Still in Norwich

 We visited Sandringham, the queen's country retreat

http://www.sandringhamestate.co.uk/Index.asp

In the Gardens 

 St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary_Magdalene_Church,_Sandringham

The village of Castle acre is not far from Sandringham and contains the ruins of a Monastery and Castle which date from the 11th Century

 Two views of the monastery

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Acre_Priory

 The Gatehouse

The Castle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Acre_Castle

Two views of the 15th Century Moated Castle  at Caister On Sea near Great Yarmouth

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caister_Castle

 The few remains of the Roman Saxon Shore Fort at Caister On Sea.  It was one of two Forts that controlled the entrance to a great estuary that was there at that time and has now disappeared due to the draining of that area started by the Romans and is now the site of Great Yarmouth.

 The hypocaust

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/caister-roman-site/history-and-research/

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=134167

Wind turbines off shore near Caister On Sea

 The remains of the Saxon Shore Roman fort at Burgh Castle which controlled the other side of the great estuary mentioned before.  It was later the site of a Saxon Monastery

 http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/burgh-castle/history-and-research/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgh_Castle_Roman_Site

 A Yacht on the River Waveney and a windmill taken from the ramparts of Burgh Castle.  This is part of the Norfolk Broads area 

the church of St Peter and St Paul, Burgh Castle.

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/burghcastle/burghcastle.htm

 The town of Framlingham in Suffolk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framlingham

 Framlingham church

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Michael_the_Archangel,_Framlingham

http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/framcofe.html

 Framlingham Castle

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framlingham_Castle

 Inside the Castle Walls showing Sir Robert Hitcham's workhouse

Framlingham School viewed across the mere from the castle

Off to Norfolk and the Midlands

Over the last eight days Mum and I drove to Norwich where we participated in a Treyn Train Holiday visiting local attractions and trains..  Treyn are a travel company which specialises in train based holidays in Britain and Europe mostly.  A couple of years ago we participated in one of their Dordogne based holidays which prompted us to visit that region of France again last year.  This link takes you to their website.
http://www.railholidays.com/?Telref=TPPC_GOO_B&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Brand&utm_term=treyn-e&atlassearch=paid

The first place we visited was Snowshill Manor, dating back to the 16th century, in the village of Snowshill in the Cotswolds and near Stratford Upon Avon.  During the period 1919 to 1951 it was the home of a collector of everything called Charles Wade.  Some people may call him a hoarder, but it was an amazing collection.

The village of Snowshill

 Two views of the Manor House

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowshill_Manor

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/snowshill-manor/

http://www.mysteriouspeople.com/Cotswolds_mystery.htm

 the cottage that Charles Wade lived in

 Inside the house - a couple of fine model ships and a few of his enormous collection of bicycles

 In the garden

 Some Pears (in a pear tree!)

An interesting windmill near the entrance

We then stayed the night at Stratford Upon Avon

The river Avon at Stratford Upon Avon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford-upon-Avon

Rowers (scullers?) on the Avon

 Two views of the Royal Shakespeare Company's theaters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Shakespeare_Company

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare

 William Shakespeare was born near here - So, of course, we had to see a Shakespeare Play.  We saw a great production of "The 12th Night"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night

Looking Up one of the Streets in Stratford Upon Avon

 Some views of the Stratford Upon Avon Canal at it's junction with the River Avon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford-upon-Avon_Canal

 Two views of Anne Hathaway's House.  Anne Hathaway was William Shakespeare's wife

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway_(Shakespeare)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hathaway's_Cottage

The next Morning we drove to Norwich via Oxburgh Hall near Swaffham in Norfolk

 Three views of Oxburgh Hall a moated country house

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxburgh_Hall

 In the central courtyard



In the Gardens

 The view from our window at the Holiday Inn, Norwich, - the home of the Premier Division Norwich City Football Club

http://www.canaries.co.uk/

 15th Century Merchant Houses in King Street, Norwich

 http://www.localhistories.org/norwich.html

http://www.edp24.co.uk/norfolk-life/norfolk-history/97_king_street_norwich_1_213841

http://www.dragonhall.org/15th-century

A street junction near the Cathedral



 The cathedral gates

 The cathedral

 http://www.cathedral.org.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich_Cathedral

 Remains of the Monastery

 A Local Hero - A statue of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson who was born in a nearby village

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson,_1st_Viscount_Nelson

The watergate from the Cathedral Precinct which leads to the banks of the

River Wensum

 Along the River Wensum

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Wensum