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38 ACCOMMODATION: DOWNHAM MARKET IN AND AROUND DOWNHAM MARKET 2011 SILVER GILT AWARD WINNER TOWN CATEGORY – ANGLIA IN BLOOM Dating back to Saxon times, Downham Market is a gateway to West Norfolk and one of the oldest market towns in Norfolk. The attractive market place is immediately identifiable by the splendidly unusual black and white clock. The town retains a really intimate feel, characterised by many fine buildings, a bustling market on Friday and Saturday and a host of local independent shops, friendly cafés and pubs. Downham Market is the ideal centre for visiting and enjoying a variety of attractions and activities in the surrounding Fens. Through the pretty village of Denver, you can visit and explore the restored Denver Windmill with its tearoom serving freshly baked cakes and bread. Just down the road from the windmill is the fascinating Denver Sluice complex, instrumental in the drainage and water management of the Fens. This is a fascinating place to explore, watch the boats, have a picnic or pop into the local pub. Again close to Downham Market the children will enjoy a visit to Church Farm Rare Breeds Centre at Stow Bardolph, including an indoor ‘treehouse’ play 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 A B C D E F G H Map 3 DOWNHAM MARKET area, animal encounters, tractor rides, outdoor play areas, gifts and tea room. A few miles south of Downham Market is the renowned Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Centre at Welney. Discover this special wetland environment and its wildlife at the easy access visitor centre. Visit in November for the Festival of Swans and throughout winter to marvel at the thousands of birds who use it as their winter home. Also easy to reach are the nearby attractions Gooderstone Water Gardens and Oxburgh Hall. Downham Market provides the perfect base for exploring the Fen Rivers Way long distance trail along with excellent bird watching, angling, golf and sailing opportunities nearby. MARKETS Regular markets are held on Fridays and Saturdays, with additional craft and collectable markets held on some Fridays and every Saturday. LEISURE Downham Market Leisure Centre Wet and dry facilities – swimming pool with sports and fitness facilities. Downham Market Leisure Centre, Bexwell Road, Downham Market, PE38 9LL. Tel: (01366) 386868. FURTHER INFORMATION Council Information Centre (incorporating Tourist Information), The Priory Centre, Priory Road, Downham Market, PE38 9JS. Tel: (01553) 763044 (King’s Lynn TIC).
Chestnut Villa VB ★★★ DOWNHAM MARKET Contact: June & Ted Plumb, Chestnut Villa, 44 Railway Rd, Downham Market PE38 9EB. Tel: (01366) 384099 email: chestnutvilla@talk21.com www.chestnutvilla-downham.co.uk Bedrooms: 2 double (en-suite), 2 twin > 9 ¢ ; ° Ôı† t r ± º ¯ Y p Open: all year Map 3: C4 “Discover the historic gateway town of Downham Market – a great base for exploring the surrounding countryside” Visitors to the southern parts of West Norfolk will discover two quite different types of landscape. DISCOVER THE BRECKS Moving east from Downham Market, the Brecks, an Chalk & Cheese VB INSPECTION AWAITED SHOULDHAM Contact: Andrew & Bridget Archibald, Chalk & Cheese, 1 Eastgate St, Shouldham, King’s Lynn PE33 0DD. Tel: (01366) 348039 email: andrew.chalkandcheese@gmail.com Bedrooms: 2 double, 1 twin (all en-suite) > 9 Î ¢ ; ° Ô Q fi Ì — ı- 3 ^ Z ı t r ± ≈ º ¯ Y X p Open: all year Map 1: C5 Thorpland Manor Barns ★★★★ GOLD AWARD DOWNHAM MARKET Seventeenth-century barn, skilfully converted into two holiday cottages with six reconstructed barns nearby – all have traditional features, beams and memorabilia. Offering a high quality of comfort with washing machines, tumble dryers, microwaves etc. Peacefully situated with rural views, private fishing, farm walks, birdwatching, outdoor swimming pool heated May to October, indoor hot tub, sauna, pool table and table football. Sleeping: 2/6 + cot Bookings: Mrs M Caley, Thorpland Manor Barns, Downham Road, Runcton Holme, King’s Lynn PE33 0AD. Tel: (01553) 810409 / 07880 728405 Fax: (01553) 811831 www.thorplandmanorbarns.co.uk > Î ¢ ; ° Ô p — - ^ . ` D W ? s Open: all year Map 1: C5 Prices per week: Seven properties from £227.00 to £852.00. Special rates: 3 night short breaks available on request September to May. 4 area of 370 square miles of countryside, stretches out across parts of Norfolk and Suffolk. It is a place of strange beauty and hidden stories