Bressingham Gardens

Well, you’ve got this far, so you mustn’t miss the chance to have a good old nose around the fabulous Bressingham Gardens (on site), where ever-changing scenery offers new views and colours each season. There’s a plant shop where you can pick up some species to grow at home, and if you’re after a change of perspective, how about touring the gardens aboard a locomotive from Bressingham Steam Museum (five minutes’ walk)? Continuing the gardening theme (it’s probably why you’re here, after all), you can browse and buy the blooms at Peter Beales Roses (20 minutes’ drive), and take long walks through purple heather on Wortham Ling (five minutes). But never fear, there’s plenty of non-gardening stuff to do in this corner of East Anglia, from having a wander around the romantic ruins at Eye Castle (20 minutes) to mugging up on your military history at Norfolk Tank Museum (half an hour). You might like to taste a few wee drams at The English Whisky Company, and in the evening up the pace by heading out for a dinner à deux at Wyken Vineyards (both 20 minutes).