Over the weekend we woke up to a blanket of snow outside our windows here in Norfolk.

It may have been fleeting but many of us will have seized the chance to venture out locally and make the most of it.

Eastern Daily Press: Laughing merrily while ice-skating on Hickling Broad. Date: December 1954.Laughing merrily while ice-skating on Hickling Broad. Date: December 1954. (Image: Archant Library)

Perhaps as we felt the crunch under our boots or the nip of Jack Frost on our face, we reminisced on bygone years when it seemed like the snow visited more often and lasted longer when it did.

Eastern Daily Press: Off on their sledges down the hill in the UEA park. Date: January 1987.Off on their sledges down the hill in the UEA park. Date: January 1987. (Image: Archant Library)

There was sledging down our favourite hills and slinging snowballs at our friends.

Wintry walks with our loved ones through familiar areas transformed by the freshly fallen snow.

Fond memories of getting back home, stomping our feet and stepping into the warm for a hot chocolate to shake off the chill.

Eastern Daily Press: Winter ice skating on Hickling Broad. Date: 1950s.Winter ice skating on Hickling Broad. Date: 1950s. (Image: Archant Library)

Eastern Daily Press: Igloos would have been more appropriate for these snowbound scouts who set up their weekend camp in the grounds of How Hill, Ludham. Date: January 12, 1987.Igloos would have been more appropriate for these snowbound scouts who set up their weekend camp in the grounds of How Hill, Ludham. Date: January 12, 1987. (Image: Archant Library)

Please enjoy these old photos from our archives of snowy days over the years. Where are your favourite spots to enjoy the snow in Norfolk?

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Eastern Daily Press: St. James Hill on Mousehold became a snow playground, and with Norwich spread out below covered in snow it became a winter sports resort. Date: February 10, 1978.St. James Hill on Mousehold became a snow playground, and with Norwich spread out below covered in snow it became a winter sports resort. Date: February 10, 1978. (Image: Archant Library)

Eastern Daily Press: Snow at Wroxham Broad. Date: January 17, 1963.Snow at Wroxham Broad. Date: January 17, 1963. (Image: Archant Library)

Eastern Daily Press: Sharon Norgate shows her daughter Chelsea the polar bear made of snow outside their King's Lynn home. Date: March 1993.Sharon Norgate shows her daughter Chelsea the polar bear made of snow outside their King's Lynn home. Date: March 1993. (Image: Archant Library)

Eastern Daily Press: A snowy scene at Elm Hill in Norwich.A snowy scene at Elm Hill in Norwich. (Image: Archant Library)

Eastern Daily Press: Ski-ing in the snow on Mousehold Heath at St James's Hill in Norwich. Date: 1964.Ski-ing in the snow on Mousehold Heath at St James's Hill in Norwich. Date: 1964. (Image: Archant Library)

Eastern Daily Press: An aerial view of Norwich Cathedral in the snow. Date: December 31, 1996.An aerial view of Norwich Cathedral in the snow. Date: December 31, 1996. (Image: Archant Library)

Eastern Daily Press: Policemen in the snow. Date: 1987.Policemen in the snow. Date: 1987. (Image: Archant Library)

Eastern Daily Press: Sledging in the snow in Beccles. Date: February 1991.Sledging in the snow in Beccles. Date: February 1991. (Image: Archant Library)

Eastern Daily Press: School children abandon their bus in Thunder Lane, Thorpe, to give this motorist a helping hand. Date: February 4, 1963.School children abandon their bus in Thunder Lane, Thorpe, to give this motorist a helping hand. Date: February 4, 1963. (Image: Archant Library)