The last time I was in this area was when I was a student, so it was a pleasure to go back over the weekend and discover the beauty of Norfolk all over again. A county which boasts lengthy coastlines and beaches, twitcher- full wetlands, quaint lanes and flint built houses. Flint is the ubiquitous building stone in Norfolk and it is found everywhere. They come in every size with black or grey interior silica. The houses are all made from this durable material which literally is as abundant as the beaches which grace it. It also boasts the highest concentration of medieval churches, many stately homes, among which is the Queen's Sandringham estate and apparently has no motorways. Leafy and bursting with spring flowers.
The pebbly beach on a sunny May day.
With some good friends to show us around, we went on walks in the wetlands to spot the quite rare avocets, walked in fields of bluebells, admired the variety of trees and the blue ceanothus and ate Cromer Crab, smoked fish and freshly picked Norfolk asparagus. We saw many pheasants which lined the small country roads.
Some of them I suspect may end up on the Queens Dinner Table.
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