Despite being a bit out of the way, for those of you that don't know Norwich is on the Bump bit of the country above London, Norwich is relatively easy to get to, with train and road links across the country and is less than 2 hours away from London by train. Norwich is the hub of Norfolk and due to this there are often a lot of day visitors to the centre, the easiest and often cheapest way to get into town is the brilliant Park & Ride service with 6 sites on the outskirts of the city; there are a huge range of cafe's and restaurants that service the city with chapelfield terrace offering the widest variety in one place: wagamamas, cafe rouge, yo sushi! ask italian, giraffe and soon a Gourmet burger kitchen :). However one of my all time favourite restaurants back home is "The Waffle House". Waffles? I hear you ask....yes waffles! Savoury or sweet this restaurant offers the yummiest waffles you can imagine with a variety of toppings, a personal favourite is the ham and cheese sauce waffle, but spag bol on a waffle always goes down a treat. They offer student discount but are fairly reasonable price wise, so if you ever come to Norwich they are definitely worth a visit .
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| Medium white waffle with ham and cheese sauce....NOM! |
In Norwich you have 2 main choices shopping wise, the supersized modern shopping centre Chapelfield, which houses all the highstreet favourites, and the lanes, which is home of all the amazing independant stores.
Despite the ease and huge variety of shops in Chapelfield: H&M, Zara, Warehouse, French Connection, House of Fraser, Schuh, Boots and many more, Its nice to come home and rediscover all my favourite little shops again. I've found amazing presents and vintage finds in these shops and the best of all is the biannual fair they hold, which brings extra stalls and everyone out onto the street, another of my must do things if you're about when they're on!
As lovely as Norwich is by day it actually is pretty amazing for nights out, something that I really didnt appreciate until I moved elsewhere. Pretty much all the main bars and night clubs are within 1 mile of each other, so its easy to bar hop and flit between clubs depending on your mood. Personally I start off at one of the 3 wetherspoons nearby, The Bell, The Glass House or Queen of Iceni (Lloyds), working my way down stopping of at places like Revolution or Essence before heading into either of the 2 big clubs, Mercy & Wonderland. Mercy offers a very polished experience and advertises itself as being the classier of the two, however you do pay for it, so its always best to pre-drink before heading to Mercy. My current favourite is Wonderland due to the good nights they host, propaganda and back to the 90's, and the value of their drinks. I'm definitely taking the girls from uni to propaganda when they visit! Definitely look into Propaganda to see if the night runs near you!
Enjoy Norwich Lovelies
FFF x