Norfolk Has Much to Offer the Sporting Enthusiast
For lovers of fast action sport, Norfolk is not necessarily the quiet backwater many people imagine.
While it has market towns and villages that ooze a relaxed pace of life in a charming setting, there are also a number of arenas where fast action, high-speed sport takes place.
That comes in the form of soccer, speedway, stock car racing, horse racing and even greyhound racing.
Go into any Norfolk pubs and the conversation will at some point turn to the beloved Canaries, as Norwich City are known.
From their home ground of Carrow Road, they are currently riding high in the Championship but with a large and loyal following, book your tickets early if you want to take in a game during a visit to Norfolk.
Norwich has its fair share of good Norfolk restaurants to dine in on match days and getting to the city from the North Norfolk hotels is never difficult with plenty of parking available.
But there are other popular sporting activities including stock car and banger car racing in Yarmouth, King's Lynn or Swaffham with regular meetings while the King's Lynn Stars Speedway Team has enjoyed a big following on the back of successful campaigns in recent years.
A splendid way to enjoy a break in the area is to check into one of the Norfolk boutique hotels and plan your arrival to coincide with a horse race meeting.
Norfolk has two race tracks - at Great Yarmouth and at Fakenham - with regular and well attended meetings often attracting large crowds and high quality fields.
There is every chance that you will see some of the country's top horses ridden by jockeys who are household names.
The atmosphere at both courses is warm, welcoming and vibrant and both have a good reputation among the racing fraternity.
If horses are not your favoured form of racing, there are regular greyhound race meetings in Yarmouth.
But both make a great day or evening out and you can have a wager on the races, and even enjoy a fruitful return on your stake money if your top tip comes home a winner.
While it has market towns and villages that ooze a relaxed pace of life in a charming setting, there are also a number of arenas where fast action, high-speed sport takes place.
That comes in the form of soccer, speedway, stock car racing, horse racing and even greyhound racing.
Go into any Norfolk pubs and the conversation will at some point turn to the beloved Canaries, as Norwich City are known.
From their home ground of Carrow Road, they are currently riding high in the Championship but with a large and loyal following, book your tickets early if you want to take in a game during a visit to Norfolk.
Norwich has its fair share of good Norfolk restaurants to dine in on match days and getting to the city from the North Norfolk hotels is never difficult with plenty of parking available.
But there are other popular sporting activities including stock car and banger car racing in Yarmouth, King's Lynn or Swaffham with regular meetings while the King's Lynn Stars Speedway Team has enjoyed a big following on the back of successful campaigns in recent years.
A splendid way to enjoy a break in the area is to check into one of the Norfolk boutique hotels and plan your arrival to coincide with a horse race meeting.
Norfolk has two race tracks - at Great Yarmouth and at Fakenham - with regular and well attended meetings often attracting large crowds and high quality fields.
There is every chance that you will see some of the country's top horses ridden by jockeys who are household names.
The atmosphere at both courses is warm, welcoming and vibrant and both have a good reputation among the racing fraternity.
If horses are not your favoured form of racing, there are regular greyhound race meetings in Yarmouth.
But both make a great day or evening out and you can have a wager on the races, and even enjoy a fruitful return on your stake money if your top tip comes home a winner.
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