Preparing your trip to Norwich: advices & hints - things to do and to obey
1. Credit cards are accepted in all eating houses, hotels, stores and malls and other establishments to pay for services and goods. Mastercard, VISA and American Express are the optimum types of cards accepted all over the city. In some cases shops can charge higher prices for goods bought via cashless transfers however customers should be forewarned on the price and charged fee.
2. Currency can be exchanged not only in bank institutions and private exchange offices, but also in tourist information centers as well as in post offices. The latter ones however offer not as profitable exchange rate as one can find in other financial institutions and high fees can be charged.
3. Banks and other governmental institutions start working at 9:30 or earlier and serve customers till 16:00 – 16:30. Saturdays are commonly shortened working days, Sundays are usual days off.
4. Drivers can rent a car in any of the rental centers on providing international driving license. The driver should have more than a year of driving experience. Clients under 21 years old can be denied in service rendering. Those tourists planning to cruise the city by own car should keep all the car documents by oneself.
6. Street call boxes offer the most profitable rates for inter-city calls. The quality of the connection will be quite high in this case meanwhile the rates will be comparatively low. Such call boxes accept credit cards and coins to pay for calls.
7. Utility supplied voltage is 240V. Most hotels and inns however are equipped with three-pin sockets. That is why setting off to the city of Norwich one should check the compatibility of all the electrical appliances which one plans to use in hotel during the trip. If necessary tourists should buy connectors and adapters in advance. However these may be provided in hotels in some cases.
A charming student city named Norwich attracts tourists from all over the world with its unique cultural heritage. Majestic cathedrals and small churches, ancient universities and museums, … Open
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What to visit being in Norwich - unique sights
Base Hetel
From the series “Famous Abandoned Military Bases and Forts”
Check on the map: Distance from Norwich center - 10.9 km.
Today, the military base belongs to a well-known racing cars manufacturer Lotus Cars, whose specialists use the starting grid for testing cars. The Hetel Airfield was built in 1942 in cooperation with the US Army and was used by the United States and Great Britain until the end of the war. After the war, the military base was used for educational purposes until 1948. Then the base was left. In 1964 the UK Air Force Ministry decided to sell the military complex. For a couple of years, the preserved buildings served as a home for the local residents whose houses were destroyed during the war. …
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City tours, excursions and tickets in Norwich and surroundings
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Travelling to Norwich - advices and tips. What should be provisioned in advance, the rules you might want to follow, and the things you better avoid doing in Norwich. We help you to make your trip smooth and easy, with no unexpected surprises.