The effort that people go to with their costumes is just incredible - some of these guys go all over the country visiting these re-enactment events, others just turn out for this one as it's local to them. Either way though, it's a fantastic sight...
The steam trains add a nice authentic touch to things, the ticket to the event lets you ride up and down the line as much as you like so we got on at Weybourne (walking distance from the site) and travelled up the line to Holt - where there was a big display of military vehicles and vintage cars, before travelling back along to Sheringham where the bulk of the action takes place. There are trains coming and going all day giving a good opportunity for photos...
...Sheringham also has live music on throughout the day - and a beer tent!
Shame about the plastic glasses but I guess authenticity can only go so far! Each station has it's "NAAFI" selling sandwiches (Spam, corned beef, or cheese!), cakes likes carrot cake and bread pudding, and teas, although we walked into the town at Sheringham and had fish & chips on the seafront - still authentic as these would have been available in wartime although we would probably have had to queue for a lot longer for our fish!
Nice to see some of the younger people in the town getting into the spirit of things too - this effort was definitely being taken in the spirit in which it was intended...
Robyn
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