Norfolk

Another one of my business trips to Norfolk. I must admit there are far worse places to have to go for a couple of days but as it's a business trip I have to go on my own and of course and I don't really have the time to look around much, that said I arrange my own stop overs so have tried various hotels and pubs vast majority of which I'd go back to again and where I stayed this time  will definitely get a return trip. I do vary where I stay as I' don't want  to become known like  'Here's your favourite table Mr Morgan' I prefer a degree of anonymity.
Two hundred miles of driving round Norfolk and I headed to the William IV in Sedgeford  near Hunstanton. Had bit of a walk before dinner and found that there is an ongoing archaeological dig in the village run by the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project. it's an long term project to understand the entire range of human settlement and land use in Sedgeford. It was all closed up by the time I got there so I wondered on. Sedgeford is also where  Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni tribes trained her troops in AD60 or 61 before leading her army in sacking Colchester, London and St Albans.
 Found quite an interesting grave in the cemetery to 73661 Private Arthur William Fisher of the Royal Army Medical Corps who died in 1919 aged 29.It wasn't the usual Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone but a normal privately made headstone though he is logged on the CWGC website. He was part of No53 Field Ambulance that was attached to the 17th (Northern) Division in France. A Field Ambulance was a mobile front line medical unit, not mobile in the sense of vehicles but in the sense of it would be moved as the troops moved. The theory was they could deal with about 150 casualties but in reality it was often far more than that. The 17th Div saw action on the Somme in 1916 and Passchendaele in 1917 to mention just two places. Arthur Fisher was from Durham though his family appear to be in Norfolk when he died as the graves next to his are also of family members. He qualified for the British War and Victory Medals so it means he did not see active service before January 1916.


Grave of Private Arthur William Fisher, Royal Army Medical Corps.


                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                   

So to dinner. My favourite part of the day. The beer I had was Woodfordes (a Norfolk brewery) Werry which is a very palatable pint, another beer with nice citrusy flavours, perfect for a warm day.
Spoilt for choice for dinner but went for Devilled Lambs’ Kidneys & Mushrooms with Pancetta for a starter which was delicious but quite warm! the for main Sundried Tomato & Gurney Gold Cheese Stuffed Guinea Fowl Breast wrapped in Parma ham with dauphinoise potatoes, apple sauce and crackling. 'Mmmmmm' is the only comment I can make. Lovely! Cooked to perfection and was nice and moist. Pigged out a bit tonight as I also had the cheeseboard for dessert with 3 local cheeses including the Gurney Golden that was on the Guinea Fowl. As you can see from the photos  it was also very well presented and I remembered to take the photos before I tucked in. Suitably replete I adjured to bed. Read for a while, a very interesting book about the Italian Front in the first World War then Z's.

Werry. A werry nice pint (sorry!)

 

Starter.

 

Main.

 

Cheeseboard.