HEAD EAST
HEAD EAST for culture
Discover ground-breaking performances, amazing art and timeless heritage in our vibrant cities and breathtaking landscapes.
Read on for news and event highlights, plus behind-the-scenes blogs and itineraries to help you explore. And sign-up to our email list to receive a monthly round-up of unmissable events and experiences.
NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
History & Heritage
Beyond the Grand Estates: Unique National Trust Sites to Explore
What springs to mind when you think of The National Trust?
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History & Heritage
New textile exhibition reveals the stories of Workhouse nurses.
Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse Museum presents an annual exhibition exploring the themes, objects and stories at the site.
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Visual Art
Take a new approach to meeting art in Norwich
The Sainsbury Centre in Norwich is encouraging visitors to engage with them in new ways.
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Destination
Spend a day in Bury St Edmunds
The historic market town of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk has lots on offer for a day of exploring.
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Destination
Painters in the Valley: Constable Country
Constable country offers an abundance of opportunities to explore with well maintained, scenic footpaths between the villages and welcoming cafes, restaurants and traditional pubs at each location.
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Destination
Painters in the Valley: Gainsborough’s Sudbury
The Stour Valley cuts through the Suffolk countryside on its way to Cattawade where the River Stour becomes an estuary on its final journey to the sea.
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Theatre
Head East for theatre that is small but mighty
Today, in Norfolk and Suffolk, you will find some exceptional theatres whose work packs a punch despite, or perhaps because, of their diminutive scale.
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Destination
Spend a day exploring Norwich Lanes
Norwich Lanes is the vibrant, independent heart of Norwich. Steeped in history and community spirit.
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Literature
HEAD EAST – Norwich UNESCO City of Literature
National Centre for Writing celebrates the tenth anniversary of Norwich becoming England’s first UNESCO City of Literature
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Nature & Wildlife
HEAD EAST – Experience and Explore
Head east to experience a range of outdoor wonder walks, nature trails and art-led curated walks.
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Outdoors
HEAD EAST – Explore and Experience Rewilding in Coastal West Norfolk
If you haven’t experienced rewilding yet, these walking tours serve as a great introduction.
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BEHIND THE SCENES
Visual Arts
Behind the Scenes – Sainsbury Centre
Kirsty Munro is the Conservator at the Sainsbury Centre Museum and Art Gallery, based at the University of East Anglia.
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Heritage
Behind the Scenes – Holkham Hall
Katherine Hardwick is the Collections Coordinator at Holkham Hall. An architectural historian by, Katherine’s remit is very broad and no two days are the same
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Theatre
Behind the scenes – Eastern Angles
Jake Smith is the artistic director/CEO of eastern angles – a touring theatre company who tour across East Anglia and produce community co-created events
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Nature & Wildlife
HEAD EAST – Behind the scenes with Dominic Buscall at Wild Ken Hill
Discover Wild Ken Hill, where we principally farm and seek to restore nature through a variety of conservation tools.
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Plan your visit
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Norwich
Lose yourself in the City of Stories
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Ipswich
Immerse yourself in Suffolk's cultural capital
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Bury St Edmunds
Lose your head in Bury's cultural offering
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North Norfolk
Big sky, big sea, big culture
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Lowestoft
A fine mix of culture at the UK's most easterly point
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Suffolk Coast
Head to the sunrise coast of the best in landscape and culture
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Great Yarmouth
A surprisingly cultured seaside gem
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King’s Lynn
Shakespeare endorsed post town with a long history of culture
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