Where Tractors Are A Popular Mode Of Transport (Norwich in General)

Member Name: darrenloud

Product:	Norwich in General
Date:	26/02/01 (29 review reads)
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Advantages: Clean and friendly, lots of shops and clubs and sights to see.

Disadvantages: Out in the sticks! Poor road connections.

Only joking, you might see some tractors on your way to Norwich, but I very much doubt you will see one in the city!

Norwich is the unofficial 'capital' of Norfolk. It's a city with an amazing history, with plenty of shops, clubs, bars and many places to visit.

I live in the quiet town of Lowestoft, about 35 miles from Norwich. It's the closest city to where I live, so naturally I visit there all the time. I have decided to break this opinion into tiny pieces so you can read it easily:

INTRODUCTION

Norwich is a very clean city in comparison to most. It has a river running through it, therefore attracting tourists by boat off the Norfolk Broads. The river attracts vegetation and animals, you'll notice that Norwich isn't a typical city in that there is a lot of trees and plants, etc.

GETTING THERE/TRANSPORT

Norwich has it's own airport (see my opinion) and has reasonably good access from the midlands via the A47 and London by train or by the A14 via Cambridge or by the A12 via Lowestoft. They have an excellent bus service running within the city too, so it's really easy to move around within it.

SHOPPING

Norwich has a relatively huge shopping centre. You'll find most of the major shopping chains here, but also many smaller independant retailers. Norwich has it's own market too, which is very big and very popular. Thee are two main roads that form the basis of the shopping centre, they are Gentlemans Walk and St. Stephens Street.

ATTRACTIONS

Norwich has mainy smaller attractions, but its main feature is the focal point of Norwich, which is the Castle. It is on a big mound right in the centre of the city, it has been converted into a museum, that is open all year round. You can even go down into the dungeons which is great. In 1995, the mound on which the castle is located was excavated into a massive shopping centre called the cast
le mall. This is an experience in itself and a monument of a place to visit.

Other attractions include, a sports centre, bars and coffee shops, the football ground, boating on the broads and the river and walking through its various well-looked after gardens.

NIGHT LIFE

Norwich has an ever expanding night life, with a new nightclub being opened everyday (not really but it seems that way). The main road from the train station to the city centre (called Prince of Wales Rd.) hosts a few clubs. Leading from that road goes to Anglia Square, this area has another collection of clubs to visit too. All in all the nightlife in Norwich is great, and is always getting better. The newest club in Norwich is called Time and is situated next door to the train station, its worth going too.

Well, I have almost written a books-worth of text here, so I think i'll stop now. I hope this opinion is of some use to you, if not now but maybe in the future.

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