Norwich is a city within the county of Norfolk, England. It is about 100 miles northeast of London and has a population of about 144,000. It claims to be the most complete medieval city in the UK. In 2012, it was designated as England’s first UNESCO City of Literature. (We hope to learn more about that tomorrow.)
Our inn had a handy map to help us explore, so we identified some places of interest to visit and headed out in the misty day.
for the Norwich Brewery Companies
that were killed in WWI and WWII.
This may be of interest to any diehard circus or Beatles fans.
They were completed in the mid-14th century,
and at that time formed the longest circuit
of urban defenses in Britain.
with this tree sculpture
We had seen that the Plantation Gardens were a must see, and they are located very close to the cathedral. We paid the 2 pounds to visit the small, but very lovely Italian gardens. The gardens were established over 100 years ago in an abandoned chalk quarry.
around part of the terrace
who cared for soldiers on both sides
and was later executed by the Germans
for helping Allied soldiers escape Belgium.
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