In September 1933, Albert Einstein was brought to live in a small hut on Roughton Heath after fleeing Nazi Germany.
Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson MP offered Einstein a refuge in Norfolk before he travelled to the United States.
While here, he was sculpted by Jacob Epstein.
A blue plaque commemorating Einstein's stay can be found at the entrance of the New Inn public house in the village.
On 7 October 1933, he set sail from Southampton for a new life in the United States and never returned to Europe.

Einstein’s visit inspired several works, including Mark Burgess’s radio play Einstein in Cromer, Philip Glass’s opera Einstein on the Beach, and a song of the same name by Counting Crows.
In September 1933, Albert Einstein was brought to live in a small hut on Roughton Heath after fleeing Nazi Germany. Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson MP offered Einstein a refuge in Norfolk before he travelled to the United States. While here, he was sculpted by Jacob Epstein. A blue plaque commemorating Einstein's stay can be found at the entrance of the New Inn public house in the village. On 7 October 1933, he set sail from Southampton for a new life in the United States and never returned to Europe.
Einstein’s visit inspired several works, including Mark Burgess’s radio play Einstein in Cromer, Philip Glass’s opera Einstein on the Beach, and a song of the same name by Counting Crows.
Roughton, Norfolk