Norfolk (coast) for 4-5 days (THANK YOU!)

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:11 pm

Me and my wife are heading down to Norfolk for a few days next week (chasing the sun) and will likely make stops clockwise around the Norfolk coast.

We’ll have our cocker spaniel with us.

Particularly looking for recommendations of nice beaches and other places to go with a cocker.

If we were to head to the Broads for a day, any particularly nice places to position ourselves?

Thanks

John

Lip · Post by **Lip** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:23 pm

Visit Hunstanton if you get the chance..The sunsets are amazing

Lip · Post by **Lip** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:24 pm

Wells on sea a lovely place too.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:25 pm

Thank you. Both on the list

We can probably do those in the first day or two

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:28 pm

Holkham Beach without a doubt. Lovely walk from Wells on the coastal path or you can park near Holkham Hall.

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:32 pm

Blakeney is nice as well.

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:34 pm

There’s a nice circular walk from Horsey Windpump to the beach. Horsey Beach has a large seal colony.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:35 pm

The beaches go all the way round the coast and are lovely. Maybe 100 miles worth?

Lip · Post by **Lip** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:38 pm

Sheringham is worth a visit for a trip on the Poppy line Steam train. (Dad's Army filmed there )also tank museum nearby .then you could move down to Cromer .

chorleyhere · Post by **chorleyhere** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:38 pm

Cromer good beach and cliff top walk to Overstrand (passing by the golf course which has a periscope on the valley floor for players to see if anyone is on the green above them)
Any of Sheringham , Clay next the sea, Stow Mill, and lower down the coast, Southwold and for a trip on the Broads = Oulton Broad to Beccles. Or from Great Yarmouth to Berney Arms Windmill.

Hapag Lloyd · Post by **Hapag Lloyd** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:07 pm

The Crab Hut at Brancaster is a must if you like fresh seafood.

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:08 pm

Cant really go wrong with the beaches down that way.. always tend to stop at the granary in wells just a great central location for going up and down the coast.. worth also visiting Walsingham inland for something a little different - priory - religious miracle site - not actually a religious person myself - but theirs something about the place

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:09 pm

Been to North Norfolk for hols 6 times in last 10 or so years. Its our happy place.The last four have been in Wells Next The Sea . All recommendations from all other posters are good .Some of the best beaches in the UK- our favorites Holkham and Brancaster. Its one of the best dog friendly areas in the country. If you like eating fish let me know and I will give you the details. One was voted top seafood restaurant in the UK this year, though you may have left it late for reservations. We have stayed in Blakeney twice (and "done it" now) as its quite quiet with only a couple of eating places, but Wells is larger, with a lovely high street and half a dozen quality restaurants/pubs

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:11 pm

Hapag Lloyd wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:07 pm
The Crab Hut at Brancaster is a must if you like fresh seafood.

Definitely-used it many times.You wont get fresher

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:17 pm

Thank you, everyone. Appreciate these ideas.

LincsWoldsClaret · Post by **LincsWoldsClaret** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:19 pm

The walk from Thornham to Holme is one of the best walks anywhere - esp with a dog

Claretmisterg · Post by **Claretmisterg** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:37 pm

Brilliant walk from Sheringham to West Renton over the cliffs then on the beach to Cromer. Have done this with our own cocker spaniel, brilliant.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Thu Aug 22, 2024 11:30 pm

Go and watch Ashley in Norwich.

Clockwork Claret · Post by **Clockwork Claret** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 12:33 am

Depends what you want.

Holkham Bay is vast, amazing landscape. Great for dog walking. Holkham Hall worth a look as is Sandringham if your passing through en route / back.

Wells-next-to-sea more tradition, good for families. Classic beach huts.

Brancaster good for families.

Cromer is traditional, victoriana seaside, small. Crabbing

Hunstanton. Pier and fairground. Bit dated for me, stick right and toward Old Hunstanton.

Not Norfolk but if you can travel that bit further try Southwold in Suffolk. This has everything: fish N chips, proper pubs, brewery (Adams), beach, peer etc etc. It's brilliant IMO.

Enjoy! Wear a shirt, plenty of us down here! UTC

jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:11 pm
Me and my wife are heading down to Norfolk for a few days next week (chasing the sun) and will likely make stops clockwise around the Norfolk coast.

We’ll have our cocker spaniel with us.

Particularly looking for recommendations of nice beaches and other places to go with a cocker.

If we were to head to the Broads for a day, any particularly nice places to position ourselves?

Thanks

John

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 1:02 am

Hi John. Your recent thread about electric hook ups in France: I forgot to add to take a circuit tester some French sites are not fussy about wiring. Not a difficult job adjusting them as there are only 3 max.

