Guidebook for Wisbech and surrounding area

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Guidebook for Wisbech and surrounding area

Food Scene

Excellent food and food and garden shop; organic, close, and reasonable.
9 residents recomanen
Worzals
Lynn Road
9 residents recomanen
Excellent food and food and garden shop; organic, close, and reasonable.
Fantastic trendy 'fusion cuisine' restaurant with an open fire bar. It would be about 3 x more expensive in the South East. Great selection of wines. Lovely walks around, on the docks of the Old River Ouse. Easy parking, 20 min away.
Bank House
River Walk
Fantastic trendy 'fusion cuisine' restaurant with an open fire bar. It would be about 3 x more expensive in the South East. Great selection of wines. Lovely walks around, on the docks of the Old River Ouse. Easy parking, 20 min away.

Parks & Nature

National nature reserve and beach
261 residents recomanen
Holkham Hall
Holkham Road
261 residents recomanen
National nature reserve and beach
Just about one of the most beautiful beaches I've visited. Great for long walks, all times of year. Lovely little town nearby too. About 45-50 min drive from the Historical home in Wisbech!
56 residents recomanen
Wells Next The Sea Beach
56 residents recomanen
Just about one of the most beautiful beaches I've visited. Great for long walks, all times of year. Lovely little town nearby too. About 45-50 min drive from the Historical home in Wisbech!
Beautiful beach, and three-coloured cliffs
55 residents recomanen
Old Hunstanton Beach
55 residents recomanen
Beautiful beach, and three-coloured cliffs
A nice park for a run or walk, occasional events in the park
Parc de Wisbech
Lynn Road
A nice park for a run or walk, occasional events in the park
You definitely have to see this - walking, cycling, picnic, and some romantic photographs. You can walk all the way to King's Lynn from here.
Sir Peter Scott East Lighthouse
You definitely have to see this - walking, cycling, picnic, and some romantic photographs. You can walk all the way to King's Lynn from here.

Arts & Culture

18th century National Trust property. A historical home and beautiful gardens belonging to National Trust. See how life used to be in the 18th and 19th centuries in Wisbech and in England. An old banking family home, great to visit. Appeared in "Dean Spanley" film with Peter O'Toole - well worth seeing, both the house and the film!
17 residents recomanen
Peckover House and Garden
North Brink
17 residents recomanen
18th century National Trust property. A historical home and beautiful gardens belonging to National Trust. See how life used to be in the 18th and 19th centuries in Wisbech and in England. An old banking family home, great to visit. Appeared in "Dean Spanley" film with Peter O'Toole - well worth seeing, both the house and the film!
Twelfth century cathedral with frequent theatre and music performances and a beautiful choir. Really shouldn't be missed. With Durham and Ely Cathedrals, it is one of the most important 12th-century buildings in England to have remained largely intact, despite extensions and restoration. Known for its imposing Early English Gothic west facade with its three enormous arches, it is one of the most beautiful of the English cathedrals. Good restaurants just outside of the cathedral close too - so make a day out from this visit!
31 residents recomanen
Catedral de Peterborough
31 residents recomanen
Twelfth century cathedral with frequent theatre and music performances and a beautiful choir. Really shouldn't be missed. With Durham and Ely Cathedrals, it is one of the most important 12th-century buildings in England to have remained largely intact, despite extensions and restoration. Known for its imposing Early English Gothic west facade with its three enormous arches, it is one of the most beautiful of the English cathedrals. Good restaurants just outside of the cathedral close too - so make a day out from this visit!
The cathedral has its origins in AD 672, the present building dating to 1083, and cathedral status was granted it in 1109. The cathedral has more than a quarter of a million visitors per year, so I suppose they are not going there because it's just another anglican church... Highly recommended, and with a town on its doorstep, with many lovely little restaurants.
87 residents recomanen
Catedral d'Ely
87 residents recomanen
The cathedral has its origins in AD 672, the present building dating to 1083, and cathedral status was granted it in 1109. The cathedral has more than a quarter of a million visitors per year, so I suppose they are not going there because it's just another anglican church... Highly recommended, and with a town on its doorstep, with many lovely little restaurants.
Occasionally open, a lovely castle with long history.
Wisbech Castle
1 -2 The Crescent
Occasionally open, a lovely castle with long history.
Second purpose-built museum in the country, amazing collection on abolitionist movement and Peter Clarkson as well as Egyptian antiquities from Peckovers. A must see.
7 residents recomanen
Wisbech & Fenland Museum
Museum Square
7 residents recomanen
Second purpose-built museum in the country, amazing collection on abolitionist movement and Peter Clarkson as well as Egyptian antiquities from Peckovers. A must see.

