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All the United Kingdom England Norfolk

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Norfolk

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Norfolk, England

Updated February 25, 2021

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SS Vina

Norfolk, England

SS Vina Shipwreck

The wreckage of an old coastal trading vessel is only visible at low tide.
The Devil’s Punchbowl, empty.

Norfolk, England

The Devil's Punchbowl

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.
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Thursford, England

Thursford Collection

A large collection of steam engines, organs, and fairground attractions.
Timbers from Seahenge on display at the Lynn Museum.

King's Lynn, England

Seahenge

This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.
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This view is probably the first you’ll see of this building.

Little Ellingham, England

Little Ellingham Clock Tower

A unique clock tower in the garden of an elegant Victorian hall.
4 miles from Norfolk
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Swaffham, England

Green Britain Centre Wind Turbine

Climb to the top of this windmill for a scenic panorama and up-close look at wind energy production.
9 miles from Norfolk
Grime’s Graves Neolithic flint mines.

Lynford, England

Grime's Graves

A strange and ancient landscape hides the dark, cavernous remains of a 5,000-year-old flint mine.
12 miles from Norfolk
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Stories About Norfolk

In eastern England, Blickling Hall and its historic treasures are under attack.

Why an English Manor Is Deploying Parasitic Wasps and Moth Pheromones

Conservators are trying to protect historic treasures—but it's all more subdued than it sounds.
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February 25, 2021
Often hidden below depressed, waterlogged earth, the ghost ponds must be excavated into existence.

How to Bring a Pond Back From the Dead

Norfolk's ghost ponds project wants to help biodiversity, one small wetland at a time.
by Isaac Schultz
September 3, 2019

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