Norfolk with its wild coastline and the unique wetland landscape of the Norfolk Broads, sits at the top of the East of England. “It’s very flat” Noel Cowawrd said famously of it. Flat it may be in parts, but it has much to lure the filmmaker.
Much of the Norfolk coastline is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and therefore a protected area but it is still very film friendly. From high clay cliffs and remote marsh coastlands to the silt expanses of the Wash, charming seaside towns and wide, white sandy beaches, it is a county of staggering diversity and great beauty.
Norfolk is famous for its waterways, which stretch for 200kms. The Norfolk Broads is the UK’s largest wetland, and its rivers, shallow lakes, marshes and fens make it a unique landscape for filming. The county’s other areas of flatlands have stood in for many settings all over the world, most famously as Korean paddy fields in Die Another Day.
On the fringe of the Suffolk border the distinctive Breckland terrain comprises of vast forests, heath land and arable fields. Norfolk’s unspoilt countryside boasts farmland, stately homes and many market towns, still with their market places, old buildings, village greens and historic churches – perfect for period filming. Norwich is Norfolk’s largest city, renowned for its 900-year old Norman cathedral and castle, both of which tower over the city. Norwich has a vast Cathedral complete with cloisters, medieval cobbled streets and modern shopping centres.
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