About Fakenham

Fakenham got nationwide "fame" after being branded "the most boring town in the world" and it gave locals the chance to really boast about what there really is on offer.

Few places in Norfolk can have maintained its feel as a traditional market town in the same way as Fakenham.

The community has grown in size with more housing developments, but unlike other towns in the county Fakenham has managed to cling on to its sense of identity.

Thursday is still a key day for the town as many stallholders from around the region flock to the town centre for the popular market which brings a buzz which has been enjoyed for generations.

Many of the traders have been attending week in week out for years and the evergreen nature of the market is what makes it so special. A large number of Fakenham's resident businesspeople are also long serving stalwarts and names like Aldiss are known and trusted for many miles around and are a magnet for visitors.

Other success stories in the business sector at Fakenham Laundry and McVities Prepared Foods - which makes the Linda McCartney range of products. The well known firms have kept going despite tough times which saw many units left empty.