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Norfolk is in the northeast corner of East Anglia with a long coastline on the North Sea. Suffolk is its neighbor to the south. Norwich is the county town. Agriculture is a major part of the economy with fishing and tourism on the coast making significant contributions. There are many places to enjoy nature and other outdoor activities in addition to places of historic interest.
Sandringham House, near King's Lynn, was built in 1870 for the future King Edward VII and is now a country retreat for the Royal Family.
Ancestors of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, can be traced back to the village of Swanton Morley, near East Dereham, and Hingham. The pamphleteer and civil rights activist, Tom Paine, was educated at Thetford.
The Norfolk Nelson Museum at Great Yarmouth honors Admiral Horatio Nelson who was born in the village of Burnham Thorpe in the northeastern area of the county.
The Broads National Park covers a large area of Norfolk and part of Suffolk and offers many recreational and wildlife viewing opportunities.
These county-based web sites will be useful for preparing for a trip to Norfolk: Beckvale, South Norfolk District Council, Norfolk County Council, Norfolk Tourism, North Norfolk District, Wisbech and the Fens, West Norfolk, South Norfolk District Council and Waveney District Council. The Norfolk Churches has articles about and photographs of many churches of historic and architectural interest.
Other cities and towns in Norfolk include Aylsham, Cromer, Fakenham, Holt, King's Lynn (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council), North Walsham, Sheringham, Wymondham Online (and Wymondham), home to Wymondham Abbey; and Yarmouth (Great Yarmouth Borough)
These regional and national web sites have information that will assist visitors to Norfolk and the surrounding area:
The East of England Tourist Board, the East of England Museums, Libraries and Archives Council and Poppyland Publishing.
The English Tourist Board and the British Tourist Authority web sites are primary sources of information for visitors to England. Many of the web sites listed on the UK and Ireland home page are also good sources of information for planning travel in this area of England.
The National Trust and English Heritage web sites have information about places of historic interest in and around this region.
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