Fakenham-Norfolk - A Popular Place to Live

Fakenham - Norfolk - is an attractive and historiccountryside with many pretty walks through meadows,
market town that lies on the midway point betweenwoodland, and along lakes. It is an ornithologist's delight
Kings Lynn and Norwich. It has often been voted asas there are various species of wildfowl that stop
one of the best places to live in all of the British Isles.here on their migratory routes.
There are many beautiful flint and brick faced buildingsJust outside of Fakenham is the Royal Estate of
to be found down narrow alleyways and side streets.Sandringham. This is the local retreat of HM Queen
There is an interesting market held every Thursday atElizabeth II. You will find a wonderfully tendered sixty
which you can easily pick up a bargain or shop foracre garden as well as around six hundred acres of
locally made produce. You will find a great selection ofmajestic woodland. It is easy to arrange a guided tour
organic foods and home made culinary delights. Toaround the estate during which you can learn about
refresh yourself after shopping you can pop into onethe historical associations.
of the nine public bars that are in the town and then goFor a livelier day out you can take a trip to the famous
and take a meal in one of the many cafes andFakenham Race Course, where you can bet on any
restaurants that serve both traditional and internationalnumber of thoroughbred horses. It has hosted race
foods.meeting for more than one hundred years.
Fakenham is a great place to base yourself whileYou can easily reach Fakenham in less than ninety
exploring what the surrounding region has to offer.minutes from London or just an hour's drive from
Pensthorpe is a beautiful reserve that incorporatesNorwich.
more than five hundred acres of magnificent