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Children can get to grips with a replica of a helicopter’s controls, watch a large-screen pirate adventure film, enjoy a simulated ride in a Sea Harrier jet or Lynx helicopter and play lots of shoot ‘em up computer games. Call 01263 711091 for further details.For more information visit . What is it?

What is it?
Home to three of Britain’s most historic fighting ships, preserved and displayed at a working naval base, with associated museums. A return ticket costs £4.10.Anglia Railways runs guided monthly walks from locations along the Bittern Line, which runs north of Norwich.

St Catherine’s, which is just to the right, is well worth a visit. It is a huge church, disproportionately so for such a small village, though this may be a legacy of Ludham manor’s early importance; it was given to St Benet’s monastery by King Canute in 1019. It has plenty to admire, including a 15th-century font, a 14th-century chancel and a wooden ceiling.GIVE ME THE FACTSThe walkTotal distance: five and a half milesWalking time: two and a half hoursOS Map: Explorer OL 40, The Broads.Ludham is 14 miles north-east of Norwich. In season, you can take the Electric Eel, an Edwardian-style boat, through the reeds and fens and dykes.

The service, disappointingly, resumes only after Easter; on a quiet winter’s day it would be a magical experience.Cross the modern footbridge by the blue sign and walk pass Toad Hole, an old eel-catcher’s cottage converted into a small museum that is being refurbished. After the cottage, walk across to the left and pick up the small road that rises up past How Hill, a dramatic house with three heavyweight chimney stacks. At a mighty 98ft, the hill on which it stands is the highest point for miles around. Straight ahead is Mill House, an impressive black building, chimney-like, which has been converted into a private house.Turn left along the road with a pleasant coppice on your left and then turn right along a public bridleway opposite a house, following a track lined by a hedgerow.