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Living on the (fen) edge
Today’s brown sign of the day comes in the from of the imaginatively and very specifically named Burwell Museum of Fen Edge Village Life, who submitted themselves to the website yesterday. As well as having a windmill dating back to 1820 (don’t get me started on how much I love windmills) this [...]
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This important Norfolk visitor attraction is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.
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So welcome to the only website in the world dedicated to the humble brown tourist sign and the pastime known to a growing number of adventurers as brown-signing! This site is a work in progress and aims to inspire you to start randomly follow brown signs as an alternative and spontaneous way to discover Britain.
Brown tourist signs point to diverse and brilliant attractions, from the mainstream to the downright quirky and every one is unique, important and meaningful in it’s own special way. The goal is get as many on the map as possible and to celebrate the varied, fascinating people and places you discover when you’re brown signing, everyone can help, so get involved!
I’m always looking for people to help build a wealth of information, links, histories and general interestingness about British attractions, so if you’re from a special interest group or enthusiast of any description please don’t hesitate to email me if you’d like to contribute 