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A visitors guide to the inland Georgian village of
Burnham Market located not far from the the North
Norfolk coastline. Burnham Market is approximately three
miles from the coast and is popular with visitors at all
times of the year, as there is always a buzz about the
place and it has its own energy even on cold winter
days.
There are a variety of small and
interesting shops, which cater for every need, as well
as lots of places to stay and places to eat. The wide
village green is surrounded by houses dating from the
late 17th and 18th century, some of them with earlier
buildings behind the facades, all in all very
picturesque. There is always a hustle and bustle about
Burnham Market, especially around the village green, the
heart of the community.
The surrounding streets have equally
attractive but smaller cottages in a range of ages and
styles whilst on the outskirts lie the larger manor
houses and farms. Burnham Market is at the centre of the
original seven Burnhams and is also the largest and the
busiest. Anyone looking for a quieter venue should
try one of the other Burnhams, all of which have their
own unique character. At the western end of the town is
the church of St. Mary Westgate which has a fine flint
work tower.
For golfing enthusiasts there are two
well-known golf courses nearby – the lovely links course
of Old Hunstanton is just down the road and The Royal
West-Norfolk at Brancaster only a few miles away.
For Holiday Accommodation in Burnham Market - Self
Catering - Holiday Cottages - Hotels - Bed and
Breakfast check out our Holiday Accommodation links
above.
 Burnhams
Westgate, Sutton and Ulph
(named after a Danish chieftain, brother of King Canute)
make up Burnham Market itself.
 The
Goose Beck which flows through
the town and is channelled through the village green
before discharging into the River Burn. Occasionally
when the north winds coincide with the spring tide the
Goose Beck floods and creates small fords in the market
place and on the roads which then have to be forded by
pedestrians much to the amusement of children and the
fortitude of the locals.
An
old middle ages verse goes
as follows "London York and Coventry and the Seven
Burnhams by the sea".
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