August 22nd – 27th Pre Meet BCC FOL - Dereham Hockey Club. Honeysuckle Drive, Dereham. NR20 3TE.
5 nights Cost £12
Site opens and closes at 1pm.
A47 either East or West bound, use the turnings signposted Swanton Morley. Then pick up the B1147 (old A47) Norwich Road and head west towards the Town Centre for around 1 mile, just past the Coach Makers PH, take the second turning on the Left opposite the Fire Station, onto Greenfields Road, also Brown Sign for Dereham Windmill, follow this road for just under 1/2 mile and take the second left turn onto Honeysuckle Drive. Site entrance 30 meters on the right. Follow BCC Signs.
The Mid Norfolk Railway which is around a 15-minute stroll to the station, if you fancy stepping back in time with a ride on the train. In the summer months there is normally a regular steam train service to Wymondham Abbey station. Now the faulty bridge has been replaced trains are once again serving Wymondham Abbey station where you can alight and is a short stroll into the town centre of Wymondham. Wymondham is an older style market town. Dereham is well served by various bus routes to locations such as Kings Lynn, Peterborough, Norwich & beyond. The town centre is also only around a 15-20 minute walk, with a good selection of shops, restaurants & takeaway’s available. Around a 10-minute walk from site you can visit the Dereham Windmill where there is a little café on opening days, also around 10 minutes’ walk there is a good selection of supermarkets for all your daily needs. Good road access to visit the North Norfolk Coast etc. And if you fancy a Wee Dram why not visit one of England’s very few Distilleries only around 20 miles away at Larling.
Our Pre Meet is around a 45-minute drive from the FOL Site near Banham Zoo. Suggested route to the FOL from Derham is follow A47 to Norwich, then A11 to Attlebourgh, after passing the BP/Shell filling stations on the A11 take the next exit & follow signs for B1077 to Diss, upon picking up the one-way system in Attlebourgh follow B1077 Diss signs plus also brown signs to Banham Zoo. Follow Banham Zoo signage after passing through Old Buckenham. Upon Entering Banham look for BCC Signage.
Advanced Booking Advisable - contact Pauline on 07549489182
Stewards: David and Mary, Pauline and David 07549489182.