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Arrival and information
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Norwich's grandiose
train station
is on the east bank of the River Wensum, ten minutes' walk from the city centre along Prince of Wales Road. Long distance
buses
terminate at the Surrey Street station, also little more than ten minutes' walk from the town centre, but this time to the south off Surrey Street, though some pause in the centre on Castle Meadow too. Information on local and regional bus services is provided by NORBIC, 17-19 Castle Meadow (Mon-Sat 8.30am-5pm; tel 0845/6020121). The First Eastern Counties' Bus Ranger ticket (?7), valid for a day's unlimited travel on most East Anglian bus routes, is available here, as is the three-day ticket for unlimited travel on three days in seven (?16). The
tourist office
is in The Forum, a gleamingly new, glassy building beside the Market Place (June-Sept Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Oct-May Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-2pm; tel 01603/666071,
). The
Broads Authority Office
, 18 Colegate (tel 01603/610734,
), is a useful source of information for those heading for the Broads.
The best way to see the city is on foot and the tourist office's
city walking tours
(July & Aug daily; April-June & Sept up to 4 weekly; 1hr 30min; ?2.50) are a good way of getting the lie of the land. It's also worth bearing in mind the
riverbus
(April-Oct 5 daily; 15min; 75p), which runs from the Elm Hill Quay to the Thorpe Road Quay, opposite the train station, providing an inexpensive means of cruising Norwich's central waterway. They are operated by City Boats (tel 01603/701701), who also offer a limited range of longer cruises out into the surrounding countryside and to the Norfolk Broads from both the Elm Hill and Thorpe Road quays. Other useful information
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