Norfolk, Suffolk and all of East Anglia have long produced home-grown Artists, Artisans and a variety of Rural Crafts and Trades. The area has attracted, a vast range of other artistic talent. An artisan is a skilled manual worker who crafts items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewellery, household items, and tools. Woodworking to produce willow coffins and Leather work for the Horse racing of Newmarket.

The term Artisan also refers to the craft of hand making food products, such as bread, beverages, Norfolk wine and cheese.

NorfolkBroads.com has a number of Artisan & Rural Affairs guides including, Gibson Saddlers in Suffolk, Wood Sculpture in North Norfolk and Willow Coffins, South Norfolk.