Village
Guide
College
Heights, Easton
Location,
location, location…
Easton is a quiet village situated between Norwich and Dereham, surrounded by countryside, yet within 1 mile of the Norwich bypass (A47) for direct access to the County’s major roads and just 7 miles west of the centre of the City for all amenities.
The Village
The village is host
to Easton College, Norfolk’s College in the countryside that is
set in 750 acres of farmland. Some of the courses it offers include agriculture,
horticulture, animal and countryside disciplines, business, sports and
recreation, IT and interior design. The Sports and Leisure Centre at Easton
College has many modern facilities and is host to a number of clubs and
tournaments.
The Norfolk Showground is on the outskirts of Easton and hosts the annual Royal Norfolk Show as well as many other exhibitions, shows and events throughout the year.
Easton has a village hall with a brand new one proposed, a post office (part time), a primary school and a playground. A restaurant, salon, take-away shop, pub and travel inn are also situated in the Village. Several regular bus services run through Easton to both Norwich and Dereham.
Close
by
Just outside the
Village, towards Norwich, is the growing Longwater Business Park and Norfolk
Retail Park. They are presently home to a major supermarket, fitness centre,
fast food restaurant and various nationally recognised stores.
A short journey away is The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. Newly built
and opened in 2001 it provides a state-of-the-art environment for the
delivery of healthcare in the eastern region. It forms part of The Norwich
Research Park that is one of Europe’s largest and most successful
single site concentrations of largely bio based research and development.
Opposite is the BUPA Hospital Norwich that offers private medical care
and a comprehensive range of services and facilities. Close by is The
University of East Anglia offering nearly 300 courses. It is home to more
than 13,000 students, the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts and the Sportspark,
a complex that includes a 50m swimming pool.
Recreationally,
there are many pleasant walks through forest and by the river at Ringland
and the pretty village of Bawburgh. For the more energetic, there are
golf and sports and leisure facilities at nearby Bawburgh, Weston Park
and Barnham Broom. In and around Norwich are numerous adventure, activity,
entertainment, health and sports facilities.
Norwich
The historical “Fine City of Norwich” dates back to Saxon times, though there was a major Roman settlement at Caister St. Edmund. The city grew in prosperity and population and by the early 16th century became the second City of England and remained in pre-eminence until the industrial revolution. The Forum is a wonderful new development, a Millennium Commission project, housing a 21st Century library, museum and restaurants. Norwich continues to undergo redevelopment and renewal and remains the main commercial, entertainment, retail and transport link for the County if not the region.
Norwich has two fine cathedrals: the Norman Anglican Cathedral that has the second tallest spire in the country and the Gothic style St Johns Roman Catholic Cathedral. There remain more than 30 churches of various denominations in the city. Norwich also has a Norman Castle whose museum houses a huge range of displays including the largest collection of ceramic teapots in the world.
The
City Centre and outer business parks are hosts to many well-known national
and international companies offering services and employment. The City
has several theatres and cinemas and many indoor and outdoor recreational
parks and areas.
Norwich is a shoppers’ paradise. Most major stores have an outlet in or around the City along with many specialist and local stores. England’s largest 6-day open market is found in the centre of Norwich with over 200 market stalls selling a huge range of products and services. The Mall, largely underground, is a shopping centre in the shadow of the castle and has multi level shopping and food courts.
There are bus services from the City to most towns and villages in the County with coaches to destinations further afield including London, and fast and frequent rail services to London, Cambridge and the rest of the country. The expanding international airport at Norwich has domestic, European and (indirect) International flights.
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