Our Top 10 Favourite Things to Do in Summer!
1. We cannot have a top 10 without
shopping – so we are going to start with it! We love to get into Norwich early to have a coffee at somewhere like Louis Deli or
Café Du Commerce or when the weather is lovely to grab a coffee and sit outside at the table and chairs by the portable café opposite Marks and Spencer.
Then it is serious business with summer sale shopping all over the city!
2. A Sunday afternoon spent at
Plantation Garden for a homemade piece of cake and a cup of tea (2.30pm – 4.30pm). It’s a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours. You would never guess you were in the centre of Norwich. It is also worth checking out the
Bishop’s Garden at Norwich Cathedral which is open for only a handful of Sundays for charity.
3. National Churches Week launches annually at
Norwich Cathedral with the Ecclesiastical Car Rally, Saturday, July 31 – The week gets off to a ‘roaring’ start with the third annual Ecclesiastical Car Rally featuring more than 60 cars. The oldest cars are a Humber Snipe 1930, Bentley Drop-head Coupé 1930 and a Rolls Royce 1932. The rally leaves Norwich Cathedral Close at 9.30am finishing at lunchtime in Diss, followed by a short service in Roydon church.
4. There is nothing better than an early evening
Riverside Walk though Norwich followed by dinner or a drink in the pub afterwards. Some of our favourites include The Adam and Eve, The Ribs of Beef, The Mischief Tavern.
5.
Heritage Open Days weekend is a 4 day event not to be missed starting 9 September. The weekend celebrates all of Norwich’s fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to events and interesting properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission.
This is a really great opportunity to see something different.
6. On a warm day spend some time at Whitlingham Country Park Norwich’s gateway to the
Broads. Take a quiet walk in the woodlands, cycle or enjoy the outdoor watersports suitable for all the family. If you are interested in spending more time they have a fantastic programme of outdoor education where anyone can learn to sail, canoe, climb and more.
8. A really fun activity is a game of Pitch and Putt at
Eaton Park, Norwich. Eaton Park is a large park with special historic interest and many leisure facilities. The circular pavilion, with its distinctive domed bandstand, is next to a lily pond and model yachting pond. There is a children’s play area, an 18-hole pitch and putt course, tennis courts, gardens, bowls, model railway (Sundays), junior and toddler play area, cricket, attractive seating area, cafe and plenty of open space.
9. A day on the
Broads – summer is never complete without time spent out on the Broads. Boats can be hired by the hour if you want to skipper a vehicle yourself or you can take a guided tour – both are available during the day or in the evening. There are lovely places to stop for a drink or something to eat plus fantastic walking and cycling routes and nature reserves to explore.