TIMES RATES YESTERDAY'S WORLD

SECOND ACCOLADE FOR NORFOLK SEASIDE ATTRACTION AS THE TIMES NAMES BEST FOODIE HOTSPOTS BY THE SEA

Yesterday’s World in Yarmouth has now been listed in the latest line-up of foodie hot-spots in the UK along with two other Norfolk gems.

The list is compiled using feedback from famous food critics such as Tom Parker Bowles, Rick Stein, and Oliver Peyton among others who praise their favourite spots to grab a bite to eat including The Victoria at Holkham and Wiveton Hall Farm Café at Holt.

The Victorian tearoom at Yesterday’s World was praised in the listings for its ‘huge helpings of scones with jam and clotted cream’. Bootiful.

Remarkable People

As you will know, here at Turnpike Farm we work with words.

From time to time we write about remarkable people for a variety of reasons: magazine articles, client profiles or simply 'for the record' by request to capture moments in time and memories of the past.

Last year I had the very great honour of writing about a really remarkable couple as a record for their family.

Prior to interviewing them I had known them socially for years but there was so much about them I was completely unaware of. Hearing about their past and recording it was quite a fascinating experience and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. They were both from different parts the UK and had very different experiences growing up. Some were hilariously funny while others had tinges of sadness.

This couple achieved some really remarkable things later on together as husband and wife, and recording simple information and stories about their past felt really worthwhile. Sadly one is no longer with us, but I'm hoping that by writing some of his life story down I have helped to create a lasting memory of their time together which she will enjoy now and which the family can all enjoy well into the future.

Yesterday's World an Award Winner

Congratulations to Yesterday's World which has won the accolade of best tea shop in Great Yarmouth and surrounding area at the GYTA awards.

When you think of the hundreds of cafes and tea shops along that stretch of coastline and in Yarmouth itself that was no mean feat. In addition to the tea shop, which is in the style of J Lyons & Co with staff dressed in costume (they were called Nippies in the J Lyons days) Yesterday's World hosts an extraordinary collection of British social history memorabilia. It's all laid out in a way which makes you feel like you're walking back in time complete with street scenes, village greens and a life-size steam railway.

They've also decided to stick to yesterday's prices for entry this year to make sure lots of families are able to enjoy the experience.

Going back to the tea shop, the award co-incides with the launch of their afternoon tea service which is really top notch, with a variety of cakes and sandwiches and of course real clotted cream on the scones. If you combine afternoon tea with a visit to the rest of Yesterday's World the entry price is discounted. Combined with a walk along the seafront you have a top-notch day out without it costing the earth.

The Radio Norfolk team stopped in to interview manager Ian Dickinson last week and were in raptures in the traditional sweet shop pointing out all the sweets on sale. Some of the presenters seemed familiar with from their younger days. We won't let on which presenters remembered them, but we suspect they might be making a return visit very soon to stock up!