RPS Visual Art Autumn weekend in Norwich

 I decided to drive down to Norwich and camp on the way.  It gave me a chance to visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park which I missed due to weather last year.  Also popped into WWT Welney which is the only WWT centre I haven't visited on the mainland.  Northern Ireland WWT is still to be visited.  I had 6 days camping in Cromer with my friends Linda, Pete and dog Tetley before the weekend.

First campsite was Yellowcraigs near North Berwick.  Onto Bridlington the next day and then to Sutton on Sea via the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Yellowcraigs beach

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Stopped off at WWT Welney to view all the incoming Whooper Swans.

Lapwings at Welney

The first day in Cromer was taken up with me doing my washing at the excellent Revolution washing machine outside Morrisons.  Then we had a walk along the beach to East Runton and caught the bus to West Runton where we were camped.

We visited Norwich the next day by train.

Pigeons flying over the Guildhall. Taken from the market place.  

Norwich cathedral

Then to Sheringham by bus and Blakeney.  There was a storm the day after this so we visited the beach at West Runton and bus back to Sheringham where we had a pub lunch.

Curlew at Blakeney

Short eared owl

Pete and Tetley at West Runton beach

Sheringham beach

All to soon Linda and Pete packed up and made their way home.  I spent the morning at the Norfolk Wildlife Trust at Cley before checking into the Mercure in Norwich.

set off by a marsh harrier

snipe

spotted redshank

view from one of the hides

Marsh harrier

chaos caused

Another excellent weekend.  Our workshop was cancelled due ill health but we wandered around the route which had been planned for us.

Saturday

More pigeons at the market place

Back at the cathedral where there was a graduation ceremony

Sunday

Antony Gormley sculpture at Norwich university

An exhibit at the Arts centre

gulls on the river

Dereliction

That's it until January when I have a swim retreat near Aviemore.  Might get into an icy loch yet!