Browsing local attractions within 10 miles of Machrimore
Fakenham Road, Thursford, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 0BD, (8 miles, 12kms), Tel: 01328 878345, Email, www.seafoodnorthnorfolk.co.uk
Awarded 2AA Rosettes April 2010 & 2011 for culinary excellence. The Old Forge Seafood Restaurant is recommended as 'a must' by food critics in East Anglia. It is renowned for its seafood dishes although a meat dish is always available.
Speciality: Seafood
Restaurant
Village Centre, Blakeney, Norfolk, NR25 7, (7 miles, 11kms), www.visitnorthnorfolk.com
Attractive village and small port at the mouth of the River Glaven.
Village
Town Centre, Burnham Market, Norfolk, PE31 8, (5 miles, 8kms), www.visitwestnorfolk.com
Known as 'Chelsea-on-Sea', Burnham Market has an attractive green surrounded by fine 17/18th C. houses and flint cottages.
Town
Town Centre, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9, (8 miles, 13kms), www.visitnorthnorfolk.com
Thriving market town, set on the River Wensum.
Holkham Estate, Wells-next- the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1AB, (2 miles, 3kms), Tel: 01328 710227, Email, www.holkham.co.uk
Steeped in history, Holkham Hall has the perfect location, surrounded by acres of rolling parkland rich in wildlife and the nearby north Norfolk coast with its stunning beach.
Historic House
Museum
Wildlife Park
Café
Village Centre, Little Walsingham, Norfolk, NR22 6, (4 miles, 7kms), www.visitnorthnorfolk.com
Picturesque village, a famous pilgrimage centre since 1061.
Pensthorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 0LN, (9 miles, 14kms), Tel: 01328 851465, Email, www.pensthorpe.com
Waterfowl and wildfowl collections with information centre, conservation shop, adventure play area, walks, award winning gardens, nature trails, homemade food in a licensed restaurant and beautiful gift shop
Nature Reserve
Conference residential venue
Sculthorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9GN, (8 miles, 13kms), Tel: 01328 856788, Email, www.hawkandowl.org
A beautiful wildlife haven. Boardwalks, visitor centre and hides accessible to all.
Birdwatching
Town Centre, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1, (0.3 miles, 0.5kms), www.visitnorthnorfolk.com
Picturesque small town, its harbour home to a fleet of little fishing boats.
Morston Visitor Information Centre, Morston Quay, Quay Road, Morston, NR25 7BH, (6 miles, 9kms), Tel: 01263 740241
One of Britain's foremost Nature Reserves, a 3.5 mile sand and shingle spit with colonies of breeding terns and seals.
Sailing
Main Road, Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, PE31 8DD, (7 miles, 11kms), Tel: 01485 210256
Independently run and part of national network of tourist information centres. Hundreds of leaflets we've got on display and get your queries answered. Excellent selection of maps, guide books, postcards and other printed material for sale.
Information Centre
Burnham Market Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9SA, (8 miles, 12kms), Tel: 01328 856614
12 bay floodlit driving range and par - 3, 9-hole Pitch and Putt.
Golf Driving Range
Fakenham Library, Oak Street, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9DY, (8 miles, 13kms), Tel: 07528 300103
The tourist information desk is the first port of call for visitors to Fakenham & the surrounding areas. Leaflet displays in the entrance lobby showcase North Norfolk attractions & provide information on local transport & other facilities.
Kelling Road, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 7DU, (10 miles, 16kms), Tel: 01263 713117
Holt Hall offers environmental residential and day courses to schools, colleges & universities as well as corporate events, team building and away days. The Centre can also be booked for film locations, conferences or wedding receptions.
Village Hall
Gately, nr Fakenham, to Thetford, NR27 9EL, (8 miles, 13kms), Tel: 0117 926 8893
A feature of this 30-mile signed route is that it passes through the distinctive Breckland landscape of Mid-Norfolk, following many minor roads.
Cycle Route
Station Road, Little Walsingham, Norfolk, NR22 6EB, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01328 820610, Email, www.iconpainter.org.uk/
The Chapel has been open to visitors daily since 1967. Styled on the Byzantine model with icons, an icon screen, tower and onion dome, the Orthodox Christian Chapel until 2009 had an iconographer.
Church
Cross Street, Salthouse, Norfolk, NR25 7XH, (10 miles, 16kms)
The North Norfolk Exhibition Project is delighted to present Salthouse 09, a site-specific exhibition of contemporary art in the historic setting of Salthouse Church: a Grade I listed building overlooking the North Norfolk marshes and coast
Blakeney, Norfolk, (7 miles, 11kms), Tel: 01362 694132
This is a Murder Mystery Trail. The trail is in the region of 2 miles long and you should allow approximately 2 hours to complete.
Walking Route
Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, (8 miles, 13kms), Tel: 01362 694132
This is a walking trail in the Murder Mystery format.
Fakenham, Norfolk, (8 miles, 13kms), Tel: 01362 694132
The trail is in the Treasure Hunt format. It is approximately 2 miles long and you should allow at least 2 hours to complete it.
Wells, Norfolk, (0.3 miles, 0.4kms), Tel: 01362 694132
This is a Murder Mystery Walking Trail and, whilst there is a gentle hill during the Trail, it is considered suitable for both pushchairs and wheelchairs.
Shire Hall Museum, Walsingham, Norfolk, NR27 1YQ, (4 miles, 7kms), Tel: 01328 820510
