Official Guide to North Walsham 2023-2024
Everything you need to know about North Walsham and the local area for visitors and residents alike in a full colour, 160 page book. Up to date information on groups, services, businesses, events and stuff to see in the North Walsham area along with extensive history of the town in words and photos.
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The Official Guide to
North Walsham
2023 - 2024
North Walsham High Street Heritage Action Zone
North Walsham’s town centre has been recognised by Historic England as a High Street
Heritage Action Zone. Between 2020 and 2024 a number of key partners have come
together to invest over £3.6m of funding in this historic town centre. This work has
focussed on revitalising the heart of the town centre by delivering major capital work
improvements to the Market Place, Church Approach and also the Lokes and gateways
that lead people in. Building Improvement Grants have been given out to support many
historic buildings, improving and updating shop fronts, repairing historic features and
bringing back into use previously unused space
The HAZ has also attracted additional investment into the town by delivering a new Travel
Hub, refurbished toilets and a brand new Changing Places toilet (due for completition
mid 2023.) Alongside the works, there is a parallel, separately funded heritage focussed
Cultural Programme. This is a series of activities and events that continues to devise
and deliver a wide range of events aimed at all ages. Projects have and will encourage
community input and participation, to ensure a programme with positive long term
effects that increase footfall and benefit the town.
Contact us: northwalsham.hshaz@north-norfolk.gov.uk
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The Official Guide to North Walsham 2023 - 2024
A Message from the
Town Mayor of North Walsham
As Mayor of North Walsham for the past four years, 2019-2023, I am again privileged and honoured
to write the introduction for the latest edition of the Town Guide. On behalf of the Town Council
I offer our heartfelt thanks and sincere appreciation for everyone involved in the collation,
production and publishing of this official guide to North Walsham.
The last year has seen considerable change in the town with huge amounts of regeneration work
and projects being undertaken. The town now has a state of the art bus interchange on New
Road with electronic displays and bespoke bus shelters, the public conveniences on the New
Road carpark have been renovated and a new block built on the Vicarage Road car park. Power
supplies have been installed on the Memorial Park to support events and fairs. The town centre has
been rejuvenated with pedestrian friendly access and limited vehicular movement between 10am
and 4pm. The Market Place has been revitalised with power supplies and benches installed, this
together with the redevelopment of the Church Approach has transformed the town for the better
and reflects its status of being the largest market town in North Norfolk.
We continue to be supported by amazing volunteers that freely give their time and effort in
making the town the success it is. On behalf of the residents of North Walsham I would like to
express our thanks to all of the individuals and groups that contribute to our great town: North
Walsham in Bloom who always brighten up our Town, the Christmas Lights group, North Walsham
Funday, North Walsham Good Neighbours are all pivotal in the success of the town. North Walsham
Play have successfully completed the new Skatepark and play equipment on the Trackside park
and provided facilities for the youth that are second to none. The Phoenix Group has started
its program of providing youth and community projects and will also undoubtedly contribute
amazing facilities to the youth of North Walsham.
This guide is packed with useful information, articles and contact numbers, and lists local
businesses and facilities. It is a reflection of the community spirit and efforts that people put into
making North Walsham such a great place to live.
Garry Bull, Town Mayor
Kindly supported by the Bittern Line
Community Rail Partnership
www.bitternline.com
Norwich – Salhouse – Hoveton & Wroxham – Worstead – North Walsham –
Gunton – Roughton Road – Cromer – West Runton – Sheringham
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16b Church Street
Toys, household, collectibles and books
Please help to support projects and
events in North Walsham by,
Donating items and objects for sale in
the shop
Visiting and making some purchases
Applying for a grant, in the shop or
via our website
If you are a business, please consider
sponsoring us to help with our
running costs
Items can be left during opening hours,
9-2, Monday - Saturday, or we collect
locally
Call us on 01692 218340
North Walsham Community Shop
www.northwalshamcommunityshop.org.uk
Supporting projects in North Walsham
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CONTENTS
Information
Introduction.................................................................. 7
Accommodation..............................................35 & 37
Ambulance..................................................................13
Animal welfare...........................................................33
Banks & Building Societies.....................................13
Citizen’s Advice Bureau...........................................13
Chiropodists................................................................19
Chiropractors..............................................................19
Defibrillators................................................................19
Dentists.........................................................................17
Doctor’s surgeries......................................................15
Education.....................................................................27
Emergency defibrillators........................................19
Emergency services..................................................13
Employment................................................................13
Fire service...................................................................13
Foot health...................................................................19
Government (local)........................................... 9 & 21
High Street (HAZ - NW).........................inside front
Hospitals.......................................................................17
Housing (social)..........................................................21
Library...........................................................................25
Local government............................................. 9 & 21
Maps ................................................. 5 & inside cover
News & Media.............................................................40
Newspaper deliveries..............................................41
Opticians......................................................................17
Pharmacies..................................................................19
Police (Norfolk)...........................................................13
Refuse / Recycling.....................................................42
Royal Mail delivery office........................................23
Samaritans...................................................................13
Social Housing............................................................21
Surgeries (doctors)....................................................15
Tourist Information Centre.....................................69
Transport............................................................29 & 31
Twinning.......................................................................23
Utilities................................................................21 & 23
Venues for hire...........................................................39
Environment
Aerial Photo 2023......................................................44
Bacton Wood (Witton Woods)..............................47
Bluebell Pond..............................................................55
Bryant’s Heath (Felmingham Heath)..................48
Lepus the GoGo Hare...............................................56
Local Walks...................................................................49
Norfolk Wildlife Trust: ‘Pigneys Wood’................46
North Walsham & Dilham Canal...........................54
Oak Tree Sculpture....................................................59
Sadler’s Wood.............................................................48
Town Sign.....................................................................57
War Memorial.............................................................57
Leisure & Entertainment
Cat Pottery and Railway Junkyard.......................67
Leisure & Entertainment.........................................60
Local parks and play areas.....................................63
Local places of interest............................................71
M.i. North Walsham..................................................69
Norfolk Motorcycle Museum................................69
North Walsham Play.................................................65
Regular Events (Markets)........................................78
Regular Events............................................................79
Health & Fitness
Healthier North Walsham.......................................82
Mike Thurston Water Activities Centre .............83
Rossis Leisure..............................................................84
Sports Centre .............................................................83
Victory Swim and Fitness Centre.........................85
Yendell’s Health & Wellness Hub..........................85
Community
Cherished Charity Shop..........................................86
Community Centre...................................................89
Community Fridge....................................................87
Community Radio.....................................................88
Foodbank.....................................................................87
North Walsham Community Network ..............87
North Walsham Community Shops....................86
Worship
Churches Together....................................................92
Places of worship.......................................................90
Clubs & Societies
Clubs & Societies.......................................................93
History
Aerial photo 1950................................................... 156
A brief history of North Walsham..................... 147
A history of North Walsham in print................ 154
Historic plaques around the town centre...... 142
Historical groups.................................................... 120
History in photographs........................................ 122
Museum..................................................................... 120
Opening of the North Walsham railway......... 134
Origin and place in history.................................. 109
Ship Yard.................................................................... 121
Street naming in North Walsham..................... 136
The Oaks.................................................................... 138
The Pastons in North Walsham.......................... 117
The pubs of North Walsham............................... 135
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The Official Guide to North Walsham 2023 - 2024
Introducing our Community
The pretty market town of North Walsham is a well populated and important trade
centre in this corner of North Norfolk. From its early incarnation in Anglo-Saxon times,
having weathered invasions from Vikings and Normans, through to its important role in
the weaving trade of the middle ages and its current position as the largest town within
the government district of North Norfolk with a population of approximately 13,000, the
town has embraced change and development to the benefit of its residents.
North Walsham’s Market Place houses many of the town’s niche retail premises, with
larger supermarkets and outlets within easy reach by bus or road. Also housed within
easy reach of the town centre are restaurants, pubs and inns, take-aways, a library,
swimming pools, heritage centre, information centre, leisure and sports facilities, schools
and car repair shops, a cinema, places of worship and spacious parks.
Located slightly further away from the centre, industrial estates are home to engineering,
boat building, furniture making, glaziers, hauliers and auctioneers amongst the many
small to medium sized businesses that thrive there, providing good employment within
the town.
North Walsham has good road and rail connections with Great Yarmouth, Norwich and
the surrounding towns and seaside resorts. Commuting to London is possible with early
morning trains and fast connections. The opening of the Northern Distributor Road
has provided faster routes to outlying towns and easier access to Motorways and cross
country routes.
This official guide is produced by people who have been part of our community for many
years and published by North Walsham Town Council. In an increasingly competitive
world, please remember to support our advertisers and use the shops and services within
the town as often as you can. It is all too easy to be distracted by advertising campaigns
from international companies, but those same products can often be supplied much
closer to home. Our local economy has fared recession better than many similar sized
communities but still needs your custom if this is to continue! This guide provides you
with information on all that North Walsham has to offer, as well as telling you something
of the town’s history and the local heritage waiting to be explored. We hope that you
enjoy this guide and find within it something of both help and interest.
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. War Memorials
. House Name Plaques
. Garden Features
. Carving /Sculpture
Workshop and Showroom
Broad House Barn, The Avenue, Wroxham, NR12 8TS 01603 733644
Office and Showroom
Marshall House , Midland Road, North Walsham, NR28 9JR 01692 405566
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North Walsham Town Council
tel: 01692 404114 web: www.nwtc.org.uk
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1426868304249839
Local Government
The Town Council, known as the ‘first tier’ of government (with District and County Council being
the second and third), is responsible for a range of vital services for people and businesses in
defined areas. The Council is however limited by law with regards to the extent of their activities
and adopt a more consultative role particularly with regard to planning and licensing.
Councillors, elected in local elections, work with residents, local businesses and other organisations,
to agree and deliver on local priorities. The decisions are implemented by permanent council staff
and local Councillors themselves.
The North Walsham Town Council comprises sixteen Councillors, across five wards. Local elections
take place every four years with the last elections having taken place in May 2019 and May 2023.
Also elected at the same time are the District Councillors chosen to represent the town.
The Town Council is the Burial Authority for North Walsham and as such is responsible for the
Cemeteries and Closed Churchyard. It also holds the Market Rights for the Town, making it
responsible for both the Thursday Markets and the monthly Farmers Market.
The Town Council is also responsible for:
• Tennis Courts
• Parks; Woodville, Trackside, Memorial Park
• Skate Park
• Market Cross
• Selected Street Lights and Street Furniture
• Bus Shelters
The Tennis Courts are available for free.
For all enquiries contact info@nwtc.org.uk or call 01692 404 114
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Town Councillors for North Walsham
Town Clerk
Assistant Clerk
Finance Clerk
Grounds Staff
General Enquiries .........................................................................info@nwtc.org.uk
Markets Enquiries..................................................................markets@nwtc.org.uk
Julie Shields....................................................................................Julie@nwtc.org.uk
Fi Collett................................................................................................ Fi@nwtc.org.uk
Cherrie Woods.........................................................................Cherrie@nwtc.org.uk
Daniel Gilbert (Head Groundsman)...................................Daniel@nwtc.org.uk
James Dennis, Michael Buller & Michael Gayfer.
TOWN COUNCIL (councillors until May 2023)
East Ward
Garry Bull Mayor......................................................................cllrbull@nwtc.org.uk
Paul Heinrich............................................................ cllr.paul.heinrich@gmail.com
Julia Beach........................................................councillor.juliabeach@gmail.com
Robert Murphy...................................................councillor.rmurphy@gmail.com
Sue Richardson...................................................suerichardson1234@gmail.com
Penny Spall ............................................................................. cllrspall@nwtc.org.uk
West Ward
Nicholas Felstead...............................................nicholasfelstead.12@gmail.com
Mal Gray..................................................................councillormalgray@gmail.com
Stephen Dibben............................................................... sdibben221@gmail.com
Richard Sims.................................................................................. cllr.rsims@aol.com
David Covell..................................................................dg.covell@googlemail.com
North Ward
Barry Hester........................................................ cllr.barryhester@btinternet.com
Laura Eastwick................................................................ cllreastwick@nwtc.org.uk
Town Centre East Alan Fryer......................................................................... williamafryer@gmail.com
Town Centre West Bob Wright........................................................................... cllrwright@nwtc.org.uk
DISTRICT COUNCIL
North Walsham West Don Birch............................................................ don.birch@north-norfolk.gov.uk
Nigel Lloyd........................................................nigel.lloyd@north-norfolk.gov.uk
North Walsham East Paul Heinrich.............................................. paul.heinrich@north-norfolk.gov.uk
Eric Seward..............................................eric.seward.cllr@north-norfolk.gov.uk
Market Cross
Virginia Gay..................................................... virginiagay@north-norfolk.gov.uk
COUNTY
North Walsham West
Saul Penfold........................................................saul.penfold.cllr@norfolk.gov.uk
North Walsham East
Lucy Shires..............................................................lucy.shires.cllr@norfolk.gov.uk
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Services
Banks and Building Societies
Santander 6 Market Place, North Walsham tel: 0800 085 1491
Lloyds 18 Market Place, North Walsham tel: 0345 602 1997
Emergency Services
Emergencies Ambulance, Fire & Police tel: 999
Norfolk Police
Yarmouth Road, North Walsham NR28 9AW
Enquiries
email: enquiries@norfolk.pnn.police.uk
Non Emergencies tel: 101
Safer Neighbourhood Team email: sntnorthwalsham@norfolk.pnn.police.uk tel: 101
Norfolk Police mobile phone ‘Textline’ tel: 18001 101
Norfolk Police Mini Com (hard of hearing) tel: 01953 424 200
Norfolk Police Text to Email Service tel: 07786 200777
Norfolk Children’s Advice and Duty Service (CAD) tel: 0344 800 8020
Crime Stoppers / Drugs Hotline tel: 0800 555 111
Samaritans (Norwich Branch)
tel: 116 123 (free from any phone)
Norfolk Fire Service email: hq@fire.norfolk.gov.uk tel: 0300 123 1669
Minor Injury Unit
Mill Road, Cromer NR27 0BQ
(Norfolk & Norwich Hospital) tel: 01603 646230
North Walsham &
Yarmouth Road, North Walsham NR28 9AP
District Memorial Hospital (See also MEDICAL page) tel: 01692 408000
Employment
Job Centre Plus 10 Kings Arms Street, North Walsham tel: 0800 169 0190
web: www.gov.uk/contact-jobcentre-plus
Other
Citizens Advice Bureau 3 St Nicholas Court, North Walsham tel: 0800 144 8848
Open for advice and appointments.
Monday - Friday 10am to 3pm
Community Centre New Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 403594
email: info@northwalshamcommunitycentre.co.uk
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Medical
Surgeries
Birchwood Medical Practice Park Lane, North Walsham NR28 0BQ tel: 01692 402035
Appointments
Mon - Fri: 8.00am - 6.00pm
web: www.birchwoodsurgery.nhs.uk
Paston Surgery 9-11 Park Lane, North Walsham NR28 0BQ tel: 01692 403015
Appointments
Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 6.00pm
web: www.pastonsurgery.nhs.uk
Out Of Hours Emergencies provided by East Anglian Medical Care tel: 01473 807070
NHS Walk-In Centre Norwich Practices Ltd, Rouen House, tel: 01603 677500
Rouen Road, Norwich NR1 1RB.
Open every day: 7am to 9pm
web: www.norwichwalkincentre.co.uk
Minor Injuries Unit Cromer & District Hospital, Mill Road, Cromer tel: 01603 646230
8.00am - 8.00pm
Accident & Emergency Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital tel: 01603 286286
Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY
NHS 111
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Call 111 when you need medical help fast
but it’s not a 999 emergency. 24 hour service. tel: 111
web: https://111.nhs.uk
Local area health information. web: www.heron.nhs.uk
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Hospitals
North Walsham & District Memorial Hospital, Yarmouth Road, North Walsham.
The hospital, which is part of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, has a modern,
24-bed ward delivering expert rehabilitation and care. An outpatient unit also provides a range
of clinics, physiotherapy suite and occupational health department. There are no Accident and
Emergency or minor injuries services on site. Visiting hours 2-4.30pm, 6-8pm.
Main reception 01692 408000. Ward 01692 408070 (8.30-4.30).
Cromer & District Hospital Mill Road, Cromer NR27 0BQ tel: 01263 513571
Norfolk & Norwich Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY tel: 01603 286286
University Hospital Hospital Radio Norwich tel: 01605 454585
Spire Hospital Norwich Old Watton Road, Norwich NR4 7TD tel: 01603 456181
Opticians
R M Ling Optometrists 11 New Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 403687
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri: 9.00am - 5.30pm
Thursday: 9.00am - 7.30pm
Saturday: 9.00am - 1.00pm
Scrivens 23 Market Place, North Walsham tel: 01692 402323
Opticians & Hearing Care Monday - Saturday: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Specsavers 22 Market Place, North Walsham tel: 01692 407228
Mon-Fri: 8.45am - 5.30pm. Sat: 9am - 5pm. Sun: closed.
Dentists
Emergency Dental Service for weekends and Bank Holidays call NHS 111
{my}dentist 15a Market Place, North Walsham tel: 01692 405891
Mon - Thu: 8.30 - 5.00pm. Fri: 8.30 - 4.00pm
Bupa Dental Care 20 Market Place, North Walsham tel: 01692 406103
Mon - Fri: 8.00am - 6.00pm. Sat: 8.30am - 1.00pm.
Grovefield Dental Surgery 49, Yarmouth Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 404863
Mon, Wed, Thu & Fri: 8.30am - 5.00pm. Tue: 8.30am - 6.30pm
email: info@grovefielddentalsurgery.co.uk
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Personal, Professional Footcare
Since 2002 Andrew Hoyes has been
providing foot care in North Walsham,
and in 2015 opened his own modern,
air-conditioned clinic in Market Place
in the centre of the town. General oneoff
or routine footcare appointments
are available for toenail cutting and
thinning, or for callus or corn removal.
The clinic also caters for more
specialised treatments (for instance
warts and verrucae) using state of the
art Swift microwave therapy; fungal
nail infection using Lunula laser and
Clearanail micro-drilling; and surgery
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Insoles (orthotics), be they custommade
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For more in depth information, clinic
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27 Market Place, North Walsham, Norfolk NR28 9BS
Tel: 01692 403355
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Chiropodists
Andrew Hoyes Chiropodist 27 Market Place, North Walsham tel: 01692 403355
Appointments Mon - Fri from 8.30am
web: www.norfolknaillaserclinic.co.uk
Randell’s Footcare Mitre Tavern Yard, North Walsham tel: 01603 737188
web: www.randellsfootcare.co.uk
Foot Health Practitioner
Sims Footcare 13 Mundesley Road, North Walsham tel: 07592 654329
Chiropractors
North Walsham 6 Church Street, North Walsham tel: 01692 500600
Chiropractic Clinic
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Pharmacies
Boots the Chemist 13 Market Place, North Walsham tel: 01692 402092
Monday - Friday: 8.30am - 5.30pm
Saturday: 8.30am - 5.00pm
Well Pharmacy 11 Market Place, North Walsham tel: 01692 402103
Monday - Friday: 8.45am - 5.45pm
Saturday: 9.00am - Midday
North Walsham Pharmacy Park Lane, North Walsham tel: 01692 400921
(Birchwood Surgery)
Monday - Friday: 8.30am - 6.30pm
Saturday: 9.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday: 10.00am - 6.00pm
Emergency Defibrillators
Atrium, Spenser Avenue. *
Birchwood Medical, Park Lane.
Black Swan Loke, Market Place.
Bluebell Pub, Bacton Road.
Community Centre, New Road.
Congregational Church, Cromer Rd.
Football Ground, Greens Road.
Job Centre, Kings Arms Street.
Kings Arms, Kings Arms Street.
Manor Road School.
Meeting Hill Phone Box.
Orchard Gardens, Mundesley Road.
Rossi’s Leisure, Tungate Road.*
Recycle Centre, Sandy Lane.
Salvation Army Hall, Hall Lane.
Sports Centre, Spenser Avenue.*
Tavern Tasty, Swafield.
Victory Sports Centre, Station Road.*
Waitrose, Cromer Road.
Weener Plastics, Stanford Tuck Road.*
Yendell’s Hub, 12A Folgate Road.
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Worstead
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move until you are
ready.
Friendly and Helpful
Staff with many years
local experience.
29/30 Market Place, North Walsham NR28 9BS
tel: 01692 402019
email: team@acornprop.co.uk
web: www.acornprop.co.uk twitter: @acornprop
Internet advertising
on Rightmove.co.uk,
Acornprop.co.uk
and others.
High Standard of
Photography & Floor
plans provided at no
extra charge.
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Local Government
Government Website
web: www.gov.uk
North Walsham Town Council web: www.nwtc.org.uk tel: 01692 404114
email: info@nwtc.org.uk
North Norfolk District Council Holt Road, Cromer NR27 9EN tel: 01263 513811
Out of hours emergencies tel: 01223 849782
web: www.north-norfolk.gov.uk
Norfolk County Council County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich tel: 0344 800 8020
web: www.norfolk.gov.uk
Text Relay: 18001 0344 800 8020
Monthly Town Council Meetings Normally held on the last Tuesday of each month
at The Council Office, Kings Arms Street, North Walsham
Post Office New Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 407988
Mon - Fri: 9am - 5:30pm / Sat: 9am - 1:00pm
Public Conveniences
Public Toilets can be found situated at Vicarage Street
Car Park & beside the Community Centre on New Road
Registrar of Birth, Death & Marriage
18 Kings Arms Street, North Walsham tel: 0344 800 8020
The office is open by appointment only.
If you turn up without an appointment you will not be able to
speak to a registrar. Tuesday to Friday (also at least two
Saturdays a month) 9.30am to 4.30pm by appointment only.
Social Housing
Victory Housing Trust Cromer Road, North Walsham tel: 0330 123 1860
web: www.victory-homes.co.uk
email: info@victory-homes.co.uk
North Norfolk Housing Trust Holt Road, Cromer NR27 9EN tel: 01263 516231
web: www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/section/housing
Utilities
Utility Emergency Contact: Gas (Cadent) tel: 0800 111 999
Electric (UK Power Networks) tel: 0800 316 3105
Water (Anglian Water – Leak Line) tel: 0800 771 881
Telephone (BT Faults) tel: 0800 800 150
Environmental Protection (NNDC) tel: 01263 516085
Water Anglian Water – Enquiries tel: 0345 791 9155
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HOME FURNISHINGS
www.kerrysflooring.co.uk @KerrysNORTHWALSHAM 01692 503090
Mattresses • Divans
Bed Frames • Furniture
Bedding and more...
www.Mattressman.co.uk @Mattressmanofficial 01692 667640
Visit both Stores at: Midland Rd, North Walsham, NR28 9JR
Open 7 days a week and with free customer parking.
North Information Walsham Town Guide 23 23
Utilities
Recycling Services Serco tel: 0330 109 9220
email: norfolkwaste@serco.com
Refuse Collection Serco tel: 0330 109 9220
Streetlights Report faults. tel: 0344 800 8008
web: norfolkstreetlighting.amey.co.uk
Trading Standards Norfolk Trading Standards Service Centre tel: 0808 223 1133
Fraud & Financial Action Fraud tel: 0300 123 2040
Internet Crime
web: www.actionfraud.police.uk
Highways
Other
Report faults.
web: www.norfolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/roads
Royal Mail Delivery Office New Road, North Walsham tel: 03457 740 740
Main Office collection time:
Monday - Friday: 8.00am-10.00am.
Saturday: 8.00am - Midday.
Friesenried - our Bavarian ‘Twin Town’
The Friends of Friesenried Association
North Walsham is twinned with Friesenried, a group of three villages in Southern Germany which
has a population somewhat smaller than North Walsham. We have been in existence since 1981
and since then, by and large, have had an annual visit either to Germany or North Walsham and
hope to continue into the future. Staying with local families creates a wonderful atmosphere and
many lasting friendships endure to this day.
The committees organize a varied and interesting programme taking in mountain trips, cities and
many exciting places. Friesenried is in a beautiful part of Germany, not unlike Norfolk with its rural
and farming way of life, but with the Alps as an imposing backdrop.
Visits take place over six days and to keep this association fit and well and to enjoy new experiences
why not join us or at least obtain information from Steve Wolstenholme on 01953 607119.
Members are the life blood of any club or association so we look forward to hearing from you.
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High standard of education and care
in a stimulating environment
• Qualified, experienced
and dedicated staff.
• Ofsted registered.
• Early Education
funding accepted.
• For children aged
from 2 to school age.
The Atrium, North Walsham &
The Old School, Scottow
Tel: 01692 436446
www.brightstartnursery.org
office@brightstartnursery.org
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North Walsham Library
In the past 55 years we have seen the
Library grow into a vital resource for the
town. There are books aplenty, an ordering
service and free book loans of up to 15
books (under 5s can borrow up to 20 books
with no late return charges).
Now with the new Open Library’s scheme,
extended opening hours make access
available to all. If the doors are not open,
your card will allow access to the library which, even when unmanned, will give you the chance to
pick up new books, or use the facilities you would normally find there (ask staff for details).
The Library has a number of computers available for public use and the staff are only too happy to
help with the basics. If you are interested in learning more on any computer related subjects, have
a chat with the staff and they will do their best to set up a session with a volunteer trainer.
For those living with dementia, loneliness or depression, aside from being a valuable source of
available information, the Library holds a number of additional resources that may be of help, ask
the staff for more details.
There is a book club, Lego club, writing group and Scrabble club and ‘Colour Me Calm’ is a chance
to let your brain take a rest and your creative side to shine through.
Loneliness is a subject still considered taboo amongst many, especially the elderly and the Library
is the perfect setting to start to tackle its effects.
For new mums and dads, Bounce and Rhyme provides a chance to meet others and share your
experiences.
Every Friday, adults are very welcome to drop in for ‘Just a Cuppa’, a gentle social chance to get out
of the house.
The Library is like a lovely pair of slippers; familiar, comfortable, warm and welcoming so why not
come for some books and stay for a cuppa.
Friends of North Walsham Library
Could you be part of a group that:
n Develops ideas for events held at the library and promotes the library and its services.
n Plan and hold fundraising activities, library sales, community events, classes or raffles.
n Act as a link between the Library and local community.
Then the Library needs you. For more information on anything mentioned here, drop in for a chat
or give the Library a ring.
New Road, North Walsham email: libraries@norfolk.gov.uk tel: 01692 402482
Mon - Fri: 8am - 7pm (staffed 10.30am - 7pm)
Sat: 8am - 4pm (staffed 10.30am - 4pm)
Sun: 10am - 4pm (Open Library access only)
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North Walsham High School
“We put the success
and happiness of our
students at the heart
of everything we do”
North Walsham High School is a rapidly improving school
that has a strong community of dedicated staff who live out
our vision and put the success and happiness of our students
at the heart of everything we do. This is underpinned
by our core values of Trust, Resilience,
Excellence and Kindness.
We offer a broad curriculum rich in knowledge and experiences
to ensure every single student can achieve excellence and have
high aspirations for their futures. On leaving North Walsham
High School our students will be kind, resilient and confident
members of society who positively impact on their community.
Our school offers excellent facilities and our staff go above
and beyond to ensure students have experiences beyond the
classroom. This includes school sports teams, the performing
arts, charity work and trips around the UK and beyond.
I am incredibly proud to be the Headteacher of North Walsham
High School and welcome any visitors to come and really
understand the heart of our school.
Want to know more?
Get in touch or book a visit
Call 01692 402581 or email
head@nwhs.uk
www.nwhs.uk
James Gosden
Headteacher
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Education
Playgroups, Day Nursery, Infant
Brightstart Montessori Nursery The Atrium, Spenser Avenue, North Walsham
web: www.brightstartnursery.org 01692 436446
email: office@brightstartnursery.org
Chestnut Boutique Nursery St Nicholas’ House, 46 Yarmouth Road, North Walsham
web: www.chestnut-nursery.co.uk/nurseries/st-nicholas
email: stnicholas@chestnut-nursery.co.uk
01692 218250
North Walsham Junior Manor Road North Walsham 01692 403013
Infant School & Nursery Fed. web: www.nwjun-infsfed.com
email: officeinf-nw@yare-edu.org.uk
Millfield Pre-School South Rise, North Walsham 01692 406378
web: www.millfield-preschool.co.uk
email: millfield.preschool@tiscali.co.uk
Poppies Day Nursery The Pavilion, Memorial Park 01692 500117
web: www.poppieschildrensnursery.co.uk
email: enquiries@poppieschildrensnursery.co.uk
Rainbow Children’s Nursery Station Road, Worstead 01692 400995
web: rainbow4kids.com
email: rainbow-nursery@outlook.com
Town Tots Pre-school Manor Road, North Walsham 01692 407012
web: benjaminfoundation.co.uk/service/town-tots
email: jane.medler@benjaminfoundation.co.uk
Worstead Pre-school Queen Elizabeth Hall, Ruin Road, Worstead 01692 535692
web: www.worsteadpreschool.co.uk
email: admin@worsteadpreschool.co.uk
Colleges and Schools
Millfield Primary School Recreation Road, North Walsham 01692 403172
(5 -11 years) Head teacher: Jan Harazdiuk
web: www.millfield.norfolk.sch.uk
North Walsham Junior Manor Road, North Walsham 01692 405697
Infant School & Nursery Fed. Head teacher: Mrs J Read
web: www.nwjun-infsfed.com
email: officejun-nw@yare-edu.org.uk
North Walsham High School Spenser Avenue, North Walsham 01692 402581
(11-16 Years) Headteacher: James Gosden
web: www.nwhs.uk
email: office@nwhs.uk
Paston College Grammar School Road, North Walsham 01692 402334
Principal: Jerry White
web: www.paston.ac.uk email: pastoninfo@ccn.ac.uk
Adult education
Course Information web: www.norfolk.gov.uk/adulteducation 0344 800 8020
email: adultlearning@norfolk.gov.uk
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ELITE
Garage Services
1b Gaymer’s Way, North Walsham NR28 0AN
01692 40 99 99
* TYRES, BRAKES, EXHAUSTS, BATTERIES, FLUIDS, BULBS
SERVICING, PRE-MOT CHECK, WHEEL ALIGNMENT
* Efficient service & competitive prices
* Contract work undertaken - VAT registered
CHEAPEST TYRES AROUND
Budget, Mid-range & Premium
ä General taxi
ä Any distance
ä 24 hr service
ELITE
Taxis & Travel
ä Monthly accounts
ä Contract work
ä VAT registered
ä Stations
ä Airports
ä Seaports
ä 1 - 8 seats
ä Reliable
ä Friendly
01692 400 800/08000 289 608
www.eliteairporttaxis.co.uk
North Information Walsham Town Guide 29 29
Local Transport
Buses, Coaches & Minibuses
Bus Services
Please look online or contact the individual bus company for detailed
timetables, as they are updated regularly.
