U3A is a university in the older, original sense of people coming together for the pleasure of learning and sharing knowledge. There are no examinations and the only qualification for joining is a desire to learn and/or teach with others who have similar interests.

The North Norfolk U3A caters for retired or semi-retired people and it is run as a voluntary, self-help organisation; with a membership of over 600, it is one of some 734 autonomous U3As in the UK. North Norfolk U3A geographically encompasses Fakenham, Holt, Sheringham and Cromer as well as all their outlying villages. Members form groups to learn or share their knowledge in areas such as languages, history, art appreciation, music, computers and digital photography. Outdoor activities include walking and birdwatching. There are also discussion forums and groups playing bridge, scrabble and mah-jong. Visits to places of interest, either group-based or open to everyone, are arranged periodically and occasionally there is a Day School when a talk of special interest is given by one of our members. Our U3A branch coffee mornings are held bi-monthly and our luncheons, with outside speakers, at quarterly intervals.

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Group meetings are friendly and informal and usually take place in the daytime at weekly, fortnightly or monthly intervals, usually in a member's home or local hall.