African Violet Centre, Terrington St Clement. 01553 828374
See and buy the pretty flowers, have a cup of tea in the tea room.

Bircham Windmill, Great Bircham (A10), 01485 578393
See the mill: Tea rooms, gift shop, cycle hire.

Castle Acre Priory and Castle, The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history.

Castle Rising Medieval castle to the North of Lynn.

Church Farm Rare Breeds Centre
Stow Bardolph, Just off A10 near Downham Market. 01366 382162
Longhorn cattle, sheep and goats, pigs, horses and donkeys. Petting pen. Adventure Park etc.

Cockley Cley, near Swaffham. 01760 721339
Family settlement typical of the Iron Age Iceni Tribe of East Anglia. See how Queen Boudicca lived.

Collectors World
Hermitage Hall, Downham Market. 01366 383185
Old Benedictine Hall, Museum, Magical Dickens World, Ancient Chapel, Animal Encounters Park, Magical Maize Maze and much more ...

Eau Brink Cactus Nursery
Eau Brink Road, King's Lynn. 01553 617635
Collection of cacti and succulents demonstrating how plants have evolved in different ways to survive in the arid conditions of deserts.

Elgoods Brewery Visitor Centre and Gardens
200-year-old working brewery and 4 acres of magnificent gardens, re-instated with original Georgian and Victorian features. Open May - September.

Fakenham Racecourse, Friendly National Hunt Racecourse, situated in the picturesque countryside of North Norfolk. Its racing season runs between October and May. 01328 862388

Houghton Hall, Houghton, King's Lynn.
Historic House, built in 1720's by Britain's first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole. Home to a herd of spectacular White Fallow Deer. Park and Walled Gardens, Contemporary sculptures, Model Soldier Collection, Restaurant and Gift Shop.

Hunstanton, "Sunny Hunny" is a popular holiday seaside resort, with a friendly family atmosphere. Traditional coastal attractions, donkey rides, road train, sea buggy for trips up and down the coast. There is also a swimming pool, an indoor leisure centre, a theatre and Sealife Centre.

Japanese Garden
Chapel Road, Terrington St. Clement. 01553 828874
Display garden is free to wander around. The nursery stocks a large variety of rare and unusual plants.

Narborough Hall
One of Norfolk's most beautiful and romantic private homes. Set in the valley of the River Nar it is surrounded by ancient parkland, lakes and woods.

Norfolk Lavender, England's premier lavender farm offers a herb garden, tearoom, garden centre and gift shop.

Oxburgh Hall, Garden & Estate
Oxborough, King's Lynn. 01366 328258.
National Trust property. 15th-century moated manor house, with magnificent gatehouse, chapel, attractive gardens & delightful woodland walks.

Sandringham House
We have posh neighbours here in Lynn: The Queen's country retreat, once described as "The most comfortable house in England", is just off the A149 between King's Lynn and Hunstanton.

The house, grounds and museum are open between April and October, apart from the end of July. Surrounding woodland walks are always open. The visitor centre/restaurant is open all year, except for Good Friday and Christmas Day. Enquiries: 01553 772675.

St George's Guildhall
King Street, King's Lynn. 01553 76556.
National Trust property. Largest surviving medieval Guildhall in England, site of the Red Barn Gallery and King's Lynn Arts Centre.

Snettisham Nature Reserve, The RSPB's Snettisham reserve is one of the UK's best places for bird-watching.

Snettisham Park
A day in the country for townies ... a safari to a herd of deer, help bottle feed lambs, walk a farm trail, throw a clay pot, then relax in the Orchard Tea Room. Super for the kids.

Swaffham Raceway, Just off A47 bypass. 01754 762544
Greyhound racing. (Stock car and banger racing have been discontinued.) Check for events.

Titchwell Marsh, Situated on the stunning north Norfolk coast, Titchwell Marsh is one of the RSPB's most visited reserves.

The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, This nature reserve, in the Ouse Washes north east of Welney village, is the winter home of thousands of swans and ducks from northern Europe and the Arctic.

Walpole Water Gardens
Walpole St Peter, Wisbech. 0771 874 5935
Exotic water gardens with palms, banamas, bamboos, grasses etc. Black swans, ornamental ducks, koi carp, tea rooms, gallery.

Westacre Theatre
River Road, Westacre, PE32 1UD. 01760 755 800
Indoor and outdoor Summer Theatre, with productions most of the year.

Woodhouse Farm Park
Jew House Drove, Friday Bridge, Between March and Wisbech. 01945 860309
All weather attraction and indoor play centre. Farm animals, play barns, outdoor play area, tea room, gift shop, holiday accomodation.