Getting there

Planes

Gatwick and Heathrow are two or three hours away by train | via London. There’s also an airport at Norwich | with limited but occasionally handy connections (www.norwichairport.co.uk).

Trains

Trains run from London King’s Cross to King’s Lynn twice an hour; the journey takes about 90 minutes. There’s a service from London Liverpool Street to Norwich every half hour or so, and the journey takes a couple of hours.

Automobiles

Driving from London takes two or three hours | via the M11 and A11. Norfolk roads are pretty patchy and unhelpful | though (which at least helps keep the area quiet...). If you want to hire a car once you get to Norwich or King’s Lynn | try www.hertz.co.uk. You get a ten per cent discount if you’re a Smith cardholder; just quote ‘635230’ when you book.