East of england info
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DISCOVER THE EAST OF ENGLAND AREA HIGHLIGHTS A land of big skies, wide horizons, forest and marsh, wild beaches and fen and river. A land of character and tradition.
Lincolnshire - Norfolk - Cambridgeshire - Suffolk - Essex - Northamptonshire The coastline of sand cliffs and saltings is constantly under siege by the North Sea. Down the coast is Aldeburgh. The nearby Snape Maltings is home to the world renowned Aldeburgh Music Festival. The wool trade brought wealth to this part of the world with Lavenham at its centre. This gem of timber framed houses - 300 of them are listed - has been described as the most perfect of all English small towns. Up the River Stour into the Dedham Vale ... Constable Country. The stunning countryside and skies inspired John Constable to paint masterpieces. Epping Forest you can join the ghosts of the kings and queens of England in one of their favourite hunting grounds. While in Essex visit Colchester - the oldest recored town in Britain. It became the Romans’ first permanent colony. One of the county’s stately homes was the largest house in England when it was built. Audley End has since been halved in size but is still a magnificent Jacobean mansion. Cambridge
All aboard a punt and absorb the architectural gems that are the colleges of the University of Cambridge. Henry VI founded King’s College in 1441. Northeast to Norwich and its perfectly preserved medieval streets dominated by the cathedral, founded in 1086. The Broads. Joined by six rivers, the Broads are medieval peat diggings which flooded when the water level rose in the 13th century.
Norwich market
Admire the house and gardens at Sandringham House - the Queen’s Christmas residence - then off to King’s Lynn. It was one of England’s most prosperous ports. Across the flat, fertile peat of The Fens to the rolling chalk uplands of the Lincolnshire Wolds. The triple towers of Lincoln Cathedral are visible for miles. Enjoy an Elizabethan extravaganza at Burghley House, home to the world famous horse trials. All in all a fascinating part of the world. 41
