1 Horsey. The remoteness of Horsey beach is it’s greatest charm. The approach track is challenging but worth persevering as the reward is the classic golden sand, blue sea with the dune back drop keeping the real world at bay. The National Trust do a good job preserving this gem of a beach and uncharacteristically for them the car pack is free!

2 Cart Gap. A little unknown beach just down the road from Happisburgh which holds a well deserved a place in our the top 5. A favourite for water sports enthusiasts with a slip way so you can drive your jet ski right up to the drink - if thats your thing, dude.

3 Great Yarmouth. So it’s a little cheesy and not Brighton but Yarmouth has buckets of good, old fashioned seaside fun. Fish and chips, piers, fun pack, arcades, sealife centre, horse rides, ice creams and one of Norfolk’s largest stretch of beach. They call it the ‘Golden Mile’ and it guarantees to make you smile.

4 Hunstanton. ‘Sunny Honey’ in the far north of Norfolk is probably the easiest beach to get to with a car park the size of several football pitches and then just a short hop, skip and a jump to the sea. Lot’s of sand so you’ll have no problem finding space for your sand castle village.

5 Holkham. The trendiest Norfolk beach. You may well have seen Gwyneth Paltrow grace the sands in the film Shakespeare in Love. It also boasts the hugest of huge walks from the start of the beach to the sea - make sure you take a pic-nic.

The exhibits and entertainment was vast. There was every type of cow, sheep, pig, chicken, goat and rabbit on show, all fascinating the children and grown ups.

The food hall was packed to the rafters and the most fantastic cooking smells drifted over the show ground. The food hall also played host to Norfolk Chef Galton Blackiston who was on stage cooking for the crowds.

As usual there were many fine places to grab a spot of lunch with the appeal of a pint of Woodfords Wherry and a hog roast ever popular.

The Grand Area played host to many spectacular performances, the highlight being The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery with their swards swishing, cannons blasting and horses galloping.

Prince Harry drew the crowds and national press. He help celebrate the 100th year of the Norfolk Show holding a Royal title.

Also on show were many tractors, cars, helicopters, formula 1 racing cars and a speed boat.

So as the Norfolk Show 2008 draws to a close we are already looking forward to the 2009 event

Enjoy the Norfolk Show 2008 video guide

Along with the fine exhibits of every breed of agricultural animal the Grand Ring hosts such exhibitions as a display by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and performances by the Bolddog Lings Freestyle Motocross team.

There are plenty of trade stands, fun stalls and entertainment for all ages. Be sure to get your pint of Woodfords Wherry and Hog Roast.

Other things to look out for at the show:

Food Hall and Cookery Theatre
Demonstrations & Displays
Bandstand Schedule
Childrens Activity Area
The Gardeners Show
Local and Rural Crafts
Art Exhibition
Countryside Area
Dog Show

The layout is geometric and when you look down the long paths the shapes and colours are a feast for the eyes.

Half the garden is plants and flowers with the other half sprouting veg, herbs and a few chickens. The centre piece is a relaxing water full and the garden also boosts a well populated dove house.

Hope you enjoy the Felbrigg Hall Walled Garden video guide.

Don’t forget to make time to ride the steam gallopers and walk the world-renowned gardens. A great Norfolk day out for kids.

Click to see the Bressingham Steam and Gardens video guide.

Pensthorpe is located just outside Fakenham in North Norfolk. It covers heathland, marshland, grassland, ancient woodlands, farmland, field margins, lakes and ponds and water meadows. A fruitful home for 171 recorded wild bird species, badgers, rabbits, stoats, weasels, water voles, otters, reptiles and beautiful species of butterflies as well as the BBC’s Bill Oddie and Kate Humble for the coming weeks.

When visiting Pensthorpe and spending a day out in Norfolk be sure to search the site for things to do in Norfolk.

The hot weather brought out the holiday makers all enjoying the many attractions Norfolk has to offer.

The next bank holiday weekend is also shaping up to be a warm one so search the Norfolk Days Out site and start planning your perfect day out in Norfolk. 

If you prefer to rent a holiday cottage on the Norfolk Broads then there are plenty to choose from. All offering superb views over the water as self catering or bed and breakfast accommodation. There’s no shortage of space as you have Barton Broad, Wroxham Broad, Filby Broad, Ranworth Broad, Upton Dyke, South Walsham Broad, Hickling Broad, Martham Broad and Horsea Mere to choose from.

Fishing holiday’s on the Norfolk Broads are an excellent experience. The waters offer bream, eel, perch, pike, rudd and tench. There are also a number of fishing courses available for the novice. The local shops in Wroxham are will stocked with fishing equipment, bait and supplies.

Nature on the Broads us always in full swing with and you can expect to see kingfishers, herons, Canada geese, greylag geese and the colourful Egyptian geese. There are a variety of warblers and the specialities are bearded reedling, marsh harrier and bittern.

A holiday on the Norfolk Broads whether in a boat or cottage will be a trip to remember.

Unsurprising local residents are outraged. As well as being home to the residents of Hickling village the Broad it self supports  a rich ecosystem including the Swallowtail butterfly, Norfolk hawker dragonfly, Yellow flag, Marsh orchid, Cranes, Shoveler, teal, Goldeneye, Bittern, Marsh harrier, Pochard, Water rail, Cetti’s warbler.

Sailing boats and broad cruisers provide a significant contribution to the local tourist industry and would be hit hard by the flood plans.

The flooding of Hickling Broad is one of a number of options currently being considered in the Natural England report.

Richard Davis, the Norfolk born developer who’s idea this is sees 10,000 homes and 2,000 jobs would be created in the self-contained sustainable community. 

Mr Davies now has the financial backing from the bank and has formed a new company called Coltishall Group plc with planners Barton Willmore.

Currently Immigration and Nationality Directorate are looking at converting the site it into an immigration detention and removal centre.