Dads Army Museum - Thetford

[Bootrip2]

DH is a big Dads Army fan, thinking of going here, has anyone else been?

[THE WIZARD]

Haven't been there but if your DH is a fan & your over Norfolk way Google Poppylands at Horsey (comes up as Great Yarmouth) it takes you to their face book page or check it out on YouTube. Its amazing its like being in an episode of Dads Army yourself. The food is fantastic there, you eat in the naafi & everything is named representing 1940. Some Episodes of DA were filmed locally & the writers if it had some input too. We are booked in for breakfast there next week.

[Bootrip2]

Originally Posted by THE WIZARD

Haven't been there but if your DH is a fan & your over Norfolk way Google Poppylands at Horsey (comes up as Great Yarmouth) it takes you to their face book page or check it out on YouTube. Its amazing its like being in an episode of Dads Army yourself. The food is fantastic there, you eat in the naafi & everything is named representing 1940. Some Episodes of DA were filmed locally & the writers if it had some input too. We are booked in for breakfast there next week.

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Oh didnt know about this- please take photos and share- lol!

[holidayforever]

Originally Posted by Bootrip2

DH is a big Dads Army fan, thinking of going here, has anyone else been?

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Brought a walking Tour for my DH for his 70th Birthday last year , but as it was cancelled it was rebooked for this coming weekend but due to the Indian Variant spreading , requested to change to later in the year or even transfer to next year . We were also booked to stay in the Bell Hotel at Thetford which the actors stayed while filming Dads Army . The museum got good reviews on Tripadvisor .

[Bootrip2]

Originally Posted by holidayforever

Brought a walking Tour for my DH for his 70th Birthday last year , but as it was cancelled it was rebooked for this coming weekend but due to the Indian Variant spreading , requested to change to later in the year or even transfer to next year . We were also booked to stay in the Bell Hotel at Thetford which the actors stayed while filming Dads Army . The museum got good reviews on Tripadvisor .

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I know its a very small museum, run by volunteers, i do hope that it manages to stay open. X

I hope your dad has a lovely trip. For fathers day i got DH a print and some bits from the ahop, which came very promptly.

I really like the quirky little museums, it would be sad to see them go. X

[disney332]

We have been, if you like DA then its fascinating and really worth it. From my memory you get to go in ‘Jones the Butchers Shop’...

Dont panic, dont panic 😂

Disney332

[archibald]

Some of the new DA film was filmed in and around Bridlington. There is/was a walking tour of the locations used - the film was dire though, and I'm not sure that the true Dad's Army fans acknowledge it's existence!

[jim jehosofat]

If you're coming to Norfolk why not pop here as well bressingham/explore/dads-army.aspx
Its about 18 miles from Thetford, on the A1066.

[THE WIZARD]

The link to one of the YouTube things on Poppylands Horsey

[Bootrip2]

Thanks for the suggestions! We travelling up from west country. Stopping in Thetford for 2 nights. I dont think museum will be open though - as only open saturdays at moment. We visiting family but staying mainly in Norwich.
At this rate we will have to go back again too!