Post by Johnny on Aug 10, 2008 20:57:26 GMT
The next outing planned by the Broadland Greyhound & Whippet Club will be to the Roman fort of Burgh Castle, at Burgh Casle (near Gt. Yarmouth), on Sunday 17th August, from 2.00pm.
Burgh Castle is situated 3 miles West of Gt. Yarmouth, near the edge of Breydon Water. The castle is actually the remains of a Roman Garrison Fort, and there are three main sections of the walls still standing, covering an area about twice the size of a football pitch. The Romans used this as a Cavalry station, from where horsemen could intercept invaders coming up from Gt.Yarmouth. The fort that guarded the Northern approach was at Caister. Burgh Castle is owned by English Heritage, and, you’ll be pleased to learn - has free admission. Please park your cars outside the church, or failing that – park them on the large car park of the local hotel/pub (about 100 yards past the church, on the left). Please feel free to bring along drinks and a snack. After the visit, we may wish to stop off at the nearby “Queen’s Head” pub – where dogs are very welcome, both outside and inside the pub. Sounds like a great place to finish off the day!
Below: Some pics of Burgh Castle (and the pub!) taken when Kitty, myself & the kids visited earlier in the year:
Below: A windswept Johnny (& kids), in front of Breydon Water:
Below: The kids. Sugar's asking: "Where's the Fort Daddy"!
Below: The north facing wall
Below: One of the turrets
Below: Kitty (& kids) standing next to the original Roman wall:
An impressive turret on the NE section of the wall. Quite visible is the Roman building technique, of layering flints with clay tiles
Below: The nearby Saxon church. I bet most of the building materials for this church came from the nearby castle. They certainly look like Roman tiles making up part of it's tower.
Burgh Castle is situated 3 miles West of Gt. Yarmouth, near the edge of Breydon Water. The castle is actually the remains of a Roman Garrison Fort, and there are three main sections of the walls still standing, covering an area about twice the size of a football pitch. The Romans used this as a Cavalry station, from where horsemen could intercept invaders coming up from Gt.Yarmouth. The fort that guarded the Northern approach was at Caister. Burgh Castle is owned by English Heritage, and, you’ll be pleased to learn - has free admission. Please park your cars outside the church, or failing that – park them on the large car park of the local hotel/pub (about 100 yards past the church, on the left). Please feel free to bring along drinks and a snack. After the visit, we may wish to stop off at the nearby “Queen’s Head” pub – where dogs are very welcome, both outside and inside the pub. Sounds like a great place to finish off the day!
Below: Some pics of Burgh Castle (and the pub!) taken when Kitty, myself & the kids visited earlier in the year:
Below: A windswept Johnny (& kids), in front of Breydon Water:
Below: The kids. Sugar's asking: "Where's the Fort Daddy"!
Below: The north facing wall
Below: One of the turrets
Below: Kitty (& kids) standing next to the original Roman wall:
An impressive turret on the NE section of the wall. Quite visible is the Roman building technique, of layering flints with clay tiles
Below: The nearby Saxon church. I bet most of the building materials for this church came from the nearby castle. They certainly look like Roman tiles making up part of it's tower.