England’s fourth-largest county by area, and yet not even in the top 20 by population, Norfolk is one of the country’s most rural and diverse regions. With landscapes varying from the unique and beautiful wetlands of the Broads – East Anglia’s only national park – to the beaches and marshlands of the north Norfolk coast, not to mention Norwich, one of the country’s most historic cities, you really could spend a very happy few weeks here discovering it all.
Most people don’t have that long, however, so you need to be selective – and this guide will help. Be sure to explore the long and varied coast (and not just in the north), which is home to some of England’s best sandy beaches as well as thriving colonies of grey seals. And don’t miss the unique network of rivers and lakes that make up the Broads – home, incidentally, to 25 per cent of Britain’s rarest wildlife species – while leaving time for the woods and heathlands of the Brecks, officially England’s driest region.
