England by David Else

Author:David Else
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 0383798000
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Published: 2010-10-14T10:00:00+00:00

East Anglia

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CAMBRIDGESHIRE

ESSEX

SUFFOLK

NORFOLK

CAMBRIDGE

AROUND CAMBRIDGE

ELY

PETERBOROUGH

COLCHESTER

AROUND COLCHESTER

SAFFRON WALDEN

AROUND SAFFRON WALDEN

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

IPSWICH

AROUND IPSWICH

STOUR VALLEY

BURY ST EDMUNDS

AROUND BURY ST EDMUNDS

ALDEBURGH

AROUND ALDEBURGH

SOUTHWOLD

AROUND SOUTHWOLD

NORWICH

AROUND NORWICH

NORFOLK BROADS

GREAT YARMOUTH

NORTH COAST NORFOLK

KING’S LYNN

AROUND KING’s LYNN

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Unfurling gently eastwards to the sea, the vast flatlands of Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk are a rich web of lush farmland, melancholy fens and sparkling rivers. Between them they offer miles of sweeping sandy beaches and a host of picture-postcard villages, magnificent cathedral cities and Edwardian resorts. The region’s most renowned attraction, however, is the world-famous university town of Cambridge, an ancient seat of learning with a hushed and earnest attitude and a backdrop of some of England’s most stunning classical architecture.

While the country’s upper crust and brilliant minds were busy establishing the university as one of England’s most exclusive institutions, the rest of East Anglia was growing rich on the backs of the medieval wool trade. Right across the region soaring churches and cathedrals, implausibly picturesque villages and pretty market towns remain testament to the enormous wealth amassed during medieval times when the wool and weaving industries flourished. No expense was spared on the delicate stonework of the superb cathedrals in Ely, Peterborough, Norwich and Bury St Edmunds. And in rural areas, half-timbered houses still exist, and elaborate decorative pargeting (plasterwork) and ornate thatch still adorn the former homes and halls of rich wool merchants.

In between, gentle hills and placid valleys shelter slow-flowing rivers and the same bucolic scenes that once inspired Constable and Gainsborough. The big skies and dramatic sunsets are still a magnet for artists and tourists alike. The coast too remains largely untouched with broad, sandy beaches, pretty seaside villages, traditional resorts and a whole host of new gastropubs and boutique hotels to cater for trendy city visitors.

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