Marett’s Chariots
School Services
Fortune House, Laundry Loke, North Walsham NR28 0BD
email: info@marettschariots.co.uk tel: 01692 406818
Please contact the individual school for details
North Norfolk Community Transport tel: 01692 500840
15 Cornish Way, North Walsham NR28 0AW email: info@nnct.org.uk
Based in North Walsham, we support people with accessible, affordable door-to-door transport.
Our mission is to help anyone who does not have their own vehicle or access to suitable public
transport. Many of the people who use our services are older people with mobility issues. Our
‘Dial-a-Ride’ routes transport people from their own home into town where they can get to the
shops, bank or other essential services. Our excursions are day trips to help people get out and
about in wonderful North Norfolk. We also have three wheelchair accessible cars which can be
booked to get people to hospital and other medical appointments. All these services are highly
subsided to make them universally affordable.
Our Bus web: www.ourhire.co.uk/our-bus tel: 01493 752223
Sanders Coaches 23 Cornish Way, North Walsham NR28 0AW tel: 01263 712800
Timetables: www.sanderscoaches.com/times
Travel Line Local and National travel information tel: 08712 002233
web: www.traveline.info
D.R.S. Felt Roofing
Garages Roofs • Dormers Roofs
Chalets • Extensions
Local Flat Roofing Specialist Covering the North
Norfolk and Broadland area for the past 35 years
High Performance Polyester Based Felts Used.
07770
30 Ewing Road
North Walsham
422853 drsroofs@btinternet.com
Steve Keen
WINDOWS + DOORS
GLASS UNITS / HANDLES AND
HINGES INC LOCKSMITHS DUTIES
07766 735105
30 North Walsham Town Guide
GRIFFIN
AUTOMOTIVE
(01692)
406272
30 MUNDESLEY ROAD
NORTH WALSHAM
NORFOLK NR28 0DB
C. D. Page
Tobacconist
& Confectioner
Fine English & Continental
Chocolates and Confectionery.
Weigh out Sweets.
Cigarettes & Tobacco,
Loose Tobacco, Pipes,
Lighters & Smokers’ Requisites.
37 Market Place
North Walsham
Tel: 01692 405882
JAMIE’S ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRE
DID YOU KNOW
WE WERE HERE?
THE COMPLETE VEHICLE BODY REPAIR CENTRE
Free Estimates Courtesy Car Insurance & Private Work
Plastic Bumper Repairs Alloy Wheel Repairs Valeting Services
Wax Oil Rust Protection Motorcycle Paintwork
FREE Collection & Drop Off Services
Established 2002
01692 407742
Unit 1, The Folly, Gaymers Way, Laundry Loke Industrial Estate
North Walsham, Norfolk NR28 OAN
North Information Walsham Town Guide 31 31
Local Transport
Rail Services
North Walsham railway station is just a short walk from the town centre and is served by the Bittern
Line, one of Britain’s most scenic routes running from the City of Norwich via the Broads National
Park to North Norfolk’s Deep History Coast at Cromer and Sheringham. The Bittern Line also serves
Salhouse, Hoveton & Wroxham, Worstead, Gunton, Roughton Road and West Runton. Trains are
operated by Greater Anglia which recently introduced a brand-new fleet of trains which offer level
boarding, free Wi-Fi, accessible toilets and can accommodate up to six bicycles. An hourly service
operates between North Walsham and Hoveton & Wroxham to Norwich and from North Walsham
to Cromer and Sheringham. North Walsham station does not have steps however both platforms
are accessed via steep slopes. A ticket vending machine is located on the Norwich bound platform,
tickets can also be purchased from the guard on board the train. Both platforms have passenger
waiting shelters, seating, CCTV and help call points. Pay and Display parking is also available.
tel: 0345 600 7245
web: www.greateranglia.co.uk / www.bitternline.co.uk / www.nationalrail.co.uk
Taxis (Hackney Carriages) and Private Hire Vehicles
AA Taxis tel: 01692 669465 Posh Crystal Cabs tel: 01692 400880
Coast to Coast tel: 01692 679006 Stripes Express tel: 01692 434007
Elite Transfers tel: 01692 400800 Taylors Taxis tel: 07787 136166
Mundesley Taxi tel: 01263 722755
Road Distance in miles from North Walsham (from Market Place to town/city centre)
Aylsham.........................7
Bury St Edmunds..... 62
Cambridge................. 83
Cromer...........................9
Dereham..................... 31
Fakenham................... 29
Great Yarmouth........ 25
Happisburgh................ 7
Holt............................... 18
Ipswich........................ 60
Kings Lynn.................. 50
Lowestoft.................... 35
Mundesley....................5
Sheringham............... 14
Stalham..........................9
Norwich...................... 15
Hoveton/Wroxham....9
London......................130
Kindly supported by the Bittern Line
Community Rail Partnership
www.bitternline.com
Norwich – Salhouse – Hoveton & Wroxham – Worstead – North Walsham –
Gunton – Roughton Road – Cromer – West Runton – Sheringham
32 North Walsham Town Guide
24/7 Veterinary Care for
Pets and Exotic Animals
• Independent Family Run Practice
• Accredited Gold Standard Rabbit
and Gold Standard Cat Friendly
Practice
• Dedicated Dog, Cat and Exotic Pet
Waiting Areas and Wards
• On site C T Scanner
• Digital X-ray, Dental X-ray,
Ultrasound, Endoscopy, Tonometry,
ECG and In-House Lab
• Laser Therapy
• Very Important Pet (VIP)
Clubs to save you money
• Large Private Car Park
• Advanced Practitioner
in Zoological
Medicine.
• On site Luxury
Cat Boarding
Hotel
CT Scanners allow complete 3D
image of your pet
Laser Therapy - Helping reduce
inflammation and provide pain relief
Luxury Cat Boarding Hotel
Heath Road, North Walsham NR28 0JB Tel: 01692 407126
web: www.tollbarnvets.co.uk email: practice@tollbarnvets.co.uk
North Information Walsham Town Guide 33 33
Animal Welfare
Cats Protection web: www.cats.org.uk/northwalsham tel: 01692 535858
Contact Christine Potter. Help with the cost of neutering cats for tel: 07880 256948
people on low incomes or benefits.
email: enquiries@northwalsham.cats.org.uk
web: www.cats.org.uk/northwalsham
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Northwalshamcats1
Faith Animal Sanctuary Stubb Road, Hickling, Norwich tel: 01692 598312
web: faithanimalrescue.org.uk
Hillside Animal Sanctuary Hall Lane, Frettenham, Norwich NR12 7LT tel: 01603 736200
web: www.hillside.org.uk email: contact@hillside.org.uk
Mikes Animal Feeds Holly Farm, Meeting Hill Road, tel: 01692 409929
North Walsham NR28 9NB or: 07776 222 695
Mon – Sat: 9am – 5pm. web: www.mikesanimalfeed.com
RSPCA 24 hour Help Line tel: 0300 1234999
East Norfolk Branch tel: 01493 858936
Sam’s Pets Shop 14 Market Place, North Walsham tel: 01692 404806
Mon – Fri: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Sat: 9.00am – 4.00pm
web: www.samspets.co.uk
email: sam121212@aol.com
Toll Barn Vets Heath Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 407126
Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 6.30pm mobile: 07880 233835
Sat: 9.00am - 12.30pm
Emergency Out Of Hours: Call Main Switchboard
web: www.tollbarnvets.co.uk
email: practice@tollbarnvets.co.uk
Westover Veterinary Centre Small Animal Unit (Appointment only) tel: 01692 403202
Hornbeam Road, North Walsham NR28 0FX
email: adminsa@westovervets.co.uk
Mon – Fri: 8.00am – 6.30pm
Sat: 8.30am – 12:00pm
Large Animal Unit, Hainford NR10 3BG tel: 01603 899930
email: adminsa@westovervets.co.uk
Emergency Out Of Hours: Call Main Switchboard
email: adminla@westovervets.co.uk
web: www.westovervets.co.uk
34 North Walsham Town Guide
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North Information Walsham Town Guide 35 35
Accommodation
Bed & Breakfast & Self Catering
Bumble Barn Anchor Street, Tunstead NR12 8HR tel: 01692 531577
Church View Westwick Road, Worstead NR28 9SD tel: 01692 536863
The Earsdon Annexe Withergate Road, Worstead NR28 9SF tel: 07901 916539
Garden Cottage 6 Millfield Road, North Walsham NR28 0EB tel: 07593 055524
Holly Farm Meeting Hill Road, North Walsham NR28 9NB tel: 01692 409929
Hoste Barn The Hill, Swanton Abbott NR10 5EA tel: 01692 538224
Hunters Moon Field Lane, North Walsham NR28 9LW tel: 01692 404975
Kia Ora House 4 Firemen’s Close, Mundesley NR11 8GL tel: 077 577 04884
Kings Beck Barn Kings Beck Barn Corner, Wayside, Colby NR11 7EB tel: 01263 768189
The Maltings Brewery House, Brewery Road, Trunch NR28 0PU tel: 01263 649317
Manor Farm Barns Manor Farm Road, Witton NR28 9TU tel: 01692 650905
May Cottage Walcott Road, Bacton NR12 0HB tel: 01692 652218
North & Back 6 North Street, North Walsham NR28 9DH tel: 01692 403743
The Old Rectory Ridlington, North Walsham NR28 9NZ tel: 01692 650247
Olde Hall North Walsham Road, Bacton NR12 0LN tel: 01692 651480
Pack Holidays Local holiday accommodation agent tel: 01692 535741
Primrose Cottage Old Lane, Walcott Green NR12 0PA tel: 01692 650596
The Paddocks Yarmouth Road, North Walsham NR28 9LX tel: 01692 403676
Rookery Barn Mill Common Rd, Ridlington NR28 9TY tel: 01692 651478
Rooms at Number 4 Vicarage Street, North Walsham NR28 9BY tel: 07766 143937
Sandy Toes Mundesley NR11 8AD tel: 07799 067355
SEALS Walcott Road, Bacton NR12 0LS tel: 01692 650468
Sloley Hall Sloley, North Walsham NR12 8HA tel: 01692 538582
Stones Throw Cottage 24 Victoria Road, Mundesley NR11 8JG tel: 07786 374088
Sunny Dene The Street, Knapton NR28 0AD tel: 07780624299
Swafield Barns Bradfield Road, Swafield NR28 0RH tel: 01692 665040
The White Lady Front Street, Worstead NR28 9RW tel: 01692 535391
Willow Tree Holidays Lower Street, Happisburgh NR12 0RS tel: 07919 376166
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EST 1969
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Logs, Kindling,
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Firelighter & more...
Mill Road
Edingthorpe
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www.richardsonsawmill.co.uk
01692 402515
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countryside one mile
from North Walsham
centre. Two ground
floor double en suite
rooms each with
a private lounge
Bed and Breakfast and entrance. On
Field Lane
North Walsham NR28 9LW site parking. Good
Tel: 01692 404975
wholesome food and a
Mobile: 07584 051687 warm welcome.
stay.huntersmoon@btinternet.com www.huntersmoon.co.uk
36 North Walsham Town Guide
Wrights Coaches offer exclusive Coach Holidays from across Norfolk and Luxury
Day Excursions by Coach from across North Norfolk with Departure Points between
Wroxham and Fakenham, including North Walsham, Cromer, Sheringham & Holt.
01603 672685 | office@ptsgroup-norfolk.com | #TravelTheWrightWay
Did You Know?
We also have a fully licensed
8 seater minibus which is
perfect to get you to/from
the Airport or Seaport so
you're holiday can start from
the minute you leave your
front door...
- Competitively priced
- Comfortable & Modern
- Professionally driven
We're delighted to offer Day Excursions by Coach from across North Norfolk
with Pick Up Points between Wroxham and Fakenham, including North
Walsham, Cromer, Sheringham & Holt. A wide programme throughout the
calendar year is available for every member of the family, or friendship group
regardless of interest. We also operate a selection of Exclusive Coach Holidays
by Coach with Pick Up/Drop Off from selected postcodes across Norfolk. Enjoy
the length & Breadth of the British Isles from the comfort of our Air Conditioned
Coaches with Lux-Line Seating, Panoramic Windows, Seatback Tables, On Board
Entertainment, Toilet, Drinks Facilities & some rather classy Mood Lighting!
Did You Know?
We offer DayBreaks to West
End Shows in London, and
Travel to Concerts across
East Anglia. Classic Ibiza at
Bickling & Robbie Williams
at Sandringham are two
highlights for 2023.
Want to Know More?
Alternatively; if its Coach Hire you're looking for and you want something stylish,
sophisticated, comfortable & reliable then we're sure to have the vehicle for
you. Offering 8 to 67 Seats; with Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles also available.
With Professional Drivers, immaculately presented vehicles and a dedicated
administration team our Stress-Free approach means your Coach Hire
experience starts from the first point of contact.
There's loads to read,
and see on our website
along with online
booking for all Day Ex cursions by visiting us at www.wrights-coaches.com
or you can follow our journey on
Coach Hire Specialists across Norfolk!
Local & Long Distance | Group Booking Specialists | Airport Transfers
Schools, Colleges & Universities | Events, Weddings & Functions
North Information Walsham Town Guide 37 37
Hotels
Beechwood Hotel Cromer Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 403231
Kings Arms Hotel Kings Arms Street, North Walsham tel: 01692 403054
Scarborough Hill Hotel Old Yarmouth Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 402151
The Royal Hotel Paston Road, Mundesley NR11 8BN tel: 01263 720096
Pubs with Rooms
The Cliff Top Inn Castaways Holiday Park, Paston Road, Bacton tel: 01692 650436
The Crown Inn North Walsham Road, Smallburgh tel: 01692 536314
The Keswick Walcott Road, Bacton tel: 01692 650468
The Ship Inn 21 Beach Road, Mundesley tel: 01263 722671
The White Lady Front Street, Worstead NR28 9RW tel: 01692 535391 / 07836 237085
Caravan & Camping
Canal Camping Honing Road, Dilham NR28 9PL tel: 07811 440280
Castaways Holiday Park Paston Road, Bacton NR12 0JB tel: 01692 650436
The Goat Inn Camping Long Road, Skeyton NR10 5DH tel: 01692 538600
Kiln Cliffs Cromer Road, Mundesley NR11 8DF tel: 01263 720449
Links Caravan Park Links Road, Mundesley NR11 8AT tel: 01263 720665
Magpie Meadows Bradfield Road, North Walsham NR28 0ND tel: 07508205326
Model Farm Campsite Cross Road, North Walsham NR10 5AN tel: 01692 405887
Stoney Brook Caravan Site North Walsham Road, Edingthorpe NR28 9SL tel: 01692 402337
Trimingham House Beacon Road, Trimingham NR11 8DX tel: 01263 720421
Two Mills Yarmouth Road, North Walsham NR28 9NA tel: 01692 405 829
Relaxing places to stay.
Self-Catering holiday
at one of our
Seaside Holiday homes.
BOOK NOW
tel: 01692 652158
web: www.barnandbeach.com
email: info@barnandbeach.com
2 AA Rosette Fine Dining Restaurant
Open for Afternoon Tea Weds to Sunday
Open for Dinner 7 Days a Week
Open for Lunch on Sundays
Private functions catered for
Delightful range of South African and
other world wines
Beechwood Hotel
20 Cromer Road, North Walsham NR28 0HD
Tel: 01692 403231
Email: info@beechwood-hotel.co.uk
38 North Walsham Town Guide
MURRELL CORK FUNERALS
Truly Independent Funeral Directors Serving The Community
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Stalham, NR12 9AN
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Venues for Hire
Atrium, Spenser Avenue 01692 400080
Beechwood Hotel, Cromer Road 01692 403231
Black Swan Rooms 07787 372845
Catholic Church Hall 01692 403258
Community Centre, New Road 01692 403594
Congregational Church Hall 01692 409026
Dayspring Centre 01692 501003
Football Clubhouse, Greens Road 07881 345612
Kings Arms Rooms 01692 403054
NWRFC Clubhouse, Norwich Road 01692 538808
Scarborough Hill Country Inn 01692 402151
St Benet Hall 01692 402705
St Nicholas’ Room 01692 402705
Rossis, Tungate Road 01692 404966
SURROUNDING AREA.
All Saints Rooms, Mundesley 01263 722218
Antingham Village Hall 01263 833140
Bacton Village Hall 01692 651236
Coronation Hall, Mundesley 07824 992776
Dilham Village Hall 01692 536245
Diplomat, Badersfield 01603 738866
Felmingham Village Hall 01692 406547
Gimingham Village Hall 01263 721289
Goat Inn, Skeyton 01692 538600
Honing Village Hall 01692 651353
Horse & Groom, Tunstead 01603 738900
Jubilee Hall, Banningham 01263 733797
Knapton Village Hall 01263 720826
MADRA, Knapton 07788 590077
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Worstead 01692 535237
Southrepps Village Hall 07920 583773
Skeyton Village Hall 01692 538245
Smallburgh Village Hall 01692 536245
Swafield Village Hall 01692 402079
Swanton Abbott Village Hall 01692 538377
Trimingham Hall 01263 834349
Trunch Village Hall 01263 722585
Trunch Social Club 01263 720463
Walcott Village Hall 07826 033801
Witton Village Hall 01692 651558
The Atrium
The Atrium is available for anyone to book and is situated in the heart of North Walsham High
School. The Atrium boasts free on-site car parking, flexible spaces, a dance studio, music practice
spaces, workshops and a theatre. All spaces have access to Wi-Fi and the school will work to support
all letting requests. The 190 seat theatre is available for events, shows, cinema viewing, concerts,
presentations and conferences. Alongside this the dance studio has a sprung floor with changing
rooms and all spaces have the possibility of projection and presentation facilities. Income from
venue hire covers the cost of caretaking time and the upkeep of the Atrium. We are keen to ensure
the space is used as much as possible for the benefit of the local area.
Spenser Avenue, North Walsham NR28 9HZ
email: lettings@nwhs.uk
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News & Media
North Walsham Times (fortnightly) Contact: Jo Haywood. Tel: 01263 821463
Copy to: Swallows, Brentnall House, 32 Vicarage Street, North Walsham NR28 9DQ
web: www.rosevillapublications.co.uk/north-walsham-times email: info@holtchronicle.co.uk
Just North Walsham (monthly) Contact: Alasdair McGregor. Tel: 01263 731520
Copy to: 2 Penfold Street, Aylsham NR11 6ET
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Town & Country News (monthly) Contact: Laurence Watts. Tel: 01692 582287
Copy to: Town & Country News, Unit 5 Bank Street, Stalham NR12 9BA
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Copy to: Wool and Crafts, Bond Street, Cromer.
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Copy to: Prospect House, Rouen Road, Norwich NR1 1RE
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Copy to: Prospect House, Rouen Road, Norwich NR1 1RE
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Refuse / Recycling
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Worstead Main Recycling Centre, Old Yarmouth Road, North Walsham. NR28 9LX
Open every day: 9am–5pm (1 April – 30 September). 9am–4pm (1 October – 31 March).
This recycling centre may be periodically closed for periods of up to 30 mins during opening
hours. This is due to health and safety whilst service vehicles empty or change the bins.
Open as usual on bank holidays but closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
Items from your own home accepted. DIY waste accepted using the Pay As You Throw service.
Fly-tipped items and hazardous waste not accepted, eg. asbestos and paint.
Up to three bags of litter accepted but notify first on 0344 8008020.
For a full list of types of waste accepted visit the website: www.norfolk.gov.uk/recycling
Town Recycling Centres
Sainsburys (outside shop) for glass, cans, paper and card, textiles.
Sainsbury’s (inside shop), Post Office and Lidl for batteries.
Home Bin Collections
For more info: www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/tasks/environmental-services/what-goes-in-my-bin
To report a missed collection: Call 0330 109 9220 or email: norfolkwaste@serco.com
Black Bin: Once you have separated your recyclables, place the remaining household waste in
the grey bin, including cling film and polystyrene. The more you recycle, the less you will have to
place in the grey bin, which is large enough to hold four or five full (but not packed) black bags
or similar. Do not pack or stuff waste into the grey bin so the lid won’t close. The bin is emptied
mechanically into the lorry. If the bin is packed, the rubbish won’t fall out, so bin collectors will
return the bin to you unemptied.
The bin collectors will not collect any extra waste left beside your grey bin.
Your grey bin will not be collected if it contains Garden waste, DIY waste or hazardous waste.
You may have concerns about the health and hygiene of the grey rubbish bin that will be collected
fortnightly. However, there will be a little smell and no risk to public health if you double wrap food
scraps and remains in plastic bags, double wrap nappies and store the bin out of direct sunlight.
You may be eligible for a larger bin if there are six or more permanent residents in your household
or a member of your household has a medical condition that results in the creation of additional
waste.
Green Bin: You should place your recyclables loosely in your green bin - not in bags.
See www.norfolkrecycles.com for further information about recycling.
These items can be recycled: Food and drink cans, both aluminium and steel. Glass - all bottles and
jars. Aluminium foil and trays, including takeaway and ready meal containers. Plastic pots, yoghurt
pots, containers for gravies and fresh sauces. Plastic food tubs and trays, including margarine tubs
and meat and vegetable trays. Empty aerosol cans. Plastic bottles, such as milk, drinks, bleach,
shampoo. Paper, including envelopes (including windowed), shredded paper and cardboard. Food
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and drink cartons, including milk, juice, smoothie and soup containers - bottle tops can be left on.
The following things cannot go in your green bin: Toys, video tapes, CD’S and DVD’s, plastic
plant pots, washing up bowls, cutlery and drainer trays, plastic paint pots. Soft plastic - polystyrene,
bubble wrap, plastic sheets, carrier bags. Sweets and crisp wrappers, nappies, textile (clothing,
carpet and shoes), wood and metal paint tins.
Brown Bin: Grass cuttings, weeds, leaves, flowers, plants, vegetable tops, hedge clippings, twigs,
bark, small branches, Christmas trees and shredded paper.
Currently, you cannot dispose of kitchen waste in the brown bin, such as vegetable peelings and
food waste. We will not collect any additional garden waste placed alongside the brown bin. Please
be careful not to fill the bin, so it is too heavy to move.
Disposal of Hazardous Waste: Hazardous waste collection days are held throughout the county
and dates will be publicised on the council website prior to them happening. You may also employ
specialist companies or the recycling centre may take items on prior arrangement (both will require
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Local Environment
Norfolk Wildlife Trust: ‘Pigneys Wood’
Pigneys Wood was originally purchased in 1993 by the North Norfolk Community Woodland Trust
(NNCWT, a community based conservation charity) and during their years of tenure, NNCWT
successfully reverted the site from arable land to woodland by planting over 20,000 trees of 40
different species as well as restoring important wetland areas and improving the access and
interpretation of the site for local people by providing guided trails.
The site has a number of special wildlife features including an impressive 450-year-old ancient
oak tree ‘the Old Oak’ which is next to a small woodland area which boasts a carpet of bluebells in
spring.
Pigneys Wood provides an important wildlife refuge for many birds such as the Goldcrest, Nuthatch,
Cetti’s Warbler; insects such as Red Admiral, Peacock and Holly Blue butterflies; dragonflies such
as the Emperor, Migrant Hawker, Blacktailed Skimmer and Norfolk Hawker, and mammals such as
Otter, Water Vole and Badger. Occasionally rarer visitors have been recorded such as a Camberwell
Beauty Butterfly and a Bittern in March 2013. Other features at the site include reed beds, a scrape
to attract wading birds and information boards on wildflowers, butterflies, trees and birds.
In September 2017, Pigneys Wood was entrusted to Norfolk Wildlife Trust to continue the
conservation management of this wildlife-rich nature reserve. NWT aims to build on NNCWT’s work
by further enhancing the range of habitats present as well as improving the visitor experience to
encourage more people to enjoy the wildlife on this special site.
Pigneys Wood Car Park can be found on Hall Lane where the bin and dog bins are also sited. Picnic
tables and seats are provided and shelter is available in the renovated barn.
For further information please visit our website at
www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/pigneys-wood
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Bacton Wood (Witton Woods)
Bacton Wood, which is two miles north-east of North Walsham on the Happisburgh Road, dates
back to Saxon times, and includes ancient Sessile Oaks and at least thirty other species of tree.
Walk through a mosaic of conifers, mixed woodland and open areas with its heather, broom and
gorse providing a variety of colour through the changing seasons. The rich diversity of trees, plants,
insects, birds and animals found in these woods provide a lovely countryside experience for all the
family.
The woods are owned and maintained by The Forestry Commission and part managed by North
Norfolk District Council, forming between them the Countryside Partnership Project.
Known locally as ‘Witton Woods’, the area was first planted in 1956, with much of the central and
southern area formerly heathland, careful management of the ancient woodland that formed most
of the remaining area has resulted in natural regeneration of the broadleaf species and plants such
as Bluebells, Wood Sorrel and Dog’s Mercury.
As well as the flora and fauna, within the woods can be found a Bronze Age burial mound and
pot boiling site, an ancient ‘Grandparent’ oak and several ponds. If you find the pot boiling site, be
sure to keep an eye out for flint shards, these have broken off the stones, used to warm the pots in
ancient times.
There are three marked trails and many smaller paths that weave through the trees making Bacton
Wood an excellent place for all types of orienteering, walking, horse riding and cycling. The Woods
also host many regular events such as cross country running, competitions, orienteering, night
exercises, rambling, wildlife watching and navigation exercises.
web: www.forestryengland.uk/bacton-wood
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Sadler’s Wood
Sadler’s Wood and the surrounding
open space lies at the eastern side of
the market town of North Walsham. The
Wood is predominantly a plantation of
Scots Pine dating back to the 1950s but
it also contains some veteran oak, sweet
chestnut and hornbeam trees. In spring
the woodland floor is covered in a carpet
of bluebells which is spectacular. Current
conservation management practices
encourage the spread of this beautiful
flower which helps feed many insect
species. The surrounding area consists of
part amenity grassland for informal games and part more natural grassland where native flora is
encouraged. There are some sculptures dotted throughout the area which have been produced by
local artists and a play area which is well used.
The woodlands are abundant with butterflies, mini beasts and flowers throughout the spring and
summer months. Habitat piles create perfect homes for many species of mini beasts, which help
introduce families to wildlife on event days and an adventure style play area has been provided
which is proving most popular with local children.
Sadler’s Wood is perfect for dog walks, nature rambles and adventures and achieved its Green Flag
in 2012 meaning that the space boasts the highest possible standards, is beautifully maintained
and has excellent facilities.
The site is managed by North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) and the Rangers undertake regular
safety inspections and litter patrols, bins and dog bins are provided.
Bryant’s Heath (Felmingham Heath)
Bryant’s Heath, Felmingham is a
17.7-hectare (44-acre) biological Site of
Special Scientific Interest west of North
Walsham. The Heath consists of dry acidic
heathland on glacial sands with sloping
ground to the south and west. This site is
unusual in that it encompasses within a
relatively small area a mix of dry heath,
wet heath and fen lands. Rich plant lands
have developed in association with the
flushed areas that occur where nutrientpoor
sands meet underlying calcareous
clays. These areas include several plants
that are now uncommon in East Anglia due to the drainage of many similar sites. Several unusual
mosses and lichens have been recorded in wetter areas.
A public footpath between Felmingham and North Walsham runs through the heath.
web: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/commons/bryant-s-heath
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Local Walks
Beautiful countryside surrounds North Walsham, and the North Norfolk area itself is designated as
an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’. The best way to explore this wonderful area is either by
bicycle, or to delve even deeper into its hidden secrets, by foot. North Walsham is a stopping point
on two major walks.
Paston Way
The Paston way takes its name from the Paston
Family, the wealthy and dominant landowners
in the area during Medieval and Tudor times.
The Paston family in turn had taken their name
from the small village of Paston on the north
east Norfolk coast. They also wrote the famous
Paston Letters.
The 22 mile route, between Cromer and North
Walsham, travels through much of what was
once their land and passes sixteen of the area’s
ancient and beautiful churches.
Each church has its own hidden history and
one, St Michael and All Angels at Sidestrand,
was even moved brick by brick from a cliff top to save it from the sea. (To visit all 14 of the fine
churches on the Paston Way, the trail covers 29.5 miles).
In travelling church to church, the trail ambles down quiet lanes, through picturesque towns and
villages, across vast arable fields, disused railway lines and quiet grazing pastures with views of the
North Sea. Keep a look out for seals on the stretches of beach walk too.