which go back to the Stone Age. You can walk, cycle or ride the ancient trackways and peaceful forest trails, explore the heathland and forest nature reserves or ACCOMMODATION: DOWNHAM MARKET 39 Lode Hall Holiday Park AA uuu THREE HOLES, WISBECH Contact: Fran Johnson, Lode Hall Holiday Park, Silt Road, Three Holes, Wisbech, PE14 9JW. Tel/Fax: (01354) 638476 email: dick@lode-hall.co.uk www: lode-hall.co.uk Pitches: 20 (adults only) T ÌıU - 3 ı w d = Ç » ) Æ p Open: all year Map 1: A6 5 3 Prices Prices for serviced accommodation are normally quoted per person per night, based on two people sharing a twin or double room, unless stated otherwise on the advert. Prices for self catering accommodation are normally quoted per unit, not per person. Prices for touring, camping and caravan sites are normally quoted per pitch, but some sites may quote a price per person. 1 Historic market town 2 Denver Windmill 3 Wide Fen horizons 4 Relax along the waterways 5 Explore Downham Market visit many fine historic buildings and sites. DISCOVER THE FENS The fascinating Fens of West Norfolk are part of a vast area of Fen landscape which stretch out beyond West Norfolk to parts of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. A unique and fascinating place of big 1 2 skies and broad horizons, there is a wealth of history and heritage to be explored.
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38 ACCOMMODATION: DOWNHAM MARKET<br />
IN AND AROUND<br />
DOWNHAM MARKET<br />
2011 SILVER GILT AWARD WINNER<br />
TOWN CATEGORY – ANGLIA IN BLOOM<br />
Dating back to Saxon times,<br />
Downham Market is a gateway<br />
to <strong>West</strong> <strong>Norfolk</strong> and one of<br />
the oldest market towns in<br />
<strong>Norfolk</strong>. The attractive<br />
market place is immediately<br />
identifiable by the splendidly<br />
unusual black and white clock.<br />
The town retains a really<br />
intimate feel, characterised by<br />
many fine buildings, a bustling<br />
market on Friday and<br />
Saturday and a host of local<br />
independent shops, friendly<br />
cafés and pubs.<br />
Downham Market is the ideal centre<br />
for visiting and enjoying a variety of<br />
attractions and activities in the<br />
surrounding Fens.<br />
Through the pretty village of Denver,<br />
you can visit and explore the restored<br />
Denver Windmill with its tearoom<br />
serving freshly baked cakes and bread.<br />
Just down the road from the<br />
windmill is the fascinating Denver Sluice<br />
complex, instrumental in the drainage<br />
and water management of the Fens.<br />
This is a fascinating place to explore,<br />
watch the boats, have a picnic or pop<br />
into the local pub.<br />
Again close to Downham Market the<br />
children will enjoy a visit to Church Farm<br />
Rare Breeds Centre at Stow Bardolph,<br />
including an indoor ‘treehouse’ play<br />
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1<br />
A B C D E F G H<br />
Map 3<br />
DOWNHAM MARKET<br />
area, animal encounters, tractor rides,<br />
outdoor play areas, gifts and tea room.<br />
A few miles south of Downham<br />
Market is the renowned Wildfowl and<br />
Wetlands Trust Centre at Welney.<br />
Discover this special wetland<br />
environment and its wildlife at the easy<br />
access visitor centre. <strong>Visit</strong> in November<br />
for the Festival of Swans and throughout<br />
winter to marvel at the thousands of<br />
birds who use it as their winter home.<br />
Also easy to reach are the nearby<br />
attractions Gooderstone Water Gardens<br />
and Oxburgh Hall.<br />
Downham Market provides the<br />
perfect base for exploring the Fen Rivers<br />
Way long distance trail along with<br />
excellent bird watching, angling, golf<br />
and sailing opportunities nearby.<br />
MARKETS<br />
Regular markets are held on Fridays<br />
and Saturdays, with additional craft<br />
and collectable markets held on<br />
some Fridays and every Saturday.<br />
LEISURE<br />
Downham Market Leisure Centre<br />
Wet and dry facilities – swimming<br />
pool with sports and fitness facilities.<br />
Downham Market Leisure Centre,<br />
Bexwell Road, Downham Market,<br />
PE38 9LL. Tel: (01366) 386868.<br />
FURTHER INFORMATION<br />
Council Information Centre<br />
(incorporating Tourist Information),<br />
The Priory Centre, Priory Road,<br />
Downham Market, PE38 9JS.<br />
Tel: (01553) 763044 (King’s Lynn TIC).
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