Located in the market place in the heart of the medieval city of Norwich, St Peter Mancroft is the largest of the city’s 31 surviving medieval parish churches and one of the finest perpendicular parish churches in Norfolk. It is known for its medieval stained glass, its collection of medieval and renaissance treasures and its importance [...]
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St Peter Mancroft, Norwich
2 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2022
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The Old Rectory, Crostwick
The Original Old Rectory dates back to the mid 18th Century and served nearby Crostwick Church (one of the oldest churches in Norfolk). Now privately owned the Solomon family have transformed the Rectory into a beautiful Country House Hotel. Set within 3.5 acres of landscaped gardens The Old Rectory Hotel is ideally situated to enjoy [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Sep 23rd 2022
Knapton Church is built in the ‘Decorated’ style of the 14th century. It was restored in 1882-3 under the direction of Sir Gilbert Scott.
The font stands on three high steps: the large octagonal bowl is of Purbeck marble supported on a central shaft and eight smaller ones. The font cover dated 1704 bears the inscription [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 22nd 2022
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Norfolk – Day Nine
The day started with Mr C encountering another ’shower incident’. This time there was water but it was cold. During breakfast another couple mentioned to the waiter that they had had no hot water that morning so Mr C added that we hadn’t either. This prompted another couple to speak up and say that only [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 6th 2022
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Norfolk – Day Seven
Whilst Mr C was using the shower the water flow unexpectedly stopped. I was just about to go down to reception to report the issue when the water flow, just as unexpectedly, started again. Mr C showered quickly before anything else could go wrong. The breakfast menu was comprehensive and cooked to order. I chose [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 3rd 2022
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Norfolk – Day Six
Because the main dining area was being set up for a wedding later in the day, our final breakfast in the Old Vicarage took place in a more cosy dining area.
We loaded the car then headed off for King’s Lynn where we were going to stay for the remainder of our holiday. We had programmed [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 2nd 2022
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Norfolk – Day Four
We set the alarm early so that we could get the car to Autoglass in time for its 9am appointment. Car checked in, we made our way to the nearby retail park, purchasing a few items from The Range and checking out bedside lamps in a lighting shop. We found the perfect one but unfortunately [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 29th 2022