Starting at the south eastern end, the path begins at the Parish Church of St Nicholas in North
Walsham. The route then heads northwards along the old Mundesley Road out of the town. On the
outskirts of the town the path follows the track bed of the disused Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
Company which linked North Walsham to Cromer. The path crosses the North Walsham & Dilham
Canal at Swafield. Knapton Cutting, as this part of the trail is known, is also a nature and butterfly
reserve. This section is an area of wild flowers, brambles, scrub and undisturbed grassy banks,
which make it an ideal habitat for butterflies and nineteen different species have been recorded.
The path continues out of North Walsham, through the stunning countryside of North Norfolk to
Cromer where it links with the Coast Road.
Footpaths and Walks
There is a lot of readily available information about the
many footpaths and walks that cross the North Norfolk
landscape around North Walsham.
Many can be found on
www.norfolk.gov.uk/out-and-about-in-norfolk
Printed walks are also available from
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with that.
The Trust ask for a donation towards the restoration of the
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Weavers’ Way
At a total of 61 miles, this footpath runs
between Great Yarmouth and Cromer and
is named after the local weaving industry
which shaped the local landscape of the
Medieval Period.
The route passes many areas of natural
beauty; marshlands, rivers and lakes
which form the unique landscape of
the Broads, gentle valleys surrounding
the rivers of Thurne, Ant and Bure, rich
woodland and the mixed farmland of
North Norfolk, and the estates of Felbrigg
and Blickling. The route also takes in the
route of old railway lines allowing for
panoramic views of the countryside from its embankments.
There are car parks dotted along the length of the walk, each with maps and information boards.
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
Rich in history and steeped in ancient
legend the Peddars Way traverses the
very best landscapes Norfolk has to offer.
Fantastic scenery and landscape cover
the 49 miles (79 Km) of the Peddars Way
and the 84 miles (135 km) of the Norfolk
Coast Path. The majority of the trail
running through Areas of Outstanding
Natural Beauty (AONB).
Peddars Way follows a Roman road built
along the line of an even older trackway.
The name is said to be derived from the
Latin “pedester”, which means “on foot”
and the route was built shortly after AD61
to enable troops to move through East Anglia for policing purposes. Although the name ‘Peddars’
was not initiated by the Romans, it is likely that it was coined during the 15th or 16th centuries.
The trail starts in the Brecks, a unique area of forest, heath and low river valleys, running north from
Knettishall Heath in Suffolk, for 46 miles through changing countryside to the North Norfolk coast
near Hunstanton.
Peddars Way and the Norfolk Coast Path became joined as a Long Distance Path in 1986 in a
ceremony performed by the Prince of Wales at Holme-next-the-Sea. In 1991 the name Long
Distance Path changed to National Trail, and became the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales.
Much of the Peddars Way can be used by cyclists and there is a special route available to horseriders.
web: www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/peddars-way-and-norfolk-coast-path
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Peasants’ Revolt Walk & Monuments
The 14th century ‘perch’ cross
(perch=fluted) standing by Monument
Cottage on Norwich Road, is on what was
heathland to the south of North Walsham,
near the site where the “war-like” Bishop
of Norwich, Henry Despenser, put down
a Peasants’ Revolt led by the self-styled
‘King of Commons’, John or Geoffrey
Litester, a dyer from Felmingham.
The revolt was part of a general English
rising in protest against a new poll
tax, the cost of the wars in France and
attempts, by statute, to keep down the
wages of labourers after the Black Death (which had killed almost a third of the population) it was,
indeed, the breaking down of the unjust feudal system. During the rebellion, Litester’s men took
Norwich, whose inhabitants did not resist, and compelled
four knights to wait upon him at his table in Norwich Castle.
A fifth knight, who refused to follow him, was beheaded!
After Norwich the rebels also, briefly, took Yarmouth before
retreating to the heath near North Walsham to make their
stand behind barricades. The rebels were no match for the
trained soldiers of the Bishop. Some accounts suggest that
most were allowed to flee, others talk of a fierce battle with
many dead on the heath and remnants of the rebel forces,
driven from the unfinished parish church by fire and killed.
Whatever the truth, the ringleaders were made an example
of. Litester was captured; his Bishop, Henry Despenser, heard
his confession, gave him absolution for his sins and, whilst
Litester was being dragged to his place of execution, held
up his head to stop it bumping on the ground. Litester was
then hanged, drawn and quartered. Three quarters were
sent to Norwich,
Yarmouth and
Lynn, whilst the
fourth was exhibited outside his house in Felmingham
‘so that rebels, and those who rise against the peace, may
learn how it will end.’
The cross is one of three markers for the battle. A second
‘stump cross’ stands outside the gates of the North
Walsham Water Works, whilst the remains of the third are
on private land owned by Westwick Estate west of the
Norwich Road, near Westwick Woods.
The event is commemorated in the town by two roads
being named Spenser Avenue and Litester Close.
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Memorial
Park
Bryant’s
Heath
Sadler’s
Wood
Pigney’s
Wood
From Bacton
Paston Way from Mundesley
From Mundesley
From Cromer
North Walsha m and Dilham Canal
Bittern Line
From Cromer
Enjoy a stroll
or cycle in
our local
woods and
heaths, or
take a walk
along our
long distance
paths. Sadler’s Wood on
the edge of town,
ideal for dog walks,
From Ayl sham
Bacton
Wood
Weavers’ Way from Aylsham
Bryant’s Heath
(Felmingham Heath)
is a Site of Special
Scientific Interest
west of North
Walsham.
From Happisburgh
Peasants’ Revolt Walk
Weavers’ Way
from Stalham
From Stalham
From Norwich
From Norwich
Weavers’ Way runs 57 miles between
Great Yarmouth and Cromer and
is named after the weaving industry
which shaped the local landscape
of the Medieval Period. From the
town centre head for Stalham and
Yarmouth to the east, to Aylsham and
Cromer to the west.
Paston Way The 22 mile route,
between Cromer and North Walsham
takes its name from the Paston Family,
the wealthy and dominant Medieval
and Tudor landowners, who wrote
the famous Paston Letters. From St
Nicholas church, the route heads
northwards joining the track bed of
the disused railway to Mundesley.
1381
Site of the
Battle of
North Walsham
0.5km
nature rambles and
adventures.
Pigney’s Wood
Norfolk Wildlife
Trust’s woodland
and wetland
Bacton Wood
(Witton Woods)
for orienteering,
walking, horse riding
and cycling.
Ebridge
Mill
Printed information on walks are also available from
M.i. North Walsham, in Vicarage Street.
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North Walsham & Dilham Canal
The North Walsham and Dilham Canal was originally 8.84 miles long, running from Antingham
bone mills, north west of North Walsham, to its confluence with the river Ant at Wayford Bridge,
near Stalham. It is Norfolk’s only locked wherry-sailing canal and opened in 1826. It served nearly
all the water mills in the valley and the various village staithes which it passed, with a wide variety
of cargoes. The North Walsham and Dilham Canal also carried some of the first luxury, skippered,
pleasure wherries with all services provided by the crew, in the early days of that trade.
The canal is easily accessible, in discreet places, to residents and visitors of North Walsham, located
just one mile from the town. The canal attracts hundreds of users annually, including fishermen,
canoeists, sailors, open-water swimmers, wildlife enthusiasts and model boat fans, as well as guests
taking ‘solar-powered’ boat tours along the restored (and from the spring of 2023, the) remaining
navigable parts of the waterway. Canoes can be hired from Dilham Hall retreats on the lowest section
between Honing lock and Wayford Bridge Junction.
Dug by hand in just 14 months by 100 Bedfordshire Navvies, known as bankers because they were
specialist canal bank-builders, the canal was intended as a motorway of its day (when the local
roads were little more than muddy farm cart-horse tracks which charged tolls), ideal for the fast and
efficient transport of cargoes to and from mills along its route and onwards to the ports of Great
Yarmouth and Lowestoft, to the city of Norwich as well as connecting many villages along the canal
and the various Broads rivers.
From the 1870s and 80s the canal was competing with the nascent railway network, the canal
enjoyed over 50 years of successful but declining use and was eventually ‘abandoned’ for 1.1 miles
above Swafield in 1927. The last wherry, Ella, sailed the canal in 1934 and, thereafter, the canal began
to fall into disrepair. Decades of neglect followed, with sections becoming choked with vegetation,
rotting wooden lock gates and crumbling brickwork.
Sustained efforts to revitalise the canal began in 2000, with regular volunteer work parties –
which continue to this day – tackling tasks, first under the auspices of the East Anglian Waterways
Association and later, the project gained further momentum in 2008 with the founding of the North
Walsham and Dilham Canal Trust, now a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Its aim is to work
with canal and land owners, and the ever-increasing number of statutory bodies, to promote, for
the benefit of the public, the restoration, conservation, protection and improvement of the physical
and natural environment of the North Walsham and Dilham Canal and its canal corridor, including
waterborne access to the navigation for all, wherever practical and affordable. There is an accessible
Public Footpath from Royston Bridge on the Bacton Road, along the canal bank to Pigney’s Wood and
the public can readily launch canoes, paddle boards etc and fish from Ebridge Mill Pond.
One mile is now completely open to navigation, thanks to the efforts of the late Laurie Ashton of
the Old Canal Company and he completely restored one lock and did much of the work on another
mile or more upstream of that. Another lock has had new top gates fitted by NWDCT and the lowest
section is still just about navigable by small unpowered craft. The Trust hope eventually to restore
navigability to the middle section if permissions can be put in place. Many months of negotiations,
paperwork and planning are in progress to start to achieve that.
The continued upkeep and ongoing restoration of the canal can only be achieved with the help of
the community. Volunteers are needed for a range of outdoor, indoor/office and water-based roles
and any offers of help and/or donations are always welcomed by the Trust. In particular, help is vital
in order to put on the annual Information Weekend on the weekend of 2nd & 3rd September 2023,
to which all are invited.
To find out more about volunteering, to support the Trust by becoming a member, or to take a trip on
our guided boat tours (telephone 07585 160 772 to enquire), visit www.nwdct.org or search for the
North Walsham & Dilham Canal Trust on social media.
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Bluebell Pond
The pond dates back to the 1600s when it was known as surveyors pit and it was used as a watering
shed for animals by people who transported cattle from the Midlands. The pond dried up after
new homes were built on the edge of North Walsham in 1987 and the hole ended up being used
as a rubbish tip. The Bluebell Pond Society was formed in 1990, headed by former Town Mayor,
Roy Haynes, because the area had become an eyesore. The land was leased to the group by North
Walsham Town Council and the dozens of volunteers re-established the pond, trees and nature.
Many volunteers became involved and there is now an abundance of wildlife. The Society receives
about £300 each year from the town council and holds two clean-up days each year. Wildlife at
Bluebell Pond includes newts, frogs, moorhens and wild ducks.
The committee is now headed by Kev Richardson.
web: www.facebook.com/bluebellpond.nw
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Lepus the GoGo Hare
Lepus the GoGo Hare can be found on the paved
slope at the top of Market Street perfectly positioned
beside the Hop In. Lepus was one of 70 hares created
in a project organised by Break charity and displayed
in towns around Norfolk during the summer of 2018.
He was bought for North Walsham by North Norfolk
District Council later that year.
One of the County Trail Hares, Lepus belongs to the
Orion family of constellations, meaning ‘the hare’
in Greek. By day Lepus can be seen close up in the
beautiful North Norfolk landscape. By night, look up
at the sky and you can see his star shining just below
Orion’s feet. His coat represents land and sea and he
is created from fragments of glinting glass, plates and
mirror, reflecting the everyday beauty around us.
twitter: @GoGoLepus
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Town Sign
North Walsham Town Sign stands in front of the Cedars (the old
North Walsham Town Council offices) on the corner of New Road
and Yarmouth Road. It was unveiled by county W.I. Chairman,
Mrs Jill Scott in October 1978. The town sign was paid for jointly
by the North Walsham & District W.I. and the Market Cross W.I.
and commemorates the diamond jubilee of the W.I. movement
in Norfolk. Mrs Marie Millington, the Town Mayor at the time,
accepted the sign on behalf of the Town Council, and it was
dedicated by Canon David Maurice. The sign depicts the Market
Cross, built by Bishop Thirlby in 1549 and the peasants’ revolt
of 1381 is commemorated by a representation of the Norwich
Road monument. A plough signifies the town’s links with town
and country. On the back is the town’s coat of arms. The sign
was restored and mosaic was added to the base to mark the
millennium in 2000.
War Memorial
The North Walsham War Memorial commemorates the residents of North Walsham who were killed
or missing in World War I and World War II. The War Memorial, situated in the Garden of Remembrance,
takes the form of a cairn of masonry and Norfolk flint with an inscribed tablet of Hopton Wood Stone.
The memorial park opened in 1949, containing a beech-hedged ornamental enclosure with a cherry
tree lined walk to the town’s war memorial. The park was once part of a very large estate which had
a Great House (The Oaks), pleasure gardens, orchards, plantations, a hot house and an orangery. The
Oaks was demolished in the 1930s and its site is now occupied by the town library.
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Oak Tree Sculpture
This ingenious sculpture by Mark Goldsworthy of
Bungay was commissioned in 1998 by North Walsham
Town Council. It has been carved from the trunk of a
120 year old Oak which was diseased and due to be
felled. The work was carried out through the summer
of 1999 and unveiled in September of that year. It
commemorates the Battle of the Peasants’ Revolt at
North Walsham in 1381, and the Agricultural Workers’
Union being founded in the town in 1906. It depicts
these two historical occasions, ordinary man’s struggle
for justice and rights, against the odds.
The ‘totem-pole-esque’ sculpture of rustic figures
expresses ordinary people, striving towards a common
goal, each with their own place in society, and using
characters from the different generations.
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Leisure & Entertainment
Cinemas
The Atrium Spenser Avenue, North Walsham tel: 01692 400080
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Public Houses & Clubs
The Black Swan Black Swan Loke, North Walsham tel: 01692 402188
The Bluebell Bacton Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 404800
The Hop In 2 Market Street, North Walsham tel: 07963 938270
The Kings Arms Kings Arms Street, North Walsham tel: 01692 403054
The Market Tavern Market Street, North Walsham tel: 01692 404821
The Orchard Gardens Mundesley Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 405152
The White Swan Church Street, North Walsham tel: 01692 405981
Club KA Kings Arms Street, North Walsham tel: 01692 403054
Restaurants & Cafés
Beechwood Hotel Cromer Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 403231
Café Kitale 4 St Nicholas Court, North Walsham tel: 07553 610379
Charcoal Grill Kebab House Mundesley Rd, North Walsham tel: 01692 404888
Christopher’s Café & Bakery 4 Church Street, North Walsham tel: 01692 405955
Chubby Panda Market Street, North Walsham tel: 01692 500920
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Green Room Kings Arms Street, North Walsham tel: 01692 408993
JRs American Diner Tungate Road, North Walsham NR28 0JQ tel: 01692 407793
Labone Mundesley Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 500119
Lily’s Tea Room Hadfield’s Nursery, North Walsham tel: 01692 406996
Ramblers Restaurant (Day) North Walsham Garden Centre, Norwich Road tel: 01692 408266
7 & Eleven 5 Market Street, North Walsham tel: 01692 405336
Shambles Café & Bistro 6 Market Place, North Walsham tel: 01692 405282
Smokey Grill House (Thur-Sat eve) North Walsham Garden Centre tel: 01692 402591
Swallows Coffee Shop 32 Vicarage Street, North Walsham tel: 07838 647137
Three Cottages Fish Restaurant 16 Bacton Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 403819
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American Pizza 9 Market Place, North Walsham tel: 01692 402040
Brunch Bar Laundry Loke, North Walsham tel: 07471 902073
Coffeesmiths 44 Market Place, North Walsham email: coffeesmiths@outlook.com
Great Wall 10 Market Place, North Walsham tel: 01692 501164
Jade Garden 1 Norwich Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 406821
Kelly’s Plaice 32a Market Place, North Walsham tel: 01692 405554
KitaleGo 43 Market Place, North Walsham tel: 07508 304977
Lam’s Fish & Chip Shop 30 Station Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 402673
North Kebab House 8 Market Street, North Walsham tel: 01692 404022
North Walsham Fish & Chips 23 Stanley Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 404030
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Local Parks and Play Areas
Parks and Play areas are supplied with waste bins and dog bins. They are all emptied regularly and we
ask that you respect the other users of the parks and dispose of your litter and dog waste correctly.
Acorn Road
Hidden away on Acorn Road is a small open greenspace with play area. The Children’s area includes
a very popular zip wire, climbing frame and swings.
Memorial Park
The Memorial Park is a beautiful old
park situated between Yarmouth
Road and Happisburgh Road and
plays host to a large number of
events and activities each and every
year. There are goalposts for football,
swings, gym & play equipment, a
tennis court and lots of room for
families and dogs to run and play in
the safety of a semi-enclosed park
(please note: park gates are not
closed).
Regular events include Funday and the Fun Fair, see the Regular Events page 79 for more
information.
Children’s Play Park
Opened in December 2018, this state of the art play park offers a safe fenced area for little ones
to play in. The second project of North Walsham Play (See page 65), the park is Pirate and Castle
themed and offers swings, an inclusive roundabout, slides and more. Close to Public Toilets on New
Road Car Park.
Oak Tree Sculpture
Carved into the trunk of a diseased old oak (which was due to be felled) by Mark Goldsworthy
of Bungay, the sculpture was unveiled in September 1999. It commemorates the Battle of the
Peasants Revolt in North Walsham during 1381 and the Agricultural Workers’ Union being founded
in the town in 1906. It depicts the ordinary man’s struggle for justice and rights, against the odds.
See page 59 for more details.
Poppies Day Nursery
Housed in the park’s pavilion, this popular nursery is open throughout the week. See page 27 for
details.
Tennis Courts
The Memorial Park Tennis Courts are open to all and are free. Keys are available from the Town
Council Office.
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War Memorial
A small area close to the Oak Tree Sculpture holds the town’s War Memorial, which bears the names
of those who died during the Great Wars. With seats and a small lawn the area is a place for peaceful
contemplation away from the busy park. This area also includes memorials to Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip unveiled in 2022.
Trackside
The Trackside Park is situated opposite the train station entrance on Norwich Road. Completely
fenced this park is a safe area for children to run and play on new equipment installed in late 2022
including swings, trim trail, slides, a climbing wall as well as a dog exercise area and skatepark.
Dog Park
In one corner of the Trackside Park, an area has been fenced and double gated to provide a safe
place for dogs to run off lead. A perfect area for training recall or just letting your dogs play. Dog
bins are provided so please clear up after your dogs.
Skate Park
North Walsham has had a Skate Park within the town for over 20 years. In late 2020 North Walsham
Play spearheaded a campaign to raise £200,000 to replace the much loved facilities. The new Skate
Park was opened in Feb 2022 and is now one of the region’s most sophisticated and comprehensive
parks with elements for skateboarders, BMX cyclists and those on scooters. In the Autumn of 2022
flood lights were also added allowing the hours of usage to be extended. Light is free of charge and
is turned on via a simple press button. Lights will work between dusk and dawn. The Skate Park
offers something for people of all ages and abilities and is located on Trackside, very close to the
town centre and the train station.
Woodville
The park at Woodville is an open greenspace
found on the Lynfield Estate, near the bypass.
A hidden gem, the park is accessible from
Northfield Road and Hadfield Road and has
goal posts and swings for families to use.
Children’s Play Area
In the Centre of Woodville is the Children’s
Play Area which is perfect for younger
children. The Play Area was acquired through
fundraising by North Walsham Play, and
opened in 2017 featuring a basket swing seat, inclusive roundabout and plenty of colourful games
for little ones to play.
Other Parks
Other, smaller parks with play equipment can be found dotted around the town such as Stanley
Road, Hornbeam Road, Chestnut Avenue and Nelson Road/Sadler’s Wood.
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North Walsham Play
North Walsham Play is a registered charity set
up to improve the play parks and open spaces
in and around North Walsham. We work hard
to bring about inclusive and innovative play
spaces accessible to children and families of
all ages and abilities. In the past two years we
have introduced a new Eco-Gym within the
town’s Memorial Park and opened a state of the
art Skate Park located at Trackside, equipped
with free to use flood lights between dusk
and dawn. This is on top of 3 other play parks
introduced since we were formed in 2016. In
the coming two years we hope to improve the
provision for older children within the town’s
Memorial Park and also add to the much used
equipment at Woodville. Want to get involved?
email: nwalshamplay@yahoo.co.uk
web: www.nwplay.co.uk
facebook: NorthWalshamPlay
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Leisure & Entertainment 67
The Cat Pottery and Railway Junkyard
The Cat Pottery can be found at
1 Grammar School Road in the
centuries old tinsmith’s workshop
which also houses a collection of
railway memorabilia and transport
curiosities collected together over
the years. The ‘Jenny Winstanley’
pottery cats can be seen being
made through all the processes
including the making of the glass
eyes. You also have the opportunity
of buying the cats at little more
than the wholesale price. The Cat
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M.i. North Walsham
M.i. North Walsham is our Tourist
Information office and Heritage Centre.
Based in the Old Saddler’s Shop in
Vicarage Street our volunteer team is
on hand to share their enthusiasm for
our town and to provide information
to visitors and residents, on attractions,
accommodation, walking and cycling
routes and local events. A small sales
range of North Walsham-themed items
is also available. The Heritage Centre tells
the story of our town from ancient times
and displays a range of historic items
including our famed 1725 fire engine and
two fascinating models of long-lost areas of town.
tel: 01692 218220 email: info@northwalshamheritage.org.uk
OPENING TIMES
April to October
October to April
Monday to Friday
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Monday & Thursday only
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The Norfolk Motorcycle Museum
Found at the Station Yard, North Walsham,
this collection of bikes dating from the
1920s to late 1960s contains many rare and
interesting machines, collected by George
Harmer. Included in the collection is a
500cc TT Rudge which held the lap record
at Brooklands in the early 1930s with a top
speed of 106mph.
Open daily from 10am-4pm.
Station Approach, Norwich Road,
North Walsham NR28 0DS
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Local places of interest (no more than a 30 minute drive from North Walsham)
Alby Crafts
6 miles to the west of North Walsham, between Aylsham and Cromer,
sits Alby Crafts. The galleries in the Lower Courtyard exhibit an everchanging
array of fine art and contemporary craft by resident and
guest local makers. Visit the gardens as Valerie Alston’s collection of
unusual and interesting plants flourish through the seasons. You can
buy fresh plants and order floral bouquets from the well stocked gift
shop or enjoy a journey into the incredible world of flower essences.
One-to-one and group sessions sharing extensive knowledge and
skills in woodturning, ceramics, fine art sculpture, sewing, bee keeping
and flower essences. tel: 01263 761652
web: www.albycrafts.co.uk
email: info@albycrafts.co.uk
Amazona Zoo, Cromer
Approx. 9 miles away, Amazona is a unique zoo and fun visit for the
whole family. It’s home to over 200 animals from tropical South America,
including jaguars, monkeys, peccaries, otters, owls, macaws, parrots,
capuchins, spiders, snakes, flamingos, rheas, guinea pigs, iguanas,
caimans, pumas and tapirs. Families love exploring the Amazona in
Cromer, set in secluded grounds on the north Norfolk coast.
web: amazonazoo.co.uk tel: 01263 510741
email: imogen@amazonazoo.co.uk
Baconsthorpe Castle
Visit the extensive ruins of Baconsthorpe Castle, a moated and fortified
15th century manor house, which are a testament to the rise and fall
of a prominent Norfolk family, the Heydons. Over 200 years, successive
generations of this ambitious family built, then enlarged, and finally
abandoned this castle. tel: 0870 333 1181
Castle Road, Baconsthorpe, Norfolk NR25 9LN
web: www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/baconsthorpe-castle
Bure Valley Railway
The Bure Valley Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway in Norfolk,
within The Broads National Park. The railway runs from Wroxham to
Aylsham (9 miles or 14.5 kilometres), Norfolk’s longest railway of less
than standard gauge, using both steam and diesel locomotives.
Aylsham Station, Norwich Rd, Aylsham NR11 6BW
tel: 01263 733 858
web: www.bvrw.co.uk
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Local places of interest (no more than a 30 minute drive from North Walsham)
Bewilderwood
BeWILDerwood is a wild and imaginative adventure park with magical
treehouses and hints of intriguing characters, bringing a curious
difference to the Norfolk Broads. The setting for the book ‘A Boggle at
BeWILDerwood’, by local children’s author Tom Blofeld, it’s a wonderful,
mystical place. Parents are encouraged to play alongside their children,
which makes for a fabulous and brilliantly exciting time for the whole
family. tel: 01692 633033
Horning Road, Hoveton, Norwich NR12 8JW
web: norfolk.bewilderwood.co.uk/
Blickling Hall & Gardens
One day is never enough. Discover a complete Norfolk estate with
something for everyone. A 17th century National Trust Hall, garden and
parkland. Open 363 days a year. Room openings in the house may vary
as conservation work takes place. tel: 01263 738030
Blickling, Aylsham, Norfolk NR11 6NF
web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/blickling-estate
email: blickling@nationaltrust.org.uk
Cromer Museum
See the Geology Gallery with an amazing collection of fossils all found
in Norfolk. Learn about the famous West Runton mammoth, Britain’s
oldest and most complete mammoth fossil. The beautiful series of
photographs of North Norfolk fishermen taken by Olive Edis. The cosy
Victorian fisherman’s cottage - imagine life in Cromer at the end of the
19th Century. Discover Cromer’s history as a Victorian seaside resort
with its fine hotels and scandal of mixed bathing. Learn about the
daring rescues of Henry Blogg and the Cromer lifeboatmen.
Cromer Museum, East Cottages, Tucker Street, Cromer NR27 9HB
tel: 01263 513543
web: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/cromer-museum
email: cromer.museum@norfolk.gov.uk
Unit 20, Wroxham Barns, Tunstead Road, Hoveton NR12 8QU
Tel: 07789 863555
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Local places of interest (no more than a 30 minute drive from North Walsham)
Cromer Pier
The Famous Cromer Pier, located approx. 9 miles away, is a Grade II
listed, 151 metre long traditional Victorian pier. Award winning Pier of
the Year for 2015 by the National Piers Society. One of only five UK
seaside piers with a full working, flourishing theatre and home to the
only end of pier show of its kind in the World! Open all year round with
the best crab fishing anywhere in Norfolk.
web: https://www.cromerpier.co.uk
East Ruston Old Vicarage Garden
The garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage lies close to the sea in North
East Norfolk on Vicarage Street, East Ruston. Of the 32 acres not all
is formal garden, there is a heritage orchard, large areas of young
specimen trees, many of which are rare, a Woodland Garden with
Magnolias and Hydrangeas. Divided into a series of themed garden
rooms; Walled Garden, Rose Garden, Vegetable Garden and a palatial
Fruit Cage full of rare varieties of soft fruit that can only be picked and
eaten on the day. Tel: 01692 650432
Open from March to October: Midday - 5.30pm Wednesday to Sunday
and Bank Holidays. Admission is £13.00 per adult and £2.00 per child.
web: www.e-ruston-oldvicaragegardens.co.uk
Felbrigg Hall & Gardens
Felbrigg Hall is a 17th-century English country house near the village of
Felbrigg. Part of a National Trust property, the unaltered 17th-century
house is noted for its Jacobean architecture and fine Georgian interior.
Outside the house are a walled garden, an orangery and orchards.
B1436, Felbrigg, Norwich NR11 8PR
tel: 01263 837444
web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/felbrigg-hall-gardens-and-estate
email: felbrigg@nationaltrust.org.uk
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@tuckedawaynorfolk
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Local places of interest (no more than a 30 minute drive from North Walsham)
Happisburgh Lighthouse
Visit the oldest working lighthouse on the Norfolk Coast and the only
independently operated lighthouse in the UK. The lighthouse is open
to the public on occasional Sundays and Bank Holidays throughout
the summer. Children under 1 metre in height are not able to climb
the 112 steps to the lantern. Dogs are not allowed in the lighthouse
on public open days, though visitors are welcome to wait with them
outside. Dogs must be kept on a lead within the lighthouse compound.
Both lighthouse cottages are privately owned, so please respect their
privacy.
web: happisburgh.org.uk/lighthouse
Horsey Windpump
Horsey Windpump is a Grade II listed windpump or drainage windmill
in the care of the National Trust in the village of Horsey. The present
structure was built in 1912 on the foundations of the 18th-century
Horsey Black Mill and sits in an internationally important area for
wildlife. tel: 01263 740241
B1159 south of Horsey village
web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/horsey-windpump
email: norfolkcoast@nationaltrust.org.uk
The
Kings Arms Hotel
1 Kings Arms Street North Walsham 01692 403054
FOOD SERVED DAILY
Mon – Sat: 11.30 am - 2.30 pm & 5 pm - 8.30 pm
Sun: Noon – 3 pm Carvery & Full Menu also available
Upstairs Gin Bar
Hotel rooms available
All functions
catered for
Every Sunday
Noon - 3 pm
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Local places of interest (no more than a 30 minute drive from North Walsham)
Horstead Mill
There has been a mill on the River Bure at Horstead since at least Saxon
times. This was the last on the Bure, it was also one of the biggest,
best known and most photographed in the county. It was gutted by
fire in 1963 and today all that remains is the lower sections of the 18th
century building including its brick arches. It is beautifully maintained
and a family friendly area to relax and explore only 6 miles from North
Walsham. The old mill pond is very popular with swimmers and anglers.
