Guidebook for Norwich

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Guidebook for Norwich

Food Scene

Best fish and chip shop in Norwich. Fresh and delicious.
New Sole Plaice
Vauxhall Street
Best fish and chip shop in Norwich. Fresh and delicious.
Great for small plates of middle eastern food. Quite hip looking, and a bit of a local institution. Wines not brilliant, but not terrible either.
20 locals recommend
Workshop
53 Earlham Rd
20 locals recommend
Great for small plates of middle eastern food. Quite hip looking, and a bit of a local institution. Wines not brilliant, but not terrible either.
The best fine restaurant in Norwich. A good option is the set lunch (if on a budget). Do book in advance.
26 locals recommend
Benedicts
9 St Benedicts St
26 locals recommend
The best fine restaurant in Norwich. A good option is the set lunch (if on a budget). Do book in advance.
Absolutely fantastic pizza (stonebaked, limited selection, proper ingredients). Very reasonably priced.
15 locals recommend
Brick Pizza
39 Market Pl
15 locals recommend
Absolutely fantastic pizza (stonebaked, limited selection, proper ingredients). Very reasonably priced.
A very nice, lively place. A nice wine selection and food that fuses Asian and American cuisines. Might be worth booking a table if you decide to eat there. Simple and not too expensive.
13 locals recommend
Blue Joanna Bar & Kitchen
103 Unthank Rd
13 locals recommend
A very nice, lively place. A nice wine selection and food that fuses Asian and American cuisines. Might be worth booking a table if you decide to eat there. Simple and not too expensive.
Gentle venue, some good food. And open late.
21 locals recommend
Bedfords Bar
1 Old Post Office Yd
21 locals recommend
Gentle venue, some good food. And open late.
Best bakery in Norwich, around the corner.
6 locals recommend
Dozen
107 Gloucester St
6 locals recommend
Best bakery in Norwich, around the corner.

Drinks & Nightlife

Has a nice big garden at the back that is open until 10pm.
The Plough
58 St Benedicts St
Has a nice big garden at the back that is open until 10pm.
For beer aficionados
21 locals recommend
Fat Cat Pub, Norwich
49 W End St
21 locals recommend
For beer aficionados
Has a friendly atmosphere, good selection of draught beers and nice open-air space at the rear.
44 locals recommend
Norwich Playhouse
42 - 58 St Georges St
44 locals recommend
Has a friendly atmosphere, good selection of draught beers and nice open-air space at the rear.
Nice local pub, very generous garden at the back. Good guest ales.
The York NR2
1 Leicester St
Nice local pub, very generous garden at the back. Good guest ales.
Nice local pub. Good guest ales.
Rose Tavern
88 Rupert Street
Nice local pub. Good guest ales.
Open late. Reasonable food, quirky atmosphere.
24 locals recommend
The Bicycle Shop
17 St Benedicts St
24 locals recommend
Open late. Reasonable food, quirky atmosphere.

Sightseeing

Go to a sung service, if you get the chance. Extraordinary Norman architecture.
217 locals recommend
Norwich Cathedral
65 The Close
217 locals recommend
Go to a sung service, if you get the chance. Extraordinary Norman architecture.

Arts & Culture

Best collection of world art objects in the UK. While there also have a look at UEA’s campus – a brutalist masterpiece by Lasdun.
Arts Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts and Registry
Best collection of world art objects in the UK. While there also have a look at UEA’s campus – a brutalist masterpiece by Lasdun.

Entertainment & Activities

Great arts cinema.
59 locals recommend
Cinema City
Saint Andrews Street
59 locals recommend
Great arts cinema.
A good place from which to rent a boat and explore the broads. A three hour round trip and mooring up at How Hill House works well. A quieter starting point than Wroxham which can be a bit congested.
Sutton Staithe Boatyard Ltd
Staithe Road
A good place from which to rent a boat and explore the broads. A three hour round trip and mooring up at How Hill House works well. A quieter starting point than Wroxham which can be a bit congested.
Amazing stately homes. You can play croquet on the lawn in the summer (a set is always out). There are also other stately homes to explore -- Felbrigg, Blickling, Holkham.
105 locals recommend
Houghton Hall & Gardens
Bircham Road
105 locals recommend
Amazing stately homes. You can play croquet on the lawn in the summer (a set is always out). There are also other stately homes to explore -- Felbrigg, Blickling, Holkham.
Worth combining with a trip to Houghton Hall if you are heading to that side of Norfolk.
26 locals recommend
Castle Acre
26 locals recommend
Worth combining with a trip to Houghton Hall if you are heading to that side of Norfolk.

Essentials

Great greengrocers and fishmongers.
Ford Yarham
15 Gloucester St
Great greengrocers and fishmongers.
Has the essentials. Short walk.
32 locals recommend
Tesco Express
84 Unthank Rd
32 locals recommend
Has the essentials. Short walk.
Sells good wines and beers.
Adnams Norwich
109 Unthank Rd
Sells good wines and beers.
Sells milk and the basics.
Brunswick General Store
39 Brunswick Rd
Sells milk and the basics.
Excellent butchers. Great chipolatas.
Frank Spurgeon
101 Unthank Rd
Excellent butchers. Great chipolatas.

Parks & Nature

A great place to see common seals. See a bit too rough for swimming.
106 locals recommend
Horsey Gap
106 locals recommend
A great place to see common seals. See a bit too rough for swimming.
A nice place to drive up to and go for a swim. Gentle beach for children.
6 locals recommend
Walcott
6 locals recommend
A nice place to drive up to and go for a swim. Gentle beach for children.
Wonderful beach. Also check out Holkham Hall and Wells-next-the-sea.
44 locals recommend
Holkham
44 locals recommend
Wonderful beach. Also check out Holkham Hall and Wells-next-the-sea.