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[Rob]

Has anyone visited this museum before? Certainly looks like it has an interesting collection.

http://www.caistercastle.co.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=57

[P3steve]

Hello Rob, I live about five miles away from here in Great Yarmouth so have been there quite often, its not a bad collection and well worth a visit if your in the area but I wouldnt travel just for this like you would for say Beauley or Gaydon. The cars are arranged around a large u shaped building with an open courtyard in the middle which provides lots of natural light, the cars are in unrestored or restored many years ago condition which gives them a nice just come off the road look not stuffed and mounted like some museums though this can be taken to the extreem as for example the Rover P3 that they have is still caked with dry mud under the wheel arches even though its been there 20 years. There si plans to extend it as about a third of their collection is in storage but when that will be I dont know,
If you do holiday in the area three other transport atractions that are well worth a visit are the north Norfolk Steam Railway at Sherringham <http> and near to this is an outstanding tank museum <http> both about 35 miles away,
also worth a visit is the East Anglian Transport museum - a tram, bus and Trolly bus museum in Lowestoft which is about 15 miles from Caister, they have recreated a street and give rides on both trams and trolly buses and in the summer months often vintage bus rides around lowestoft
<http> Here is a link to a photo of my Rover taken at an evening photo shoot there

http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx267/P3steve/Picture201.jpg

[P3steve]

Sorry Rob those other web addreses didnt come out so here they are again

http://www.eatm.org.uk/ - this is the tram museum

http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/ - North Norfolk Steam Railway

http://www.muckleburgh.co.uk/ - The tank museum

[Job-Rated]

I'm less than twenty miles from Caister & I've never been in over 40 years....
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[Rob]

Thanks Standardsteve - i'm holiday'ing in Wells next Sea, I have done pretty much all my life so I know Muckleburgh and North Norfolk Railway very well, but fancied trying something a bit further afield. I wasn't aware of the Lowestoft museum, i'll have a look at other attractions in the area and make a day trip of it from Wells and take in as much as I can

[gillberry]

Bressingham Steam museum near Diss is also well worth a visit .

[P3steve]

I forgot about that one, I dont know how as Rover have a rally there every year, well worth a visit the narrow guage train rides seem to go on for miles, theres a good Dads Army display there with some of the original vehicles and props from the show and lots of standard guage steam engines and traction engins to see as well.

http://www.bressingham.co.uk/

[Job-Rated]

You might also want to check if there's anything historical happening at Snetterton while you're in the area.
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[Rob]

Visited on Tuesday - absolutely superb collection, probably the best i've seen in the UK for veteran and Edwardian cars, but the 'no photos' rule strictly enforced by staff following you around and meaning you're not out of eyesight for a second is a big downer, I wouldn't have bothered if I knew in advance - first I knew about it was the sign on the entrance, bit late by then! It's not mentioned on the website or leaflet at all

[Rick]

[Richard H]

[Rob]

There's also a 1913 London B type double decker bus and a 19th Century horse drawn tram car, apparently the oldest one surviving, left outside with nothing but a simple shelter roof to protect them.... needless to say, they were deteriorating badly. As was the WW2 Clark aircraft tractor