West Norfolk Holiday Guide - Visit West Norfolk
West Norfolk Holiday Guide - Visit West Norfolk
West Norfolk Holiday Guide - Visit West Norfolk
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54 TRAVEL INFORMATION<br />
EASY TO REACH<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Norfolk</strong> is easily accessed<br />
from all parts of the UK by<br />
road, rail and air. Good access<br />
to ferry ports, airports and the<br />
Channel Tunnel means it is also<br />
easily reached from Europe.<br />
A1<br />
M25<br />
A1<br />
A47<br />
M6 A14<br />
Birmingham Ely<br />
Cambridge<br />
Heathrow<br />
Hull<br />
Gatwick<br />
A17 King's Lynn<br />
M11<br />
A10<br />
Stansted<br />
M2<br />
A11<br />
A14<br />
London<br />
Folkstone<br />
Norwich<br />
Dover<br />
Harwich<br />
KEY: <strong>West</strong> <strong>Norfolk</strong> Airport<br />
Ferry route<br />
Calais<br />
Zeebruge<br />
To Esbjerg<br />
Rotterdam<br />
Rail<br />
Roads<br />
Hook of<br />
Holland<br />
BY CAR<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Norfolk</strong> is easily accessed via the<br />
M11, A10 or A1 from the south and via<br />
the A47 and A17 from the Midlands and<br />
the North. Plan your route:<br />
www.transportdirect.info<br />
BY COACH<br />
National Express services run to King’s<br />
Lynn from London Victoria via Cambridge.<br />
Tel: 08717 818181<br />
www.nationalexpress.com/coach<br />
First’s Excel service X1 connects King’s<br />
Lynn with Peterborough and Norwich.<br />
BY RAIL<br />
First Capital Connect operates services<br />
from London King’s Cross to Downham<br />
Market and King’s Lynn – hourly to King’s<br />
Lynn (half hourly at peak times) with<br />
average journey time 1 hr 40 mins. (East<br />
Midlands Trains offer connecting services<br />
from the Midlands and the North via<br />
Peterborough and Ely). At King’s Cross/<br />
London St Pancras Eurostar provides<br />
direct services to Paris and Brussels.<br />
Eurostar<br />
Tel: 08432 186186<br />
www.eurostar.com<br />
First Capital Connect<br />
Tel: 0845 0264700<br />
www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk<br />
East Midlands Trains<br />
Tel: 08457 125678<br />
www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk<br />
National rail enquiries<br />
Tel: 0845 7484950<br />
www.nationalrail.co.uk<br />
BY AIR<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Norfolk</strong> enjoys good links to both<br />
domestic and international locations.<br />
Norwich International is just over<br />
1 hour drive. London Stansted airport is<br />
approximately 1.5 hours drive. London<br />
Heathrow, Gatwick and East Midlands<br />
airports are each around 2.5 hours drive.<br />
Norwich International<br />
Tel: 01603 411923<br />
www.norwichairport.co.uk<br />
London Stansted<br />
Tel: 0844 3351803<br />
www.stanstedairport.com<br />
BY FERRY<br />
The nearest ferry port is Harwich (approx<br />
2 hours drive). Stena Line operates car<br />
and passenger ferries to Hook of Holland.<br />
DFDS Seaways operates services to<br />
Esbjerg in Denmark. P&O Ferries links<br />
The Port of Hull (approx 2.5 hours drive)<br />
to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge.<br />
Stena Line<br />
Tel: 08447 707070<br />
www.stenaline.co.uk<br />
DFDS Seaways<br />
Tel: 0871 5229955<br />
www.dfdsseaways.co.uk<br />
P&O Ferries<br />
Tel: 08716 642121<br />
www.poferries.com<br />
<strong>Norfolk</strong> is a superb holiday<br />
destination and closer than<br />
you think to London – under<br />
two hours by train to the<br />
Olympic Park.<br />
In <strong>West</strong> <strong>Norfolk</strong> you have the perfect<br />
base for a family summer holiday in<br />
2012. You can combine a relaxing stay<br />
enjoying the wonderful coastline,<br />
unspoilt countryside and rich heritage,<br />
with a day or two in London soaking<br />
up the special Olympic atmosphere.<br />
Getting to London from <strong>West</strong> <strong>Norfolk</strong><br />
is easy. Trains from King’s Lynn to<br />
London King’s Cross take around 1<br />
hour 40 minutes (even quicker from<br />
Downham Market). There will be a<br />
direct service from St Pancras<br />
International using the bullet train<br />
service to get to Stratford<br />
International in just 7 minutes.<br />
Choose <strong>West</strong> <strong>Norfolk</strong> as your base for<br />
the celebrations and select from a<br />
wealth of accommodation and top<br />
attractions. The variety of<br />
accommodation offers something to<br />
suit all tastes and budgets, from<br />
camping and caravanning to luxurious<br />
hotels and country retreats.<br />
<strong>Visit</strong><br />
www.visitnorfolk2012.com<br />
for more information
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