Hoveton Hall Gardens
The beautiful Hoveton Hall Estate is situated on the edge of the
Norfolk Broads and covers 620 acres of parkland, gardens, woodland,
arable and grazing land. This fine Regency Hall was built between
1809-1812 and has been owned by the Buxton family since 1946.
email: office@hovetonhallestate.co.uk tel: 01603 784297
web: www.hovetonhallestate.co.uk
JRs Soft Play
North Norfolk’s favourite indoor play – slide, climb, tunnel and crawl
and there’s outdoor play too (seasonal in fine weather) included in
your ticket price. Onsite Café. Sessions last for 1hr 45 minutes.
JR’s, Tungate, North Walsham, NR28 0JQ tel: 01692 407793
web: stompdinestrike.co.uk
email: jrs@rossisleisure.com
Mannington Gardens
The gardens around the medieval moated manor feature a wide
variety of plants, trees and shrubs in different settings. Throughout the
gardens are many roses, especially classic varieties. In the Heritage and
Modern Rose Gardens are roses in designs reflecting their date and
origin. On the South Lawn is a classic temple and the Sensory Garden
with water feature and plants selected for touch, sound and taste, scent
and colour. Children are invited to enjoy the special children’s garden
and playground.
web: https://www.manningtongardens.co.uk
Muckleburgh Military Collection
Including tanks, armoured cars, bombs, artillery and missiles used
by the allied armies during World War II the Collection incorporates
the Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry Museum of uniforms, weapons,
photographs and documents, RAF Reconnaissance and Air Sea Rescue
and Marine Craft. tel: 01263 588210
A149, Weybourne Camp, The Street, Weybourne
web: www.muckleburgh.co.uk
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Local places of interest (no more than a 30 minute drive from North Walsham)
Mundesley Beach
A family friendly beach approx. 5 miles from North Walsham. Mundesley
is considered one of Norfolk’s finest beaches, long and sandy with safe
swimming at low tide and all the amenities and charm of a popular
seaside resort. Backed by a promenade lined with colourful beach huts,
this pretty village reached the 2018 semi-finals of TV Channel 4’s Village
of the Year. Mundesley also features a beautiful hidden mill pond and
recently restored windmill; Stow Mill. The only windmill in Norfolk
which can do the full circle.
web: www.mundesley.org
Mundesley Maritime Museum
The museum sits in a coastguard lookout which was built in 1928 and
inside features Maritime History and Mundesley Maritime/Coastal
History. The museum features photographs, prints and information
illustrating local fishing and trade from the 19th century and
equipment from 1930/40s. 9 Beach Road, Mundesley
tel: 01263 722068
web: www.northwalshamguide.co.uk/directory/mundesley-maritime-museum_1206
Museum of the Broads
Welcome to the waterside museum of Broadland life at the historic
and picturesque Stalham Staithe. Discover the history of the Broads,
its people, boats and wildlife. This is a family and dog friendly Norfolk
attraction with trails and activities for all ages. Bring a picnic to enjoy by
the river and make a day of it. Visit the shop for Broadland memorabilia
and light refreshments. Sun to Fri 10am to 4.30pm. Closed Sat. Entry
£5.50. email: curator@museumofthebroads.org.uk
The Poor’s Staithe, Stalham, Norfolk, NR12 9DA
web: www.museumofthebroads.org.uk tel: 01692 581681
North Norfolk Railway
From the smart Victorian seaside resort of Sheringham to the Georgian
town of Holt, the North Norfolk Railway or the “Poppy Line” runs
through the county’s most stunning coastal scenery. Operated almost
entirely by Volunteers from all walks of life, the line is East Anglia’s
premier heritage railway. Steam Trains run most days from 1 April to 30
October. tel: 01263 820 800
web: www.nnrailway.co.uk email: enquiries@nnrailway.co.uk
Kindly supported by the Bittern Line
Community Rail Partnership
www.bitternline.com
Norwich – Salhouse – Hoveton & Wroxham – Worstead – North Walsham –
Gunton – Roughton Road – Cromer – West Runton – Sheringham
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Local places of interest (no more than a 30 minute drive from North Walsham)
Sheringham Park
National Trust Parkland designed in 1812 by Humphrey Repton, the
great landscape gardener. Famous for its Azaleas and Rhododendrons,
the parkland of Sheringham Hall provides picturesque walks with
stunning views of the coast. tel: 01263 820 550
Visitor Centre, Wood Farm, Upper Sheringham
web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/sheringham-park
email: sheringhampark@nationaltrust.org.uk
Stalham Firehouse Museum
Situated in Stalham High Street, Stalham Firehouse Museum is one of
the oldest in the country. It houses an 1881 horse-drawn pump which
is leased to the museum and a variety of artefacts.
Tiny, but with a wealth of interest, it is not called Norfolk’s Little Gem
for nothing. Visit Cafe Charlotte diagonally opposite for a relaxing
coffee and delicious home-made cake or freshly cooked hot food.
web: www.stalhamfirehousemuseum.info tel: 01692 582781
email: kayemackinnon@outlook.com
Wroxham Barns
7 miles south of North Walsham sits Wroxham Barns, ideal if you want
a relaxing day with friends, a fun time with the family or a chance to
indulge in some retail therapy. Chat to talented craftspeople while they
work or browse the shops which offer everything from unique gifts and
stylish clothes to fun toys and delicious foods. Enjoy wholesome dishes
and afternoon teas at the Courtyard Cafe and Farmyard Cafe or visit the
seasonal Junior Farm & Fun Park and meet the animals.
email: claredemierre@wroxhambarns.co.uk
web: www.wroxhambarns.co.uk tel: 01603 783762
Open Mon, Tues,
Thurs, Fri & Sat
MARIONS
HAIRDRESSING
Ladies & Gents
6a Kings Arms Street 01692
North Walsham 402531
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Regular Events
Thursday Market
North Walsham’s weekly general market is held
every Thursday in the Market Place and has been
held for about 750 years. The market benefits from
being run by the Town Council (holders of the
charter) and not by the District Council as many
others are.
The market consists of a core of some 15 stalls with
other casual stalls coming from time to time, just
about filling the Market Place to its capacity.
The stalls cover a very wide range of goods
and produce, including clothes, fruit and veg, cards and stationery, deli/groceries, wool/textile/
haberdashery, art and craft, eggs, cakes, pastries, jewellery, wet fish, flowers and plants, home
delivered meals and sweets.
In addition to those stalls we also regularly have charity stalls so you can discover more about RSPB,
Good Neighbours, RAFA, Macmillan, Big C and many others.
We also encourage buskers to visit the Market Place on market days, adding to the ‘atmosphere’ of
our busy market and making it an even better place to visit.
Farmers’ Market
North Walsham’s monthly Farmers’ Market is held
on the last Sunday of each month in the Market
Place, except in December when it’s the last
Sunday before Christmas..
This market has now been running for over 8 years
and was started to satisfy local demand for good
home-produced or grown goods.
The market is now slowly expanding with more
stalls regularly being added so that there are now
25 registered traders with about 10/12 regular
attendees each month.
The stalls cover a wide range of local produced or grown goods including pork, lamb, wet fish,
preserves, savoury pastries, bread, cakes, sweets, beer, cider, flowers, plants and a range of arts and
crafts stalls including picture frames, jewellery, etc.
We usually have a hot food and drink stall with table and chairs so allowing you to sit and enjoy
the time.
We also encourage buskers to visit the Market Place on market days, adding to the ‘atmosphere’ of
our busy market and making it an even better place to visit.
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Regular Events
Children’s Day
North Walsham Children’s Day takes place every year on the first
bank holiday in May in the grounds of St Nicholas Church. We
have many stalls, activities and experiences for all the family to
enjoy. Along with animals, emergency vehicles, bouncy castles
and much, much more. Plenty of lovely food and live music will
ensure there is something for everyone. All proceeds to Local
Charities Facebook: North Walsham Children’s day
email: northwalshamchildrenday@outlook.com
Christmas Lights Switch-On
North Walsham Christmas Lights, are part of Walsham Community
Events Group, a not-for-profit voluntary led committee, whose
aim is to ensure the town has Christmas Lights each year. The lights
are erected each year by a team of like minded people with the
same aim to ensure each Christmas North Walsham has Christmas
Lights. The lights are entirely funded by donations from the town’s
businesses, grants and from the revenue made at the street fair. The
annual street fair features stalls, entertainment, Father Christmas
grotto and carol singing all leading up to the grand switch-on
at 6.00pm. The group is always seeking new help from ladder
climbers to santa’s elves. For more information contact Colin.
email: jeabol@aol.com
Funday
The North Walsham Funday was started in 2010 by members
of the North Walsham Lions and North Walsham Town Council.
Many changes have taken place over the years and we now see
the Funday being run as a four day event with L Gray & Sons
Funfair joining us. The Funday is held on the last weekend of
June every year.
Thursday: Funfair open night. Friday: First night in the
marquee normally disco or live music. Saturday: Car boot sale,
Live music in the marquee and carnival parade (leaving the
Industrial Estate at 5pm and finishing on the park).
Sunday: The Funday! Vintage vehicles, stalls of all types, fresh
cooked food, displays, wildlife displays, live music from local
bands and all the fun of the fair.
Other fund raising events are held throughout the year to help
fund the Parade. We are always looking for new members &
volunteers to help at the events.
web: www.funday.north-walsham.com
Facebook: North Walsham Fun Day
tel: 07748030937 (text) email: fundaycomm@gmail.com
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Fireworks in the Park
On the Sunday closest to Bonfire Night, the Memorial Park plays
host to Fireworks in the Park which is a free-to-enter display.
(There is a bucket collection for donations). Fireworks fire up at
6.30pm with music, food stalls and a bar from 4.00pm.
North Walsham Street Feast
Started in 2022, Street Feast was launched with the goal of
bringing people back into the North Walsham Market Place
and giving a platform to local, small businesses. The first event
brought 12 vendors, entertainers and a huge turnout of over
6,000 people, the latest event attracted 24 vendors and added
a play bus.
2023 has five events planned on Saturdays from 12-8pm
including a special, bigger event for the King’s Coronation
in May in the “new” HAZ Market Place. A great event to meet
family or friends and the town comes alive with chat and cheer
as well as bringing trade to local shops.
North Walsham Ghost Walks
Our town has a great history from fire to revolt, smugglers and
murder. Come and experience our ghost walks around the town
centre to find out more about the town’s spooky past. Walks run
at different times of the year and private bookings are welcome
for special occasions and groups. Run by New Stages.
web: www.new-stages.co.uk tel: 01603 850373
North Walsham Car Boot Sales
Organised monthly between April and August at the Memorial
Park on every second Sunday where people from near and far
come to sell and buy. Please note, in 2023 April 16th is the first
event even though it’s the third Sunday as Easter Sunday being
the second Sunday.
North Walsham Big Bash
A community celebration of the many good things that are
happening in North Walsham for all who wish to become
more involved in their community and see it grow, or who
wish to have some support to help them join in and make a
contribution. Refreshments, Music & Entertainment as well as
conversations about how change can be brought about!
The next Big Bash is April 2024.
email: info@northwalshamthinkcarer.uk tel: 07939 299981
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Regular Events
North Walsham Archive Weekend
This successful annual event celebrating the history of North
Walsham started in 2013 and attracts hundreds of visitors
from near and far over the weekend in mid August. A massive
selection of photographs and printed material from the history
of the town is on display in a comfortable venue with stalls from
other local groups and refreshments available. It’s as much a
social event for residents past and present to meet.
web: www.northwalshamarchive.co.uk
email: info@northwalshamarchive.co.uk
North Walsham Beer Festival
The North Walsham Beer Festival takes place over the first
weekend in August and is organised by volunteers from the
Round Table. Every penny raised benefits the local community.
Since the first year in 2013, the festival has raised tens of
thousands of pounds for local charities and good causes all
thanks to the volunteers, sponsors, bands and of course the fine
people of North Walsham who support this event so well.
web: www.northwalshambeerfestival.com
Worstead Festival
Established in 1966, the Worstead Festival is a lovely annual
event over the last weekend of July. Celebrating all that’s great
about village life and local produce with attractions, music,
stalls.
web: www.worsteadfestival.org
email: office@worsteadfestival.org
Skeyton Classic Car Rally
Thousands attend The Goat Inn at Skeyton every spring for
their annual classic car and bike rally which raises thousands of
pounds every year for charity. Hundreds of classic cars and bikes
on show, trade stalls, auto jumble, refreshments, live music, stuff
to keep the children happy and an amazing atmosphere. It’s only
3 miles outside North Walsham in the middle of the beautiful
Norfolk countryside in the grounds of a well loved, traditional
Norfolk pub. Not just for gearheads. tel: 01692 538600
web: www.skeytongoatinn.co.uk
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Healthier North Walsham
Healthier North Walsham has grown
from an exciting project developed
at Birchwood Medical Practice, North
Walsham. It was developed and continues
to grow as a partnership of residents,
healthcare providers, charities and other
groups, with the sole aim to help local
people to make life changes to support their long-term health and wellbeing.
Our web portal gives you access to useful organisations in the area that can help you to improve
your health, both mental and physical, and to find support in your community, whether you need
a friend to connect with, a hand with your shopping, or a local group to get you out and about.
Explore our organisations and contact them for more information, or visit the video and leaflet
libraries for direct access to useful information filtered according to your requirements.
web: healthiernw.co.uk email: Healthier.nw@nhs.net tel: 01692 409640
Private, warm pool available
for your exclusive use.
Fabulous activity across generations
Relax in a calm,
unrushed environment
Build water confidence and
develop an essential life skill
Ample parking and easy access
Swimming lessons and
sports therapy available on site
Book directly on
www.brookmeadowshouse.co.uk
Or call 07973 165990
for booking assistance
RIC MASH FITNESS
Personal Training
Strength Training
Fat Loss
Muscle Development
Functional Fitness
ric.mash@ricmashpt.co.uk
www.ricmashpt.co.uk
Nutrition Coaching
Women’s Fitness
Senior’s Fitness
Small Groups
Private Gym Hire
CONTACT US
07887 406902
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Mike Thurston Water Activities Centre
Sports Centre
At North Walsham Sports Centre, colleagues
are dedicated to helping the local community
get active. The sports hall allows you to enjoy
activities including badminton, pickleball,
basketball, holiday activities and birthday parties,
while there are three outdoor tennis courts to
encourage competition between friends and
family. The centre also boasts a gymnasium
in which gymnastics, martial arts, badminton,
trampolining and group exercise classes take
place.
The Trust and the Water Activities Centre was
born of the sad event – the death of a young
Scout leader in the town; Mike Thurston.
One of Mike’s passions was sailing, and a small
group of like-minded people formed the idea
of creating a water activities centre in Mike’s
memory. The centre has provided a safe
learning environment since 1982 for groups
of young people including scouts, guides,
cadets and the Round Table to enjoy a range
of watersports and camping activities.
The site has developed into an attractive location for pre-organised day users and campers alike,
with a large range of equipment for hire and superb on-site facilities including toilet facilities and
hot showers.
Activities: The centre has a range of equipment available for groups to hire including kayaks,
canoes, paddleboards and rafting equipment. All buoyancy aids have been fully tested.
Club Nights: During the warmer months (usually from mid May to late September) the Centre runs
a Tuesday evening club night and training courses. All abilities are catered for from the beginner to
the not quite so beginner. For more details please use the contact form below.
Classroom: A classroom is available to hire on site to provide a dry and practical space for a range
of activities. The classroom has tables, chairs, heaters and electricity sockets. It also has a ramp to
make it accessible to all.
The Trust/Centre is managed by an executive committee, who meet quarterly. For further details
contact the Vice Chairman Mike Brooks.
web: www.mikethurston.org.uk
facebook: Mike Thurston Activity Centre tel: 01692 402665
North Walsham High School, Spenser Avenue, North Walsham tel: 01692 402293
web: www.everyoneactive.com/centre/north-walsham-sports-centre
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Rossis Leisure
Since 2003 Rossis has been providing a
fitness studio, swimming pool, spa pool,
aromatherapy steam room, sauna, dance
studio and physiotherapy treatment rooms
for the residents of North Walsham to enjoy.
2017 saw the addition of JR’s - Stomp Dine
Strike. Developed as fun for all the family, with
indoor adventure play area, an American Diner
and bowling. There are classes and events for
everyone, instructors and coaches to help you
reach your fitness goals, and a social space to
relax in once you have finished your exercise.
Tungate Farm, Aylsham Road, North Walsham
Facebook: @rossisleisure
Rossis
JRs
tel: 01692 404966 web: www.rossileisure.co.uk email: reception@rossisleisure.com
tel: 01692 407793 web: www.stompdinestrike.co.uk email: jrs@rossisleisure.com
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Victory Swim and Fitness Centre
Whether you want to swim, go to the gym, enjoy a
fitness class or take on all three, Victory Swim and
Fitness Centre has got you covered. The six-lane,
25-metre pool hosts award-winning swimming
lessons, as well as fitness and fun swim sessions.
There’s a state-of-the-art gym with fantastic cardio,
resistance and free weight equipment, while
personal trainers are on hand to advise. The centre
also boasts a group fitness studio offering a wide
range of classes.
Station Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 409370
web: www.everyoneactive.com/centre/victory-swim-and-fitness-centre
Yendell’s Health & Wellness Hub
Nervous about walking into a normal gym or class
environment? We hear you! Yendell’s is a friendly,
judgement-free, warm and welcoming group
exercise studio with a community full of many
different ages, shapes and abilities, but with one
thing in common, everyone is lovely, supportive and
just wants to feel happier and healthier. We deliver a
range of fun exercise classes including dance fitness,
toning and seated classes, have an in-house massage
therapist and food coach, including food addiction coaching and organise lots of social member
events throughout the year, we have to play too, it can’t all be work! So whether you need to
improve your core strength or balance, move easier, keep muscles and bones strong, learn how
to eat healthier, make new friends or just feel better in your own body, we are here for you. FREE
parking, FREE teas and coffees and lots of friendly support and motivation. Find out full timetable
and membership details at: www.yendellshub.com
email: sarah@yendellshub.com tel: 07974726036
Kindly supported by the Bittern Line
Community Rail Partnership
www.bitternline.com
Norwich – Salhouse – Hoveton & Wroxham – Worstead – North Walsham –
Gunton – Roughton Road – Cromer – West Runton – Sheringham
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North Walsham Community Shops
The town’s two Community Shops are
owned, managed and run by their seven
Trustees and 27 volunteers. The main shop in
Church Street sells all sorts of donated goods
(apart from clothes) and includes the ‘Book
Nook’ bookshop. The Market Place shop sells
clothes, shoes and accessories.
The Community Shops uses the funds they
raise to provide grants to North Walsham
projects and groups.
tel: 01692 218340
16b Church Street and 1 Market Place, North Walsham.
email: trustees@northwalshamcommunityshop.org.uk
web: www.northwalshamcommunityshop.org.uk
Cherished Charity Shop
Cherished Charity Shop supports local
Dementia patients and has paid for local
people’s coach trips, boat trips, Christmas
dinners and equipment for local dementia
homes. Always pleased to receive donations
to support their work. Cherished Charity
Shop can collect and full house clearances
can also be carried out.
12 Market Street, North Walsham.
tel: 07484 053894
web: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100079884639675
Kindly supported by the Bittern Line
Community Rail Partnership
www.bitternline.com
Norwich – Salhouse – Hoveton & Wroxham – Worstead – North Walsham –
Gunton – Roughton Road – Cromer – West Runton – Sheringham
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North Walsham Community Network
The NW Community Network is an association of groups,
organisations and individuals, committed to improving
the wellbeing of residents of North Walsham and its
surrounding area.
We aim to do this by 1) improving access to information
and support; 2) building the capacity of local groups and
organisations; and 3) increasing communication and joint
working across organisations and individuals. We aim to benefit the whole community, including
unpaid carers and vulnerable groups.
We have created an easy-to-use website (called a portal), which is a doorway to a range of
information, promoting choice, independence and wellbeing. In addition, we have linked
with local shops, cafes, churches, pubs, community groups and North Walsham library to
create ‘Community Contact Points’, places where the portal is available for anyone who needs
information, with someone usually on site to help if needed.
The Network also organises events such as the North Walsham Big Bash which brings together
groups and organisations that provide activities and services for people in North Walsham –
showing off all that’s on offer, including volunteering opportunities. The next Big Bash will be
held on 20th April 2024 in the Community Centre. We also arrange other networking and training
events for individuals and groups. If you would like to find out more about the Network, or join in
and take part in any of its activities.
email: northwalshamcommunitycontact@gmail.com
Portal website: www.communitynetwork.northwalsham.org
Community Fridge
The North Walsham Community Fridge is a place where the community can come together and
share food. Anyone can donate whether it’s something you’re not going to eat, you have surplus
home grown fruit and vegetables, or you just want to donate to your community. Everyone is
welcome to come along and get a basket of food. The food is free but we do have a donation tin if
you wish to make a small donation. Manager: Jamie-lee Knighton.
address: 38 Vicarage Street, North Walsham.
web: www.facebook.com/NWCFS
email: jamie-leeknighton@hotmail.com
Foodbank
Open Wednesdays 1.30pm - 3.00pm. You will need a foodbank voucher which had been issued to
you by a referral agency. If you need help from the foodbank, the quickest way to get in touch is
by telephone - you can contact them by telephone Monday to Friday 9am until 3pm, or via email.
Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, Church Hall, Norwich Road, North Walsham NR28 9JP.
web: www.trusselltrust.org/get-help/find-a-foodbank/northnorfolk
email: info@northnorfolk.foodbank.org.uk tel: 07826 376343
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Community Radio
‘Poppyland Community Radio’ broadcasts local content to all of North
Norfolk from its studios in ‘Poppyland’ [an electoral ward with postcodes
NR11 and NR27]. The station was established in 2021 and has already
been recognised in the Community Radio Awards, winning silver in the
Best Digital Station category last year. Alexa will “Launch Poppyland
Radio” as listeners can tune in through their smart-speaker, and via a
smart-phone, tablet or computer on poppylandradio.co.uk.
Community Connectors North Norfolk District Council produce their
own programme for broadcast. The ‘Community Connectors’ show
promotes local groups and organisations in the community. Hosted by
Team Leader Catherine van Battum, the show connects local services
and communities to improve health, wellbeing and community spirit.
Jenna represents North Walsham on the show and is always on the
lookout for local groups, events and activities to share. Tune in to hear
about what’s going on in North Walsham.
Astonishing Tales of the Hair-Raising Japes Another North Walsham
businessman Andrew Brammer is also a star on Poppyland Radio. Andrew is Commercial Director
at North Walsham firm PSS - Steering & Hydraulics Division, and presents the popular show ‘Stumpy
Sanderson’s 70s Stories’. Hear his astonishing tales of the hair-raising
japes, scrapes and capers that a group of mischievous working class boys
get up to and into while growing up in the 1970s. A master story-teller,
Andrew is one of over 40 presenters on Poppyland Radio providing an
authentic local feel to the shows with relevant content, local guests and
familiar references.
Promote your Event Poppyland Radio is run by a team of volunteers
bringing you quality music, interviews, entertainment and special interest
shows. If you know of an event or are organising something for local people in North Walsham, we
can promote it on the radio (for free). We can even bring our Outside Broadcast rig to an event to
broadcast live or produce a special edited highlights show. Tell us what you’re organising using the
special form at the bottom of the Events page on the website www.poppylandradio.co.uk.
Have your say! If you’d like to come on the radio to share a story about North Walsham, a local
character past or present, a charity or community organisation, local artists, writers, musicians,
performers, sports clubs or news and tips for local people, we’d love to hear from you. Just email
the station at studio@poppylandradio.co.uk.
Get involved Poppyland Radio broadcasts a fantastic range of music from the classics to folk,
funk and punk, chat and interview shows, entertainment and special interest programming. If you
have an idea for a show, complete the Show Proposal form on the ‘Get Involved’ page on www.
poppylandradio.co.uk. We’d love to hear from you.
And if you’d like to promote your business by sponsoring a show, it’s a great way to raise your profile
amongst local communities. Rates start from as little as £150 for a 3 month campaign. We can even
include an interview with you about your business, and produce a podcast for you. Contact mike.
goldwater@poppylandradio.co.uk for more details.
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“Unprecedented and invaluable for North Walsham”
Mal Gray on Poppyland Radio.
North Walsham businessman and Phoenix Group chair
Mal Gray thanked Poppyland Radio for raising awareness
of the new youth and community centre prior to launch.
During his interview on Poppyland Radio, Mal was able
to share his passion and vision for the future of North
Walsham with more local people, especially those who
may not buy a local newspaper or use social media.
Community Centre
North Walsham Community Centre is a volunteer trustee ran multi-purpose venue which can be
used for any kind of event you can think of, from wedding receptions, birthday parties, funeral
wakes, meetings to table top sales and exhibitions. With four main rooms catering in size from 1 –
240 capacity we are sure to have a room for your needs. We are available for hire seven days a week.
North Walsham Community Centre, New Road, North Walsham NR28 9DF
tel: 01692 403594 or email info@northwalshamcommunitycentre.co.uk
Alternatively call into the office which is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am – 2pm.
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Places of Worship
PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT NICHOLAS, DIOCESE OF NORWICH (Church of England)
Vicar: The Revd David Warner tel: 07506 723946
email: davidnorthwalsham@gmail.com
Sunday Services 8.00am Holy Communion
10.30am Parish Eucharist
5.00pm Choral Evensong most weeks.
Market Day Service
10.30am Holy Communion
Monday-Friday 9.00am Morning Prayer
Church open daily for prayer and visitors
The noticeboard in the church porch is regularly updated with details of weekday services, special
events and other parish church news.
web: www.saint-nicholas.org.uk
Facebook: @stnicksnorthwalsham
Twitter: @northwalshbenef
YouTube: St Nicholas North Walsham
Church Office tel: 01692 408971
email: saintnicholasnw@gmail.com
Church Hall Bookings
St Benet Hall, St Nicholas Room
tel: 01692 402705
PARISH OF THE SACRED HEART, DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA (Catholic Church)
Parish Priest: Fr Peter Raj
4 Norwich Road, North Walsham
tel: 01692 403258
email: parishpriestfrpeter@gmail.com
Sunday Services
11.00am Mass
See noticeboard for weekday Mass details.
Church activities as announced.
web: www.sacredheartnorthwalsham.com
Church Hall Bookings tel: 01692 405386
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Cromer Road, North Walsham
Church secretary: Sue Bensley tel: 01692 406914
Sunday Services
10.30am Morning Praise & Worship
Holy Communion on 1st Sunday
Meetings through the week see website
web: www.northwalshamcongregationalchurch.co.uk
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METHODIST CHURCH
The Circuit Office, North Walsham Methodist Church, Grammar School Road NR28 9JH.
Superintendent Minister
Rev Colin Telfer
tel: 01692 218657
email: nnorfolksuper@gmail.com
Office (Not staffed full time) tel: 01692 501003
email: admin@northnorfolkmethodist.org.uk
Sunday Services
10.30am Morning Worship.
More details of services and events may be found on our website.
web: www.northnorfolkmethodist.org.uk/northwalsham.htm (and follow the links)
NEW LIFE CHURCH
St Benets Hall, in the grounds of St Nicholas’ Church, North Walsham
Sunday meetings:
4.00pm at St Benet’s Hall, North Walsham.
For other activities:
www.newlifenorthwalsham.com
www.facebook.com/newlifenorthwalsham
email: church@newlifenorthwalsham.com
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS
Quaker Meeting House, Quakers’ Hill, Mundesley Road, North Walsham NR28 0RF
tel: 01692 403731
email: anne.shilton@btinternet.com
Meeting for Worship
10.30am Sunday
For booking/hiring the
meeting house for events: email: wpmurphy@gmx.com tel: 01692 407508
SALVATION ARMY
North Walsham Corps, Salvation Army Hall, Hall Lane, North Walsham
Envoy Ruth Morey tel: 01692 403955
email: ruth.morey@salvationarmy.org.uk
Sunday Meetings
Parent & Toddler Group
Lunch Club
Coffee Morning
10.30am Morning Worship
4.00pm Monthly ‘Songs of Praise’
(last Sunday of the month)
Monday 9.30am - 11.00am (Term time only)
Monday 12.30pm
Thursday 9.30 - 11.30am
WORSTEAD BAPTIST CHURCH
Meeting Hill
Minister: Rev Patrick Coghlan tel: 01263 734739
email: patrick@acsmail.net
Cafe Church:
10.30am - Sunday
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Churches Together
One in Christ Jesus, engaged in God’s mission, empowered by the Spirit.
In January 2019, nine local churches held an historic Covenant Service, pledging to work together
for North Walsham Community by:
Praying together in Christian Fellowship
Bringing the light of Christ into the community
Congregational Church
Methodist Church
New Life Church
Sacred Heart RC
Salvation Army
Society of Friends
St Nicholas CE
Swanton Abbott
Worstead Baptist
Cromer Road, North Walsham NR28 0HD
Grammar School Road, North Walsham NR28 9JH
Charis Centre, North Walsham NR28 9BS
Norwich Road, North Walsham NR28 9JP
Hall Lane, North Walsham NR28 9DT
Quakers’ Hill, North Walsham NR28 0RF
Market Place, North Walsham NR28 9BT
The Street, Swanton Abbott NR10 5DU
Meeting Hill, Worstead, Norfolk NR28 9LR
We pray regularly with and for each other, collectively providing a range of opportunities for
witness and worship. We support one another in caring for our community in a variety of ways,
such as food bank, discussion groups, youth work, children’s clubs, lunch clubs, coffee mornings,
overseas support, civic and other shared services. We continue to explore ways of working and
praying together. We welcome all to share in the work under God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
North Walsham Methodist Church
Saint Nicholas’ Parish Church
North Walsham Quakers
Evangelical Congregational Church
Parish of the Sacred Heart
Worstead Baptist Church
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Clubs and Societies
32A MODEL RAILWAY CLUB
Based at Catfield. Presently preparing a model of old North Walsham station.
