Waxham Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Sunset on the beach at Sea Palling, looking towards Happisburgh lighthouse in the distance. Taken June 2017. Beach can be acceded from car park and from pathways over the dunes. Beach still accessible at high tide, but best visited when tide is retreating. Nice cafe and fish and chips nearby. Public toilets near the car park. We did sea a common seal offshore and starfishes at low tide in the rock pools.
Ruins at St John's Church, Waxham
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Entrance to the Hall. Waxham Hall is a 12th century manor which by the 16th century was owned by the Calthorpe family and later by the Wodehouses, who built the Hall and its enclosure, presumably before the death of Sir Thomas in 1571. The house was surrounded by a high wall entered through gateways - with tracery in the spandrels > 995305 - which originally extended outwards to include the church. The enclosing wall has polygonal angle buttress shafts which are crowned by finials. (N. Pevsner & B. Wilson, The Buildings of England, Norfolk 1, 2002)
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Empty beach at Waxham, Norfolk – a winter scene.
Waxham Hall and St John's church. Waxham Hall is a 12th century manor which by the 16th century was owned by the Calthorpe family and later by the Wodehouses, who built the Hall and its enclosure, presumably before the death of Sir Thomas in 1571. The house was surrounded by a high wall entered through gateways - with tracery in the spandrels > 995305 - which originally extended outwards to include the church. The enclosing wall has polygonal angle buttress shafts which are crowned by finials. (N. Pevsner & B. Wilson, The Buildings of England, Norfolk 1, 2002)
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The Maids Head Hotel

4 out of 5
Tombland Norwich England
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Sprowston Manor Hotel, Spa & Golf

Sprowston Manor Hotel, Spa & Golf

4 out of 5
Wroxham Road Norwich England
The price is AU$130 per night from 15 Mar to 16 Mar
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Holiday Inn Norwich by IHG

Holiday Inn Norwich by IHG

4 out of 5
Ipswich Road Norwich England
The price is AU$147 per night from 29 Mar to 30 Mar
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Reviewed on 6 Mar 2026

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Cromer Country Club

Cromer Country Club

4 out of 5
127 Overstrand Road Cromer England
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Wellington Apartments

Wellington Apartments

4 out of 5
St Faiths Ln Norwich England
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3 Bed House - Sleeps 5 - Garden - Parking - Wifi

3 Bed House - Sleeps 5 - Garden - Parking - Wifi

3 out of 5
Norwich England
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Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts showing interior views and art

University of East Anglia

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University of East Anglia
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Norwich Cathedral

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Banham Zoo

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Norwich Castle showing night scenes and heritage architecture

Norwich Castle

Norwich’s most prominent historic site is now home to a splendid museum and art gallery, with exhibits spanning many centuries.

Norwich Castle

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Activities

The harbour from the air

Lowestoft Harbour Tour

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