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CHANDOS LODGE - LOCAL ATTRACTIONS





  • DUTCH BARN NURSERY  (DBN) and Beehive Coffee Shop    (15 mins walk)

  • BRESSINGHAM STEAM and GARDENS  (BSG)  (10 mins drive)

  • DISS – charming local town, with useful amenities  (DISS)   (15 mins drive)

  • WYKEN Vineyard and Gardens  (WVG) -  see image above    (19 mins drive)

  • PHILIP THORROLD SHOOTING ACADEMY (Thelnetham) - (25 mins walk)




















PRINCE FREDERICK DULEEP SINGH 

LIVING AT BLO NORTON HALL

ATTRACTIONS FURTHER AFIELD   (by car)


  • Thetford - Charles Burrell Steam Museum, Ancient House Museum and Dad’s Army Museum     (25 mins)







  • Ely – cathedral city    (1 hour)




  • Holt and North Coast    (1 hour and 15 mins)




LITERARY NORFOLK

Metal detector Steve (USA) discovers 3rd Century Roman coin within sight of lodge.

SOME FINE RESTAURANTS

USEFUL AMENITIES


PUBS:    Cross Keys Redgrave    &   White Horse     (both 3 mins drive)


CAFES:    Beehive Coffee Shop   (15 min walk)   &   The Well – Hopton - Thurs-Sat 10.30am - 2.30pm     (6 mins drive)


TAKE-AWAY FISH & CHIPS:     The White Horse, South Lopham  /  Hopton Chippy. (both 6 mins)


LOCAL SHOP:    Hopton, Redgrave & Garboldisham  (all c. 5 mins)


BANK:    Diss   (15 mins)


RESTAURANT:    Weavers in Diss   (15 mins)


SUPERMARKETS:    CO-OP (Rickinghall) - TESCO  &  MORRISONS etc. – Diss


A&E HOSPITAL:    Bury St Edmunds - West Suffolk Hospital (35mins)  &  Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital    (37 mins)


WAITROSE:    Bury St Edmunds    (40 mins)


AIRPORT - NWI-Norwich International    (57 min drive)



SOME LOCAL WALKS

Because we’re surrounded on three sides by nature reserves there are great walks on the doorstep. 


Here are various suggestions:


REDGRAVE AND LOPHAM FEN NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE


You can walk from the lodge (10 mins into Little Fen) or bike to its carpark (10 mins to where marked 'P' on map) on Low Common Road.


Prepare for fabulous wild country!


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1)  WALK TO REDGRAVE AND THE CROSS KEYS PUB    (45 Mins)

Not the quickest way (down Redgrave Road) but more peaceful.

2)  THELNETHEM FEN and BLO NORTON    (1 hour 30 mins) 

This goes through the spectacular wildlife preserve bordering the Waverney River and past St Andrew’s, the parish church of Blo Norton, where Frederick Duleep Singh is buried. The prince was a remarkable occupant of Blo Norton Hall.

3)  REDGRAVE PARK and LAKE    (3 hours)

4)  THE DULEEP SINGH SELF-GUIDED WALK   (30 mins)


H.H. Prince Frederick Duleep Singh (1858-1926), was the son of the Maharajah of the Sikh Empire & settled in Blo Norton Hall for the last 20 years of his life, contributing much to the local community.

5) LOPHAM FEN AND REDGRAVE  (3 hours)


This circular walk goes through the Redgrave and Lopham Fens, in which the Fen landscape is beautifully contrasted with the undulating farmland to the south, with wide views and some fine old hedges.




(With thanks to Sheila Smith & Gavin Monk - www.ramblersroutes.org)



LITTLE OUSE HEADWATER PROJECT:

In easy walking distance from the lodge, explore the wonderful work being undertaken by the Little Ouse Headwater Project:


(Click on the logo for more information):


The area is rich in birds of prey, which also mean small mammals.
Click on the image below for help with identification: