Excursions and tours
The Society organises a number of Summer Excursions to sites of interest within the region. Our plans for 2012 will soon be finalised. A four-day visit to Wales took place in autumn 2011, and we shall be offering our members another extended excursion during 2012.
Day excursions 2012
Our excursions during the Spring and Summer of 2011 took Society members to many destinations, including the Norfolk Brecklands, Bury St Edmunds Great Yarmouth, Stiffkey and Wells-next-the-Sea. In July, a walking tour in Norwich explored the city's rich heritage of medieval stained glass.
Our provisional Summer Excursion programme is listed below. Please keep checking this page if you are interested in an excursion because further news regarding arrangements will be posted here as soon as it is available.
Thursday 26 April
RUINED CHURCHES IN NORTH AND WEST NORFOLK
Sandringham, Egmere, Oxwick, West Raynham, Appleton and Bawsey
guided tour led by Neil Batcock
Thursday 26 April
RUINED CHURCHES IN NORTH AND WEST NORFOLK
Sandringham, Egmere, Oxwick, West Raynham, Appleton and Bawsey
tour led by Neil Batcock
Saturday 26 May
BURNHAM NORTON
Joint excursion with the Norfolk Archaeological Trust to include Burnham Norton Friary and another destination
Saturday 16 June
CASTLE ACRE
Tours of the town, castle and priory led by the President, Helen Paterson
followed by 2012 AGM at Castle Acre Village Hall
Friday 20 July
SOUTH NORFOLK CHURCHES AND WINGFIELD COLLEGE
Visits to churches at Saxlingham Nethergate, Shelton St Mary and Pulham St Mary, followed by tour of Wingfield College, Suffolk
Saturday 18 August
HAPPISBURGH AND BROOMHOLM PRIORY
to be led by Tim Pestell and Richard Hoggett - more information to follow
Other events
Annually, the Society offers guided tours for the public at historical sites to coincide with Heritage Open Day (September: http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk). We will publish more information about these events nearer the time.
We also offer regular tours of the Roman town at Caistor St Edmund, near Norwich, every year during the summer months. We will supply more information about these as soon as we can.