Title: Visit Briston: Best of Briston Tourism | Expedia Travel Guide - Expedia.ca [Hotels in Briston](https://expedia.ca/Briston-Hotels.d3000012174.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Vacation Rentals in Briston](https://expedia.ca/Briston-Vacation-Rentals.d3000012174.Travel-Guide-VacationRentals)[Flights to Briston](https://expedia.ca/Cheap-Flights-To-Briston.d3000012174.Travel-Guide-Flights)[Briston Car Rentals](https://expedia.ca/Car-Rentals-In-Briston.d3000012174.Car-Rental-Guide)[Briston Vacation Packages](https://expedia.ca/Briston.d3000012174.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Briston ## Travel Guide ![Rural crossroads. None of these country lanes has a name - the road seen straight ahead links with Hall Street further to the east. The bridge seen in mid-distance takes the road over the River Bure which here is nothing more than a small stream > 1278078. The stream here crosses the lane via a culvert which runs underneath it, only to cross underneath another lane at the same junction about 20 metres further to the west > 1278144. The River Bure rises near Melton Constable, 18 kilometres miles upstream of Aylsham, which was the original head of navigation. It flows into the North Sea by Breydon Water near Gorleston, further to the southeast.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012174/a64d46ad-7348-4f35-813c-ce8ce42206ed.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012174/a64d46ad-7348-4f35-813c-ce8ce42206ed.jpg) by [Evelyn Simak](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Rural crossroads. None of these country lanes has a name - the road seen straight ahead links with Hall Street further to the east. The bridge seen in mid-distance takes the road over the River Bure which here is nothing more than a small stream > 1278078. The stream here crosses the lane via a culvert which runs underneath it, only to cross underneath another lane at the same junction about 20 metres further to the west > 1278144. The River Bure rises near Melton Constable, 18 kilometres miles upstream of Aylsham, which was the original head of navigation. It flows into the North Sea by Breydon Water near Gorleston, further to the southeast.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012174/a64d46ad-7348-4f35-813c-ce8ce42206ed.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012174/a64d46ad-7348-4f35-813c-ce8ce42206ed.jpg) by [Evelyn Simak](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Rural lane connecting Hall Street with the B1354](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012174/3c0ccaaf-d759-4051-b2a0-3e86d3ba9765.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012174/3c0ccaaf-d759-4051-b2a0-3e86d3ba9765.jpg) by [Evelyn Simak](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Pasture beside railway line View across a cattle pasture towards the embankment which once used to carry the long since dismantled trackbed of the former Midland and Great Northern Railway line. Briston and Melton Constable merge into each other and if it were not for the village sign it would be difficult to discern where the one ends and the other begins. For 50 years Melton Constable was the hub of a network of railway lines which were operated by the Midland and Great Northern Railway and left from Melton station in four directions. As recently as 1956, 32 trains per day passed through the station. A victim of the Beeching cuts, the last passenger train arrived on 4. April 1964.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012174/77c34897-adec-4e45-8f64-44d0ef23532a.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012174/77c34897-adec-4e45-8f64-44d0ef23532a.jpg) by [Evelyn Simak](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Where trains once used to run View towards the embankment which once used to carry the long since dismantled trackbed of the former Midland and Great Northern Railway line. It now forms part of the cattle pasture seen in the foreground. Briston and Melton Constable merge into each other and if it were not for the village sign it would be difficult to discern where the one ends and the other begins. For 50 years Melton Constable was the hub of a network of railway lines which were operated by the Midland and Great Northern Railway and left from Melton station in four directions. As recently as 1956, 32 trains per day passed through the station. A victim of the Beeching cuts, the last passenger train arrived on 4. April 1964.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012174/d948ee1b-445b-47a1-a674-a3936eab8b68.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000012174/d948ee1b-445b-47a1-a674-a3936eab8b68.jpg) by [Evelyn Simak](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ## Visit Briston ![](https://forever.travel-assets.com/flex/flexmanager/images/2026/02/06/expedia-sale-2026-desktop-us-ca.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1400&h=600&q=mediumHigh) ## The Annual Vacation Sale Members save up to 40% on hotels and homes. Plan this year’s big trip and save. 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(17 reviews) Thank you for letting us stay in this nice property. The location is excellent. The WiFi and Sky TV is very good. The host was receptive and communicative. I feel that the property could use some updating eg. the taps drip a fair bit and the First Aid box is out of date. Reviewed on Aug 28, 2025 [](https://expedia.ca/Melton-Constable-Hotels-Cherry-Tree-Cottage-Is-Set-Is-In-The-Idyllic-Village-Of-Briston.h45767901.Hotel-Information) ![Cromer Country Club](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/2000000/1930000/1927800/1927781/ff643f1d_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Cromer Country Club 127 Overstrand Road Cromer England Stay at this aparthotel in Cromer. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a fitness center. Our guests praise the restaurant and the helpful staff in our reviews. ... 9.2/10 Wonderful! 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