Meetings: Tuesday pm, Friday pm & Saturday am. Secretary: Chris Marshall 07775 954833
web: www.32amrc.co.uk
41 CLUB (North Walsham)
A group of ex Round Tablers. Meet 3rd Thursday of month, various venues. tel: 01692 404747
AIR CADETS - NORFOLK & SUFFOLK WING
Are you up for fun, adventure, incredible experiences and making new friends? Are you looking
for something to give you the edge in life? Then welcome to the Royal Air Force Air Cadets! We
are a UK-wide cadet force with more than 40,000 members aged between 12 and 20 years, and
20,000 adult volunteers aged 20 and over.
email: oc.2110@rafac.mod.gov.uk web: www.nswingatc.co.uk tel: 07979 075825
AIR TRAINING CORPS 2110 (North Walsham) Squadron
Parade times: Monday & Thursday 19:00 - 21:30
ATC Hut, North Walsham Primary School, Manor Road (parade times only) tel: 01692 402110
ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY PEER SUPPORT GROUP
Free drop in support group. Carers only. 2nd Thursday 10.30-12noon
Furze Hill Day Centre, Happisburgh Road, North Walsham tel: 01603 763556
ARMY CADET FORCE
Aged 12-18, looking for fun, adventure and new friendships? We parade Wednesday evenings
19.30-21.30 at North Walsham High School, Spencer Avenue.
web: armycadets.com tel: 01362 697997
ATTIC YOUTH CLUB
Our youth club for school years 7-11, The Attic, runs during term time on different Friday nights
from 7.30 – 9pm at St Benet’s Hall in St Nicholas’ Church yard. Entrance is free, the dates and latest
info are listed on Facebook: www.facebook.com/theatticnw
BABY SENSORY GROUP SESSIONS
Friday from 9.00am at North Walsham Community Centre, New Road. Contact Ashleigh Jackson.
tel: 07792 938817
BACTON FOOTBALL CLUB
We have teams of all ages, and are regularly adding more teams to our quickly growing always
friendly football club. We currently have Little Pilgrims for 3-6 year old, U7s, U9s, U10s, U13s, U14s,
U15s, Adults’ First Team, Adults’ Reserves and Veterans (Over 35s). For more info please check our
facebook: bactonfc. tel: 07375409695
BADMINTON
The Warriors Badminton Club was founded in Spring 2016, with the aim of creating a team to
compete in the Norwich & District League. We now have five teams in the League and over 20
club players, including qualified coaches. We use feather shuttlecocks. Aylsham High School,
Thursdays 7:30-9:30pm. All Welcome. email: razerestringz@gmail.com
BINGO EVENING
Worstead, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Ruin Road, Worstead NR28 9WH. Friday (monthly, 2nd one of the
month) 6.30pm - 8.30pm. More details online at www.QEHW.org.uk tel: 01692 535237
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Norfolk Camerata is a friendly and supportive group of
singers; we derive great joy from our music, and we have
fun! There is no audition, and we welcome anyone who
enjoys singing to come and try a rehearsal. If you are not
a confident sight-reader you will learn as you go along.
Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings from
7.30 to 9.30pm at the Catholic Church of the Sacred
Heart, Norwich Road, North Walsham.
We sing a wide variety of music, and new works by
modern composers take their place in our repertoire
alongside popular standards.
www.norfolkcamerata.co.uk
Charity Registration No: 1128746
Contact our Chair Maggie Smyth on
01603 783841 or Secretary Rosemary
Jackson on 01603 279541 Or just turn up!
North Walsham’s
Leading Local Pet Shop
WE SUPPLY ALL
LEADING BRANDS
14 Market Place
North Walsham NR28 9BP
Tel: 01692 404 806
Email: sam121212@aol.com
North Walsham
GARDEN CENTRE
A family run garden centre
stocking a wide range of garden,
leisure and gift items. We
specialise in roses and also have
a wide variety of shrubs and
Norfolk fruit trees.
OPENING TIMES
Mon to Sat
9am-5pm
Sunday
10am-4pm
During the season
Norwich Road, North Walsham 01692 402591
nwgc@hotmail.co.uk | www.northwalshamgardencentre.com
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BOOGIE BOUNCE XTREME WITH LAUREN
Trampoline exercise classes at Worstead, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Ruin Road, Worstead NR28 9WH
Monday (weekly) 6pm - 7pm. More details online at www.QEHW.org.uk tel: 01692 535237
BOOK CLUB
Read and discuss a library book each month and have fun. £1 for refreshments. 3rd Friday of the
month, 10.00am at Methodist Church, Grammar School Road. Contact Sandra Parsons.
tel: 01692 503018
BOUNCE AND RHYME
Songs and rhymes for under 5s and their grown-ups – stay and chat. Thursday 11.30am - Midday
at North Walsham Library tel: 01692 402482
BOWLS AND SNOOKER CLUB (North Walsham)
A friendly club with appx 100 members. We have two full sized snooker tables and a pool table
The outdoor green is well maintained and we are in afternoon leagues and evening leagues.
Membership Secretary. Barry Swan - barryswan46@gmail.com tel 01692 536270
Secretary. Denise Davies - d.davies210@nt.world.com
Treasurers. Hazel Sadler/Jenny Warne - plummerelectrical@aol.co.uk
BRIDGE CLUB (North Walsham)
Every Wednesday afternoon from 1.15 to 4.30, at the Community Centre, New Road.
The Community Centre, New Road, North Walsham tel: 01692 409930
BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY
Offers a variety of help, first aid, home visits. Further information contact Local Headquarters.
tel: 01603 426 361
BUSINESS GROUP (North Walsham)
Previously the North Walsham Chamber for Business. Currently transferring to a free, online
based local business support and networking group.
web: www.facebook.com/groups/523056145593304
CHESS GROUP (North Walsham)
Come along and make new friends over a game or two of chess, we’re a friendly & relaxed group
of all abilities. 4.00pm - 6.00pm on Fridays at The Library, New Road, North Walsham.
email: north.walsham.lib@libraries.norfolk.gov.uk tel: 01692 402482
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS (North Walsham)
North Walsham Christmas Lights is a small Volunteer group (part of Walsham Community Events)
who work every Sunday for 6 weeks (apart from Remembrance Sunday) up to the annual switch
on to make sure each year the town has Christmas Lights. The group is run entirely through
donations and the profit from the switch-on event.
email: nwchristmaslights@gmail.com tel: 07748030937
COFFEE MORNINGS
Tuesday 10:00am – Midday at The Mustard Seed, Methodist Hall, Grammar School Road.
Contact Richard Riley. tel: 01692 403087
Thursday 9.30am - 11.30pm at St Benet’s Hall, behind St Nicholas’ Church.
Contact the church office. tel: 01692 406380
Thursday 9.30am - 11.30pm at Salvation Army Hall, Hall Lane.
Contact Major Richard Durrant. tel: 01692 652263
COLOURING CLUB FOR CHILDREN
Mondays 3.30 - 4.30pm at North Walsham Library. tel: 01692 402482
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TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
10am to 3pm
Where people living with dementia, their carers
and those who are socially isolated enjoy
themselves in a safe and relaxed environment.
At CAMEO you will find: Social contact and
friendship with other guests and volunteers.
CAMEO is somewhere you can laugh, relax,
have fun and share experiences.
Refreshments are available throughout the day.
A two-course hot meal is available (we do need
to know that you require a meal by 10.30am).
Activities range from reminiscence, music, gentle
exercise to a quiet jigsaw, game of dominoes, board
games the list goes on. You don’t have to join in if you
don’t want to, as your feelings matter most.
Drop in for a coffee and meet us, or phone for a chat.
CAMEO (Come And Meet Each Other)
is run by the North Walsham Dementia Support Group
We meet at: Furze Hill Resource Centre,
73 Happisburgh Road, North Walsham NR28 9HD
Call us on 01692 502708 Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am to 3pm
CONTACTS
Doreen Bland. tel: 01263 722355. email: blanddoreen5@gmail.com
Liz Dann. tel: 01692 404998. email: liz.dann49@gmail.com
CAMEO email: enquiries@nwdementiasupportgroup.org.uk
Find us on FACEBOOK: Cameo Cafe Furze Hill Resource Centre
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COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS (North Walsham)
Team of volunteers trained by East of England Ambulance Service to attend 999 medical
emergencies. Facebook: NorthWalshamCFR
email: northwalshamcfr@gmail.com
Co-ordinator for North Walsham group: Nathan. tel: 07862 676787
CREATIVE WORKSHOPS FOR WELLBEING
Explore your creativity in a relaxed atmosphere with music, poetry, stories, crafts and drama
amongst like-minded adults, who may come along for something different, to keep social or to
boost creativity and that feeling we get from achieving something new! Future sessions will be
based on feedback from participants. It is an informal group and all are welcome. Sessions take
place twice a month during weekday afternoons. Run by New Stages.
web: www.newstages.co.uk tel: 01603 850373
DARTS LEAGUE (North Walsham and District)
Chairman D Bobby. tel: 01692 402633
DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP (North Walsham) / CAMEO CAFÉ
CAMEO Café, Furze Hill Resource Centre, 73 Happisburgh Road, North Walsham NR28 9HD
– where people living with dementia, their carers and those who are socially isolated enjoy
themselves in a safe, happy and relaxed environment. Refreshments are available throughout the
day, including a hot two course meal at lunchtime. See our full page advertisement on page 96
email: blanddoreen5@gmail.com or enquiries@nwdementiasupportgroup.org.uk
tel (on a Tuesday or Thursday): 01692 502708
DIGITAL SUPPORT
Bookable. Friday 2.00pm - 4.00pm at North Walsham Library, New Road. tel: 01692 402482
DROP IN AND DRAW
Wednesday 1.30pm - 3.30pm at North Walsham Library, New Road. tel: 01692 402482
EXERCISE TO MUSIC
Using equipment such as hoops, clubs, balls, scarves and more. Each class is unique and planned
to challenge your body with stretching, swinging and flowing movements improving coordination,
balance and fitness. Every Tuesday, 10.30am - 11.30am at Community Centre, New
Road, North Walsham. Contact Rosemary Barker. tel: 07880 967042
FIRST FRIDAY CRAFTERS (North Walsham)
Meet at the Methodist Church. This is a group open to anyone interested in crafting, learning
new skills or sharing expertise. Come along and try knitting, quilting, paper craft, sewing,
painting, sugarcraft, etc. 10am First Friday of the Month.
FISH AND CHIP LUNCH
For people with dementia and or their carers £5. 3rd Thursday of the month at the Catholic
Church Hall. Contact Catherine Moorhouse. tel: 01603 763556
FLOWER CLUB (North Walsham & Bradfield)
Meet on the last Thursday of the month at 2.30pm - 4.30pm at the Catholic Church Hall, North
Walsham. tel: 01692 404661
GARDENERS’ CLUB
2.00pm on 3rd Thursday in the month at the Jubilee Room, Community Centre, New Road, North
Walsham. Contact Ann Wilkinson. tel: 01692 500710
GIRL GUIDING NORTH WALSHAM
Rainbows girls aged 5 to 7 years. Brownies girls aged 7 to 10 years, Guides girls aged 10 to 14
Rangers girls over 14 years all details can be found online. web: www.girlguidingnorfolk.org.uk
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TAYLOR - MINNS ACCOUNTING
Comprehensive Accounting
Services to Small Business
Accounts Preparation
Taxation Advice
Self Assessment Returns
Book-keeping
Completion of VAT Returns
Payroll
Call today to find out how we can help you
01692 406110
TAYLOR - MINNS
ACCOUNTING
Terence House, 3 Vicarage Street,
North Walsham, Norfolk NR28 0DQ
Telephone - 01692 406110
Email - office@taylorminns.co.uk
www.taylor-minnsnorfolk.co.uk
TAYLOR - MINNS ACCOUNTING
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GOOD COMPANIONS CLUB (North Walsham)
A club for the over 50’s which runs from The Community Centre next to the Library. Meets every
two weeks on a Friday from 2pm to 4pm (April to Sept) and 1.30pm to 3.30pm (Oct to March).
Everyone is welcome to join for tea/coffee/refreshments and a good old chit chat, to meet new
friends and more. Pop in or email.
email: janetgrimes5@aol.com
GOOD HOUR (The)
Tuesday 10.30am at North Walsham Library. tel: 01692 402482
GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEME (North Walsham)
We are a group of trained and trusted volunteers, who provide free one-off or short-term support
to anyone in North Walsham who requests it. We do simple DIY in homes and gardens; provide
lifts to appointments, when no other transport is available (you pay the petrol costs); take people
shopping when they need assistance; phone befriending or just popping round for a chat!
Whatever you need we will try to find a solution. You ask, we help!
web: www.nwgoodneighbour.org.uk tel: 01692 558321
email: assistance@nwgoodneighbour.org.uk
or visit us on Facebook
GYMNASTICS CLUB (North Walsham)
Head Coach: Alexis Thurston. Age Group: Pre-school - 16 years. 13yrs+ young leaders.
4a Cornish Way Business Park, Lyngate Industrial Estate, North Walsham NR28 0FE
web: www.north-walsham-gymnastics-club.co.uk
email: admin@north-walsham-gymnastics-club.co.uk
HOME EDUCATION LEGO CLUB
Wednesday 11.00am – 12.30pm (1st & 3rd of the month) at North Walsham Library, New Road.
tel: 01692 402482
HOME FROM HOME
Warm space with free light refreshments. Tuesday 1:00pm – 4:00pm and Wednesday 1:00pm –
3:00pm at the Salvation Army Hall, Hall Lane. Contact Major Richard Durrant.
tel: 01692 652263 / 01692 403955
HOMEWORK CLUB
Up to year 7. Term time only. Thursday 3.30pm - 5.00pm at North Walsham Library, New Road.
tel: 01692 402482
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (North Walsham & District)
Meet 3rd Thursday of the month in Community Centre. Meetings include speakers on a very wide
range of subjects including garden history, flower collections, English Country Gardens, birds and
plants. We organise social gatherings and outings, hold a Spring Show, a Plant Sale and a wellattended
annual Table Top Show. All welcome, annual membership £12. tel: 01692 402808
or: 01692 500710
JUST A CUPPA
A friendly chat with a cup of tea. Friday 2.30pm - 4.30pm at North Walsham Library.
tel: 01692 402482
KNIT AND NATTER
Knitting, crochet and other needlecraft. Mondays 2 - 3.30pm at North Walsham Library.
tel: 01692 402482
LADIES CIRCLE (North Walsham)
A club for young women between the ages of 18-45 in North Walsham and the surrounding area
looking to expand their social circle in a new area or simply seeking to meet new people.
web: www.facebook.com/NorthWalshamLadiesCircle
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Stephen J Nichols
Carpenter & Joiner
55 Bacton Road, North Walsham NR28 9DS
Mobile 07932 641367 | Home 01692 409179
Web www.stephenjnicholscarpenter.co.uk
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LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF NORTH WALSHAM WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Charity run by volunteers using money donated and raised by the public to provide “extra”
facilities and equipment to benefit patients, staff and visitors. They range from newspapers and
therapeutic games for patients to a coffee machine for staff, laundry trolleys and specialist chairs.
Contact chairman Keith Jarvis.
web: www.northwalshamhospitalfriends.org.uk tel: 07788 889853
LEGO CLUB
Saturday 11am-1pm (alternate weeks) at North Walsham Library, New Road. tel: 01692 402482
LIFE DRAWING (North Walsham area)
A relaxed life drawing session that is held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm. Not
officially a ‘tutored’ session, but I am available to give advice if anyone would like to learn more
about techniques. It is suitable for any level of skill, from beginner to professional artist. Held at
Shambles, North Walsham. web: juliegarrod.wordpress.com email: julie.garrod@gmail.com
LIFE DRAWING
Worstead, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Ruin Road, Worstead NR28 9WH. Tuesday (1st one of the month)
7pm - 9pm. More details online at www.QEHW.org.uk tel: 01692 535237
LODGE OF UNANIMITY 102 NORTH WALSHAM
web: www.northwalshamfreemasons.co.uk tel: 01692 535345
email: L102secretary@gmail.com
LUNCH CLUB
Open to all. £5 for 2 course meal, tea or coffee. Mondays at 12.30am at the Salvation Army Hall,
Hall Lane, North Walsham. Contact Major Richard Durrant. tel: 01692 652263 / 01692 403955
LUNCH CLUB FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED (North Norfolk)
Buy your own lunch and have a chat. Last Tuesday of the month Midday - 2.00pm at the Bluebell
Pub, Bacton Road. Contact Scott Vallance. tel: 01692 406996 or 07484 237991
MEN’S SHED (North Walsham)
Created in September 2018, the Men’s Shed aims to tackle loneliness and isolation, promoting
health and well-being by bringing people together to share skills and tools in a safe and friendly
environment. The Shed is open to all, not just gentlemen but ladies as well, especially those
looking to socialise, make use of the facilities and work on practical activities such as woodwork,
repairs and crafts. The group meets at The Grange Care Home, 81 Bacton Road, North Walsham.
web: www.facebook.com/NWMensShed
email: nwmensshed@gmail.com
MOTHERS & TODDLERS
Mondays at 9.30am at the Salvation Army Hall, Hall Lane, North Walsham. Contact Major Richard
Durrant. tel: 01692 652263/403955
MOTHERS’ UNION (North Walsham)
A welcoming group of ladies who meet at 2.00pm on the second Tuesday of the month in St
Nicholas Room. Visitors and new members are always welcome to join us for faith, fellowship and
fun. For further information please contact Ann Herd. tel: 01692 402705
MUSTARD SEED QUILTERS GROUP MAINLY QUILTING.
Bring your own lunch. £2 for half day £4 for full day. 2nd and last Friday of the month 9.30am -
3:00pm at the Dayspring Centre, behind the Methodist Church, Grammar School Road. Contact
Ros Peedle. tel: 01692 405591
NEDAU
Gentle exercise for everyone £4. Tuesday 10.30am at the Community Centre, New Road, North
Walsham. Contact Rosemary Barker. tel: 07880 967042
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Regular matinee and evening
screenings of great movies!
Visit our fabulous community cinema
in North Walsham
Kids flms too!
FREE
TEA &
CAKE*
Matinee tickets £5 including
FREE tea & cake*.
Evening tickets £7 / U16s £3
with a licensed bar.
Follow us on @atriumcinemaNW
www.atriumcinema.co.uk
Spenser Avenue, North Walsham
Bob’s bread bakery
North Walsham
Kelly Clarke
Motor Services Limited
01692 405495
Air Conditioning
Re-gassing, Service & Repair
Electronic Diagnosis
Servicing - Tyres - Batteries
Your One-Stop Garage
1 Cornish Way Business Park
North Walsham
Norfolk
NR28 0FE
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NELSON QUILTERS
Quilting, knitting, crocheting and socialising with drinks and cake. £25 per year (free until 2024).
1st Wednesday of the month 9 – 1pm at St Benet’s Hall, behind St Nicholas’ Church. Contact
Aileen McFayden. tel: 01263 721257
NGMA NATE GREGORY MARTIAL ARTS
Mobile martial arts academy that specialises in free-style sport karate and kickboxing.
Saturday mornings at North Walsham Sports Centre, Spenser Avenue, North Walsham.
web: ngmamartialarts.com email: 07599 464094 tel: 07599 464094
NORFOLK CAMERATA
A well-established and friendly choir. Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings from 7.30 to
9.30 at Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, Norwich Road, North Walsham.
web: www.norfolkcamerata.co.uk tel: 01603 279541
NORTH WALSHAM IN BLOOM
Group committed to improving the appearance of the town by planting flowers and lobbying to
make North Walsham a better place in which to live. Chairman: Chris Roberts.
web: www.northwalshaminbloom.com tel: 01692 402174
NORTH WALSHAM PLAYERS (theatre group)
North Walsham Players were formed in 1998 to give people the opportunity to perform in a live
show whilst helping to raise money for local, good causes and charities. We currently perform
Variety Shows and Pantomimes. No joining fees or subscriptions. Age range 8 through to adult.
email: jeabol@aol.com tel: 01692 402116
ODDFELLOWS (Trafalgar Branch, North Walsham)
Do you want to make new friends, try something new, and enjoy a little extra support from
people who care? We offer social events and member benefits. For more information contact
Janet Larter. tel: 01692 407852
email: janet.larter@oddfellows.co.uk web: www.oddfellows.co.uk
OLD PASTONIAN MASONIC LODGE
Freemasonry is one of the world’s oldest social and charitable organisations. Our connection with
North Walsham is in the name! Whether you went to Paston or not, whether when a school or a
college, please contact the Lodge Secretary Mark Northway for membership enquiries, find out
the benefits of Freemasonry, and details or our work in the community. tel: 07881 786838
OVER 60’S FRIENDSHIP CLUB
2nd and 4th Monday of month 1.45pm at the Salvation Army, Hall Lane.
Contact Major Richard Durrant. tel: 01692 652263 / 01692 403955
PARKINSON’S NORTH NORFOLK
Social and information sharing for anyone affected by Parkinson’s.
2nd Tuesday of month, 10.30 - Midday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, North Walsham.
1st Tuesday meet online. Contact Andy Harding. tel: 01603 782667
PARKRUN (North Walsham)
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it’s up
to you! Every Saturday from 9.00am at North Walsham High School.
www.facebook.com/northwalshamparkrun
www.parkrun.org.uk/northwalsham
email: northwalsham@parkrun.com
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PEOPLE’S CHOIR (North Walsham)
We are an energetic group of people who enjoy singing together. No previous experience is
necessary and we’ll make you feel most welcome in our range of abilities, voices and ages. We
sing from pop, rock, musicals to world music. Most importantly we sing for fun; both for ourselves
and our audiences! Led by Joseph Ballard, we run very friendly, welcoming and energetic
sessions. Tuesdays, 7-8.30pm at the Sacred Heart Parish Hall in North Walsham.
Run by New Stages.
email: www.newstages.co.uk
tel: 01603 850373
PEOPLE’S THEATRE (North Walsham)
We’re the town’s community theatre project that includes workshops and shows all year round
from cabaret, plays and our popular Christmas Pantomime. Shows are produced by its founding
director, Joseph Ballard. Run by New Stages.
email: www.newstages.co.uk tel: 01603 850373
PHOENIX GROUP (North Walsham)
Our Vision is to create a stronger, brighter and thriving future for the communities and young
people in North Walsham. Our Mission is to provide a welcoming and flexible space for the
communities and young people in North Walsham. Our Purpose is to inspire, motivate, encourage
and champion the communities and young people of North Walsham.
12 Market Place, North Walsham.
web: phoenix.northwalsham.org
email: phoenixgroup.northwalsham@gmail.com
facebook: northwalsham.phoenixgroup tel: 07593 285517
PHOTOGRAPHIC GROUP (North Walsham)
A group of friendly and enthusiastic photographers pursuing all aspects of image capture.
Meeting at 7.30pm on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month at The Salvation Army Hall, Hall Lane,
North Walsham. NR28 9DT. Contact Trevor. web: www.nw-pg.co.uk tel: 07900 221760
PILATES WITH BOO
Worstead, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Ruin Road, Worstead NR28 9WH.
Thursday (weekly) 4.30pm - 5.30pm sitting. Thursday weekly 6pm - 7pm mat session.
More details online at www.QEHW.org.uk tel: 01692 535237
PIT STOP
Wellbeing for men. Thursday 2:00-4:00 at the Salvation Army Hall, Hall Lane.
Contact Major Richard Durrant. tel: 01692 652263 / 01692 403955
POORS ALLOTMENT CHARITY (North Walsham)
Small grants for people in financial difficulty due to debt, reduced income, ill-health, benefit
changes, unemployment, extra school or college expenses. tel: 01692 402802
REGENERATE NORTH WALSHAM COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
To support and encourage the growth of North Walsham without diluting its character.
Regenerate North Walsham’s aim is to make our town a better place to work and live for all the
community. This will be achieved by working in partnership with local stakeholders on a range of
projects. Joint Chairs, Jon Witte and Bob Wright. 1 St Nicholas Court.
facebook: North Walsham Projects
RIDING FOR THE DISABLED (North Norfolk)
Squirrel Wood Equestrian Centre and Equine Therapy
Hall Farm, Sloley Road, Worstead NR28 9RS tel: 01263 577247
Volunteers always needed. mobile: 07586 292149
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RIFLE & PISTOL CLUB (North Walsham)
Aiming to encourage safe, fun target shooting for the widest possible range of ages and abilities.
The club is accessible for disabled shooters and reviews individual requirements as part of the
welcome process. web: www.nwrpc.co.uk
email: nwrpcmembership@gmail.com
tel: 01603 714343
RINGCRAFT
Dog Showing Evening. Wednesday (weekly) 7.30pm - 9.00pm at Worstead, Queen Elizabeth Hall,
Ruin Road, Worstead NR28 9WH
web: www.QEHW.org.uk
ROUND TABLE (North Walsham & District)
North Walsham and District Round Table is open to guys aged 18-45 to #DoMore with their social
lives. Meet time: 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month 7:00pm for 7:30pm start.
web: www.facebook.com/NWRT331 tel: 0121 456 4567
ROYAL AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION - NORTH WALSHAM BRANCH
Serving RAF & ex-RAF personnel of the Commonwealth and their families. Meet first Tuesday of
the Month at the Bluebell Inn, Bacton Road 7.30pm (do not meet in December or January)
Contact: Steve Killerby. tel: 01692 406201 or 07748 5136643
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
North Walsham Royal British Legion meets every month in the Bluebell public house North
Walsham. All former and serving members of the Armed Forces and anyone who would like to
attend our meetings. For further details contact Sheila Mitchell.
email: smswingwing6@gmail.com tel: 01692 535284
RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB (North Walsham)
North Walsham Rugby Club was formed in 1962 to bring rugby to the young men of the town.
From humble beginnings playing on the local school pitch the club moved to Scottow eventually
establishing a club house and bar. A family orientated club with second generations now very
much a part of the current and future playing strength. Senior, Ladies, Youth and Minis teams.
The Clubhouse, Norwich Road, Scottow.
web: www.nwrfc.club tel: 01692 538992
RUN BUDDIES
Beginners / Improvers running club. North Walsham Sports Centre, Spenser Avenue, North
Walsham. facebook: RunBuddiesNorthWalsham tel: 07789 456444
SCOUTS (North Walsham)
Beavers (6 – 8) Cubs (8 - 10½) Scouts (10½ – 14) Victory Explorers (14 - 18)
Our Scout Headquarters are located in North Walsham, on a large area of land with plenty of
outside space and private parking. Our building has various facilities including the main hall, 2
smaller rooms, kitchen, toilet block with separate girls and boys toilets and a disabled toilet that
also has a shower. email: infonorthwalshamscouts@gmail.com
SCRABBLE CLUB
Monday 11-1 (alternate weeks) at North Walsham Library. tel: 01692 402482
SLIMMING WORLD
Monday 10:00am & 11:30am. Wednesday 4:00pm, 5:30pm & 19:00pm.
Catholic Church Of The Sacred Heart, The Church Rooms, Norwich Road, North Walsham
web: www.slimmingworld.co.uk/counties/norfolk/north-walsham
SONGS OF PRAISE
Choose favourite hymns with Salvation Army band. Last Sunday of the month, 4.00pm at
Salvation Army, Hall Lane. Contact Major Richard Durrant. tel: 01692 652263 / 01692 403955
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SPEAKERS’ CLUB (North Norfolk)
Meet alternate Wednesdays. 7pm at North Walsham High School, Spenser Avenue, North
Walsham. email: northnorfolkspeakersclub@gmail.com tel: 07787 56222
ST JOHN AMBULANCE North Walsham Quadrilateral Division
Preference Place, Bacton Road, North Walsham
Adult Group meet Thursday 7.30pm - 9.30pm tel: 01692 402760
Badgers (ages 6-10) meet Thursdays 5.30 - 7pm tel: 01692 407058
Cadets (ages 10-18) meet Mondays 6.30pm - 8.30pm tel: 01692 407207
TABLE TENNIS CLUB (North Walsham)
Takes place at North Walsham High School, Spenser Avenue, North Walsham on Friday evenings
from 7.00pm - 10.00pm. tel: 01692 405416
TAEKWONDO ACADEMY (North Norfolk)
Taekwondo classes for kids and adults every Tuesday at North Walsham Community Centre
6.30pm - 8.00pm. We practice a traditional form of Taekwondo, a Korean martial art. Our academy
is based on Jidokwan. web: nnta.co.uk
email: k.cubitt@live.co.uk
THINK CARER NETWORK (North Walsham)
This is a network of groups and organisations, all of which ‘support people who help or care for
others’ in North Walsham. The Network aims to raise awareness and understanding of the needs
of unpaid carers, and others in the community who feel isolated and lonely, and increase the
support available to them.
c/o The Community Shop, 16B Church Street, North Walsham.
web: www.northwalshamthinkcarer.uk
email: info@northwalshamthinkcarer.uk
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TOTS
New Life Tots meet term time on Friday mornings, 9.00- 11.00am at St Benets Hall, North
Walsham. This group is a perfect opportunity for parents/carers and their young children to meet
and get to know other parents/carers. There are toys and games to play with, plus we enjoy snack
time and finish off with songs together.
email: suzie@newlifenorthwalsham.com
TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB (North Walsham)
An Amateur Sports Club formed in 1879 after a meeting at the Old Angel Hotel in the town,
hence the nickname ‘The Angels’ playing at Millfield North Walsham. We run numerous teams for
men, women, boys and girls of all age groups from age 6 to veterans and always welcome new
players to join in the fun. Should you want to be part of this community facility in any way from
being a player, a coach, a helper or sponsor we would always like to hear from you.
web: northwalshamtownfc.com
email: Steve Gibbs: 07799 112419 or Carla Beane: 07824 150840
TRADITIONAL KARATE AND FITNESS
Traditional Karate & Fitness (TKF) was launched in 2014 by four professional instructors
passionate about creating a club producing high quality Shotokan Karate, where students of all
ages and abilities receive the best possible training from experienced and committed instructors.
