Property News · March 21, 2014

Let's move to North Walsham, Norfolk


You know that feeling you get on a rollercoaster as you creep to the summit before the drop? You can find it hereWhat’s going for it? There is a moment, right about Stalham or Smallburgh, where I come over all foreboding. Something’s out there. You can sense the sea, but you can’t see it. It is, after all, still five or so miles off. But after driving for hours (Norfolk is huge, with dawdling roads), surely there can’t be much more land left. It’s that feeling you get on a rollercoaster as you creep to the summit before the drop. That’s exactly where North Walsham finds itself. On the cusp. Time was – before Henry VIII, back when cloth was king – when rural Norfolk was wealthy, where rags to riches dreams were spun. The local oligarchs lavished spending on palatial wool churches, North Walsham’s St Nicholas being one of the biggest. But this corner of Norfolk is rich no more, despite being a breath away from the artisan metropolis of Burnham Market and the motorboats of the Broads. Despite the appeal of its country, coast and towns, it’s on the cusp, and probably always will be.The case against In the current climate, I do fear for the coast of Norfolk: North Walsham may one day, involuntarily, become a seaside resort. It has the usual small town, back-of-beyond woes and its share of economic ennui, though new additions, such as the Atrium cultural centre, generate some energy. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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