Sweet, simple, old-style rooms (expect bright colours and pine) in a pub that's so welcoming you might not want to leave. Order some substantial pub grub (its fish and chips are famous; mains from £9 to £18; meals served noon to 9pm), then, for great theatre gossip, ask landlady Marjorie about her career on the stage.
Kings Arms
Norfolk
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Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
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