A Year on the Road in a Motorhome - East Anglia - Northern Soul - Heacham - Sandringham - Kings Lynn - Week 14

 Wednesday, 2 December 2014, Week 14

We start off the adventures for this week at Searle’s Soul and Motown weekend in Hunstanton. What a fantastic weekend! I actually attempted to dance the Northern Soul style, as I had blogged about in the film a few weeks earlier. It was like stepping back to the 1970s, and some of the dancers were fantastic twinkle-toes, even in their fifties and sixties. I decided I wanted to learn how to dance like that properly, as I felt quite self-conscious, intimidated, and a little clumsy.

We then headed out to the lovely caravan club on the Sandringham estate. I was amazed just how many hard-core caravaners there are in this country… It’s certainly a way of life for some. 

Anyway, we received directions for a walk in the Queen's estate, and although the house wasn’t open due to Her Majesty residing there for Chrimbo, we could go to the visitor’s centre. I have decided that from now on, I will be the map, direction reader and general navigator. (I haven't mentioned the culprit's name for legal reasons, hehe!) We were looking for the 'wild wood' and ended up in the middle of a clay pigeon shooting field on the estate!! A pleasant thirty-minute walk to the visitor centre actually took us nearly two hours to find!! That cup of tea tasted terrific when I finally got it. The visitor centre was decorated all Christmassy, which was lovely and cosy, so all was forgiven, and the grounds were gorgeous and atmospheric as we headed back to the campsite at dusk, with mist floating around at ground level and through the pine trees, beautiful. 

We went to Kings Lynn for a couple of days, and I was pretty surprised by how lovely and old-world the town was. For some reason, I had an image in my head of an industrial freight port with giant cranes everywhere. Anyway, I had a successful day, leaving my Beyond Books advert cards dotted around places of artistic interest and entertainment (e.g., local theatre, bookshops, and cinema).at Kings Lynn Theatre. It was a very funny and entertaining film. I was just a little disappointed that they didn’t play the original theme tune from the TV.

Talking of cinema, we also went to see Paddington Bear the movie at Kings Lynn theatre, a very funny and entertaining film. Just a little disappointed that they didn’t play the original theme tune from the tv series I loved so much as a kid.

South Beach at Heacham was unusual, with a hotchpotch of boats/sheds/houses by the sea. First, though, a quick trip to Bury to see friends and a Birthday Party!!! Yay!!!

PS The Funniest thing I've just seen was Del shooing a fly out of the Motorhome. LOL!

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