Moulton St Mary Village Sign

Norfolk's village signs are a quirky obsession of theirs, and Moulton St Mary has one that genuinely rewards a detour if you're staying at Clippesby Hall or any of the nearby parks. The sign itself is a painted wooden affair - the sort of thing you'll either find charming or mildly baffling, depending on how deep you are into East Anglian folk traditions.

What makes it worth stopping for is less the sign's artistic merit (though it's competent enough) and more the reason it exists. These village signs tell stories about the place - whether that's a local legend, a craft that built the community, or just what the villagers thought mattered. You can spend two minutes gawping at it, or five if you actually bother reading what it depicts.

It's the sort of thing that works brilliantly if you're walking through the Broads area anyway, breaking up a longer route between parks. On its own? Not a destination. But if you're based at Haven Wild Duck or Willowcroft and fancy a different walk one morning, the village is accessible enough. Free, obviously - it's a village sign. Allow five minutes unless you're genuinely fascinated by Norfolk's painted timber tradition, in which case you might linger longer pondering why the county takes these things so seriously.

Moulton St Mary sits comfortably within walking distance of several caravan parks, making it an easy half-hour ramble from base.