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The Contour Atlas

England

East of England

Big skies, lonely saltmarsh, and a university city where the chapel fan vaulting is the widest in the world.

Do different (Norfolk's unofficial motto)

Local food

  • Cromer crab

    Sweet, small-shelled, landed from crab boats off the beach.

  • Colchester oyster

    Farmed on the Colne since Roman occupation.

  • Samphire

    Picked from the tidal marshes, eaten with butter.

  • Adnams ale

    Brewed at Southwold since 1872.

Festivals & events

Latitude Festival
July · Henham Park, Suffolk
Cambridge Folk Festival
July / August · Cambridge
Norfolk & Norwich Festival
May · Norwich
Aldeburgh Festival
June · Snape Maltings

Landmarks

  • King's College Chapel, Cambridge
  • Norfolk Broads
  • Ely Cathedral
  • Holkham Beach
  • Southwold Pier

Grid reference

Station
Norwich
Latitude
52.6309°N
Longitude
1.2974°E

These coordinates are what the departure board sends to Open-Meteo for this region.