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Long Stratton
Town in Norfolk, England

Long Stratton

Long Stratton is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England.

It historically consisted of two villages; the larger, Stratton St. Mary, is to the south, and the other, Stratton St. Michael, lies to the north. It had a population of 4,424 in the 2011 Census.

Get in

Getting to Long Stratton

The town lies on the A140 main road south of Norwich. Several bus services between Diss and Norwich (some rural services can be slow).

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Forncett Industrial Steam Museum

    Wed Sun 11AM–4PM (see web site for additional "steam-up" opening).

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Banham Zoo
  2. 02
    Rowan Craft Ltd

    Wherry Dyke, Geldeston, Beccles, NR34 0LY (15 miles E of Long Stratton),.

  3. 03
    Lotus Cars Factory Tour

    Potash Lane, Hethel, NR14 8EZ (7 miles NW of town).

  4. 04
    Norfolk Tank Museum

    Collection of Cold War armoured vehicles, weaponry and tanks The surrounding countryside has many small rural quiet roads without many hills ideally suited to cycling.

  5. 05
    Hot To Trot School of Equitation

    Gowers Farm Barns, Low Road, Bunwell, NR16 1SD (5 miles W of town), suzie@barrcode.com.

Eat

Where to eat

Several restaurants and take-aways in the town.

  1. 01
    Goodies Food Hall

    French’s Farm, Wood Lane, Pulham, IP21 4XU (4 miles S of town, just off A140 but cyclists approach using lanes to eadt), shop@goodiesfoodhall.co.uk.

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