Why this 'uninspiring' market town is actually worth a visit
The duo behind Towntickers - a TikTok and Instagram account on a quest to "poetically" review towns across the country - called Thetford's high street "uninspiring".
But there is so much more to the Breckland town beyond its town centre.
Here are five attractions guaranteed to make your visit anything but dull.
Thetford boasts two historic remains that allow visitors to step back in time.
The Priory, a ruin of a Benedictine monastery founded in the early 12th century, was one of the largest and most important monasteries in medieval East Anglia.
Thetford Priory. (Image: Newsquest) For 400 years, it was the burial place of the Earls and Dukes of Norfolk and enjoyed their powerful protection.
As a result, the market town was one of the last monasteries to be suppressed, when it surrendered to Henry VIII's........
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