Moving on from Cromer we did our shopping at Lidl at North Walsham. Lidl are very similar to Aldi but seem to be better represented in this area. They win over Aldi by having their own fresh breads. I can recommend the pain aux raisen.
We moved on to Blickling Hall (I know you are starting to get bored) but it was a really nice place.
Lots to see at the Hall that may have been the birth place of Anne Boleyn (in a previous building at the same place, as this house was only completed in 1629). The family of the current house were called Hobart's, pronounced Hubbard. (no, I don't understand this need for the aristocracy to spell a name one way and pronounce it differently either). They became Marquesses of Buckingham and Lord Lothian. The family name changed to Kerr in the early. 1900's. The 11th Lord Lothian bequeathed the Hall to the National Trust in 1940 to avoid Death Duty Tax.
We travelled towards our new destination near Caister-on Sea. On the way we passed another National Trust place called 'Horsey Wind Pump' but Janice thought we had had enough of that kind of thing, having stayed with me in a camper van for the last week and a half!
Instead, we stopped off at a place called California. It's on the coast just north of Caister. Normal people just go to the place they want to visit but we think of the place we want to visit and find somewhere about 2 miles away and walk to the place we want to visit (is there something wrong with us?).
I imagined how spectacular California would be and thought of the inspiration for The Eagles hit, Hotel California.....well here it is...
California itself was a holiday chalet park with a pub and a fish and chip shop. However, the beach was lovely if rather quiet and windswept.
We walked along the beach to Caister and tried in vain to find the town centre. We concluded that it didn't have one, just a series of holiday parks and bungalows. We did enjoy our walk very much.
The CL we are staying at is about 4 miles inland and it has wifi. Wow!
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