Entertainment & Activities

A lovely Norfolk seaside town, good walks with or without your love and a dog, restaurants on the beach, fish and chips on the hillside (ask for further details). A great day out, about 40 min away.
79 residents recomanen
Hunstanton
79 residents recomanen
A lovely Norfolk seaside town, good walks with or without your love and a dog, restaurants on the beach, fish and chips on the hillside (ask for further details). A great day out, about 40 min away.
It's just as good as it gets in terms of little independent cinemas! Leather chairs, drinks allowed, small number of seats, good choice of films. Snuggle with your darling in one of those for a lovely night out.
6 residents recomanen
Luxe Cinema Wisbech
Alexandra Road
6 residents recomanen
It's just as good as it gets in terms of little independent cinemas! Leather chairs, drinks allowed, small number of seats, good choice of films. Snuggle with your darling in one of those for a lovely night out.
Great choice of films, easy parking, good restaurants on its doorstep.
9 residents recomanen
The Light Cinema Wisbech
2 Cromwell Rd
9 residents recomanen
Great choice of films, easy parking, good restaurants on its doorstep.

Sightseeing

There's one Cambridge in England and a few in the former colonies :-), that should tell you how lovely, beautiful, fantastic, great this city is. There's just about anything you need to see and experience. A trip through the fens is another beautiful adventure if you are up for it - and bring your camera if you are into amazing scenery, unbelievable light, birds watching on the way to Cambridge.
356 residents recomanen
Cambridge
356 residents recomanen
There's one Cambridge in England and a few in the former colonies :-), that should tell you how lovely, beautiful, fantastic, great this city is. There's just about anything you need to see and experience. A trip through the fens is another beautiful adventure if you are up for it - and bring your camera if you are into amazing scenery, unbelievable light, birds watching on the way to Cambridge.

Shopping

As they say on their website: "Robert Goddard is an independent quality clothing business with eight stores across East Anglia. The business was founded by George Goddard (Robert’s Grandfather) in 1895. Robert Goddard still offers the same high standards of customer service now as were insisted on by the founder over one hundred years ago." That's what Harrods must have been like back in the days. Well worth a shopping visit and about 30 seconds from the house.
Robert Goddard
6-8 Bridge Street
As they say on their website: "Robert Goddard is an independent quality clothing business with eight stores across East Anglia. The business was founded by George Goddard (Robert’s Grandfather) in 1895. Robert Goddard still offers the same high standards of customer service now as were insisted on by the founder over one hundred years ago." That's what Harrods must have been like back in the days. Well worth a shopping visit and about 30 seconds from the house.

Essentials

Just about the biggest Tesco I've ever seen, apart from a supermarket I once went into in Mexico City... Has a great choice of things (much better than London-based stores) especially in the cider and wine section, but other things too, and definitely cheaper.
Tesco Extra
Cromwell Road
Just about the biggest Tesco I've ever seen, apart from a supermarket I once went into in Mexico City... Has a great choice of things (much better than London-based stores) especially in the cider and wine section, but other things too, and definitely cheaper.
A great Aldi store with fresh bakery products, can't fault it. All my shopping done there bar wine...
Aldi
Sandyland
A great Aldi store with fresh bakery products, can't fault it. All my shopping done there bar wine...