Editing Norfolk (section)

===Amusement parks and zoos===
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Norfolk has several amusement parks and zoos.

*Thrigby Hall near Great Yarmouth was built in 1736 by Joshua Smith Esquire and features a zoo which houses a large tiger enclosure, primate enclosures and the swamp house which has many crocodiles and alligators.
*[[Holkham Hall]] is an 18th-century stately home and [[Tourist attraction|visitor attraction]], constructed in the [[Palladian architecture|Palladian]] style and at the centre of a 3,000-acre deer park on the [[North Norfolk]] coast with a woodland play area, walled garden and farming exhibition.
*Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure (formerly Dinosaur Adventure) is a [[dinosaur]] themed adventure park in [[Lenwade]]. It is set in 85 acres of parkland and has a dinosaur trail, indoor play area, high ropes course and outdoor water play area.
*[[Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach]] is a free-entry theme park, hosting over twenty large rides as well as a crazy golf course, water attractions, children's rides and "white knuckle" rides.
*[[BeWILDerwood]] is an adventure park situated in the Norfolk Broads and is the setting for the book ''A Boggle at BeWILDerwood'' by local children's author [[Tom Blofeld]].
*Britannia Pier on the coast of Great Yarmouth has rides which include a ghost train. Also on the pier is the famous Britannia Pier Theatre.
*[[Banham Zoo]] is set amongst {{cvt|35|acre|ha}} of parkland and gardens with enclosures for animals including big cats, birds of prey, siamangs and shire horses. Its annual visitor attendance is in excess of 200,000 people.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/things-during-october-half-term-4622002 |title=Things to do during October half term: The 11 best zoos and animal parks near Essex |access-date=10 November 2020 |work=Essex Live |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110171025/https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/things-during-october-half-term-4622002 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
*[[Pensthorpe Nature Reserve]], near the town of Fakenham in north Norfolk, is a nature reserve with many captive birds and animals. Such species include native birds such as lapwing and Eurasian crane, to much more exotic examples like Marabou stork, Greater flamingo, and Manchurian crane. The site played host to the BBC's ''Springwatch'' from 2008 until 2010. A number of human-made lakes are home to a range of wild birds, and provide stop-off points for many wintering ducks and geese.
*The [[Sea Life Centre]] in Great Yarmouth is One of the biggest sea life centres in the country. The Great Yarmouth centre is home to a tropical shark display, one resident of which is Britain's biggest shark 'Nobby' the Nurse Shark. The same display, with its walk-through underwater tunnel, also features the wreckage of a World War II aircraft. The centre also includes over 50 native species including shrimps, starfish, sharks, stingrays and conger eels.
*The [[Sea Life Centres#Sanctuaries|Sea Life Sanctuary]] in [[Hunstanton]] is Norfolk's leading marine rescue centre and works both as a visitor attraction as well as a location for rescuing and rehabilitating sick and injured sea creatures found in the nearby [[The Wash|Wash]] and [[North Sea]]. The attractions main features are similar to that of the Sea Life Centre in Great Yarmouth, albeit on a slightly smaller scale.