Fakenham

Recorded in the Domesday Book the village was small and neighbouring villages dominated until Henry VIII dissolved the Abbey at Hempton, when Fakenham started to grow until by 1250 it became a Market Town and today still has a weekly market close to the original location. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries printing was the town's main industry but the principle printers closed in 1970.
The town in on the River Wensum.

By road

The town is on the A148 main road between Holt (13 miles) and King's Lynn (23 miles).The A1064 runs from the town to Swaffham (and beyond to Mildenhall where it connects to the main A11).

By train

The stations in the town have both closed and there are no longer any train services to the town.

By bus

• Stagecoach X29 service runs through the town between King's Lynn and Norwich.
• Sanders Coaches service 9 runs between the town and Cromer
• konectbus service 21 runs between the town and Dereham (via North Elmham).

The town is small enough to see on foot.

• Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History

  phone: +44 1553 762151
  address: Hempton Rd, Fakenham, NR21 7LA
  the only surviving town gasworks in England and Wales

• Langham Glass

  phone: +44 1328 863500
  address: Greenway Lane, Fakenham, NR21 8ET
  Glass blowing centre (courses, experience/"have-a-go", shop, cafe).

• Fakenham Golf Club

  phone: +44 1328 855678
  address: Pudding Norton, Fakenham, NR21 7NY

• Holywood Cinema

  phone: +44 1328 856466
  address: Market Place, Fakenham, NR21 9BP
• Go to the races at

  Fakenham Racecourse

  phone: +44 1328 862388
  address: Fakenham NR21 7NY
  Unusually, this has year-round jumps races, no flat-racing.

• Pensthorpe Natural Park

  phone: +44 1328 851465
  address: Fakenham Road, Fakenham, NR21 0LN
  Wildlife Park. For several years the BBC TV SpringWatch Nature series was filmed based in the park. No dogs (other than assistance dogs).

• Thursday Market

  address: Market Place, Fakenham, NR21 9BG
  Also see some of the printing blocks set into the market square celebrating the printing history of the town.

Supermarkets

• Tesco

  phone: +44 345 026 9522
  address: Oak St Fakenham, NR21 9DX
  Wi-Fi. ATMs.

• Lidl

  address: Holt Rd, Fakenham, NR21 8JG

Banks

• Lloyds

  address: 27 Norwich St, Fakenham, NR21 9AH

• HSBC

  address: 36 Market Place, Fakenham, NR21 9DA
  24 hr ATM.

• Drifters Fish & Chips

  phone: +44 1328 863229
  address: 20 Oak St, Fakenham, NR21 9DY
  Also delivery.

• Running Horse

  phone: +44 1328 864498
  address: Hawthorn Way,

• Henry IV

  phone: +44 1328 864592
  address: Greenway Lane, Fakenham, NR21 8ES
  Free Wi-Fi. Beer garden.

• Norfolk Kebab House

  phone: +44 1328 856966
  address: 3 Norwich St, Fakenham, NR21 9AF
  Delivery available (different hours).

• The Bull

  phone: +44 1328 853410
  address: 41 Bridge St, Fakenham, NR21 9AG
  Free House & member of CAMRA. Also food & rooms.

• The Limes

  phone: +44 1328 850050
  address: 30 Bridge St, Fakenham, NR21 9AZ
  Wi-Fi. Food (different hours).

• Wisteria Tea Rooms

  phone: +44 1328 851247
  address: Newmans Yard, Norwich St, Fakenham, NR21 9AF

• The Wensum Lodge Hotel

  phone: +44 1328 862100
  address: Bridge St, Fakenham, NR21 9AY

• Rampant Horse Inn

  phone: +44 1328 862421
  address: 3 Queens Rd, Fakenham, NR21 8BS
  No dogs. Often live music Sa nights (local bands).

• Erika's

  phone: +44 1328 863058
  address: 3 Gladstone Rd, Fakenham, NR21 9BZ
  Free Wi-Fi.

• Bay Tree Cottage

  phone: +44 1328 863 667
  address: 17 Sculthorpe Rd, Fakenham, NR21 9HA
  Off-street parking.

• Old Wash House

  phone: +44 1328 258 268
  address: 44a Creake Rd, Fakenham, NR21 9NQ

• PEar Tree Cottage

  phone: +44 1328 821258
  address: Water Lane, East Barsham, NR21 0LF
  No dogs. Free Wi-Fi in rooms.

• Nearest Accident & Emergency: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

  address: Gayton Road, King's Lynn, PE30 4ET

• The Fakenham Medical Practice

  phone: +44 1328 851321
  address: Meditrina House, Trinity Rd, Fakenham, NR21 8SW

• Wensum Dental Practice

  phone: +44 1328 862363
  address: 65 Norwich Rd, Fakenham, NR21 8BA

• Well

  phone: +44 1328 851944
  address: Lidl Retail Park, Holt Rd, Fakenham, NR218JG

• Post Office

  address: 9 Millers Walk, Whitehorse St, Fakenham, NR21 9AP

• Holt
• Dereham
• Burnham Market
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