Wymondham

town and civil parish in Norfolk, England

Wymondham (pronounced "WIND-um") is a market town in Norfolk, 9 miles south-west of Norwich.

Understand

The town has all the facilities that would be expected: medical, dental, shops, supermarkets, police station, banks, etc. Lotus Cars are based just outside the town in Hethel.

Get in

Wymondham
Beckets Chapel

Wymondham is alongside the main A11 Norwich to Newmarket road and is served by several junctions. There are several bus services between the town and Norwich and outlying villages.

  • 🌍 Wymondham railway station (close to the town centre). The town is on the Cambridge to Norwich train line. 

Get around

Wymondham is small enough to walk around. The town has several car parks.

See

  • 🌍 Wymondham Abbey. Today the Abbey serves as the parish church of Wymondham, but it started life as a Benedictine priory. (updated Apr 2017)
  • 🌍 Wymondham Heritage Museum (Wymondham Bridewell). (updated Apr 2017)

Do

  • 🌍 Banham Zoo (Zoological Society of East Anglia), Kenninghall Road, Banham, Norfolk NR16 2HE (11 miles to SSW), ☏ +44 1953 887771. Opening times vary through year. Good sized zoo, wide range of animals, good enclosures, well looked after. Entry price varies with time of year and visitor age. (updated Mar 2017)
  • 🌍 Wymondham Leisure Centre, Norwich Road, Wymondham, NR18 0NT, ☏ +44 1953 607171, . 25-m swimming pool, gym and fitness centre. Swimming: adult £4.50, child 5–18 £2.25, child under 5 fee. (updated Apr 2017)

Motor sport

Cycling

The surrounding countryside has many small rural quiet roads without many hills ideally suited to cycling. The network of small lanes will need a map (or GPS or smartphone with mapping) for those not familiar with the area. Cyclists avoid the A11 running past the town and tend to use the narrower rural lanes.

Horse riding

The area is popular for horse riding.

Buy

The town has two main supermarkets

The town centre has a wide range of smaller independent shops, banks, etc including gift shops such as Little Boutique, Reeves, Marmalade Tree, Ebony and card shops.

Clements is a traditional hardware store.

There are two markets

Cyclists

Eat

Several restaurants, take-aways, fish & chip shops, pizza shops, etc. in the town.

  • 🌍 Shapla Tandoori, 22-26 Town Green, Wymondham, NR18 0PW, ☏ +44 1953 601173. Daily noon-2PM & 5:30-11PM. Authentic Indian/Bangladeshi cuisine. (updated Apr 2017)
  • Trump Thai
  • Big Fry chip shop
  • Mad Hatters
  • Chips Ahoy
  • Courtyard Cafe
  • The Lemon Tree
  • Town Green Cafe
  • The Coffee Shop
  • Wymondham Kebab

Drink

Number of pubs in the town.

  • 🌍 The Green Dragon Tavern (Pub), 6 Church Street, Wymondham, NR18 0PH, ☏ +44 1953 607907. M-Th noon-11PM, F Sa noon-midnight, Su noon-10:30PM. Medieval pub dating back to 14th century. Served drinks & food. (updated Apr 2017)
  • 🌍 The Lemon Tree Café Bar, 2 Damgate Street, Wymondham, NR18 0BQ, ☏ +44 1953 606366. Tu-Th 9AM-PM, F Sa 8AM-3PM. Café, cakes & bar. (updated Apr 2017)
  • 🌍 The Railway (Pub), Station Rd, Wymondham, NR18 0JY (5 mins walk from town centre), ☏ +44 1953 605262, . Pub: M-Sa 11:30AM-11PM, Su noon-10:30PM. Also serves food (more limited hours). (updated Apr 2017)

Sleep

Several hotels and B&Bs in town and surrounding area offering range of standards (and prices)

Stay Healthy

Connect

  • Mini post office located in The White Hart pub in Market Street with another inside Coop Stores on Limetree Avenue

Go next

Routes through Wymondham
Thetford ← Attleborough ←  SW  NE  → Norwich


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