Follow One of the City's most famous landmarks, Norwich Castle was built by the Normans as a Royal Palace 900 years ago. 12th–13th centuries. A Norwich taxi firm, ABC Taxis, has been given the go-ahead to install protective screens in additional safety measures for drivers and customers. Our family opted for a joint ticket, over the objections of our daughter, who isn't keen on museums at the best of times. Self-drive boats, canoes and other paddle craft can now be hired for the day again on The Broads, by members of a single household or “support bubble”, A Norfolk artisan baker, Bread Source, has come up with a new must-have sweet treat that combines a French classic Pain au Chocolat with a British favourite, the doughnut, A new paddle board business, Norfolk Paddle Boards, lets people explore the Norfolk Broads independently. At Norwich Castle Emma and the Bretons held out against the Royal Army and were finally given forty days to leave the country. Here are the most recent events we had listed at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, to give you a flavour of what goes on there: Ents24 Ltd, Technology House, 16-18 Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2LG Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery Events. In 1887 Norwich Corporation bought the castle, carried out still more repairs and, after stripping the interior of the keep and inserting a gallery, converted the keep and most of the prison buildings into a museum and art gallery, which was opened by the Duke and Duchess of York (later to become King George V and Queen Mary) on 23 October 1894. Norwich Castle has been besieged several times. Visitors to the dungeons can see chains and shackles used on prisoners in the castle, a pair of stocks, a scold's bridle, a gibbet iron and death masks of some of the murderers hanged in Norwich Castle. The Norwich architect Edward Boardman was commissioned to convert the castle and the prison buildings into a museum which opened its doors to the public in 1894. 3927447 © 1999 - 2020 Ents24.com all rights reserved, We hate spam and will never share your email address with anyone else, More than a million fans already rely on Ents24 to follow their favourite artists and venues. Kett’s Oak, in Hethersett, the renowned meeting place of Robert Kett and his followers in 1549 before their uprising, has been given a health boost to try and keep it alive for hundreds more years. Norwich Castle is a medieval royal fortification in the city of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk.It was founded in the aftermath of the Norman conquest of England when William the Conqueror (1066–1087) ordered its construction because he wished to have a fortified place in the town of Norwich. Sometimes there are conducted tours of the dungeons and the battlements - the view from the battlements is quite magnificent, encompassing much of Norwich. After three months she surrendered, but in recognition of her bravery was allowed to join her husband. 1100 – Bishop's Palace built (approximate date). Passengers are being advised to check before they travel ahead of railway works taking place over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The conquered Saxons were forced to raise a mound, some twenty-one metres high and surrounded by a dry ditch, at the end of a prominent ridge of land. Great ideas on what to do and see, the best places to eat and stay, attractions, events, news and more…. 1067 – Norwich Castle construction begins (approximate date). “What’s on in Norwich” is the ‘go to’ website, packed with information for residents and visitors, to make your time in Norwich enjoyable.