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The Green Parrot cafe in the square has good coffee and lovely cakes. Nice to sit outside on a sunny dau

The pretty village of North Pickenham lies on the route of the Peddars Way long-distance trail. The impressive St Andrew's Church is worth a look, while the nearby Grade I listed St Mary's Church has murals that date back to the 11th century. St Mary's is a remnant of the deserted medieval village of Houghton on the Hill.

Nice spot to catch the sunrise.

The Market Cross cafe on the north side is a good option for a refreshment stop: open 7 days a week until 4pm (later on Fridays).

The Buttercross is in the middle of Swaffham. It is the centre of a weekly market. When the farmer sold their butter, they opened their stands in the shade of the Buttercross so it wouldn't melt away.

In 1604 the whole roof of All Saints church was carried away in a storm. In 1737 there was a restoration, with the nave walls being raised three feet. The chancel was re-roofed at a lower level than before, which left the east window in its ogee-gabled wall with nothing behind its upper tracery of 14th century reticulated pattern. It wasn’t until the beginning of the 20th century that the roof was restored to its full height. The church walls show many signs of old windows being blocked and new ones cut through in different places, and buttresses have been added. The tower is basically 12th century; in the 15th century an octagonal belfry replaced the earlier one. Near the top of the flint circular part is a band of stone and above that there are 19th century bricks inside, so maybe the belfry and parapet were restored then. On the west wall of the tower, at about ten feet high, is a slit window, with dressed stone for its frame and a single stone for its lintel, in which an arch is cut. More: https://www.roundtowerchurches.net/norfolk/norfolk-s-y/south-pickenham-2/

The church, saved from demolition in the nineties, once stood within the now disappeared village of Houghton. During renovation, Romanesque wall paintings of international significance were discovered. The Throne of Grace trinity is one of the earliest known examples in Europe. Unfortunately the church was locked at the time of our visit.