Browsing local attractions within 8 miles of La Hogue Farm Shop
Access via car park on Lower Street, Salhouse, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 6RX, Tel: 01603 722775
Salhouse Broad: A place of natural beauty. Visit us by boat, foot, car, bus, bike or train and enjoy the peaceful surroundings.
Boat Trips
Canoeing
Broads
Myddelton House, Bulls Cross, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 9HG, Tel: 08456 770 600
Enjoy a picnic, hop on a bike, explore the countryside, take a boat trip along the River Lee, discover wondrous wildlife or enjoy one of the many family events throughout the year.
Country Park
Group Visits
Educational Visits
Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4JF, Tel: 01799 522842
Step back in time and see Victorian life come to life before your eyes at Audley End House and Gardens. You can experience what life was like at one of England’s grandest stately homes.
Historic House
Stubbins Hall Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 2EF, Tel: 01992 892781
Go wild at Lee Valley Park Farms! Meet all the animals from cuddly sheep to the loveable meerkat family. Explore the fantastic indoor and outdoor adventure play areas where the kids can go whooshing down the slopes on our toboggan run.
Farm
1 Old Hall Lane, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Maldon, Essex, CM9 8TP, Tel: 01621 869015
An opportunity to see an abundance of coastal wetland bird species in their natural environment.
Nature Reserve
Unit 3, Richmond Old Dairy, Gedgrave, Suffolk, IP12 2BU, Tel: 01394 450732
Havergate Island is a nature reserve situated in the River Ore. A short boat trip away and something very different.
Low Road, Strumpshaw, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 4HS, Tel: 01603 715191
Set in the wild and beautiful Yare Valley, near Norwich, Strumpshaw Fen is a great place to see the wildlife and landscapes of the Norfolk Broads. Nature trails lead you through reedbeds, pools, wildflower meadows and woodlands.
Birdwatching
Pitsea Hall Lane, Basildon, Essex, SS16 4UH, Tel: 01268 498620
Come and see us in our new RSPB visitor centre, which includes state-of-the-art CCTV putting the secrets of the natural world right in front of your eyes. Open daily, all year round, 10 am – 5 pm.
Rye Meads Visitor Centre, Rye Road, Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire, SG12 8JS, Tel: 01992 708383
A fantastic day out. See some fantastic wildlife. Explore this lovely nature reserve, just 8 miles north of the M25/J25.
Snettisham, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 7LR, Tel: 01485 542689
This is one place to witness two of the UK's great wildlife spectacles. On big tides, as the water covers the mudflats, tens of thousands of wading birds are pushed off their feeding ground and settle on inlands in front of the RSPB hides.
Welwyn Bypass Road, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 9FG, Tel: 01707 357850
Discover the secrets of the past in a steel vault hidden under the A1 motorway. The last bathwater drained away 2000 years ago but you can see how the Romans took a bath in this unique site.
Museum
Thetford Road, Bressingham, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 2AA, Tel: 01379 686900
You have to go a long way to beat Bressingham Steam and Gardens for a family day out.
Steam Railway
Group Eating Out
Orwell Quay, Ipswich Waterfront, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 0BB, Tel: 07734 875887
Enjoy a cruise on the River Orwell, one of the most beautiful rivers in England, aboard “Orwell Lady”, from the stunning Ipswich Waterfront, through areas of outstanding natural beauty and wildlife to the bustling ports of Felixstowe.
Vineyard
Shore Road, Freiston Shore, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE20 1AY, Tel: 01205 724678
Explore the wilderness of The Wash, the UK’s most important estuary for wildlife.
Earlham Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 2PA, Tel: 01603 724381
The Cathedral of St John the Baptist is the second largest Catholic Cathedral in the UK and one of Norwich’s iconic buildings.
Cathedral
2-4 Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1DG, Tel: 01992 660336, Email
Information Centre
Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1SE, Tel: 01255 686633, Email
Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 0LA, Tel: 01277 364883, Email
Ex-government HQ nuclear bunker buried 80ft underground. Complete with kitchen, dormitories, power and filtration plant, plotting floor, government administration room, 120 yard long entrance tunnel, communication and scientists room.
Museum - Military
1 Market Place, Market Square, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1HR, Tel: 01799 524002, Email
Quy Road, Lode, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9EJ, Tel: 01223 810080, Email
An elegant country house set in a magnificent landscape. Explore 114 acres of vibrant colour, delicious scent and the simple pleasures of nature all year round.
Peas Hill, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3AD, Tel: 01223 457577, Email
Mander Car Park, Grafham Water, West Perry, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0BX, Tel: 01480 811075, Email
An area of 150 hectares covering woodland, grassland, sheltered creeks and open water. Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Priory House, 33 High Street South, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3RZ, Tel: 01582 890270, Email
University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, Tel: 01603 593199, Email
The Sainsbury Centre is an inspirational public art museum where you can see outstanding world art for free.
