. Prince, princess, and people : an account of the social progress and development of our own times . r how the Prince came to select thisportion of Norfolk for his country-seat. The fens extendfrom Lynn to Wolferton—the station for Sandringham—but as the latter is approached the appearance of thecountry changes. Heretofore the fields have been occupiedby herds of cattle or flocks of sheep, with here and therea few horses. In the neighbourhood of Wolferton horsesabound and cattle are for the most part absent. This isdue to the establishment of the Hackney Stud-farm nearWolferton station, and,
. Prince, princess, and people : an account of the social progress and development of our own times . r how the Prince came to select thisportion of Norfolk for his country-seat. The fens extendfrom Lynn to Wolferton—the station for Sandringham—but as the latter is approached the appearance of thecountry changes. Heretofore the fields have been occupiedby herds of cattle or flocks of sheep, with here and therea few horses. In the neighbourhood of Wolferton horsesabound and cattle are for the most part absent. This isdue to the establishment of the Hackney Stud-farm nearWolferton station, and, in consequence, the whole of themeadow land is given up to horses, consisting mainly ofmares, with their foals, and yearlings. Few pleasantersights can be imagined than these pastures with theirpicturesque sheds and furze enclosures for the protectionof the animals during the winter. Anyone approaching Wolferton from Dersingham inthe Spring or Autumn months will be astonished to findhow wild and picturesque the Sandringham Estate is fromthis aspect. Hills and dales and wooded heights, with an. THE SANDRINGHAM SCENERY. 233 abundance of heather interspersed with sandhills, give anair of solitude and wildness to the scene, which makes italmost impossible to realise that it is Norfolk after all. It has been said, and on the whole rightly said, thatCromer and the surrounding district may be regarded as theEden of Norfolk. The scenery about Sandringham, however,displays such rare variety, and the views from the Terrace,from Sheringhams farm at West Newton, and from WaterTower Hill, are surprisingly beautiful, whilst the prospectfrom the drawing-room of Park House would be difficult tobeat anywhere in rural England. Sandringham no doubtpresents a great contrast to Cromer, but it undoubtedly isCromers rival so far as scenery is concerned, and many ofthe walks in its neighbourhood surpass anything to be metwith elsewhere on the east coast. Of course art hasbeen called in to aid natu
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