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Swaffham, Norfolk
andallthatjazz
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Looks like we will finally end up moving to Swaffham, We just made an offer to a property that meets our criteria.
Did some research prior obviously & it's a lovely place with it's nice market town. Looked at Sawffham website also with testimonials from some known people who live in the area not to mention Stephen Fry. We were there one Sat and I love the feel of the market & surrounding area. We did some driving around and can't believe there is Waitrose!
The one downside though is no train station so we have to take train to Downham Market & taxi takes 20mins, it's actually perfectly fine as it's a nice drive. Don't understand why they shut down the station.
Anyone here live/know Swaffham who could offer some perspective?
Did some research prior obviously & it's a lovely place with it's nice market town. Looked at Sawffham website also with testimonials from some known people who live in the area not to mention Stephen Fry. We were there one Sat and I love the feel of the market & surrounding area. We did some driving around and can't believe there is Waitrose!
The one downside though is no train station so we have to take train to Downham Market & taxi takes 20mins, it's actually perfectly fine as it's a nice drive. Don't understand why they shut down the station.
Anyone here live/know Swaffham who could offer some perspective?
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It's a nice area but don't expect much from public transport.
I think they mean The Fens, and the Fens are just fine.
How close are you to the race track?
Sounds a nice place.😊
I don't know about the race track but I don't think the house location is anywhere near it ( hope not anyway), the house in only about 5/10 mins drive to Market Town.
Not worried too much about the transport as we can just drive around & at least there is a bus from Market town that goes straight to Norwich for major shopping etc.
Swaffham is miles and miles from any Fens.
Locals pronounce it Swaaaafum. ;-). You won't miss the big wind turbine at the Eco centre but locals love both.
My brother-in-law lives there and it's a great place if you like wind turbines.
It's Thetford for Dad's Army stuff... there's a museum and random statues and the like.
The banger racing track is some distance out of Swaffham on the A1122 just off the roundabout on the A47, be surprise if dust and noise affect many people in Swaffham. It is not like they hold a race every night.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.6547391,0.6312448,700m/data=!3m1!1e3
It's quite a way off.
I don't know the area at all, but I believe Alan Partridge doesn't live that far away. He likes farmers by the way.
Sounds like coma town tbh. Nothing to do and a commuter belt area. Boring x1000.
But but!!! It has an Iceland!!!!
Stephen Fry is very sweet about the place, he does like to support the local area however he doesn't live in Swaffham and I can't imagine he ever would!
Oh and by the way Alan Partridge isn't real!
Where is it a commuter belt area for? Kings Lynn??!!
Sometimes my whole house shakes and rattles and can be a little frightening if you are outside in the garden and suddenly one comes flying over almost without warning, the roar is terrifying. They're not low flying, but low enough and very, very noisy. Can also be quite exciting to watch if there are two together.
Something you have to get used to in this part of Norfolk.
I don't live in Swaffham but in the country nearby, so it's possible that residents in town might not get what we get.