Wednesday evenings at The Atrium on Spenser Avenue. Family Class (All Grades) 6.00pm -
7.00pm. Family Class (Brown Belt & Above) 7.00pm - 8.00pm. tel: 07502 262722
web: karatefitness.co.uk
email: office@karatefitness.co.uk
U3A (North Walsham) (previously known as University of the Third Age)
Our local branch of the national organisation for people who are no longer in full time work and
who want to make new friends, develop their interests and enjoy themselves.
web: www.northwalshamu3a.org
VELO (North Walsham)
North Walsham Velo is a group of cyclists who enjoy biking on the roads of Norfolk. The
goal of the club is to encourage safe road cycling practices that promote a healthy, active,
environmentally aware lifestyle in our community. The club welcomes members of all skill levels
and encourages regular participation in organised cycling events. tel: 07551 005956
web: www.northwalshamvelo.co.uk
email: admin@northwalshamvelo.co.uk
VIKINGS SWIMMING CLUB (North Norfolk)
The North Norfolk Vikings Swimming Club provide opportunities ranging from youngsters and
masters in an array of different sections according to differing abilities. Their main training centre
is in town at the Victory Pool situated on Station Road close to the Railway Station. Over the
last two years there have been an abundance of achievements ranging from youngsters in the
Development Squad right through to the “A” squad who have achieved regional qualifying times.
Every one is welcome and you can arrange a free try out by contacting us.
web: www.norfolkvikings.co.uk
email: info@norfolkvikings.co.uk
WALSHAM DRAMA & SINGING GROUP (WDSG)
The aims of our group are to bring together adults of all abilities in North Walsham and
surrounding areas to be involved in all aspects of performing arts and stagecraft in a relaxed,
supportive environment with the aim of developing drama and performance skills. We also
encourage development in other areas such as singing for fun. Membership is open to anyone
over 18 years. New members always warmly welcomed! Find us on Facebook, Twitter and
Instagram. web: www.walshamdsg.org
email: walshamdsgroup@gmail.com
W.I. - ROCK BUNS & ROLLING PINS
Rock Buns & Rolling Pins WI is a friendly WI group with the aim of inspiring and empowering local
women. We meet at 7pm on the 3rd Wednesday of the month (2nd Wednesday in December) at
St Benet’s Hall, North Walsham.
email: rockbunsandrollingpins@gmail.com
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WOMEN’S WELLNESS
A support and friendship group for women of all ages! We meet every other Wednesday
afternoon 1.30pm - 4.30pm in the Jubilee Rooms with an additional evening meeting once a
month 7 - 9pm. web: www.facebook.com/groups/807126163873375
email: womenswellness22@gmail.com tel: 07368 941174
WORSTEAD FIBRE ARTISTS
A small dedicated group of Weavers, Knitting, chat and comfy space at Worstead, Queen Elizabeth
Hall, Ruin Road, Worstead NR28 9WH. Saturday (1st and 3rd weekend of the month) 10am - 2pm.
More details online at www.QEHW.org.uk tel: 01692 535237
WORSTEAD PARENT
Toddler and Baby Group. Stay, play, chat and warm space for pre-school children and their adults.
Worstead, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Ruin Road, Worstead NR28 9WH. Friday (weekly, term time and
some holidays) 10am - Midday. More details online at www.QEHW.org.uk tel: 01692 535237
WORSTEAD WEDNESDAY
Community coffee morning / warm space at Worstead, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Ruin Road, Worstead
NR28 9WH. Wednesday (weekly) 10am - 11.30am. More details online at www.QEHW.org.uk
tel: 01692 535237
YOUTH THEATRE (North Norfolk)
We meet in North Walsham (8-11s and 12-17s) and the times and dates depend on our current
project. Participants explore the different ways of theatre making, interactive games and
develop social and communication skills alongside team working. We also take part in different
productions and projects.
web: www.newstages.co.uk tel: 01603 850373
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North Walsham
Its origin and place in history
The Anglo-Saxon village of Walesam is first
recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The
derivation of the name itself tells us that it
was a small group of dwellings, Anglo-Saxon:
-ham meaning ‘home of’ or ‘homestead’ in Old
English.
Toponymy reveals various interpretations of the
name, the most likely is it relates to a person’s
name ‘W(e)alh’ and his or their family home.
Norfolk has a high concentration of Anglian or
Anglo-Saxon name-endings such as the early
-ingham and slightly later -ham and -ton. The
appearance of this name-ending tells us that
the family probably settled here sometime in
the sixth century AD.
There is also a possibility that it could originate
from the Old English ‘Walh’ meaning Briton
or Welshman. This may also be the case with
Walcott (Walh’s house or cottage). So it could
possibly be related to the foundation of a
settlement by an older group of the original
British or Romano-British population in the
area some of whom would have assimilated
while others chose to move west with the influx
of Anglians, Saxons and Friesians, settlers from
what is now Northern Germany and the lowcountries.
Perhaps also consistent with the
idea that there may be a Romano-British link, in
1844 Roman remains were found on the parish
border with Felmingham; a site close to the
line of a Roman Road which connected Burgh
Castle near Great Yarmouth to the great fort at
Brancaster on the northwest Norfolk coast.
The third, least likely, but most romantic idea is
that it may possibly relate to the name ‘Waels’
or ‘Waelsing’ family who feature in the famed
Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, written about
a sixth century warrior who slayed Grendel,
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Painting of old Market Street, North Walsham by Henry Bright (late 1800s) from the Stanley Watts collection. Thanks to Jonathan Watts.
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serpent of the Fens. Waels was the father of
Sigemund the Waelsing who slayed a hoardkeeping
dragon.
It is conjectured that other settlements such
as Walsham-le-willows, South Walsham and
Walsingham may also come from the same
Anglo-Saxon name root.
With the coming of Christianity to East Anglia,
the village was provided with a church, and
to that church a portion of land and a priest.
When the Vikings later raided the shores of
eastern England many a village fell to their
hands, including Walsam. It is recorded that
during the reign of King Canute, a Norseman
named Skiotr gave the village of Walsam along
with its church and estates to the Abbey of
Saint Benet at Holme, then sited on an island
in the Bure marshes near Horning. This Abbey
was to become one of the richest Benedictine
Monasteries in the land. Much of this wealth was
obtained from Walsam, being its principal and
most prosperous holding. The Abbot of Saint
Benet’s as Lord of the Manor held the rights to
all tithes, and as the weaving industry of the
area flourished these tithes became lucrative.
It was upon this great wealth that the Abbey
Church of Saint Benet along with the Parish
Church of North Walsham were enlarged on a
grand scale in the fourteenth century. Through
this the town can now boast the largest church
in Norfolk that has always been solely a parish
church.
(Note: Both King’s Lynn Minster and Great
Yarmouth Minster are larger buildings but were
originally conceived as priory churches. Great
Yarmouth Minster holds claim to being the largest
parish church in England.)
Records throughout the ages mention the town
as Walsham Market and Walsham, the ‘North’
being added within the last few hundred years.
The Domesday book tells us that a church existed
in North Walsham and that it belonged to Saint
Benet’s Abbey. The tower of this ancient church
still exists today, being the oldest building in
the town at well over a thousand years old.
It was incorporated into the present church
building and stands to the immediate north of
the present tower ruin. Most of the town was
built of wood at this time, being thatched with
the reed that grew in the water meadows of
the River Ant on the east side of the town. The
town’s arable land was divided into three fields;
Southfield, Millfield and Northfield, and were
subdivided into strips allotted to the townsfolk.
This was a system common throughout the
country, with one field sown in wheat, another
in beans, with barley for brewing, and the third
left fallow for sheep to re-fertilize the land. Year
by year this system was rotated so that all fields
had equal usage. The outskirts of the town were
well wooded and provided rough grazing for
wild boar.
The battle of the Peasants’ Revolt as depicted by John Speed on his
Map of Norfolk 1611.
Weaving and ‘Walsham’
Flemish weavers came to England in the
twelfth century and settled in Norfolk, the
low lying landscape being reminiscent of their
homelands. Their weaving capitals were sited
at the twin-towns of Worstead and Walsham;
weaving the country’s finest cloths of ‘Worsted’,
still famed for its quality worldwide, and
‘Walsham’; which was a lighter cloth for summer
use. By the beginning of the fourteenth century
a market of these cloths was well established
in Walsham. This new prosperity was proudly
flaunted with the building of vast new churches
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for the two towns. More Flemish weavers
moved to the district at the invitation of Edward
III, and the town flourished at an incredible rate
until 1348 ... the coming of the ‘Black Death’.
‘Black Death’ and Peasant Unrest
The Bubonic Plague or ‘Black Death’ ravaged
England in 1348, and recurred in 1361 and 1369.
With it came the death of thousands, resulting
in a loss of labour needed to farm the land, and
work on Walsham’s incomplete church; the
original plans had to be altered, and simple
intersected window tracery was substituted for
the planned beautiful decorated tracery. With
the economy of the country in turmoil an Act
was passed in 1351 that no man should refuse
to work for the same rate of pay as before the
Black Death. Extra revenue was also generated
by the imposition of a Poll Tax on the people.
The arable fields were laid to pasture, and
common land was enclosed for sheep farming.
This was less labour intensive with more profit
being made from wool production. This caused
great unrest of the peasants, which led to the
famous ‘Peasants’ Revolt’ of 1381 when John
Litester, assisted by amongst others a man
called Cubitt of North Walsham, led a rebellion
of many thousands who seized the city of
Norwich, killing the mayor in the process.
Henry Despenser, Bishop of Norwich, and a
man with much experience of war abroad, was
able to raise enough forces to drive the rebels
from the city and they retreated to a camp at
Bryant’s Heath near North Walsham. Despite
the peasants’ elaborate makeshift barricades,
they were ousted from their camp by the
Bishop and his now numerous forces, and battle
commenced. Many hundreds were slain and
the defeated peasants fled towards the town
desperately seeking their right of ‘sanctuary’
in the church, however, it was still incomplete
and yet to be consecrated. The Bishop
followed, Litester was captured, and the church
witnessed a massacre of hundreds of peasants.
Despenser heard Litester’s confession, gave
him absolution and then had him dragged to
his public execution. Three stone crosses were
soon erected marking the site of the battlefield,
as a permanent reminder of the consequences
of such uprisings.
The Parish Church
It is probable that the incomplete church only
needed repair after the turmoil of the Peasants’
Revolt, and not complete re-building as local
legend states. In fact it was that same Bishop
Henry Despenser who consecrated the building
within twenty years of the battle. This is the
edifice seen today, the largest ‘Wool Church’
in Norfolk, built from the profits of the wool
and weaving industries. The church is noted
for its spacious interior, the lofty columns and
Wayside Cross monument on the Norwich Road. Photo by Les Edwards
Stump Cross monument on the Norwich Road. Photo by Les Edwards
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through a magnificent pinnacled porch, with
rich carving and heraldic shields. The colourful
statues are replacements, showing Saint
Benedict (with St Benet’s Abbey and Norwich
Cathedral at his feet), Saint Nicholas (the
present day dedication of the church) and in
the centre niche, the Virgin Mary with infant
Christ (the church was originally dedicated to
the Blessed Virgin Mary).
absence of a chancel arch making it seem light
and airy. Many interesting artefacts remain
in the church including the fifteenth century
font cover, richly carved and decorated, with
a fascinating telescopic mechanism, it hangs
from a carved oak beam. Of a similar date are the
remains of a wooden screen which separated
the clerical chancel from the people’s nave. Its
medieval panels are carved and painted with
an array of saints. The south chapel contains an
unusual sixteenth century Communion Table;
unusual because of the ‘corrected’ inscription
along its front panel made after an alteration
of the Prayer Book. Another treasure is the
unique Royal Arms Board at the west end of the
church, one side with the arms of Cromwell’s
Commonwealth, and the other with the Arms
of Charles II. Also to be seen are an Iron Bound
Chest, two remaining tip-up seats from the
monk’s medieval quire, and a wooden Armoury
Chest - the churchwardens had prepared for
the coming of the Spanish Armada by buying
six hundred corselets!
The church is entered from the Market Place
The once magnificent tower is now reduced to
a ruinous mass, a rocky crag standing sentinel
over the town. Many people are drawn into the
town centre to investigate its strange shape.
The Ruined Tower
From whichever direction you enter the
town, the building that dominates more
than anything else, is the ruined tower of the
church. In the early eighteenth century the
town boasted a glorious, soaring tower and
spire, the tallest construction locally, being
second in height only to Norwich Cathedral. It
is known that the parapet reached a height of
147 feet, with a spire later added to compete
with the then new church tower at Cromer. This
The tower ruin in the early twentieth century.
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Friday 15th May 1724 saw the town’s
Ascensiontide Fayre, and the bells were rung for
many hours. The ringing of the bells combined
with a rather windy day caused a vibration to
occur in the tower. This was noticed by the
verger when he ascended the tower in the
evening to wind the clock. He was so alarmed
by the distressed state of the tower that the
clock remained unwound as he fled to warn
people away.
The tower ruin in the mid twentieth century. Photo by Les Edwards
spire may have taken its height to around 180
feet. A heavy ring of six bells was hung in the
tower which also housed a chiming clock. These
bells caused a dispute in 1616 between the
townsfolk and the sexton whose duties caused
him to ring the Great Bell “... orderly and full out
one halfe hour at the least ...” every morning at
four o’clock!
Between nine and ten o’clock the following
morning, the doctor of the town was walking
through the churchyard, and to his horror,
one side of the steeple collapsed before him,
his only injury being a cut to his ankle from a
flying flint! In the years that followed, monies
were raised to reconstruct the tower, but the
weather was to weaken the ruin yet further, and
in 1835 more falls indicated the weakness of the
upper stonework. February 17th 1836 saw the
last major fall when heavy wintry gales brought
down the north side of the steeple with a crash
that sent earthquake-like tremors through the
town. The remaining east wall of the belfry stage
was then dismantled as a safety precaution.
In 1939 stabilisation work was carried out on
the tower, in the hope that one day rebuilding
might be possible. Plans have been drawn up to
this end, and one version of a new tower (minus
a spire), by the eminent architect Sir Charles
Nicholson, can be seen inside the north porch
of the Parish Church. The tower was stabilised
and renovated in 2014.
The Great Fire
In the year 1600, the town suffered a disastrous
fire, which began at around six o’clock in the
morning on the 25th June, in the house of a
“poor and lewd person” by the name of Dowle,
who on fleeing was apprehended and put
in gaol. One hundred and eighteen houses,
seventy shops, and countless other buildings
were razed to the ground. The Market with
its Cross and stalls were destroyed along with
their merchandise. Although reportedly fired
in five places at once the church escaped much
damage, and one imagines that it provided
temporary shelter to the townspeople for many
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months. A plea was made to the Queen for
some timber from the royal estates to rebuild
the town. Much of the town layout was altered;
the parallel ‘Lokes’ south of the Market Place
may be early attempts at town planning. Sir
William Paston used the opportunity to buy up
several acres of scorched land at a cheap rate.
There he built his famous School.
The Paston School
Sir William Paston opened his free Grammar
School in 1606 for “the training, instructing
to Admiral Lord Nelson, the school can boast
many a fine scholar, including Archbishop
Tenison, who crowned Queen Anne & George I.
The School is now part of a Sixth Form College
for the local area, and the founder’s elaborate
tomb, which he himself had built before he
died, can be seen inside the Parish Church. An
interesting footnote is that in the early part of
the 20th century an archaeological dig found
within the grounds of the school foundations
of what were thought to be a small monastery,
perhaps the town’s cell of the Abbey of St
Benet’s.
The Market Cross
The Market Place provided a place where local
traders could sell their produce, livestock, meats,
and of course the wool and famous cloths. Many
of the narrower shops in the Market Place still
occupy their ancient plots, in multiples of seven
feet, huddled tightly against the ‘foreland’ of
the churchyard. The meat markets were in an
and bringing up of youth in good manners,
learning and the true fear, service and worship
of almighty God whereby they might become
good and profitable members in the Church
and Commonwealth”. The school grew until the
Civil War when the last of the Paston family gave
it up, and a rescue bid was made to preserve it.
A new School House was built in 1765, the one
seen today, and a new start was made. Shortly
after in 1769, brothers William and Horatio
Nelson came to the school as boarders, and
from here, in March 1771, a young Horatio
set out on his legendary career. In addition
area known as ‘The Shambles’, mostly lost in
the great fire but remembered today in the area
known as ‘The Butchery’. In the mid thirteenth
century Walsham was given by Royal Charter
of Henry III the right to hold a weekly market.
A plot in the market wasn’t free, and the rent
was collected in ‘The Old Tollhouse’. The Market
Rental Book of 1391 states that the cross fixed
the site of the market as being a place where
‘buyers and sellers could lawfully congregate’.
This was probably a stone post with the
tollhouse located close by. As the market
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North Walsham Market Cross.
c1915.
prospered, it was found necessary to provide
a larger tollhouse, and a new market ‘cross’ was
built.
This cross was started in 1550 during the reign
of Edward VI by Bishop Thirlby of Norwich
but doesn’t seem to have been completed
until 1555. The Great Fire of 1600 destroyed
this building along with the Market, but it
was rebuilt by Bishop Redman in 1602 to
an unusual design. A one
handed clock was acquired
from Worstead Hall in 1787,
and in 1855 its owners, the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners,
formally presented the Market
Cross to the town. A minute
hand was added to the clock
the following year. In 1899
funds from the North Walsham
Steeplechase were used to buy
a new chiming clock. During
the second world war the
weathervane was blown off
when a bomb exploded close
by. The cross has been restored
several times, the latest being
in 1984 when the old roof
covering was replaced and the
clock restored into working order. A piece of
ancient oak which was removed from the cross
at this time was locally carved and fashioned
as a representation of the head of Christ then
presented to the people of our twin town of
Friesenried in Bavaria. North Walsham’s famous
Market Cross is both a National Monument and
a Grade I listed building.
The weekly market has been the heartbeat of our town since the charter was granted by Henry III over 700 years ago.
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The Pastons in North Walsham
The Pastons were one of Norfolk’s most
prominent families from about 1380 until
1750. They rose from a rural manor to become
successful and prominent lawyers in Tudor
England, eventually gaining lands and titles as
members of the aristocracy. Today they are best
known as the authors of the Paston Letters –
“the world’s earliest collection of family letters”.
On the 20th June 1381 Clement Paston, father
of Judge William Paston, was charged with
affray in the town and with the theft of Court
Rolls from the Abbot of St Benet’s. This event
took place during the Peasants’ Revolt in protest
against the Poll Tax, an uprising across Norfolk
which was crushed at North Walsham by Bishop
Despenser.
Clement Paston’s feud with the Abbot of St
Benet’s continued, and in 1413 he was charged
with stealing from the Abbot’s fishponds near
Spa Common.
Doublet
‘For I shall make my
doublet all Worsted, for
the glory of Norfolk’
Judge William Paston
Paston school
Nelson studed here!
The Pastons managed their
substantial estates in the
area to produce incomes
from malting barley and
wool. The market at North
Walsham would have been
an important trading location. There are several
references to Worsted cloth in the Paston
Letters, and there was a type of cloth known as
Walsham, though little detail is known of it.
Following the disastrous fire of 1600, which
destroyed much of North Walsham, Sir
William Paston purchased land and created
an endowment to provide the necessary
funding for a new school. For the Paston family,
education had been their route from poverty to
wealth. Members of the Paston family also went
on to become lawyers, courtiers, musicians,
collectors, friends of Kings and Queens and
a founding member of the Royal Society.
The school was officially opened in 1606 and
was later attended by Horatio Nelson and his
brother William. Education for 16-19-year-olds
continues on the site to this day.
Sir William Paston
(1528 - 1610), is shown
here ‘venerable in his
civilian attire of
sober black’.
He was Sheriff
of Norfolk and
Suffolk between
1565 and 1582 and
knighted on 22
August 1578.
A very notable feature inside St
Nicholas Church is the ornate tomb
of Sir William Paston. The monument
shows Sir William full length in armour,
comfortably propped up on his elbow.
A meticulous man, he commissioned
this excellent monument himself
two years before he died. The tomb
is adorned with heraldic shields
depicting the family’s pedigree.
cromer
gimingham
4
mundesley
3
r i
The Pastons are perhaps best known as the
authors of the Paston Letters – “the world’s
earliest collection of family letters”.
These unique letters, by Paston women and men, take us
around the villages and along the lanes of Norfolk, through
plague-ridden streets of Norwich and to the oldest surviving
Valentine’s letter in English.
This journey tells the story of a family desperately trying to
navigate their way through tumultuous social and political
times and preserve their hard-won status.
The map shows the coastal area where the Pastons
established themselves: it shows Oxnead Hall, where the
family reached their high point before a rapid decline.
The Paston Letter collections were discovered in 1735 at
Oxnead Hall. The Pastons once owned much of the land
covered in this map. In the 14th and 15th centuries, Paston
Country was one of the wealthiest and the most densely
populated areas in England.
v er b u r e
b1145
felmingham
5
7
trunch
church
1381
r i v er m u n
b1145
NORTH WALSHAM
r
i
v er a n t
6
knapton
church
pas to n wa y l d fp p a t
spa
commo
w ea v er s wa y l dfp pa th
a149
aylsham
skeyton
captain's
pond
worstea
10
swanton abbott
church
marsham
b u r e va l le y r ai lwa y
b1150
brampton
9
8
oxnead church
b i t tern ra il way li n e ( n o r w i ch to cr omer)
"For I sha
doublet a
for the gl
Judge W
scottow
OXNEAD HALL
“the sweetest place in the world”
Sir Robert Paston
sco ruston
norwich
ley
3
PASTON HALL
1
paston church
knapton
church
wa y l d fp p a t h
edingthorpe
church
bacton
2
The 22 mile Paston Way can
be joined in North Walsham,
and intersects with 3 short
Paston Footprints walks.
t
bacton wood
mill
witton
church
happisburgh
church
6
spa
common
bacton woods
BROMHOLM PRIORY
HAPPISBURGH
ebridge mill
a149
honing
b1159
east ruston gardens
lessingham
i n e ( n o r w i c h to cr o m er)
orstead
norwich
10
"For I shall make my
doublet all Worsted,
for the glory of Norfolk"
Judge Williiam Paston
1. PASTON
In the early 15th century, Judge
William Paston established the
family in Paston. Paston Church
contains a number of Paston
family tombs. Paston Hall and the
nearby Great Barn was built by a
later William Paston (1528-1610).
The map shows Paston Hall as it
appeared circa 1600. This hall has
since been demolished and there is
now a private hall on this site.
There is a Paston Footprints walk
which starts from the church.
2. BACTON
The Pastons had close links with
Bromholm Priory which was an
important centre for pilgrimage.
The map shows the impressive
priory circa 1500. This has since
fallen into ruin, its remains are
located on private land.
There is a Paston Footprints
walk here
3. MUNDESLEY
The stone used to construct Paston
Hall was landed at Mundesley.
This stretch of the coast was often
attacked by French ships.
4. GIMINGHAM
In the 1380’s Clement Paston
owned land and a small mill in
Gimingham. Clement enabled his
son William to have the education
he needed to eventually become
a Judge.
5. NORTH WALSHAM
The town was the local market for
the Paston family. By the end of the
16th century they had risen up the
social order and become extremely
wealthy. In 1606, Sir William Paston
founded Paston School, where later
Horatio Nelson was a pupil.
6. SPA COMMON
In 1413, Clement Paston was
charged with stealing fish
from ponds near Spa Common
belonging to the Abbot of St
Benet’s Abbey.
7. SITE OF THE BATTLE OF
NORTH WALSHAM 1381
Earlier in the Peasants Revolt,
Clement Paston had been charged
with disorderly conduct in North
Walsham.
8. OXNEAD HALL
Judge William Paston purchased
the land at Oxnead, which
eventually became the main family
home. Here, in 1671, King Charles
II visited Sir Robert Paston, Earl of
Yarmouth. Sir Robert described
Oxnead as “the sweetest place in
the world” . In 1735, the Paston
Letters were discovered in the
ruins of Oxnead Hall. The hall
as it appears on the map was
demolished circa 1760, there is
now a private hall on this site.
9. OXNEAD CHURCH
The church has several fine Paston
tombs. Near by Brampton was the
site of a large Roman town.
There is a Paston Footprints walk
which starts from the church.
10. WORSTEAD
The Pastons admired the fine cloth
that was made here. “For I shall
make my doublet all Worsted, for
the glory of Norfolk” wrote Judge
William Paston.
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North Walsham Heritage Group
North Walsham Heritage Group was formed about
seven years ago by representatives from Regenerate
North Walsham CIC, the Town Council, businesses and
the other historical organisations to work together to
finally provide the town with a small museum, awaited
for many decades.
Its volunteers’ aims are to preserve the heritage of
North Walsham and the surrounding area and to make
archive materials, documents and objects available to
the general public for general interest and research
purposes.
The group’s Heritage Centre opened in June 2018 at
M.i. North Walsham in Vicarage Street. Within this are
display panels featuring key periods, industries and
personalities from the town’s 1,600 year history and
display cases featuring local objects. One of the oldest
objects on display is the town’s Newsham fire engine dating from around 1725. A series of quiz
sheets and activities are available for both young and older visitors.
website: www.northwalshamheritage.org.uk email: info@northwalshamheritage.org.uk
The North Walsham & District Community Archive
The North Walsham & District Community
Archive was formally launched on the 5th
June 2007. It was a joint project between
the Norfolk County Council Cultural
Services Departments of Adult Education,
Libraries and Museums working in
conjunction with the existing Archives.
However we now host our own website
which is available not only for the people
of North Walsham and the surrounding
villages but anybody worldwide with a
wish to find out more about the area.
Meetings of the local group will normally be held at St Nicholas’ Room, Vicarage Street, North
Walsham. Attendance at the meetings isn’t essential for adding contributions to the archive.
Everyone is welcome to come to our meetings - if you have just one photo or memorabilia of the
area do drop in if you would like to share them or drop them in to either North Walsham Library
on New Road or North Walsham Heritage Centre on Vicarage Street. We are also interested in
photographs of the villages around North Walsham which can be added to the archive.
website: www.northwalshamarchive.co.uk email: info@northwalshamarchive.co.uk
facebook: NorthWalshamArchive
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Ship Yard
Imagine going back in time and
experiencing North Walsham as it was in
the middle of last century. Well, now you
can - in miniature! With the help of dozens
of historic photographs made available by
North Walsham’s Photographic Archive,
and a surprisingly accurate 1926 Ordnance
Survey map of the area, North Walsham
resident Richard Crossley has authentically
reconstructed a lost area of the centre of
town known as Ship Yard. What started as a
bit of fun turned into a major construction
project, that is attracting a lot of interest in
town, and rekindling distant memories. The
completed model has become a permanent
exhibit at the North Walsham Heritage
and Information Centre on Vicarage
Street. Coincidentally, the Heritage Centre
is located adjacent to St Nicholas’ Court
Precinct, which was built directly on the site
of the old Ship yard.
THE CALYPSO
COFFEE COMPANY
Equator House
Cornish Way Business Park
North Walsham NR28 0FE
www.calypsocoffee.co.uk
tel: 01692 406430
email: info@calypsocoffee.co.uk
Richard Crossley’s scale model of Ship Yard today.
Ship Yard in the 1950s. Photo contributed by Jane Gay.
• Importers of Italian
Espresso Machines,
Bean 2 Cup &
Capsule Machines
• Suppliers of Tea,
Caffe Equator Coffee
& Consumables
• In-House Italian
trained Coffee
Engineers
• Annual Servicing,
Water Filters
exchanges &
Emergency call outs
• Distributors for
Lavazza Coffee
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A History in Photographs
A small selection of historic North Walsham photographs from the North Walsham & District
Community Archive collection. www.northwalshamarchive.co.uk
North Walsham Market Cross c1900.
Bacton Road. Early 1900s.
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North Walsham Salvation Army and Scouts 1925.
North Walsham Football Club & supporters on M&GNR station (Town) platform c1910.
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Gracie Fields in the yard behind the Kings Arms Hotel, North Walsham. c1936.
Historical North Walsham 125
Fun & Games on The People’s Park, North Walsham early 1900s.
Victory Parade in North Walsham Market Place 1945.
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1909
1940s
Historical North Walsham 127
Mitre Tavern Yard c1950.
North Walsham Market Place c1948.
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North Walsham Market Place in 1880 photographed by J. MacLean.
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Lings Chemist, North Walsham Market Place c1920.
Norwich Co-operative Society shortly before re-opening in 1921 after the fire which
destroyed the original building in 1916. Photographed by W. S. Horn.
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Repairing St Nicholas church tower in 1922.
Photographed by W. S. Horn.
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Congregational Church on Cromer Road 1880s.
Methodist Church on Grammar School Road 1930s.
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Back Street 1965
“The Butchery” 1960s.
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North Walsham Supply Train along Mundesley Road.
Photographed by W. S. Horn. 24th May 1916.
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Opening Of The North Walsham Railway
Published in the Norwich Mercury on 12th October 1874.
