Things to do with the Kids - East Anglia Norfolk and Suffolk Childrens attractions

Things to do with the Kids - East Anglia

Caithness Crystal Visitor Centre Paxman Road (off Hansa Road), Hardwick Industrial Estate, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE30 4NE Tel: 01553 765111/765123	The Caithness Crystal Visitor Centre is located on the edge of the beautiful market town of King’s Lynn. Factory Shop and Restaurant. Glassmaking (Telephone for times of weekend glassmaking).
	Opened as The Capitol Cinema in 1932. Previously a hotel called Simpsons, it was rebuilt and opened on the 22nd June 1932 with the film 'The Desert Song'.	*Princess Theatre* The Green Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5AH Contact: Box Office Tel: 01485 532252 *princesstheatrehunstanton.co.uk*

*Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary* Southern Promenade Hunstanton Norfolk PE36 5BH	At the Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary in Norfolk you will see Otters, Penguins and more than 30 permanent displays all showcasing the rich diversity of life under the waves. We also provide a safe haven for more than 30 sick, injured or orphaned seal pups which are annually cared for at the Sanctuary.	*For more information* *Tel: 01485 533576* *www.sealsanctuary.co.uk*
	Progressive zoos like Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens are fast becoming a last refuge for many species as their natural homes are destroyed by the greed of man. Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens is a strong supporter of The World Zoo Conservation Strategy of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.The grounds of Thrigby Hall were opened as a Wildlife Garden in June 1979.	*Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens* Filby Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR29 3DR 01493 369477

*Bressingham Steam Museum* Thetford Road Bressingham Diss Norfolk IP22 2AB	An Indoor and Outdoor Museum with working Steam Train rides and Museum Exhibits, including a unique 'Dads Army' display. TEL: 01379 686900
	The North Gloucestershire Railway is a two foot gauge, predominantly steam hauled, railway which shares the site at Toddington with the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway (GWR???) (an impressive standard gauge preserved railway). At a length of only 400 yards the railway is far from the longest in the country! As befits such a small railway the service is not extensive, confined to a dozen or so summer Sundays and bank holidays each year.	The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Situated between Toddington and Cheltenham Racecourse
	The Arts Centre houses a 210 seater auditorium and offers a wide and varied programme of live theatre, dance, music, film and other artforms. The main hall is also used as a dance hall and is available for wedding receptions and parties at certain times of the year. The studio and craft room are available for hire by community groups and for business conferences.	*Haverhill Arts Centre* Town Hall Arts Centre High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AR. Tel: 01440 714140

Great Yarmouth Stadium Yarmouth Road Caister Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR30 5TE 01493 720 343	Greyhound Racing - Every Monday, Wednesday & Saturday - Accompanied Children Under 16: FREE. Motor racing - Stock Cars, Rookie Bangers, Superstox, Ministox, Rookie Rods, Lightning Rods, Hot Rods and even Robin Reliants! - Phone for dates. Executive lounge, diner & bars
	Deer safari, Farmyard, Pottery, Crafts, Tea room, Tracks and Trails, Picnic areas.	*Park Farm* Snettisham Near King's Lynn 01485 542425 parkfarms-snettisham.co.uk

*Strikes Bowl Multiplex* Dereham Station Road East Dereham Norfolk NR19 1DR Tel: 01362 696910	12 outstanding 10 Pin Bowling lanes, Laser Quest Arena, Vegas Casino, Planet Zoom, Drinks can be found at the Strikes Tavern & the Chameleon Bar
	All weather attraction, thousands of colourful African Violets, Gift shop.	*African Violet Centre* Terrington St. Clement King's Lynn 01553 828374 www.africanvioletcentre.ltd.uk

*Norfolk Lavender* Heacham King's Lynn 01485 570384	England's Lavender Farm. Tea room, Plant centre, Mill shop.
	Tropical Butterfly and Bird Garden, Birds of Prey centre, Ant Room and Insectarium, Reptile Land , Adventure playground and Award-winning Tea rooms.	*The Butterfly and Wildlife Park* Long Sutton Spalding Lincolnshire 01406 363209

*The Moot Hall* Aldeburgh	The Moot Hall was once, as long ago as the middle of the 16th century, in the centre of Aldeburgh. By the beginning of the 17th century houses were being lost to the sea and a hundred years later there was little more to the East of the Moot Hall than there is today, it is now only a few yards from the beach. The Moot Hall is now the meeting place of the Town Council and, upstairs, a small, but interesting, museum.
	A sculpture of a scallop shell commemorating the life of composer Benjamin Britten on the beach at Aldeburgh. Sculptor Maggi Hambling said the 12-foot (3.7-meter) steel scallop shell on Aldeburgh's windswept beach is a fitting tribute to the composer of the operas "Peter Grimes" and "Billy Budd," who lived in the town and loved its rugged North Sea coast.	The beach at Aldeburgh

