EASTERN ENGLAND – World Travel

Louth

WorldTravelDB.com — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:59:57 +0000

A bustling market town of narrow lanes lined with Georgian and Victorian architecture, Louth straddles the River Lud between the Wolds to the west and the marshes of the Lincolnshire coast. The town is cleaved into two hemispheres, as the zero longitude line splits the town; it is marked by a plaque in Eastgate and sculptures dot the line as part of the Louth Art Trail. Louth’s other claim to fame is that it was the scene of a dramatic if short-lived revolt against Henry VIII in 1536.

The tourist office (609289; louthinfo@e-lindsey.gov.uk; New Market Hall, off Cornmarket; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, to 4.30pm Oct-Easter) has maps and can help find accommodation.

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Norfolk

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There’s an old saying that folks in Norfolk ‘have one foot on the land, and one in the sea’ although in truth there’s a whole watery grey area in between. Seemingly spread by palette knife in a wide coastal arc, Norfolk is drizzled with inland waterways. The idyllic Norfolk Broads beckon for boating holidays. Bird-watchers flock to its marshy nature reserves, and the county’s shingly coastline is a largely unspoilt crescent, fringed by pretty flint houses and boats hauling in fresh shellfish. And when you’ve had enough peace and quiet, you can always head for bustling county town, Norwich; which in addition to castle, cathedral and medieval churches galore has the liveliest pubs, clubs and restaurants around.

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Norfolk Broads

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Nature lovers, birders, boaties and anyone fond of splashing about in the water will undoubtedly want to linger in the county’s most beautiful attraction, the Norfolk Broads. A member of the national park’s family, the Broads are a mesh of navigable slow-moving rivers, freshwater lakes, wild water meadows, fens, bogs and saltwater marshes, flourishing nature reserves and bird sanctuaries that together form 125 miles of lock-free waterways.

A boat is by far the best vantage point from which to spy on its myriad birds, butterflies and watery wildlife. The tranquil landscape may not be dramatic in itself, but it is hypnotically peaceful and its very flatness means there’s little to shield your binocular vision from the winged and water-bound action taking place on all sides.

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Norwich

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Once described as having a pub for every day of the year and a church for every Sunday, vibrant Norwich (pronounced ‘norritch’) still has both in abundance and plenty more besides. These days the fabulous medieval wool churches that crop up on almost every street corner house everything from cybercafés to a puppet theatre in a heart-warming demonstration of how preservation and innovation can go hand in hand. Choice modern developments and the city’s artsy student population further ensure that its steep zigzagging warren of historic streets brim with activity. The city is home to a remarkable Norman keep and a marvellous cathedral, and while the city’s economic clout has waned considerably since its medieval heyday, Norfolk’s capital is still one of the region’s most appealing cities after Cambridge.

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Boston

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It was from this major medieval port that the Pilgrim Fathers – the first white settlers of the US – began their break for the freedom of the New World in 1607. These religious separatists suffered persecution and imprisonment, yet when word of their success made it back here, a crowd of locals followed them across the Atlantic to found a namesake town in the new colony of Massachusetts. Lying near the mouth of the River Witham, in the bay known as The Wash, the town is now a mere blip on the map in comparison to its US namesake, but it has hung onto much of its medieval appearance, timber-framed Tudor buildings and labyrinthine street grid with two main streets flanking the river and linked by footbridges.

The tourist office (356656; ticboston@boston.gov.uk; Market Pl; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat year-round) is under the Assembly Rooms on Market Pl.

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Peterborough

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The sprawling shopping-mad city of Peter-borough is home to a remarkable cathedral that alone justifies it as a day-trippers’ destination from Cambridge or London. And while the city’s high-gloss shopping malls are unlikely to quicken the pulse of visitors, they do inject a lively buzz into its streets. A scattering of other mildly interesting attractions beef up the town’s credentials, but really, see the cathedral and you can leave happy.

Peterborough’s bus and train stations are an easy walk west of the city centre. The tourist office (452336; www.visitpeterborough.com; 3-5 Minster Precincts; 9am-5pm Mon & Wed-Fri, 10am-5pm Tue, 10am-4pm Sat) is in front of the cathedral’s west front, and has information on guided walking and ghost tours (adult/child £4/2). It also has information on other attractions in the vicinity, including a steam railway and reconstructed Bronze Age roundhouses at Flag Fen.

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Bury St Edmunds

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A new buzz with an old message has settled over the genteel market town of Bury St Edmunds of late. Once home to one of the most powerful monasteries of medieval Europe, the town has just seen the completion of its fine cathedral with a new Gothic lantern tower – a mere 500 years after the present building was begun.

However, Bury has long attracted travellers for its powerful history, atmospheric ruins, handsome Georgian architecture and bustling agricultural markets, still held at Angel Hill on Wednesdays and Saturdays. While others come to the town on a mission to investigate the other reason for its fame: beer. Greene King, the famous Suffolk brewer, is based here with its doors wide open and welcome to thirsty visitors.

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Southwold

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One of the very prettiest of Eastern England’s seaside resorts, Southwold sits atop sturdy cliffs that have largely protected it from the fate of its increasingly subaquatic neighbours. Its reputation as a well-heeled holiday getaway has earned it the nickname ‘Kensington-on-Sea’ after the posh district of London, and its gorgeous sandy beach, pebble-walled cottages, cannon-dotted clifftop and rows of beachfront bathing huts are all undeniably picturesque. The occasional whiff of roasting malt is also a reminder that Southwold is home to the Adnams Brewery (727200; www.adnams.co.uk; Adnams Pl, Sole Bay Brewery), so what better excuse to try its creamy ales in one of the town’s old coaching inns.

The tourist office (724729; www.visit-southwold.co.uk; 69 High St; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat, 11am-4pm Sun Apr-Sep, 10.30am-3.30pm Mon-Fri, to 4pm Sat Oct-Mar) can help out with accommodation and information.

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Cambridge

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Few cities can take the breath away quite like Cambridge. It’s not just its tightly packed core of exquisite architecture, or even the mind-boggling mass of brain power that has passed through its world-famous university, but also it’s the sensation of drowning in history, tradition and quirky ritual that only seems to deepen the more you discover. But so too there is plentiful opportunity to come up for air, relaxing in the manicured college gardens, punting along the beautiful river ‘backs’ and roaming the lush water meadows that run out of the city.

And of course Cambridge is no mere repository of history and charm, it is very much a living city; its narrow streets are alive with the click and whirr of cyclists. The river is clogged with red-faced rowers, drifting punts and on occasion floundering freshmen. College porters still potter around in bowler hats, while gowned students wine and dine in cavernous medieval halls. Historic pubs echo with the same equal mix of intellectual banter and rowdy merrymaking that they have for centuries past. And a new generation of designer boutiques, coffee houses and slick nightlife venues is finding its niche in among the intriguing passageways and medieval doorways of the old town.

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Stamford

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Come rain or shine, this elegant town seems bathed in a warm glow thanks to the beautiful honey-coloured Lincolnshire limestone with which it’s built. Sloping gently up from the River Welland and a sprawling waterside park, its winding streets overflow with fine medieval and Georgian buildings. And if you feel as though you’re walking through a period drama, there’s a reason: Stamford has been used as a set for more drama productions than you can shake a clapperboard at.

The tourist office (755611; stamfordtic@southkesteven.gov.uk; 27 St Mary’s St; 9.30am-5pm Mon-Sat year-round, & 10am-4pm Sun Apr-Oct) is in the Stamford Arts Centre, and helps with accommodation. They can also arrange guided town walks (£3.50) and chauffeured punt trips.

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