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Diss area
Brockdish is a small village, with a local Inn , The olde Kings head a short walk from the Olde Coach house. Harleston is the nearest town, with a good range of shops, pubs and restaurants .
The market town of Diss is 6 miles with a mixture of supermarkets and small individual shops, market day is Friday, also on Friday at Gaze sale yard a large auction of household and antique furniture.
Local places to visit , cover a large selection of interests. listed are just a few.
If you like gardens Bressingham is a must with acres of garden and garden centre and enjoy a ride on the old steam engines and dads army museum, www.bressingham.co.uk
Banham zoo 35 acre of beautiful park land and gardens home to almost 1000 animals.
Oasis Camel Centre, or redwings horse resue.
Whitlingham country park. nr Norwich.
Canoe hire Outney Meadow Park, or waveney water centre beccles.
Local fishing , available at the bottom of the garden on the river waveney, many other local lakes and pits.
Taswood Lakes with seven freshwater lakes,
Fly fishing at south Elmham lakes
weybred fishing pits, at Harleston
south Elmham farm walks
Crafts includes Millhouse pottery harleston, The Raveningham centre, many art galleries in the area.
100th bomb group memorial museum is well worth a visit also,Flixton air museum both with free admisson.
Looking for something different try Norfolk gliding club,
If you like walking Redgrave and Lopham fen nature reserve,and miles of walks at Thetford forest, and knettishal country park.
Billingford windmill, just a few miles away, open to the public.
Minsmere bird and nature reserve. Dunwich village and local ruins, the village is gradually falling into the sea
Framlingham is a lovely old town, with its castle and beautiful church, You can take the park and ride at Norwich which has a large mixture of shops,also Norwich castle, Norwich Cathedral.
fairhhaven woodland and water gardens www.fairhavengarden.co.uk
also penthorpe nature reserve and garden www.penthorpe.com
Many visitors take this chance to travel down to Lavenham with its wonderful shops and art galleries situated in beautiful constable countryside.
a short journey takes you to the historical coastal town of Southwold, with lots of old worlde charm, you can buy fresh fish on the quay. or try the local fish and chips.
Covehithe with church ruins and then follow the footpath that leads to a beautiful peaceful beach away from it all, Dunwich famous for its fish and chips. the once busy village has now been covered by the sea,and a local musuem is full of information about the once large trading centre.
Anglers way passes through the village, you can walk from Great Yarmouth to Lopham fen.or just settle for a local footpath.
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The East Anglia / Norfolk region
The Waveney Valley is situated on the Norfolk / Suffolk Border in south norfolk, which gives easy access to many places of interest the area has many local market towns such as Diss with its 4 acre mere in the centre of town,and local golf course, Wymondham with its Abbey, Harleston a small market, with individual privately owned shops only 3miles away. In Beccles you can take a boat trip, or sit by the quay and watch the boats, all are within easy distance, Bury St Edmunds is a large market town, with its beautiful Abbey and Gardens, market day is Wednesday, Saturdays.
We are central for Norwich, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Coast all about 25miles. The Waveney valley is also known for the angles foot path, that runs from Lopham fen nr Diss, and runs along the river, as far as Great Yarmouth, you can take the bus to Bungay Beccles or Yarmouth and walk back.