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Towns and Places
The area known as The Fens covers part of three different counties: Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. A fen is
land which is low-lying and wet, often partly covered with water. The Fen Country consists of miles of flat land with
almost no trees or hedges. It is divided by high banks that contain the rivers and drains, which help to control the level of
water in the fields. The small fenland towns and villages used to be islands in the time before the area was drained.
 Suffolk is south of Norfolk. It is famous for its ancient market towns. The Suffolk Punch is their traditional workhorse.
Colchester is Britain's oldest recorded town. At its heart is William the Conqueror's
impressive 11th century castle which is the largest surviving Norman keep ever built.
Cambridge is northwest of Colchester. It is one of the best-known towns in the world
and can be found on most tourists' lists of places to visit. The principal reasons for its fame is its University
 which started during the 13th century. The oldest college is Peterhouse, which was
founded in 1284, and the most recent is Robinson College, which was opened in 1977. The most famous is probably King's College, because of its magnificent chapel. Its choir of
boys and undergraduates is also well known.
Norwich is the most important city of East Anglia and of course it has a large shopping centre. It also has to cater for the tourists who are attracted to the city by
the cathedral, the castle and museums. One of the most unusual attractions must be the Mustard Shop. As its name suggests, it sells nothing but mustard, and there are as many different kinds as it is possible to
imagine. It has a mustard museum, which describes the history of Colman's mustard.
The Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts is part of the University of East Anglia, founded in 1961.
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