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Cows at Baylham Rare Breeds
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| Bungay |
Two things intrigue visitors on entering the
centre of Bungay. The Buttercross, a domed building which was
used at one time as a prison with a dungeon below. Nowadays
it is the site of a weekly market and somewhere safe to run
in the event of a sudden rainstorm!
The other object of interest is a preoccupation with Black Dogs.
There's a post topped by a black dog in the centre of the road
outside the Three Tuns, the name Black Dog crops up in numerous
local organisations names and there's the legend.
Legend has it that at the town's St Mary's Church a fiery dog,
the black dog, an apparition of the devil himself appeared and
raged thru the church during a violent storm in 1577. Several
local members of the congregation were apparently killed before
the dog flew off to Blythburgh where it did the same thing leaving
deep scorch marks on the church door there. It is believed that
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle used the legend as the basis for his
Sherlock Holmes story "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
The main industry in the town for many years has been printing,
Richard Clay's are well known for printing bibles and in most
recent years all of the Harry Potter books.
The town of Bungay can be traced back to 1165 when a castle
was built here.
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Visit the Bigod's Castle. Just a few minutes walk
from the present day town centre you will find the ruins of
the ancient Norman Bungay Castle. Built by Feudal Lord Hugh
Bigod around 1165. All that remains today are the foundations
up to the level of the ground floor windows and two towers.
There is a small visitor centre, gift shop and cafe. The River
Waveney practically surrounds Bungay like a giant moat, therefore
it was an ideal site for a castle. Visitor Centre tel: 01986
896156.
Bungay Museum. Based at the Council
Offices in Broad Street. Contains items of interest about
the town's history. Tel: 01986 892176
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
The
Otter Trust. Based just outside the town, well signposted,
is Philip Ware's Otter Trust. Look for signposts off the A143
Diss-Lowestoft Road, about two miles west of Bungay. Tel. 01986
893470. Read
more...
St Peter's Brewery.
Located at nearby St Peter's, South Elmham. Offering both restaurant
or brewery tours. Tel:
01986 782332.
See
full details on our local brewery pages
Waveney Valley Indoor Swimming Pool. Excellent swimming
pool on the edge of town, follow signposts to Halesworth. Tel:
01986 895014.
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum.
Based at nearby Flixton (once again very well signposted from
Bungay). Free admission, donations welcome.
Bungay & Waveney Golf Club. Excellent
course situated at the towns Outney Meadow Common Land. Tel:
01986 892337.
Rent a boat or canoe and explore the Waveney
- Outney Meadow, Tel. 01986 892338.
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