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A visit to Norwich should also include a walk along the River Wenson to see the
ancient Norwich Bishop Bridge and the 15th-century arch at Pulls Ferry. And
don't miss Tombland, the Anglo-Saxon market square where there are now plenty of
restaurants and bars, plus Tombland Antiques Centre, 14 Tombland ( &   01603/
619129 ), a three-floor house opposite the cathedral with 60-plus dealers. Nearby is
cobbled Elm Hill with more Tudor houses than the whole of the city of London,
many now attractive little shops and restaurants.
Blickling Hall HISTORIC HOME This was the home of the Boleyn fam-
ily—Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII's second wife and the trigger for the Reforma-
tion of the Catholic Church in England. This version of the house was built in the
early 17th century and is one of the best examples of such architecture in the
country. The long gallery has an elaborate 17th-century ceiling, and the Peter the
Great Room has a fine tapestry. The house is set in ornamental parkland with a
formal garden and an orangery.
Blickling (off the A140 Norwich-Cromer Rd., near Aylsham). &   01263/738030. www.nationaltrust.org.
uk. House and gardens £9.75 adults, £4.75 children 5-15, £26 family ticket; gardens only £6.50 adults,
£3.30 children, £13 family ticket. Late July-mid-Sept Wed-Mon 11am-5pm; mid-Sept-late July Wed-
Sun 11am-5pm.
Norwich Castle CASTLE This handsome Norman keep was once part of a
larger castle. It was used as a gaol in the 14th century and turned into a museum in
1894. It now has a fascinating collection of paintings from the Norwich School of
Artists as well as other fine art, natural history, and archeological exhibits.
Castle Meadow. &   01603/493625. www.norwich12.co.uk. Admission £6.20 adults, £4.40 children 4-16.
Late June-Oct Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm; closes 4:30pm rest of year.
Norwich Cathedral CATHEDRAL Dating from 1096, the Norman-
designed cathedral is noted for its long nave and high columns and took more than
200 years to build. The impressive choir stalls have handsome 15th-century miseri-
cords, and the 13th-century quadrangular cloisters are the largest monastic cloisters
in England.
62 The Close. &   01603/218300. www.cathedral.org.uk. Free admission; £4 suggested donation. Open
daily 7:30am-6:30pm.
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts GALLERY The private art collection of Sir
Robert and Lady Sainsbury is on display at the University of East Anglia, 3 miles west
of Norwich on Earlham Road. The 1978 award-winning exhibition hall was designed
by Sir Norman Foster and has large areas of glass, providing superb light to view the
collection of modern, ancient, classical, and ethnographic art, including work by
Francis Bacon, Alberto Giacometti, and Henry Moore.
University of East Anglia, Earlham Rd. &   01603/593199. www.scva.org.uk. Free admission. Tues-Sun
10am-5pm. Bus: 22, 25, or 35 from the city.
Second Air Division Memorial Library LIBRARY The Second Air Division of
the 8th U.S. Army Air Force is remembered in the Millennium Library with a special
room containing books and a living documentation devoted to the Second Air Divi-
sion while it was based in East Anglia.
The Forum, Millennium Plain. &   01603/774747. www.2ndair.org.uk. Free admission. Mon-Sat 9am-5pm.
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