The legend of Fiddlers Hill tells the story of an ill fated violinist who decided to investigate stories about the ghost of a “black monk” who would emerge each night from a tunnel running between Binham and Walsingham.

As the brave musician walked into the tunnel with his dog, he played his fiddle so that the villagers could hear his progress. But, so the story goes, when he reached the mound his music stopped.

Although the dog emerged from the tunnel shivering and whining, the fiddler was never seen again. In a twist to the story while part of the mound was removed during road improvements in 1933, three skeletons were found one of which was a dog’s.

Fiddlers Hill is to be conserved by Norfolk Archaeological Trust and will be open for public access so drop in whilst staying at nearby Nutwood Lodges.

March 2 – 4 Screen next the Sea Film Festival at Wells next the Sea
March 9 – 11 Spring Steam Gala North Norfolk Railway
May 11- 13 Poetry next the Sea at Wells next the Sea
June – early July Olympic Torch Relay at Fakenham & Holt
July 7 – 8 Potty Morris Dance Festival at Sheringham
Aug 4 Wells Carnival