Bawburgh (above)
Bawburgh is a delightful village on the River Yare, just west of Norwich. St Mary’s & St Walstan’s Church, with its conically-roofed round-tower, is the site of St Walstan’s shrine. Excellent pub near the village green by a triple-arched bridge.
Bressingham
Near to Diss in the Waveney Valley, this pleasant rural village is also close to Bressingham Steam Museum and Gardens.
Brockdish
This is a picturesque village in the Waveney Valley with many good streamside houses. Pub serving food. Close to Angles Way long distance footpath and Thorpe Abbots 100th Bomb Group Museum.
Brooke
An attractive South Norfolk village in a wooded area set around two reedy meres (lakes). St Peter's is an 800 year old round-towered church. The village is within easy reach of Norwich.
Bunwell
An attractive grouping of thatched cottages. St Michael's Church is built from stone left over from Norwich Cathedral. Close to Forncett Steam Museum, Banham Zoo and Snetterton race track. Local shops.
Carleton Rode
A beautiful large village a few minutes from Snetterton race track. All Saints Church has an unusual screen base depicting the twelve apostles. Well off for footpaths.
Colton
Colton lies in the Yare Valley with many public footpaths nearby. St Andrews Church has 15th Century rood screen and wall paintings. Excellent local inn. Close to Barnham Broom golf courses and Norfolk Showground.
Costessey
Old and New Costessey make up this large village close to Norwich in the Wensum Valley. Interesting 14 th Century St Edmund’s Church. Home of annual Royal Norfolk Show. Well served with pubs and shops.
Dickleburgh
A large quiet village off the A140 in the Waveney Valley grouped around All Saints' Church. Close to Diss, 100th Bomb Group Museum and Burston Strike School. Excellent eating places close by.
East Carleton
A very peaceful and attractive small South Norfolk village in a wooded area, with a number of thatched cottages. Plenty of excellent short walks along public footpaths can be found nearby.
Easton
A small by-passed village four miles west of Norwich. Easton College, Norfolk Showground, the University, Ringland Hills and Wensum Valley walks are all close by. It is the birthplace of 14th Century Adam of Easton, leader of a failed conspiracy to limit the powers of the papacy.
Felthorpe
An attractive village with pretty houses and cottages surrounded by forest, renowned for its abundance of sweet chestnuts. There are plenty of walks and its small church stands remote from the village.
Framingham Earl
A pleasant village in gentle undulating wooded countryside with a small green and one of Norfolk's oldest churches, St Andrew’s, dating back to the Saxon period. Good choices of public footpaths.
Framingham Pigot
A beautiful small, well preserved, privately owned village - a veritable Victorian time capsule well worth close examination. St Andrew's Church has a steeple to one side. Well served by nearby pubs and restaurants.
Hethersett
A large village off the London road with Tudor, Stuart and Georgian buildings and an impressive 14th Century church, St Remigius. On the outskirts is Kett's Oak, the meeting place in 1549 of peasants at the start of Kett's Rebellion.
Long Stratton
This village, almost a small town, has a long main street bordered by many 16th and 17th Century half-timbered buildings, several housing interesting shops. St Mary's Church has a round tower and a very rare sexton's wheel.
Pulham Market
An attractive village in the Waveney Valley with many 16th and 17th Century high-pitched plaster and colour-washed buildings. Local pubs serve good food. Pulham Market is centrally placed for touring Norfolk, Suffolk and the Broads.
Reedham
This charming and historic village on the River Yare was a port in Roman times. It has a chain ferry carrying cars and foot passengers across the river and a swing bridge for the railway line to Lowestoft. There are moorings and several pubs.
Saxlingham Thorpe
First settled in the Neolithic period, this small village in the Tas Valley has some charming buildings, including a beautiful 18th Century lodge. The ruined church stands outside the village.
Stoke Holy Cross
A large village with many fine houses and excellent facilities. The white weatherboard mill is where Colman’s Mustard was first produced, and is now a restaurant. It lies close to Caistor St Edmund’s Roman Town (Venta Icenorum).
Surlingham
A tranquil, picturesque village with many thatched cottages on a horseshoe bend in the River Yare. The RSPB Surlingham Church Marshes are a must for botanists and bird watchers. Good pubs with food locally.
Swardeston
An attractive typical South Norfolk village with 15th Century St Mary's Church and large common for walks and cricket matches. This was the birthplace of Nurse Edith Cavell, the World War One heroine and martyr.
Tivetshall St Mary
Set in rich pleasing farmland with good walks and the romantic ruins of St Mary's Church. Diss, Forncett Steam Museum, Bressingham and Banham Zoo are within easy reach.
Toft Monks
A small village with wide vistas over the Southern Broads. There are Tudor and Georgian houses and barns and the 12th Century St Margaret’s Church. Oak from Toft Monks’ Great Wood was used to make the doors of King’s College, Cambridge.
Woodton
A typically friendly South Norfolk village with many intriguing monuments and headstones in All Saints round-towered church. Birthplace of Nelson’s mother, Catherine Suckling. Good walks and excellent facilities.