Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2009 by Lonely Planet Publications

Author:Lonely Planet Publications [Publications, Lonely Planet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1741792436
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Published: 2012-02-29T22:00:00+00:00

Norwich

Norwich Castle, Museum & Art Gallery

(www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk; castle & exhibitions adult/child £6.20/4.40, exhibitions £3.30/2.40; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat, 1-5pm Sun) Perched on a hilltop overlooking central Norwich, this massive Norman castle keep is a sturdy example of 12th-century aristocratic living. The castle is one of the best-preserved examples of Anglo-Norman military architecture in the country, despite a 19th-century facelift and a gigantic shopping centre grafted to one side. It’s now home to an art gallery and superb interactive museum. The museum crams in a wealth of history, including lively exhibits on Boudicca and the Iceni, the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, natural-history displays and even an Egyptian gallery complete with mummies. Every room is enlivened with plenty of fun for kids, but best of all is the atmospheric keep itself, which sends shivers down the spine, with graphic displays on grisly punishments meted out in its days as a medieval prison. Guided tours (£2.20) also run around the battlements (minimum age eight) and dungeons (minimum age five).

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