The only pub in New Costessey! The Crown has a main bar where you will find the chavs sipping on…read moretheir stellas and a pool room with plenty of NCFC pictures on the walls. Turn right through the main entrance and you will be in the lounge, which has benefitted recently from a refurb and has a darts board and jukebox, all in all it caters for all the Costessey Posse needs. However it can be a bit daunting for people from outside the village and just be careful on a monday night when the darts team are at home, or you may be dragged on the bar to join in on a rendition of Burning Love!! Nice :-)

The Alex is a great local, stocking 3-4 well kept real ales, with a cosy atmosphere which makes it…read morea nice calm place to grab a pint. They also serve some nice food at around 4-6 quid a plate, with some interesting dishes in there. It's refreshing to see a pub doing food and not completely altering the layout and feel of the place; the Alex is still a pub, it just happens to do food too. It has a dart board and pool table, as well as a cool little jukebox and a plethora of different board games. It's telling that the local university games club comes and plays their games at the Alex; the tables are a good size and the landlord clearly goes out of his way to accomodate everyone. It's a well loved place, deservedly so, well worth a visit.

A low-key backstreet boozer. Snooker. Barman who seems like he could have been the barman here for…read moreat least 30 years. Nice range of sessionable ales on cask. Good value. Eclectic bric a brac on display - football trophies, beer ephemera, photos, event posters. This would be such a wonderful local. If you are making your way out to Fat Cat, pop in here for at least a quick half.

Located on Stafford st in the Earlham Road side of the Golden Triangle. The Belle Vue is very…read morepopular with students and after work drinkers who flock there to take advantage of their early bird food prices, where you can get most of their meals with a couple of quid knocked off. The pub itself is roomy and there is always a good atmosphere. A nice size beer garden with a purpose built shelter for smokers is a plus. Worth a visit especially if you are hungry!!

The Belle Vue has a nice atmosphere and friendly staff, with a good selection of ales and…read morevegetarian options. The food is a decent price but don't expect too much for what you are paying. Had a veggie burger with generous portions but is more suited to a Wetherspoons style pub. Pints are a reasonable price but bottled beers are a bit steep. Wine choices are limited and of a poor quality. Overall stay for the decor and staff but pop to the chippy down the road before hand.

Cheap beer - check. Dart board - check…read more Inebriated bar staff - check. As a pub The Nelson does what it says on the tin. It's very much no frills and almost exclusively a locals only affair. Pretty much feels like a second lounge room for most of the patrons and they all seem to be mates.. or a mate of a mate.. or some variation. At £3.20 one of the cheapest not-a-chain-pub pints of Fosters I've found. Recommended for a no fuss pint or if it happens to be on your route during a pub crawl.

This is a drinkers pub, gets lots of youngsters in because of the sky sports, pool table and dart…read moreboard. They do a Sunday roast fairly cheaply, but in general it's OK, not a great selection of ales and the usual largers.

This is a nice little local pub which is located about 15 minutes walk from the town center and a 5…read moreminute walk from the seafront. This is a small pub which has a freindly and relaxed atmosphere and has seating outside. The is also a pool table and dart board. This is a nice pub to come and relax with the friendly staff and locals.

Nice back street pub,as closed down and re opened in the past-proper old fashioned pub,which we…read moreneed to keep open and support

Located near Trowse just a couple of miles from the city centre is Whitlingham Country Park…read more Parking is easy but you do have to pay. It is adjacent to the Visitor Centre which opened in 2006 from which you can relax in the cafe and enjoy views over the broad. We often come here to just walk around the Great Broad (about 3 miles) or for the children to enjoy playing at the man-made beach by the Little Broad. We enjoy watching all that goes on here as they have a full range of water-based activities. A great place to picnic in the summer and take it all in. Bird lovers will also enjoy a trip here. Cyclists too can enjoy a ride in safe and pleasant surroundings. I hope one day that their will be a bridge built over the River Yare so that easy access to the site can be made from the other side of the city in Thorpe St Andrew.

Eaton park is one of the best green spaces in Norwich. It is great for sports and has pitch and…read moreputt, tennis, bowls and croquet areas. There are also flat playing fields for more informal ball games and running around. All the paths are smooth and flat and are ideal for children to ride their bikes on in a safe environment away from roads. My children's favourite part is of course the play area which is all built over sand so don't forget to bring your buckets and spades with you too! As well as spending a great deal of time here we also like to play games of Hide and Seek in and around the Rose Garden and try and spot fish and frogs in the Lily Pond. Be warned if you have very young children as this is not fenced off. There is also a model steam railway (open Sundays only in the summer) and a model yacht pond. The focal point of the park is the bandstand in the centre of the park. A small coffee shop and toilet facilities are also to be found near here. We always enjoy our time here and of course it's free!

This restored Victorian garden is like a secret treasure hidden in the city centre. Step inside and…read moreyou're in another time and place. The sound of running water, the fountains and 'ruins', planting on various levels and in varied styles make this a charming place to wander around or simply sit and enjoy. This is somewhere very special to spend a relaxing hour.

A beautiful and remarkably well hidden garden, this is a lovely place to visit and spend an hour or…read moreso. The Plantation Garden is also a surprisingly good place to bring kids - it's pushchair accessible and great for hide and seek. There are a few steep slopes and a fountain, so younger children might need close supervision. The Garden is normally unstaffed (payment of the entry fee is by way of an honesty box) but on Sunday afternoons volunteers are usually there to serve tea and cake.