The christmas show 2017 was the best Christmas show i have ever seen! A moving spectacular.... i…read morewill come to Gt Yarmouth more than every 25 years now.... truly entertaining. The building is amazing and the kids loved it too

The Hippodrome is one of the oldest surviving circus buildings in the UK dating back to the early…read more1900s. The circus features a water spectacular where the ring is sunk and filled with water for synchronised swimming routines. There is a dance troupe Estelle's dancers which regularly perform in the shows. The shows are full of colour and variety and the clown is hilarious. The downside is that the seats are quite steep around the ring - there's not much room but it's worth it because the shows are fantastic. A great way to spend an evening in summer and the kids will love it (especially the clown!)

Playland is situated on the quayside in Wells, right next door to the slot-machines and amusement…read morearcade. It's a children soft-play area with a range of things to climb, slide down , swing from etc. There's even a pneumatic gun area where you can load a 'gun' up with foam balls and use them to shoot your friends (or enemies) in mock-battles which is great fun. This place is an absolute god-send when it's raining. There's a small coffee and sandwich shop and a 'parents' area with a range of mags and papers where you can relax while your offspring let-off some steam. It's probably most suitable for the sub-10 year old age bracket. Prices are reasonable there's nominally a time-limit of 2 hours but they don't seem very strict on this when it's not busy.

What a charming little place this is. Well worth a visit and like it says on the tin, they sell cat…read morepottery and have railway 'junk' all over the place. You would struggle to make a day of it here and the bulidings are quite old and tired but full of charm. Its just nice to wander around and rumage! You could combine it with a visit to this market town where there are many unusual and independant shops. There is no parking at this place but you can park for free at Lidl which is just across the road.

The Bure Valley Railway runs between the Norfolk Broads' "capital" at Wroxham, to the attractive…read moremarket town of Aylsham, and makes a great day out for families. The railway is built on the trackbed of the East Norfolk Railway, which ran from Wroxham via Aylsham and was closed to passengers in 1952 and to freight in 1982; the decision to open a railway purely for pleasure saw the current 9-mile long 15-inch narrow gauge line opened in 1990. The line starts for many at the station in Wroxham (actually on the outskirts of the neighbouring town of Hoveton), located on the B1354 road to Coltishall. There is also a footpath from Hoveton & Wroxham main line station. There is a large car park, shop, ticket office, and toilets, as well as a secondhand bookshop. There are intermediate halts for the villages of Coltishall, Buxton and Brampton. Aylsham is the HQ of the line, and its station has two platforms and a large overall roof. It feels like a main line station! There is a ticket office, shop and large cafe, as well as ample parking. All the stations offer level access. A nice feature of the line is the cycle/footpath running alongside, which provides the opportunity to mix the train and walking. The relatively low speed means you have plenty of time to enjoy the lovely countryside as you travel. The services vary depending on the time of year: the website has an easy to use calendar to show the service for any given day. In the busiest holiday periods in August, there are up to 8 return trains a day, running hourly. Trains are made up of small coaches with individual 'compartments' seating up to 4 adults; the trains are too small to have toilets, but there are coaches adapted to take wheelchairs. They cannot carry bicycles. Trains can be hauled by either diesel locomotives, but most are steam hauled at peak times. The line has specially built steam locomotives, so, even though they are small, they're the real thing! Overall it makes for a great day out: we found staff welcoming and helpful, and we enjoyed lovely cakes in the cafe at Aylsham, though a fairly extensive lunch menu was available. Thoroughly recommended.

We recently took a trip on a steam train here when my parents-in-law came to stay (my father-in-law…read moreis a bit of a train enthusiast!). We travelled from Wroxham to Aylsham for about 45 minutes passing through a few smaller stations. The journey was picturesque, overlooking the norfolk countryside although at times the embankment was so high you couldn't see much. We stopped for a quick lunch at The Whistlestop Cafe at Aylsham before heading back again. The food here was fine and there were a few toys to keep young children amused and a bric-a-brac stall raising money for charity. My young daughter found several things she wanted! Adjoining the cafe is the gift shop but unfortunately we did not have time to look round here. It was a fun experience but was not overly exciting for me personally. Also, as we went in November it was fairly cold on the train and it's a fairly rattly ride. Not great for someone who likes their creature comforts although I'm sure others will rave about it!

We rolled up late afternoon on a long day out in Norwich and the friendly staff kindly suggested we…read morespend 5 mins in the cafe or gift shop so we could purchase their Twilight tickets at GBP2.50 which is a steal. We did have to pick what we were interested in and walk through some displays we weren't necessarily into, but we had plenty of time to enjoy everything on offer. And boy, do they have offerings! Firstly I was impressed by the architecture as you approach the antiquated castle, then by the glass addition on entry which blend both old and new together. We started by walking up to the ramparts to view the city and you continue to see the seamless way they integrated the buildings on the staircases. Then we started at the beginning of the museum and enjoyed the banquet hall where there are hands on displays including fake food and clothing for children....or your inner child ;) Great photo op! There are continued interactive displays throughout the museum to enjoy so keep a lookout. As well as museum displays there are art galleries and although I'm not usually a fan of modern art I was intrigued by some of the artwork using mixed media. The museum really does have something for everyone's interests, military, archaeology, social history, teapot collections, taxidermy in landscapes, every era represented. I hadn't expected to see so many excellent exhibits in a museum this size. Norwich knows how to build a museum! If I ever return I will start my day at the museum and spend more time there.

A small regional museum. The castle can clearly be seen from quite a lot of the city. Very nice…read morefriendly people, no signs from the city to say how to find the entrance.