Diss
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Diss
Diss is a lovely market town focused around a historic mere in Norfolk, England, and is on the Inter City main line between London and Norwich.
The town, in the River Waveney Valley, is a lively mix of independent shops, pubs and cafes with a 14th century church and an 1850s Corn Hall recently refurbished as an excellent theatre, event and cinema space.
Sir John Betjeman wrote: ‘Dear Mary, Yes, it will be bliss, To go with you by train to Diss.’
Diss is an Anglo-Saxon word for ditch or embankment.
Nearby is the 100th Bomb Group Museum at Thorpe Abbotts.
Top Attractions in Diss
Bressingham Steam and Gardens
Welcome to the home of Bressingham Steam & Gardens, generations of fun for everyone since 1961. Welcome to the home of Bressingham Steam & Gardens, generations of fun for everyone since 1961.
Bressingham Steam and Gardens
Welcome to the home of Bressingham Steam & Gardens, generations of fun for everyone since 1961.
Fullers Mill Garden
An award-winning seven-acre garden that’s a tranquil, peaceful and enchanting waterside oasis near… An award-winning seven-acre garden that’s a tranquil, peaceful and enchanting waterside oasis…
Fullers Mill Garden
An award-winning seven-acre garden that’s a tranquil, peaceful and enchanting waterside oasis near…
Banham Zoo
Wild Adventures Await! Wild Adventures Await!
Featured Events in Diss
Whiskey and Whittle
Date: 19th Sept - 19th Sept 2026
Two-hour guided green-wood knife carving session by the River Thet with snacks and a two-whisky… Two-hour guided green-wood knife carving session by the River Thet with snacks and a…
Luxury Christmas Wreath Workshop
Date: 1st Dec - 1st Dec 2026
Join us to make a stunning, abundant Christmas wreath in this exclusive masterclass where you will… Join us to make a stunning, abundant Christmas wreath in this exclusive masterclass where you…
Date: 28th Aug - 28th Aug 2026
Come along to meet Witch at our fun day! Come along to meet Witch at our fun day!
Festival of Transport
Date: 29th Aug - 31st Aug 2026
A celebration of transportation over the years! A celebration of transportation over the years!
Featured Businesses in Diss
Wingfield Barns
Events, Theatre, Arts Venue and Community Hub Events, Theatre, Arts Venue and Community Hub
Banham Zoo
Wild Adventures Await! Wild Adventures Await!
Bressingham Steam and Gardens
Welcome to the home of Bressingham Steam & Gardens, generations of fun for everyone since 1961. Welcome to the home of Bressingham Steam & Gardens, generations of fun for everyone since 1961.
Bressingham Steam and Gardens
Welcome to the home of Bressingham Steam & Gardens, generations of fun for everyone since 1961.
Fullers Mill Garden
An award-winning seven-acre garden that’s a tranquil, peaceful and enchanting waterside oasis near… An award-winning seven-acre garden that’s a tranquil, peaceful and enchanting waterside oasis…
Fullers Mill Garden
An award-winning seven-acre garden that’s a tranquil, peaceful and enchanting waterside oasis near…
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Date: 29th Aug - 31st Aug 2026
A celebration of transportation over the years! A celebration of transportation over the years!
Diss Golf Club
18 hole golf club, situated near the town of Diss, on the Norfolk/ Suffolk border. 18 hole golf club, situated near the town of Diss, on the Norfolk/ Suffolk border.
Diss Golf Club
18 hole golf club, situated near the town of Diss, on the Norfolk/ Suffolk border.
Bressingham Hall
A beautifully restored Regency home set within 17 acres of world-renowned gardens, offering… A beautifully restored Regency home set within 17 acres of world-renowned gardens, offering…
Bressingham Hall
A beautifully restored Regency home set within 17 acres of world-renowned gardens, offering…
Manor Farm
This traditional thatched and timber-framed farmhouse retains its original lavish oak partitions… This traditional thatched and timber-framed farmhouse retains its original lavish oak…
Manor Farm
This traditional thatched and timber-framed farmhouse retains its original lavish oak partitions…
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