Vicarage
 

"mark" wrote
I went last year. It is very impressive. So much so I'm going again
soon, even though it costs £6! The owners have formed several long
corridors which criss cross the site and each is blanked off with a
hedge into which a hole is cut to frame a landmark, eg., churches and
Happisburgh (Haisboro) Lighthouse. The intensity of gardening over
such a large site is amazing.

Yes, I agree. East Ruston is definitely worth a visit - lovely gardens.
They're holding a summer party event one evening next month, if that
coincides with your stay Sacha. One of the owners, Alan Gray, writes a
gardening page for the regional EDP newspaper's Saturday supplement and
regularly contributes on local radio horticultural programmes.

Some additions to other suggestions for places to visit:
Norwich Castle Museum.
Norwich Cathedral and Cathedral Close.
Art museum at The Sainsbury Centre (at UEA in Norwich).
http://www.scva.org.uk/ .
Pensthorpe, where the BBC's "Springwatch" programme is currently being
broadcast from. http://www.pensthorpe.com/gardens/index.htm .
Fairhaven Woodland and Water Gardens.
If you pootle further to the south of the county there's Bressingham
Gardens, featuring the late Alan Bloom's Dell Garden plus his adjacent
steam engine collection.

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Sue

East Ruston Old Vicarage
 

On 10/06/10 12:12, Sacha wrote:
On 2010-06-10 02:18:23 +0100, "Sue" said:
I love
Springwatch and while it does show nature redin tooth and claw, I think
it should be compulsory viewing for children over e.g. 8, to learn about
the real country as opposed to the Beatrix Potter notions!

Some of the kingfisher and otter film clips are getting over used.