“The railway between the market town of North Walsham and the city of Norwich, which has
been in course of construction for several years past, has at length been completed. On Friday and
Saturday last it was officially inspected by Captain Tyler, of the Board of Trade, and a certificate
having been granted that the line was in a most satisfactory condition, it was opened for public
traffic this day (Tuesday). The line is a single one, and is fourteen miles and one furlong in length;
but the whole distance from Norwich is sixteen miles. It commences at a junction with the Norwich
and Brundall line at Thorpe St. Andrew, where a most convenient station has been erected at a
short distance from the scene of the recent accident, and within a few yards of the Norwich and
Yarmouth Turnpike. From this point the line proceeds by a rather steep ascending curve, crossing
the road by a substantial arch built of brick with iron girders; it then passes through the parishes
of Great Plumstead, Little Plumstead, Rackheath, Salhouse, Wroxham, Hoveton St. John, Belaugh,
Hoveton St. Peter, Tunstead, Sloley, and Worstead, and the terminus is at a station adjoining the
main road just outside the town of North Walsham. There are three other stations besides those at
Whitlingham and North Walsham, viz, Salhouse, Wroxham, and Worstead. On Monday afternoon
the District Superintendent (Mr. T. Stevenson), made a final survey of the line, placed the officials,
and gave them final instructions. The first train started from North Walsham at 6.16 a.m. this
(Tuesday) morning. The published time tables show that for the present at all events five trains
will run each way daily, except on Saturdays, when there will be a sixth or Market Train. On Sundays
there will be two trains each way. The line is, as we have said, a single one, and will be worked
under train staff regulations by the Great Eastern Railway Company. From Norwich (Thorpe) to
Whitlingham Junction the line is now double; but it still remains single from that point to Brundall.
The working under Train Telegraph Regulations on this section of the line will be discontinued, and
from today the trains will be passed over the single line by Train Staff or Train Staff Ticket. There
can be no doubt that the opening of this line will be greatly to the advantage of the town of North
Walsham; and we understand that there is every probability of the railway being continued to the
fashionable watering place of Cromer.”
North Walsham “Main” Station. 1912.
(photo contributed by Tony Webb)
Petticoat Lane
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The Pubs of North Walsham
The pubs of North Walsham
The Cross Keys (1709-1794)
The Dukes Head (1794-1965)
(1.5 miles)
Cat’s Pit Lane
Malthouse Loke
(Northfield Road)
The Wherry (1834-1965)
(1.5 miles)
The Blue Bell (1794-today)
(1mile)
The Orchard Gardens
(1856 - today)
Swafield Lane
Rose & Crown
(1883-1904)
(Bacton Road)
Reeves Lane
(Mundesley Road)
The Cock Inn
(1794-1966)
The Anchor
(1836-1961)
(1 mile)
Tannery Lane
(Back Street)
Queen Victoria
(1847-?)
Hall Lane
The Dog Inn
(1794-1892)
North Street
Church Gate/Theatre Street
(Vicarage Street)
The Lord Nelson (II)
(??-1985)
The Horseshoes
(1865-1906)
Lower Street
The Lord Nelson (I)
(1830-??)
The Ship
(1836-1872)
Market Tavern
(2013-today)
The White Swan
(1794-today)
The Buck
(1794-1971)
Buck Street
(Church Street)
Antingham Lane
Church
Maid’s Head
(1799 -1853)
(Cromer Road)
Market Street
The Wheelwright’s
Arms (1845-1985)
(2 miles)
The Mitre (1856-1892)
Market Place
Old Bear
(1792-1967)
The Rising Sun (1854-1968)
New Road
The Oaks
(Demolished)
Felmingham Lane
The Hop In
(2017-today)
(Aylsham Road)
The White Horse
(1779-1962) (2 miles)
Black Swan Loke
White Lion Loke
(Bank Loke)
The White Lion
(1794-1864)
King Street
(King’s Arms Street)
Angel Hotel (1794-1986)
Yarmouth Road
Paston
College
Free School Road
The King’s Arms
(1794-today)
(Park Lane)
Cross Keys
(1785-1973)
(Grammar School Road)
The Feathers (1794-2017)
Black Swan
(1794-today)
Scarborough
Hill House
(1967-today)
(1.5 miles)
Turnpike Gate
(1845 - 1863)
(.5 mile)
Bull Inn (1856-1971)
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Street Naming in North Walsham
The earliest records of street naming in the town are those shown on the Parish Award Map of
1808. It reveals that a number of the roads and yards in the centre of the town were once known by
different names to those used at present, e.g.: Church Street was Back Street, Vicarage Street was
Church Gate, Mitre Tavern Yard was Maids Head Yard and Bank Loke was White Lion Yard
The main roads leading from the centre were all shown on the Award Map as ‘public road No.10’
etc. and the road leading to Norwich was the only turnpike road and was named as such. The
turnpike gate was situated at the junction with the small road leading eastwards where one of the
stone crosses marking the site of the battlefield of the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, is located.
Cromer Road was apparently called Antingham Lane
Mundesley Road was Swafield Lane
One of the more colourful names to appear on the map is ‘Petticoat Lane’ and this is now known
as Park Lane.
Over the years many new streets in the new housing developments have been named after
individuals, as is common practice in many towns. They were often people who had given many
years of public service and served as councillors, justices or in some other capacity. In recent years
Gooch Close and Hazell Road were named after members of parliament who represented this
constituency in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Bloom Court and Masters Court, Stanley Road, Hipperson
Close, Osborne Close and Harmer Close are examples of the names of County Councillors and
District Councillors who served the town in more recent years. Shepheard Close was named after a
well known doctor in the town in pre-war years and Sampson Road was named after a long serving
matron of the Cottage Hospital.
Many roads on the new estates were named after the owners of land in the relevant area of the
town, as shown on the Award Map of 1808. Examples are: Debenne Road, Cooper Road, Juler Close,
Redman Road and Petre Close.
There are cases also when new streets were named after members of the developers’ families, such
as Beatrice Close and William’s Way (the Cork family) and Farman Avenue (after the family famous
for thatching).
The main road through the industrial estate, leading from Laundry Loke, was named Folgate
Road, since the ‘Folly’ was located in this area. The Folly was a deep pond which also served as
a catchment pit, with a ditch system leading towards the North Walsham and Dilham Canal.
The two spur roads off Folgate Road were named after Cornish and Gaymer which was a firm of
ecclesiastical craftsmen, of national repute, which was one of the main employers of labour in the
town in pre-war years.
The Urban District Council, in 1960, decided to purchase land, provide all services and sell plots to
individual purchasers to assist the development of the town and help the small builders who could
not afford to purchase large areas of land for development. Grange Court, off Yarmouth Road, was
the first development of this kind and this was followed by Litester Close and Spenser Avenue
named after the leader of the rebellion of 1381 and Bishop de Spenser whose forces put down the
rebellion. Thirlby Road was named after another Bishop with historical connections in the town.
Examples of other streets and roads which have been re-named in more recent times are: Catchpit
Lane and, alternatively, Catspit Lane. The former is the most likely original name for this lane. Prior
to its development in recent times there was likely to have been situated in the locality a catch
pit for water since the town drain runs across it and its adjoining lands to the North Walsham and
Dilham Canal. At one time this was an open ditch but since the housing development in the area
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this has now been piped in. The developers of some of the land in this area felt that the name
needed clarifying and should be more attractive and the former Urban District Council decided
to call it Northfield Road because of its location on the north side. St. Mary’s Way, leading off this
road, was a short street named after the church which previously stood on the site of the present
parish church.
On some older maps Bluebell Road was shown as Stone Road and this was most likely because
it lead to the piece of land on which the Bluebell Pond is now located, which was land allocated
to the Surveyor of the Highways for digging out stone and gravel to maintain the roads in the
parish. Subsequently it was regarded as Bluebell Road (leading to the Bluebell public house) and
the former Urban District Council decided this was the most used name and most acceptable.
In more recent times there has been a tendency to name new roads after varieties of trees and
plants, such as Sycamore Close, Birch Close, Acorn Road, Fern Drive, Chestnut Avenue, Campion
Close and Primrose Way, the latter four leading off Plantation Road.
It may also be interesting to note that when the Council demolished many of the old cottages and
houses in the former Dog Yard area it did not wish to continue with that name, since the old pub
was one of the buildings demolished and it was decided to name the redevelopment as Reeves
Court, because the Town Reeve’s house was located in what is now Bacton Road and Cedar Court,
which was adjacent to the old house named The Cedars which was purchased for council offices
by the Urban District Council.
The street names selected by the former Urban District Council on the Melbourne housing site
may be interesting, since some of the land was glebe land and was owned, strangely enough, by
the Vicar of Ashmanaugh. Because of this, one of the flat developments was named Glebe Court.
Melbourne Road was selected because it lead from Bacton Road towards Melbourne Farm, which
is now the chalet and caravan site. The owner of the farm for many years was Mr. Stanley, a long
serving county and district councillor and so one of the other roads was named Stanley Road.
R.V. Nash (Ron Nash) , Town Clerk 28.6.93
Mundesley Road c1920.
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The Oaks
Capturing a day in time ....
In the North Walsham Heritage Centre
is a scale model (shown above) of this
imposing mansion - created in 2022 by
talented, local model-maker Richard
Crossley. The mansion itself had been
demolished in 1934 and was replaced,
eventually, by the North Walsham
Community Centre, Library, Fire Station
and Post Office which all occupy the site
now.
The date portrayed by the model is 11th
September 1889 and the event is the wedding
luncheon to celebrate the marriage of the
owner’s sister, the young widow Gertrude
Hadley to her cousin Lieutenant Colonel Arthur
Wilkinson.
However, 45 years after that grand occasion,
the imposing mansion was sadly demolished.
This is the story of The Oaks ….
Early Days
At the time of its demolition in 1934 a
substantial property had been sited there close
to 200 years; a dwelling in that location is visible
on James Corbridge’s Map of Norfolk drawn
in 1730 (printed c.1765) and is marked “Cap.
Cooper.”
The Cooper family’s early prosperity seems
to have stemmed from mercantile activities
Historical North Walsham 139
in Great Yarmouth. Thomas Cooper (I) had
moved from Yarmouth to Burgh Castle as a
sign of his transition from trade in Yarmouth
to landowning respectability, and it was a
prosperous heiress from North Walsham, Ann
Withers, who provided the property in North
Walsham on her marriage to Thomas Cooper (II)
in 1716.
Improved and Ornamented
By 1781 the earlier dwelling had been rebuilt
or modernised on a much grander scale
by Thomas Cooper (III) and M.J. Armstrong
described it as Thomas Cooper’s “most eligible
seat at the east end of the town, which he has
lately much improved and ornamented at great
expense.”
Improvements were obviously continuing 9
years later because, in 1790, the same Thomas
Cooper had the Old Road (that went to White
Horse Common) successfully “removed from one
part of the land ….. to another part of the same
land.” He was then able to lay out his improved
park. The plan of the new road arrangement
is shown in a 1790 Road Order which was
approved and enrolled by the Clerk to the
County Justices. The Road Order stated, “The
Publick will have the Addition of 32 perches by
the alteration.” The “New Road” still retains that
name today!
An oil painting, held in private hands, shows
The Oaks in all its late 18th century glory.
The painting is unfortunately unsigned &
undated but is circa 1800 - after the extensive
improvements had been implemented.
A survey of 1809 describes, amongst other
features, “the pump giving ‘excellent water’, 360
yards of ‘lofty walls well clothed with fruit trees of
all descriptions in full bearing’, large pleasure and
kitchen gardens, nursery, orchards, hot houses
and a green house and orangery. The stabling
would take nine horses and four carriages with
stalls for thirty more horses.”
At its peak in North Walsham the Cooper Estate
covered 120 acres with the mansion plus the
Cross Keys Inn, four cottages, two gardens and
three other plots.
Party Anyone?
By 1814, widower Thomas Cooper (III) was
still alive, but it was his son Captain Thomas
Hammont Cooper who was now residing at
The Oaks. Captain Thomas Hammont Cooper
was, at one time, much admired in the town.
On 19th July 1814, he held a “second festival of
peace in the grounds of The Oaks.” This was held
to celebrate the end of one of the Napoleonic
Wars. His spacious grounds hosted a dinner for
950 poor people of the parish where, seated
at nineteen tables, they partook of “roast beef,
plum pudding and fine, strong ale.” In front of
the house, he also pitched three handsome
marquees and a “very rich and elegant collation
was served to the ladies and gentlemen present.”
After the dinner there were various sports
competitions “well conducted and spiritedly
contested.” The evening ended with a beautiful
show of fireworks, an air balloon, a fire balloon
and much dancing on the lawns by “forty couple
of lovely youths.”
In 1820 he organised a subscription to assist the
widow and eight children of local surgeon Mr
John Aldham and, at a dinner the same year, he
was presented with a superb piece of elegantly
engraved silver plate (valued at 115 guineas) by
“the inhabitants of North Walsham and its vicinity
as a testimony of their high esteem for his public
conduct and private worth.”
However, he over-extended himself in his
military and social interests. He appeared to
have lived way beyond his means and was
continually seeking additional funds. Whilst
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still alive, his private library was put up for sale
by auction on 24th June 1822. He also tried
hard to sell the mansion: The Oaks was first put
up for sale in July 1821. The property did not
easily sell as it was put up for sale again on 2nd
July 1822, by auction on 8th April 1823, and by
private contract on 13th September 1823.
It is possible that the anger of his creditors
may have eventually driven him from town;
there was a heavily advertised meeting of his
creditors in North Walsham on 6th February
1826 and there’s a lengthy list of his myriad
creditors in the Cooper Family Archive at the
Norfolk Records Office.
Captain Thomas Hammont Cooper died in
Stoke Newington, Middlesex, on 25th April
1828. A brief obituary in The Examiner merely
stated he was “late of North Walsham, Norfolk,
Justice of the Peace.”
Respectable Owners
The next owner of The Oaks was the Reverend
William Tylney Spurdens, who had long been
Master of the Grammar School but resigned
in 1825. He is recorded in the 1830 Pigott’s
Directory of Norfolk under the heading of
Nobility, Gentry and Clergy and is residing at The
Oaks. However, he may not have lived at The
Oaks permanently; by 1835 he was advertising
The Oaks “To be let for a term of years, furnished
or unfurnished.” After his death in December
1852, his executors sold the mansion to Robert
Summers Baker in 1854.
Robert Summers Baker, a well-to-do local
solicitor and J.P. lived at The Oaks with his wife
Laura for over 30 years. Mr Baker also opened
the grounds for the benefit of the town. For
example, on 13th July 1883 he hosted the
North Walsham and Aylsham Horticultural
Society Show. He also gifted land from The
Oaks estate to the people of North Walsham to
be used as a recreation-ground. In reference to
his well-attended funeral on 19th March 1888,
the Norfolk Chronicle reported:
“The funeral was to take place at three o’clock,
but long before that hour spectators began to
assemble in the streets and in the vicinity of The
Oaks. The mansion may be said to be situated
in North Walsham, for although its grounds are
enclosed on the town side by lofty brick walls,
and its immediate surroundings suggest a not
unpleasant seclusion, the house itself practically
lies within a stone’s throw of the market-place.”
The Final Chapter
The next long-term owner of The Oaks was
John Wilkinson who bought the property and
lands in 1888 on the death of Mr Baker. John
Wilkinson was a local solicitor and a member
of a longstanding and well-established North
Walsham family. He lived there with his wife
Eleanora (his first cousin) and their three
children, Eleonora, Gertrude and John.
This brings us to the time of The Oaks as featured
in the model. An article in the Norfolk News
tells us that on 11th September 1889 Mr and
Mrs John Wilkinson hosted the wedding party
luncheon for Mrs Wilkinson’s younger sister
Gertrude. On that day, Mrs Gertrude Hadley
(who was widowed early in her first marriage)
married her first cousin (and younger brother
to Mr John Wilkinson) Colonel Lieutenant
Arthur Wilkinson in St Nicholas’s church, North
Walsham.
Mr and Mrs John Wilkinson continued to reside
at The Oaks and are recorded there in the
1891 and 1901 censuses. Whilst owners of the
mansion they held many events for the benefit
of the town, including in June 1901, the Annual
Summer Show of the Norfolk Agricultural
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Fancy Fete & Bazaar at The Oaks, 1907.
Association. After Mr John Wilkinson suddenly
died in July 1901, Mrs Eleonora Wilkinson
continued to live there for another 31 years and
to host events, including a fund-raising bazaar
in 1907, in aid of the new Vicarage fund. In 1920
she donated land for the Memorial Cottage
Hospital and held an associated fund-raising
gala in July of that year.
Mrs Wilkinson is recorded there in the 1921
census – together with her two unmarried
daughters and a cook. The census notes the 18
rooms in the mansion! In 1932, Mrs Eleonora
Wilkinson died and in 1934 the mansion was
sold to various developers. The attendant Lodge
on Yarmouth Road was demolished in 1960.
References
• North Walsham Community Archive’s detailed
photographic collection & the North Walsham
Heritage Centre’s collection of sale particulars and
architectural plans.
• Norfolk Heritage Centre, Drawer 3.101, James
Corbridge’s “This Actual Survey of the County of
Norfolk.” Drawn 1730, published c1765.
• “North Walsham in the Eighteenth Century” by
Members of the WEA North Walsham Branch,
published 1983.
• “The History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk,”
Volume 9, by Mostyn John Armstrong, published 1781
• Norfolk Record Office, Road Order 1790, reference C/
SCE 2/2/20.
• Norfolk Record Office, Cooper Family Archive MC
78/11 and MC 78/45.
• British Library Newspaper Archive – Diss Express,
Eastern Daily Press, The Examiner, Norfolk Chronicle,
Norwich Mercury, Norfolk News.
• Pigott’s Directory of Norfolk, 1830, page 555.
• Ancestry.com, Findmypast.co.uk.
Diana Velhagen, 2022.
This photograph of The Oaks was taken circa 1912.
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Historic Plaques around the Town Centre
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TOWN COUNCIL
& NNCT OFFICES
up to 1600. The union grew to become the
National Union of Agricultural & Allied Workers
with 2,900 branches and 100,000 members.
He had no schooling and was taught to read
by his wife. He became a county councillor in
1906, a Member of Parliament for South Norfolk
by 1920 and was knighted in 1930. Sir George
Edwards, MP, OBE, died on December 7th 1933
and is buried in Fakenham. A special staircase
was built at the rear of the Angel to allow them
to reach the meeting room without going
through the bar. On May 1st 1982 the Union
merged with the Transport & General Workers
Union within which was a new trade group
for the Agricultural and Allied Membership.
In March 2001, Bill Morris, the then General
Secretary of TGWU visited North Walsham to
unveil a plaque in Edwards’ memory.
In 2005 to mark Rotary’s centenary, North
Walsham Rotarians, led by President Derrick
Hankin created a town trail of 11 plaques
identifying places of interest and people of
significance in the history of our town.
The plaques are numbered as they appear on
the map.
1. Angel Hotel, Aylsham Road.
(now Angel Court.)
It was in the back room of the Angel Hotel,
which stood on this site, that George Edwards
founded the Eastern Counties Agricultural
Labourers’ & Smallholders’ Union on July 20th
1906. Born at Marsham in 1850, he began work
as a crow-scarer and in the 1890s was active in
local Union affairs. A General Election in 1906
saw the Tories soundly beaten by the Liberals
and Tory landowners sacked many farmworkers
suspected of having radical views which led to
George Edwards being approached to form a
Union. Over the ensuing months he organized
80 meetings which brought the membership
2. Scarburgh House, Market Street
The Skarburgh (there are several spellings
recorded) family are first recorded in the area as
early as 1447 and by 1572 were well established
land owners. In 1605 Henry was first to be
designated as ‘Henry Scarburgh, Gentleman
of North Walsham’. The family coat of arms is
displayed to this day on the outer wall of the
house. This Henry had four sons, Edmund,
Henry, Samuel and John. Edmund was the
father of Charles Scarburgh born c1616 who
remained in England when his father emigrated
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to Eastern Shore, Virginia. This line of the family
is well documented to the present. Charles
Scarburgh held many positions of honour
under the Crown. A master of Caius College,
Cambridge, in 1639 and later a fellow in 1646.
He was Doctor of Physics at Merton College,
Oxford, and Court Physician to Charles II, James
II and William III. He was an MP and knighted in
1669. Samuel Pepys mentions him many times
in his diaries. He was also one of the greatest
mathematicians of his time and the author of
several mathematical treatises. He died on
February 26th 1694 and is buried in Cranford,
Middlesex.
After several changes of ownership the building
became part of the North Walsham High School
for Girls early in the 20th Century. Alumni
include Rt. Hon Gillian Shephard, cabinet
minister in the 1990s including being Secretary
of State for Education and Employment. In 1984
the Girls High School joined with the Paston
School to become Paston Sixth Form College.
3. The Town Stocks, Market Street.
The evidence for the stocks is in an ink and
watercolour drawing by E. Pocock (1846-1905).
He was most prolific just before the turn of the
19th century but the scene would have been of
a period long before that, as his specialty was for
copying older paintings. There are two similar
views, one in oils on which this sketch may have
been modelled. The site is now built over by the
single storey extension to the former Feathers
Public House.
3a. North Walsham - Dilham Canal
On 14 September 1811 a meeting was held
at the Kings Arms Hotel, North Walsham
under the Chairmanship of John Millington of
Hammersmith, where the decision was made
to construct a canal from Wayford Bridge to
Antingham Ponds in the county of Norfolk.
Parliament was petitioned and the Bill received
Royal Assent on 5 May the following year. Due
to problems with local landowners it was not
until 1824 that it went ahead and under the
direction of Mr Millington work started on 5
April 1825. 60 navvies known as ‘Bedfordshire
Bankers’ completed the work, including the
locks, in the remarkably short time of 18
months, the first wherries sailing up the canal
in the summer of 1826. Unfortunately the
commercial success of the canal was short lived
due to the advent of the railways later in the
century and the canal fell into disuse finally in
1935. The North Walsham and Dilham Canal
Trust was formed in 2008 and with the help
of many willing volunteers is restoring the
canal for leisure use by canoeists, fishermen,
bird watchers etc., and for the pleasure of the
residents of North Walsham, visitors and people
in the surrounding parishes. This plaque is
situated on the wall of the Kings Arms Hotel.
4. Admiral Nelson, Paston College,
Grammar School Road.
The great popular hero and first commoner
to be afforded a state funeral, ‘Horace’ Nelson
was born at Burnham Thorpe in 1758. He was
proud of his Norfolk origins, ‘I am a Norfolk man
and glory in being so’ he wrote. He recruited
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many of his crew of his favourite command,
Agamemnon, from North Norfolk. After
attending a number of schools, at the age of 10,
along with his brother William, he transferred
to the Paston School with the promise of a
firm grounding in Latin and Greek. A relic of
Nelson’s schooldays is preserved at the College:
a brick from the school wall with the initials
“H.N.”. Nelson’s school room is preserved as
it was in his day and he features in the school
song, written in 1907. In early 1771 he joined
his uncle’s ship the Raisonable, and so began a
career in the Royal Navy.
5. Cornish & Gaymer, Grammar
School Road.
This business was remarkable in its day that by
1880 they were employing more than 200 men
in joinery, masonry and other detailed work.
Another 800 men worked on sites further afield.
Robinson Cornish of Knapton was listed in 1858
as a builder and ecclesiastical carver. In 1877 he
joined forces with John Gaymer. The works were
situated on the Norwich Road adjacent to the
Railway station (where the Canneries stood).
Their most famous carver was Charles Simpson
who was born in North Walsham in 1856. His first
piece of work, when only 16, was his carving on
the altar in the parish church. Other examples of
his work are to be found in Norwich Cathedral,
Durham Cathedral, Winchester College Chapel
and a host of other Churches and mansions in
this country and abroad. He spent his working
life with this company.
6. Sir WiIliam Paston, Market Place
Born 1528 of the distinguished Norfolk family,
well known for the Paston Letters describing
life during the Wars of the Roses. Educated at
Gonville Hall, Cambridge, he became one of the
richest men in Norfolk. Following the ‘Great Fire’
of 1600 which destroyed much of our flourishing
town he bought land in the centre of the town
and founded a school for boys. The school was
for the ‘training, instructing, and bringing up
youth in good manners, learning and true fear,
service and worship of Almighty God’. During
the ensuing 400 years the school has changed a
great deal reflecting the changing times. Today
it is a flourishing sixth form college. Famous
alumni include Horatio Nelson, Archbishop
Thomas Tenison and Admiral William Hoste. Sir
William Paston died in 1610 and his magnificent
tomb can be seen in St Nicholas Church.
7. Thomas Dix, Vicarage Street.
Thomas Dix of Brentnall House is best known for
his finely engraved maps that were completed
and published after his death in ‘A Complete
Atlas of the English Counties’ 1882. The Norfolk
map with a view of Cromer Church is a good
example. He was a surveyor and is remembered
for his school books of which his ‘Treatise on
Land Surveying’ reached seven editions. It is
believed that Dix had an Academy here - in July
1803 there was an advertisement in the Norfolk
Mercury for what appears to be a boarding
school, terms 20gns a year. He was certainly a
master at the ‘North Walsham Academy’ as he
mentions it in two of his books in 1808 and
1810.
8. Fisher Theatre, Vicarage Street.
The Fisher Theatre, built on the site of an earlier
barn which served as a theatre, was opened
on May 6th 1828. The Fishers were a very
active theatrical family. David Fisher joined
William Scragg’s Company of Comedians and,
on William’s death in 1808, formed his own
company and proceeded to build 12 theatres
in northern East Anglia with North Walsham
being the last. The theatre, built at a cost of
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£1,800, initially enjoyed great popularity and
local gentry could have bespoke performances.
In 1845 the theatre was sold for £400 and
became the National School until the Board
School was opened in Manor Road in 1874. The
Fisher Theatre is now home to Wilco.
9. James Empson, North Street.
The first meeting place for the Quakers in North
Walsham was established in 1692 but was
burned down in 1750. James Empson, a rich
miller of Southrepps and North Walsham, gave
land for a new Meeting House on the Mundesley
Road just past the end of the by-pass and it was
completed in 1772. He also endowed Empson
house to Quaker Charities. The estate was sold
in 1929 for eight hundred and twelve pounds
ten shillings and five pence - the proceeds
invested in charitable funds. During the 17th
century Quakers were regularly persecuted
and many were thrown into Norwich Gaol
including James Empson. There were so many
in the gaol that they often held their monthly
meetings there. He was a staunch supporter
of the Friends and they have profited through
the centuries from the bequests of land and
property which he left in trust to them.
10. Walter Pardon, The Orchard
Gardens, 50 Mundesley Road.
WaIter Pardon was one of England’s great
traditional singers. He lived all his life in the
cottage where he was born in 1914, in the
village of Knapton and spent all his working life
as a carpenter. In 1974 a tape of his singing was
received by the singer Peter Bellamy and this
led to him being recognised as an outstanding
singer of remarkable style and repertoire. He
was subsequently recorded for a number of
LPs and appeared in folk clubs and festivals,
including the one held at the Smithsonian
Institute of Folklife in Washington DC in 1976.
Up until this time he only sang at home and
in his ‘local’, the Orchard Garden Public house
which still continues a reputation for musical
performances. Four LPs were recorded and
released between 1975 and 1983 which
helped to prove WaIter’s standing as a giant
of the English folk scene. He died in 1996 and
remains an important source of inspiration for
folk performers, his understated singing style
was ideal to showcase the best qualities of his
wide, varied and sometimes unique repertoire
- underlying his tombstone epitaph as a
craftsman singer.
The project - a thank you.
This project with its plaques and accompanying
town trail leaflet was funded through the
generosity of Action Signs, The North Walsham
Amenity Society, The North Walsham Historical
Society, Broadland Travel, Nigel Horner-Glister,
Charles Horner-Glister, James Horner-Glister, the
North Walsham Rotary Club, Lovewell Blake and
John Cutting.
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A Brief History of North Walsham
An ‘at a glance’ history of North Walsham in Chronological order. Originally started as a reference for
the Archive group to date new photos, this list has continued to grow over the years and, no doubt, will
continue to expand in the future. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list, this would take several books,
but gives an overview of how the town evolved and the key buildings, landmarks and events.
Early Years
1086 First appearance of town name -
Domesday Book.
1300s Flemish Weavers settle in North
Walsham.
1330 Building of St Nicholas’ Church
commences.
1381 Peasants’ revolt.
1406 St Nicholas’ Church completed.
1549 Original Market Cross built by Bishop
Thirlby.
1600 s
1600 ish Ivy Cottage, Aylsham Road built.
Kett’s Corner (1 Mundesley Road) built.
Early drawing of Paston Grammar School.
1600 The Great Fire. Market cross repaired by
Bishop Redman.
1602 New Market Cross built.
1606 Paston Grammar School opened.
1610 Sir William Paston’s tomb built.
1692 Original Quaker Meeting House built.
1700 s
1724 Church Tower first collapse.
1739 North Walsham Workhouse started.
1765 New Paston School House built.
1768 Horatio Nelson starts at Paston
Grammar School.
1772 New Quaker Meeting House built on
Mundesley Road.
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Cromer Road in the 1880s. Photographed by J. MacLean.
1786 New North Walsham Workhouse built
on Mundesley Road (Swafield Road).
1787 Clock added to Market Cross (moved
from Worstead Hall).
1797 Norwich-North Walsham Turnpike
opened.
1800 s
1820 Methodist Chapel opens on Church
Street.
Randell’s established.
1826 North Walsham & Dilham Canal opened.
1828 Fisher Theatre, Vicarage Street opened.
1834 North Walsham Workhouse closed
(relocated to Erpingham).
1835 Church Tower further collapse.
Cubitt’s Stores, 21 Market Place opened.
