Fakenham Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Norfolk, England
About 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 principal printers closed in 1970. The town in on the River Wensum.
Top Attractions in Fakenham
Explore the best things to see and do in Fakenham:
- ★Fakenham Golf Club
- ★Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History
- ★Fakenham Racecourse
- ★Holywood Cinema
- ★Houghton Hall
- ★Langham Glass
- ★Pensthorpe Natural Park
- ★Thursford Steam Engine Collection
Where to Eat in Fakenham
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Drifters Fish & Chips
- 🍴Henry IV
- 🍴Norfolk Kebab House
- 🍴Running Horse
Where to Stay in Fakenham
- 🏨Bay Tree Cottage
- 🏨Erika's
- 🏨Godwick Hall Shepherd's Huts
- 🏨Old Wash House
- 🏨Pear Tree Cottage
- 🏨Rampant Horse Inn
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