*Snape Maltings* Nr. Saxmundham Suffolk IP17 1SR 01728 688303/5	Snape Maltings is a unique collection of granaries and malthouses nestling beside the River Alde. Shops, galleries and restaurants fill the old buildings where local barley was once malted for the brewing industry. The present owners, the Gooderham family, bought the Maltings in the 1960s and set about its gradual restoration and rejuvenation. In 1967 Snape Maltings Concert Hall was opened as a venue for the Aldeburgh Festival, the brainchild of composer Benjamin Britten and tenor Peter Pears.
	A splendid early Victorian mansion built in Anglo- Italian style by Sir Morton Peto. Lavish architectural features and magnificent carved stonework.	*Somerleyton Hall & Gardens* Lowestoft Suffolk 01502 730224

*Gainsborough's House* 46 Gainsborough Street Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2EU Tel: 01787 372958	Gainsborough's House, the only birthplace of the great British artist open to the public in Britain, opened as a museum in 1961. It shows a large collection of his paintings, drawings and prints as well as temporary exhibitions. At the back of the museum is a walled garden which includes a four hundred year-old mulberry tree. It is used for exhibitions of sculpture during the summer months.
	The Museum is in the South Transept of Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, a small city fifteen miles north of Cambridge making it an ideal centre to visit.The Museums exhibits include an early 19th century stained-glass copy of a work by Raphael and an 18th century panel copied from a portrait by the artist Sir Joshua Reynolds.Also on show is a work by William Morris, designed by Edward Burne-Jones. ...more	*The Stained Glass Museum,* Ely Cathedral Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4DL Tel: 01353 660347 Tel/Fax: 01353 665025 *Email*

Tel: 01353 666655	Ely Museum, a bright and friendly local history museum, located in the Bishop's Gaol in the centre of the historical city of Ely. The Museum is the history centre for the Isle of Ely & the Fens and it takes you on a journey through time from prehistory to the twentieth century. Displays include original prison cells	Ely Museum The Old Gaol Market Street Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4LS
*Holkham Hall* Wells-next-the-Sea Norfolk 01328 710227	Majestic stately Home, 3,000acre deer park, magnificent state rooms, Bygones Musuem.

	Country retreat of the Royal family, built by King Edward VII and passed down as a private home through 4 generations of monarchs.	*Sandringham House* Sandringham Norfolk 01553 772675
*Castle Rising Castle* near King's Lynn 01553 631330	Castle Rising is set in 12 acres of defensive earthworks, one of the largest and ornate Norman buildings in the country. The huge 12th century keep has walls that still tower to their original height and there are fine views of the surrounding countryside from the ramparts.

	At one end of the village of Castle Acre, visit the ruins of a double moated castle with some of the most impressive earthworks in the country. Then visit Britain's best preserved Cluniac Priory, its superb Norman facade still rises to its original height. See the cloister, refectory, chapterhouse and dormitory.	*Castle Acre Priory and Castle* near Swaffham 01760 755394
*Sutton Windmill and Broads Museum* Sutton Norwich 01692 581195	Britain's tallest windmill and a famous Norfolk landmark. Complete milling machinery, 4 sets of mill stones, sack houst and 9 floors.

	All aspects of rural life displayed in beautiful 50 acre setting.	*Gressenhall* *Norfolk Rural life Museum & farm* near Fakenham 01362 860563
*Pensthorpe Waterfowl Trust* Fakenham Norfolk 01328 851465	Waterfowl and waders, woodland walks, wildflower meadows, 500 acres of nature reserve, the millenium garden and much more.... Restaurant and gift shop.

	Breeding birds include Avocets, Redshanks and Warblers. Extensive hide system, summer walk with reedbed boardwalk/ pond-dipping areas.	*The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust* Hundred Foot Bank Welney Nr Wisbech 01353 860711
*Norfolk Lavender* Heacham King's Lynn 01485 570384	England's Lavender Farm. Tea room, Plant centre, Mill shop.

	The Ipswich Transport Museum has the largest collection of transport items in Britain devoted to just one town. Everything was either made or used in and around Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk.	*Ipswich Transport Museum* Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road, Ipswich, IP3 9JD, 01473 715666
*Bircham Windmill* Great Bircham Kings Lynn Norfolk PE31 6SJ 01485 578 393	Standing in the heart of Norfolk's undulating fields, the restored and working Bircham Windmill looks as it did over 100 years ago. Over 300 mills once ground corn for horse and cattle feed and bread making in Norfolk. Bircham Mill is considered one of the best still remaining - it is the only windmill in working order in the area open to the public. Many items of interest are on the ground floor for visitors to see. When possible on windy days the sails turn the milling machinery inside and visitors can climb the five floors up to the fan stage.Gift Shop, Tea Rooms, Free car parking, Disabled facilities, Family cycle hire centre

*Fitzwilliam Museum* Cambridge Cambridge 332900 Outstanding collection of paintings, antiquities, ceramics, armour and much more.	*Museum of Zoology* Cambridge Cambridge 336650 Zoological specimens of insects, mammals and sea animals.	*Kettles Yard Gallery* Cambridge Cambridge 352124 Regular exhibitions of modern art.


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