1836 Church Tower final collapse.
1838 Celebrations as North Walsham is lit by
gas for the first time.
1840 Celebratory tea parties and dinners as
Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert.
1845 Fisher Theatre in Vicarage Street sold.
National School opens in old Fisher
Theatre, Vicarage Street.
1846 Vicarage Street Police Station &
Firehouse built.
1849 Tudor House built on Grammar School
Road.
1853 The Maid’s Head in Mitre Tavern Yard
closed.
1856 Congregational Church, Cromer Road
built.
1863 The Turnpike Gate pub on Norwich
Road closed.
1864 The White Lion pub in the Market Place
closed (and became Barclays Bank).
1865 St Nicholas’ Works (foundry) opened on
Mundesley Road.
1874 Manor Road School.
North Walsham Main Station opened.
1881 Town Railway Station opened.
1883 North Walsham Fire Crew formed.
1890 Methodist Church on Grammar School
Road opened.
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1892 Paston school pavilion constructed on
Station Road.
The Mitre Tavern in Mitre Tavern Yard
closed.
1897 Market Cross restored as a permanent
memorial to Queen Victoria’s Diamond
Jubilee.
Randell’s in the Market Place built.
1899 Salvation Army Hall, Hall Lane built.
1900 s
1900 Steam Laundry built.
1901 Town Hall, Kings Arms Street built.
1902 Youngman’s Mill, Yarmouth Road
ceased working.
1903 Church Yard fenced.
The Lawn private girls’ school opened.
Original police station.
1904 Rose & Crown on Bacton Road closed
(became H. Grey Stores).
1906 Steam laundry burned down.
Agricultural Workers Union founded at
The Angel Hotel.
The Horseshoes in Mitre Tavern Yard
closed.
1911 Coronation celebration in Market Place
for King George V.
1912 Drinking Fountain (in front of Market
Cross) unveiled.
Newsham Fire Engine positioned in
Market Cross.
Picturedrome cinema opened.
1914 Market Cross conveyed to the town by
the ecclesiastical commissioners.
1916 Co-op on Market Street burns down.
1919 North Walsham Girls High School
opens.
1921 East window of St Nicholas’ church
erected as memorial to North Walsham
men who fell 1914-1918.
New Co-Op on Market Street opens.
1922 Drinking Fountain moved to M&GN
Railway.
Buxton Villas, Station Road built.
Market Place first metalled surface.
Current bell housing (lower) installed
on church tower.
1924 Cottage Hospital built.
1925 Rackstraws in Market Street opened.
Opening of North Walsham Cottage Hospital.
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Picturedrome Cinema, Kings Arms Street
c1920.
1928 The “1928 building” at Paston was built.
1930 Market Cross included by the
commissioners of works in the list of
ancient monuments, the preservation
of which is of national importance.
Nicholas’ Rooms built.
1931 Picturedrome cinema closed.
Regal cinema opened.
1932 Stump cross moved to Norwich Road
by Water Towers.
1933 First houses on Millfield Council estate.
1934 Plaque added to Market Cross.
Last trading wherry sailed on the canal.
1934 The Oaks Mansion on New Road
demolished.
1935 Silver Jubilee Sports at The People’s
Park.
Catholic Church, Kings Arms Street
built.
1937 Payne’s sweetshop opened.
King George VI Coronation celebrations.
1938 North Walsham Secondary Modern
School opened.
1939 Church Tower stabilisation work.
The 1939 Building at Paston built.
1940 Millfield Mill demolished.
A R P casualty block on New Road built.
1942 Fire Station moved to New Road.
1946 Gravestones moved to edges in St
Nicholas’ churchyard.
1948 First houses on Park Estate occupied.
North Walsham on BBC programme
“Sunday Half Hour Broadcast”.
The Dragonfly car created in North
Walsham by Duncan Industries,
prototype for the mini, was sold to
Austin for £10,000
1949 Memorial Park opened.
1952 Coronation Walk, Kingsway, and
Queensway building commenced.
1953 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation
celebrations.
The Millfield Infants’ School opened.
Larger of the two water towers built.
1955 Restoration of St Nicholas south porch
completed.
1959 Town Railway Station & M&GN line
closed.
Dog Yard demolished.
“Gravel Hole Loke” becomes “Buxton
Road”/”South Rise”.
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1960 Greenway Close built.
Oaks Lodge demolished.
Hall Lane cottages demolished.
1961 The font cover was restored and the
missing section replaced in St Nicholas
church.
Labour HQ opens in Market Street.
Crane Fruehauf opened on Cromer
Road.
The Anchor pub on Spa Common
closed.
1962 The White Horse pub on White Horse
Common closed.
1964 LeGrice Roses move to Norwich Road.
1965 The Wherry Inn on Bacton Road closed.
The Dukes Head pub in Swafield
closed.
1966 Post Office built on New Road.
1967 The Old Bear in Market Street closed.
1968 Vestry on parish church complete.
The Rising Sun pub in Cromer Road
closed.
North Walsham Library, New Road
opened.
1970 ish Bluebell Estate built.
1970 Second storey on church vestry added.
The Cross Keys Hotel closed.
1971 The Bull pub demolished.
Community Centre Built.
St Nicholas’ shopping precinct built.
New police station offices built.
The Buck pub closed.
Market Place became one way traffic.
‘Decimal Day’.
1972 Drinking Fountain moved back to
Market cross.
St Nicholas Church vestry rebuilt as two
storey.
1973 Newsham Fire engine removed from
Market Cross and restored.
1975 LeGrice Crescent built.
1976 St Mary’s Way flats built.
Fire at F. Randell Ltd in the Market Place.
1977 Mundesley Road post mill re-purposed
as Swafield village sign.
Bypass opened.
Jubilee Year. Children from Manor Road
School dance for the Queen in Norwich.
Regal Cinema closed.
Newsham Fire
engine under
North Walsham
Market Cross.
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Woolworth & Co. Ltd. on Church Street. Moved to the Market Place in 1982.
(Photo by Fred Mace)
1978 North Walsham Indoor Bowls Club
opened (now Rossis Leisure).
St Benets Hall built.
North Walsham Town Sign erected.
Mundesley Road gasometers removed.
1979 North Walsham win “It’s a Knockout” TV
show.
1980 Fire Station on New Road rebuilt.
Acorn Estate built (approx.)
Cross Keys renovated/extended
(became Woolworth).
No first year intake at the Girls High or
Paston.
North Walsham Secondary becomes
North Walsham High.
1981 Westwick arch demolished.
Lingate Towermill, Bradfield Road
demolished.
1982 Woolworth moved to 4 Market Place.
1983 Co-op on Market Street closed.
1984 FineFare/Gateway/Roys built.
Harmer & Scott garage closed.
Hall lane cottages demolished and
Saxon Court built.
Major Market Cross repairs.
Paston School & NWGHS became
Paston Sixth Form College.
1985 The Lyngate Estate built.
Dayspring Centre built.
Hamilton Close built.
The Lord Nelson pub on Mundesley
Road closed.
Wheelwright Arms pub on White Horse
Common closed.
1986 The Angel Hotel closed.
1989 Randell’s St Nicholas Works closed.
1990 Angel Hotel demolished.
1993 Pigneys Wood project started.
1998 Main railway station buildings
demolished.
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1999 Oak Tree sculpture erected on Memorial
Park.
Crane Fruehauf closed.
Sacred Heart Parish Hall opened.
Black Cat garage closed.
2000 s
2000 Somerfield changed to Sainsbury’s.
North Walsham Town Sign renovated.
Palmer’s “Little Yellow Shop” closes
2001 HL Foods on Norwich Road closes.
Black Cat garage demolished.
2002 Lidl supermarket opens.
2003 Sainsbury’s extended and garage built.
Victory Leisure Centre opened.
2007 Flower beds created in church yard.
2008 Toc H hut removed from New Road.
2010 HL Foods demolished.
2011 War Memorial Hospital demolished.
2012 New War Memorial Hospital built.
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee.
2014 No. 4 Market Street demolished.
Church Tower renovated.
Lidl rebuilt.
2015 Mulberry Grove built.
New, larger Lidl supermarket opened.
2016 Police station demolished and rebuilt.
2017 The Feather’s pub in Market Street
closed.
2018 Louis Arthur Court, New Road built.
Lepus Go-Go hare arrived.
2019 Refurbishment of St Nicholas Church
East window (War memorial)
2020 St Nicholas’ Court modernised
Laundry Loke house building started
Drinking Fountain in the Market Place
restored.
2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee.
Church Approach renovation.
2023 New Road Travel Hub opened.
Market Place pedestrianisation.
Black Cat Garage, Yarmouth Road. (Photo by Mike Cutting)
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A history of North Walsham in print
If you want to find out more about the history of North Walsham there have been many great books
published over the years. Here are some essentials ...
North Walsham in old
picture postcards.
Mary McManus, Ron Fiske &
Michael Ling.
The North Walsham
Historical Society 1985.
North Walsham Past and
Present.
Neil Storey.
Nostalgia Publications
1989.
Memories of North
Walsham.
Neil Storey.
Nostalgia Publications
1990.
North Walsham
and District in Old
Photographs.
Neil Storey.
Alan Sutton Publishing
Ltd 1995.
North Walsham
and District in Old
Photographs - A second
selection.
Neil Storey.
Sutton Publishing Ltd 1998.
North Walsham Past and
Present.
S. Emerson, M. R. Granger
and R. S. Joby.
Klofron, Norwich 1975.
North Walsham in the
eighteenth century.
North Walsham WEA.
Self published 1983.
North Walsham in the
nineteenth century.
North Walsham WEA.
Self published 1993.
North Walsham through
the lens of Fred Mace.
North Walsham & District
Community Archive.
Self published 2020.
Walsham - Where
Norfolk’s Liberty Bells
Still Ring.
Richard Harbord.
Self published 2015.
Beyond The Fringe.
North Walsham County
Primary School 1874-
1974.
Self published 1974.
The Salvation Army in
North Walsham 1885-
2020. Jim Brown.
North Walsham Corps
2020.
Of Wheat or War.
Margaret Callow.
PublishNation 2018
The Romany Chal.
Mike Harmer.
Independent Publishing
Network 2020.
Kaka, Rokker Romany.
Mike Harmer.
Independent Publishing
Network 2019.
Historical North Walsham 155
The Archaeology of
Witton near North
Walsham.
Andrew J. Lawson.
Norfolk Archaeological
Unit 1983.
Knapton.
Edited by Gillian
Shephard.
Biteback Publishing 2011.
Footprints on the Sands
of Time.
Peter Brice.
Worstead Parish Council
2015.
Worstead Woven - A
Village Compendium.
Worstead festival Charity
& Parish Council.
Self published 2000.
A Mundesley Album.
Eric Reading and Paul
Damen.
Poppyland publishing 2010.
Honing Village Voices.
William Turner
Kings Lynn 2010.
North Walsham Guide
2021-2022
North Walsham Guide
2019-2020
North Walsham Guide
2013-2014
North Walsham Guide
1991-1992
North Walsham stories, information and the odd photo also feature across these books from Robert
Bagshaw: “A Norfolk Chronicle”, “Echoes of Old Norfolk”, “Norfolk Remembered” , “More Memories
of Norfolk”, “Poppies to Paston” and “Tales of Norfolk Folk”.
Some of these books are out of print now and will only be found in second hand book shops or
online. Many can be obtained from North Walsham Information & Heritage Centre on Vicarage
Street or from Showcase Gallery in North Walsham Market Place.
More historical information and photos available online at:
www.northwalshamarchive.co.uk
www.northwalshamheritage.org.uk
www.facebook.com/groups/NorthWalshamArchive
156 North Walsham Town Guide
North Walsham Town Guide 157
North Walsham 1950
158 158 North Walsham Town Guide
Advertiser’s Index
2K2 Services........................................................................ 66
A & M Shoes Ltd................................................................. 59
A Complete Window and Door Service........................6
Acorn Properties................................................................ 20
Atrium Cinema.................................................................102
Barn and Beach.................................................................. 37
Beechwood Hotel.............................................................. 37
Bittern Line Community Rail................................various
Bob’s Bread Bakery..........................................................102
Brightstart Montessori Nursery.................................... 24
Broadland Travel................................................................ 66
Brookmeadows.................................................................. 82
Bupa Dental Care............................................................... 16
C. D. Page.............................................................................. 30
CAMEO Cafe........................................................................ 96
Carl Bird................................................................................. 43
Chestnut Boutique Nursery School............................ 66
Clapham And Collinge.................................................... 14
Clive Brittain - Electrician................................................ 20
Coffeesmiths....................................................................... 50
Cremins Marketing........................................................... 61
D R S Felt Roofing.............................................................. 29
Eastern Carpets.................................................................. 62
Elite Taxis.............................................................................. 28
Ernest Doe............................................................................ 11
Express Printing................................................................. 70
Extra Care Home Services............................................... 14
Felmingham Village Hall................................................. 77
Gordon Haynes Funeral Services....................................8
Griffin Automotive............................................................ 30
Hadfields Nursery.............................................................. 62
Hansells Solicitors............................................................. 60
HAZ....................................................................... inside front
Howlin’ Wolf Ink.................................................................. 59
Huntersmoon Bed and Breakfast................................. 35
Ian Clark Music.................................................................102
Jamies Accident Repair Centre..................................... 30
JRs........................................................................................... 84
Kelly Clarke Motor Services Ltd..................................102
Kerrys Carpets / Mattressman....................................... 22
Kings Arms Hotel............................................................... 74
Ladbrook UK........................................................................ 50
Lee West Plumbing & Heating Ltd............................... 68
Lewis Turner Flooring & Blinds..................................... 68
Marions Hairdressing....................................................... 77
Midwood Heating............................................................. 20
Mulberry Grove Beauty................................................... 72
Murrell Cork......................................................................... 38
Nick Hindle.............................................................................8
Norfolk Camerata.............................................................. 94
Norfolk Hideaways............................................................ 34
Norfolk Nail Laser Clinic.................................................. 18
North Walsham & Dilham Canal Trust........................ 50
North Walsham Community Shop.................... 2 & 146
North Walsham Garden Centre.................................... 94
North Walsham High School......................................... 26
Occasions Hat Hire............................................................ 61
Penney’s Flowers & Craft Centre.................................. 72
QD Commercial Group Holdings Ltd.....outside back
R M Ling Opticians............................................................ 16
R. M. Heating Services Ltd.............................................. 12
Ric Mash PT.......................................................................... 82
Richardson Sawmill.......................................................... 35
Robin Amis Scaffolding................................................... 68
Roger Hannants Motor Services.................................. 70
Sam’s Pets............................................................................. 94
Sexty & Co............................................................................ 58
Shambles Cafe Bar Bistro................................................ 56
Shaun Attew Flooring & Blinds..................................... 70
Shawn Gilbey...................................................................... 12
Showcase Gallery.............................................................. 41
Sims Foot Clinic.................................................................. 14
Stephen J Nichols............................................................100
Steve Keen Windows & Doors....................................... 29
Support Me at Home....................................................... 58
Taylor Minns Limited........................................................ 98
The Calypso Coffee Company.....................................121
The Norfolk Cleaning Group........................inside back
The Sewing Room............................................................. 73
The Three Cottages Fish Restaurant..............................6
Toll Barn Vets....................................................................... 32
Tucked Away....................................................................... 73
Wayne Beauchamp Design............................................ 43
West Home Improvements............................................ 58
Wiseman Recruitment..................................................... 24
Wrights Coaches................................................................ 36
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Street Index
ABBY COURT - NR28 0BW
C2
ACACIA DRIVE - NR28 0UX
C3
ACORN ROAD - NR28 0UA
D4 - E4
ALDER CLOSE - NR28 0UT
E4
ANCHOR ROAD - NR28 9AJ
D5 - E6
ANGEL COURT - NR28 0UN
C3
ANGEL DRIVE - NR28 0WB
B2
ANTINGHAM DRIVE - NR28 9BE
D3
ARNOLD PITCHER CLOSE - NR28 0FG D4
ASHFIELD ROAD - NR28 9EL
D4
AYLSHAM ROAD - NR28
C1 - C2 - C3
BACTON ROAD - NR28 C3 - D4 - D5 - E5
BAILEY ROAD - NR28 0FR
A3
BAINBRIDGE CLOSE - NR28 9UP
C5
BAKER CLOSE - NR28 9JE
B4
BANK LOKE - NR28 9JN
C3
BANNINGHAM COURT - NR28 0TF
B1
BARTON CLOSE - NR28 0SN
B2
BAYES COURT - NR28 0WH
B2
BEATRICE CLOSE - NR28 0BB
D3
BEECH DRIVE - NR28 0BZ
C2
BEECHWOOD CLOSE - NR28 9YD
D4
BENETS VIEW - NR28 9XF
C5
BIRDS ROAD - NR28 0WE
B2
BIRCH CLOSE - NR28 0UD
D4
BLACK SWAN LOKE - NR28 9BP
C3
BLOOM COURT - NR28 9UX
C4
BLUEBELL ROAD - NR28
D4
BRADFIELD CLOSE - NR28
D2
BRADFIELD ROAD - NR28
D2
BRICK KILN ROAD - NR28
C4 - C5
BRIDGE COURT - NR28 0HB
C2
BROOKES DRIVE - NR28 0SL
B2
BRUNSWICK CLOSE - NR28 9EU
D4
BURTON AVENUE - NR28
B2
BURTON CLOSE - NR28 0EX
B2
BUXTON ROAD - NR28 0ED
B2
CAMPION CLOSE - NR28 9XJ
C5
CARAVAN & CHALET PARK - NR28 0RA D5
CEDAR COURT - NR28 9DX
C3
CHERRY TREE LANE - NR28
C2
CHESTNUT AVENUE - NR28 9XH
C5
CHURCH APPROACH - NR28
C3
CHURCH STREET - NR28 9DA
C3
THE CLOSE - NR28 9HS
B4
COOPER ROAD - NR28 9EN
D4
CORBETT ROAD - NR28 0JE
D3
CORNISH WAY - NR28 0AW
E2 - E3
CORONATION WALK - NR28 0HU
C2
COSY CORNER - NR28 0EN
B2
COUSENS CLOSE - NR28 0FW
A2
CRADLEWOOD ROAD - NR28 9JG
B5
CROMER ROAD - NR28 D1 - D2 - C2 - C3
CROW ROAD - NR28 0DJ
D4
CURRIE CLOSE - NR28 0FU
A2
DEBENNE ROAD - NR28 0LZ
D3
DIXON ROAD - NR28 9EA
C4
DOUGLAS BADER CLOSE - NR28 0TZ D3
DUNCAN WAY - NR28 0FT
A3
DURRELL WAY - NR28 0FH
B3
ELLINOR ROAD - NR28 9AG
A3
EWING ROAD - NR28 0FF
A2
FAIRVIEW ROAD - NR28
C4 - B4
FAIRSTEAD CLOSE - NR28 0TG
B1
FARMAN AVENUE - NR28 9AY
C3
FARM VIEW - NR28
C5
FENN CLOSE - NR28 0FA
B3
FERN DRIVE - NR28 9XQ
C5
FIELD LANE - NR28 9LW
A4 - A5 - B5
FIELD VIEW - NR28 0EU
B2
FOLGATE ROAD - NR28 0AJ D2 - D3 - E3
FOUNDRY COURT - NR28 0AF
A2
FOXGLOVE CLOSE - NR28 9XP
C5
FULLER ROAD - NR28 0EG
B2
FURZE HILL DRIVE - NR28
B4
GARDEN CLOSE - NR28 0AY
D3
GARDEN COURT - NR28 0BH
C3
GAYMERS WAY - NR28 0AN
D2
GIGLI CLOSE - NR28 0WF
B2
GLAVEN CLOSE - NR28 9BJ
C3
GLEBE COURT - NR28 9EX
D4
GOOCH CLOSE - NR28 0SZ
D3
GRAMMAR SCHOOL ROAD - NR28 9JH C3
GRANGE COURT - NR28 9AZ
B3
GRANGE MEWS - NR28 9AT
B3
THE GREEN - NR28 0ET
B2
GREENS ROAD - NR28 0HW
C1 - D1
GREENWAY CLOSE - NR28 0DE
C3
GROVE ROAD - NR28 9ED
C4
HADFIELD ROAD - NR28 0BE
D3
HALL LANE - NR28
C3 - C4
HAMILTON CLOSE - NR28 0AQ
C3
HAMLET CLOSE - NR28 0DL
D4
HANNANT ROAD - NR28 9ES
D4
HAPPISBURGH ROAD - NR28 B4 - B5 - B6
HARBORD CLOSE - NR28 0TA
D3
HARDY CLOSE - NR28 0TQ
C3
HARMER CLOSE - NR28 9LB
C4
HARVEY DRIVE - NR28 0TJ
E3
HAYNES COURT - NR28 9DW
C3
HAZELL ROAD - NR28 0ST
D3 - E3
HEADLEY DRIVE - NR28 9ND
C3
HEATH ROAD - NR28 0JB
A2 - A3
HIPPERSON CLOSE - NR28 0SU
D3
HOLGATE ROAD - NR28 9LP
A6 - B6
THE HOLLIES - NR28 0TN
C3
HOLLYBUSH ROAD - NR28 9XT
C5
HONEYSUCKLE CLOSE - NR28 9XN
C5
HORNBEAM ROAD - NR28 0FQ
B3
HOWARD COURT - NR28
C3
HOWLETT CLOSE - NR28
C2
JULER CLOSE - NR28 0SY
D3
KENDALL CLOSE - NR28 0HJ
D2
KETTS ROAD - NR28 0EY
B2
KIMBERLEY ROAD - NR28 9DZ
C4
KINGS ARMS COURT - NR28 9JJ
C3
KINGS ARMS STREET - NR28 9JX
C3
KINGS CLOSE - NR28 9DU
C4
KINGSWAY - NR28 0HP
D1 - C1 - C2
LABURNUM ROAD - NR28 0EL
B2
LAUNDRY LOKE - NR28 0BD
D2
THE LEA - NR28 9DN
D4
LEGRICE CRESCENT - NR28
A3 - B3
LIME TREE ROAD - NR28 9DY
C4
LINFORD COURT - NR28 9AT
B3
LINK ROAD - NR28
D1
LITESTER CLOSE - NR28 9JA
B4
LITTLE LONDON LANE - NR28 0RB
E5
LONG BARROW DRIVE - NR28 9YA A4 - B4
LOUIS ARTHUR COURT - NR28 9DF C4
LYNFIELD ROAD - NR28
D3
LYNGATE GARDENS - NR28 0NE
A1
LYNGATE ROAD - NR28 0DH
E3
MANOR COURT - NR28
C5
MANOR ROAD - NR28 C4 - C5 - C6 - B6
MARJORAM CLOSE - NR28 9XW
C5
MARKET CROSS MEWS - NR28 9BS
C3
MARKET PLACE - NR28
C3
MARKET STREET - NR28 9BZ
C3
MARSHGATE - NR28 C4 - D4 - D5 - C5
MASTERS COURT - NR28 9UU
C4
MAYBANK - NR28 0EZ
E4
MAYFIELD WAY - NR28 0DQ
E4 - D4
MEADOW CLOSE - NR28 0AX
D3
MELBOURNE ROAD - NR28 9EP
D4
MIDLAND ROAD - NR28
B3
MILLARD CLOSE - NR28 0HH
D2
MILLFIELD ROAD - NR28 0EB
B2
MILL ROAD - NR28 9EZ
B4
MITRE TAVERN YARD (MTY) - NR28 9BZ C3
MORRIS ROAD - NR28
B2
MORRISON CLOSE - NR28 0HY
C2
MUNDESLEY ROAD - NR28 C3 - D3 - E3
NELSON ROAD - NR28 9HL
C4
NELSON WAY - NR28 0AL
C3
NEW ROAD - NR28
C3 - C4
NORFOLKMAN DRIVE - NR28 0JF
C2
NORTH STREET - NR28 9DH
C3
NORTHFIELD ROAD - NR28 D2 - D3 - C3
NORTHMEAD DRIVE - NR28 0AU
D3
NORWICH ROAD - NR28
A2 - B2 - B3
NURSERY DRIVE - NR28 0UW
B3
OAK CLOSE - NR28 0BY
C2
OAK ROAD - NR28 0BP
C2
OAKLANDS PARK - NR28 0AG
D2 - D3
OLD BEAR COURT (OBC) - NR28 9DL C3
ORCHARD CLOSE - NR28 0AZ
D3
OSBORNE CLOSE - NR28 0SX
E3
PAGE CLOSE - NR28 0LX
D3
PARK AVENUE - NR28 9HJ
C4
PARK COURT - NR28 9AN
C4
PARK LANE - NR28
C3
PATCH MEADOW - NR28 0TB
D3
PELLEW PLACE - NR28 0UE
D3
PETRE CLOSE - NR28 0SS
D3
PICKFORD CLOSE - NR28 0UH
D4
PLANTATION ROAD - NR28 9XG
C5
PLUMBLY CLOSE - NR28 9YB
A4 - B4
POPPY CLOSE - NR28 9XU
C5
POUND ROAD - NR28
C4
PRESTON ROAD - NR28 9ER
D4
PRINCES STREET - NR28 0HX
C2
PRIMROSE WALK - NR28 9XL
C5
QUEENSWAY - NR28 0HT
C2
RANDELL CLOSE - NR28 9AQ
B4
RAYNA LOKE - NR28 0FJ
B3
RECREATION ROAD - NR28
B2
REDMAN ROAD - NR28 9BD
B4
REEVES COURT - NR28 9DG
C3
REGENTS COURT - NR28 0TX
C2
ROPER WAY - NR28 0FS
A3
ROSEWOOD - NR28 9XB
C4
ROYSTON GREEN - NR28 9EG
D4
RYE CLOSE - NR28 9EY
D4
SADLERS WAY - NR28 9UT
C4
SAMPSON ROAD - NR28 9AR
B3
SAXON COURT - NR28 9BG
C3
ST BENETS AVENUE - NR28 9HT
B4
ST MARYS WAY - NR28 0AP
C3
ST NICHOLAS COURT ( * ) - NR28 9BY C3
ST NICHOLAS ROAD - NR28 9HN
C4
SENDALL ROAD - NR28 0WD
B2
SHEPHEARD CLOSE - NR28 0LY
D3
SIMPSON CLOSE - NR28 0HZ
C2 - C3
SKEYTON NEW ROAD - NR28 0BU
C2
SKEYTON ROAD - NR28
B1 - B2 - C2
SKEYTON VIEW - NR28 0EF
B2
SMEDLEY CLOSE - NR28 0FL
B3
SOUTH RISE - NR28 0EE
B2
SPENSER AVENUE - NR28 9HZ
B4
SPURDENS CRESCENT - NR28 9JD
B4
STANFORD TUCK ROAD - NR28 OAJ D3
STANLEY ROAD - NR28 9EW
D4
STATION ROAD - NR28
C2 - B2 - B3
SUFFIELD CLOSE - NR28 0HN
D1 - D2
SUNNY CORNER - NR28 0EQ
B2
SWAFIELD RISE - NR28
E4
SYCAMORE CLOSE - NR28 0UB
D4
TENISON ROAD - NR28 9HW
C4
THE TERRACE - NR28 9BU
C3
THIRLBY ROAD - NR28
B4
THOMAS DIX COURT - NR28 9DD
C4
TRAFALGAR COURT - NR28 9WB
C3
TRAFALGAR TERRACE - NR28 9JP
C3
TUNGATE LANE - NR28 0JQ A1 - B1 - C1
VALLEY GARDENS - NR28 9QE
C5
VICARAGE STREET - NR28 9DQ
C3
VICTORY COURT - NR28 0AE
C3
WATERFIELD MEADOWS - NR28 9LD C4 - C5
WEAVERS COURT - NR28
C3
WEAVERS WAY CLOSE - NR28 0HQ
C2
WEBBS CLOSE - NR28 9XE
C5
WELLS AVENUE - NR28 0TE
B2
WESTWICK DRIVE - NR28 0TD
B2
WHARTON DRIVE - NR28 0UG
E4
WHERRY CLOSE - NR28 0UQ
D4
WHITE HORSE COMMON - NR28
B6
WILKINSON WAY - NR28 9BB
B4
WILLIAM PASTON ROAD - NR28 9EQ D4
WILLIAMS WAY - NR28 0BA
D3
WILLOW CLOSE - NR28 0UR
E4
WILLOW PARK - NR28 0BD
D2
WINDMILL LOKE - NR28 0FN
B3
WINSTON COURT - NR28 0DB
D3
WITTON VIEW - NR28 9EB
C4
WOODBINE CLOSE - NR28 9XS
C5
WOODSIDE - NR28 9XA
B5
WOOD VIEW - NR28 OSJ
B2
WOOLL DRIVE - NR28 OUF
D4
WORKHOUSE LOKE - NR28 0DB
D3
WRIGHTS CLOSE - NR28 0WG
B2
YARMOUTH ROAD - NR28 C3 - B3 - A4
OTHER INFORMATION
COMMUNITY CENTRE
C3
COUNCIL OFFICES
C3
DOCTORS’ SURGERIES
C3
FIRE STATION
C3
HIGH SCHOOL
B4
HOSPITAL
B3
LIBRARY
C3
MANOR ROAD SCHOOLS
C4
MEMORIAL PARK
C3 - C4
MILLFIELD SCHOOL
B2
NNCT OFFICE
C3
PASTON COLLEGE
C3
POLICE STATION
B3
POST OFFICE
C3
RAILWAY STATION
B3
PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT NICHOLAS C3
SPORTS CENTRE
B4
SWIMMING POOL & FITNESS CENTRE C3
WATERSPORTS CENTRE
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