Aldiss

Aldiss is one of those Norfolk sites that doesn't shout about itself, which is precisely why it matters. This is a genuine Anglo-Saxon settlement - genuinely old, genuinely Norfolk - sitting quietly near Fakenham where most visitors speed straight past. What you're looking at are earthworks and archaeological remains from a period when this stretch of Norfolk was actually important enough to warrant a proper settlement.

It's not dramatic. There's no visitor centre, no reconstructed buildings, no one in period costume explaining the pottery shards. What you get is the landscape itself - the bumps and hollows that tell you people lived and worked here, roughly 1500 years ago. That's the appeal, really. You're reading the land like an archaeologist would, piecing together how settlements were laid out without someone else's interpretation getting in the way.

Walkers and history types will find it worthwhile. Families with young children who need things explained and pointed out will probably get restless within ten minutes. Allow 30 to 45 minutes if you're genuinely interested; longer if you're into Anglo-Saxon Norfolk and want to sit with the scale of the place.

Stay at Norfolk Coast Caravans and Camping - just 0.6 miles away - and you're positioned nicely for exploring this quieter corner of the region. It's the sort of stop that rewards curiosity rather than casual passing-through. Proper Norfolk, in other words.