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About Norfolk
The county of Norfolk is one of the most sparsely populated of all English counties with a size of 2,069 square miles and a population of 740,000. The administration centre for Norfolk is in the quaint city of Norwich with the town of Kings Lynn and the resorts of Great Yarmouth, Cromer and Hunstanton being other places of note. Physical attributes of the county include the rivers Ouse, Yare, Bure and Waveney and the Norfolk Broads, a series of waterways which are famous for their varied birdlife and natural tranquility. Traditional reed thatching is still practised to maintain a link with the past. Fen jumping is also a traditional pursuit which is kept up to this very day. In Norfolk a shrine exists to Our Lady of Walsingham which has been visited by thousands of pilgrims over the centuries. Probably the most famous estate to be found in the county is that of Sandringham, the home of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. You will find a variety of Bed & Breakfast accommodation here. Traditional B&Bs, homestays, farmstays, luxury lodges, self catering cottages, cabins, and apartments, inns, guest houses, B & B hotels and charming boutique accommodation.