Tucked away close to St John's Roman Catholic Cathedral close to the center of Norwich, is a sunken garden being restored to its Victorian splendour. An old chalk pit was bought by William Trevor in 1856 and a three acre garden developed. He died in 1897 and the garden, while initially looked after declined, and by the beginning of the second world war was abandoned. It was completely lost until 1980 when it was rediscovered and is being lovingly restored by a group of enthusiasts.
It is now a haven of quiet, contains many original features and has the charm of a bye gone era. No one can visit without being enthralled by the atmosphere.

www.plantationgarden.co.uk/
4 Earlham Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3DB
Google map: bit.ly/oNOuFG

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The Norwich ghost walks are held on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30 and hosted by the mysterious Man in Black. He leads you past the historic landmarks, such as the castle and cathedral, telling you the stories of ghosts and ghouls who haunt the city. There are also a few surprises along the way ...

Walks start at the Adam and Eve pub, Bishopgate, near Norwich cathedral. There is a pay and display car park.
www.ghostwalksnorwich.co.uk/index.html
17 Bishopgate, Norwich NR3 1RZ
+44(0)7831 189985
Google map: bit.ly/nMe9MZ

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Amazing clothing and handbags made from genuine vintage fabrics.

11 Royal Arcade, Norwich, NR2 1NQ
01603 928802
www.poppyvalentine.com

Google map: bit.ly/aeWl2n

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I don't really know Norwich Castle as a visitor - it's my local, and I've known it since I was small. It dominates the city of Norwich, where you can't really move without stumbling over some bit of medieval history - a church every 50 yards, a bit of city wall here, an ancient pub there. But Norwich Castle tops it all - quite literally - from its Norman mound. It's never been ruined because it's never been out of use. The keep is all open inside, and feels strangely small after you've looked up at its monolithic form from outside. It certainly gives you an idea of what it must have been like for the Normans, crammed together in a stinky, smoky hall. And you get a sense of everything that's gone on since. It was a prison for hundreds of years, and must have been pretty grim, but now I find it rather homely. It's got an art gallery (with stalwarts from the almost-famous Norwich School of painters) and even, slightly bizarrely, a rather good but compact natural history museum. As a local, I reckon its best moment was when they introduced the one hour, one pound ticket.

Castle Meadow, Norwich, Norfolk
museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=200.21
Castle ticket £6.20, children £4.40
Google map: tinyurl.com/2wkkq5t

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Since 1980 there has been a puppet theatre in a converted medieval church in the centre of Norwich. It’s a unique venue dedicated to puppetry, with an auditorium, a studio, workshops, an exhibition gallery, shop and licensed bar. It's the only theatre in the region with a year-round programme of family-centred entertainment. As well as hosting a variety of touring puppetry companies from Britain and overseas, they run craft based workshops for children with special sessions for adults. They also work with schools in Norfolk and Suffolk to offer workshops and talks at the Theatre and by visiting the schools concerned.

Whitefriars, Norwich NR3 1TN
www.puppettheatre.co.uk

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I recommend when you go to festivals you leave your ego at home, festivals are so much fun because of the feeling of a community where everyone is in the same boat there to have a good time and let loose, so be crazy, don't care what others think and love everybody, leave your ego at home.

Any festival

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