Scampi · Post by **Scampi** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 7:37 am

As mentioned above, Old Hunstanton the one to head for. The beach with its dunes is great, especially with a dog.

Eloise Laws · Post by **Eloise Laws** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 7:52 am

Plenty of ideas put forward for you JD, I can’t offer anything extra, but can say the weather forecast for the next week or so in that area is glorious, and it will be so take sun cream!
Enjoy

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Fri Aug 23, 2024 10:05 am

Go to Wroxham and hire a boat for the day. There's plenty of operators but you'll need to book in advance.

You'll just about have enough time to see the ruins of St Benet's abbey and climb the tower at Ranworth broad

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Mon Aug 26, 2024 9:37 pm

Thank you! Had a great first day here

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 7:36 am

Weather is going to be good too. I might head to Sheringham Park and Felbrigg Hall with the kids today. Beautiful National Trust places. Enjoy!

LS7 · Post by **LS7** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 10:48 am

There is a really nice crab sandwich shack at Brancaster Staithes

Philss_99 · Post by **Philss_99** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 11:18 am

Lip wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:23 pm
Visit Hunstanton if you get the chance..The sunsets are amazing

Used to go to Hunstanton every year with the kids for a week or 2. Brilliant place. If you go West on the coastline ( I know that sounds daft because it should be North ) you get to the sealion colonies.
Also Cromer is a decent place and so is Sheringham.

Am I correct in saying that Hunstanton is the only place on the East coast where the coastline faces west ?

HollandsPies · Post by **HollandsPies** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:22 pm

Wroxham for boat rental, jd. Do your homework beforehand so you know what to expect.
For a bit of culture try Great Yarmouth. It's like Blackpool for cockney types.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:19 pm

Thanks everyone.

Thought I’d drop a few ‘point and press’ photos from our first two days here.

Since leaving Leeds yesterday morning, we’ve managed to fit in the following:

Sandringham Estate walk

Heacham to Hunstanton seawall and back

Old Hunstanton beach and huts

Thornham to Holme coastal path and boardwalk with beach walk back.

Brancaster and its lovely crab hut!

Drive through Wells

West Runton to Sheringham along the beach with fish and chips at the top of the Beeston Bump at Sunset, before walking back along the cliffs.

We’ve walked in excess of 30km and I include a photo taken just now of Rosie, our nearly broken working cocker spaniel. She’s having the best time.

Thank you to all those of you who have offered such lovely suggestions. You’re truly blessed to live in such a wonderful place: we’ll be back!

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Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:30 pm

Great stuff! Yes, it’s not a bad place to live.

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:31 pm

Jdrobbo-sounds like you and your dog have had the time of your lives-can relate to some of the photos. Enjoy the rest

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:47 pm

warksclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:31 pm
Jdrobbo-sounds like you and your dog have had the time of your lives-can relate to some of the photos. Enjoy the rest

…and wife (our ten year anniversary was just a few days ago…jeez I’m getting old).

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DAVETHEVICAR · Post by **DAVETHEVICAR** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:57 pm

Some great cracking pics John
Have had numerous family holidays in Norfolk .
Some at Xmas with 20 plus family members in two semi detached houses at Brancaster
The fish and chips from Frenchies ( hope it is spelled correctly ) at Wells and eaten across the road by the harbour we’re amazing

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Wed Aug 28, 2024 8:45 pm

Any suggestions for some places to go (with the dog) near to Acle? We’re thinking of moving south for a day. Probably go as far as Horsey Gap on the coast and then come inland towards Acle and the Broads. Just looking for one or two nice dog friendly suggestions for that area before heading home. Thank you

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:36 pm

Could try Reedham Ferry.

https://www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail/e ... e-circular#

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:39 pm

You have the Wherrymans way running through Reedham to Berney Arms.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:41 pm

Thank you. All suggestions appreciated

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:51 pm

Ranworth is nice and has a circular walk. The Fur and Feathers in Woodbastwick is the Woodfordes brewery and serves nice food. Could walk to Salhouse Broad from there.

Claretmisterg · Post by **Claretmisterg** » Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:07 pm

Good walk along the Wherryman way past the Barney windmill into Great Yarmouth or Caister. Nice little detour to Berney Arms station but can get very waterlogged if you go between Berney Arms and Acle.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:09 pm

Thank you

Cubanforever · Post by **Cubanforever** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:54 am

Great pics, it's one of the parts of England we've not done but I think you might of inspired us, enjoy the rest of your break John.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:11 am

Yesterday we did:

Weybourne

North Norfolk Raikway

Holkham to Wells through the forest and back along the beach

A bit more of Sheringham

Weybourne sunset

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jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 10:36 am

We decided that very spontaneously that yesterday would be our last day in Norfolk.

We visited Holt centre and the station at the end of the NNR

We did East Runton to Cromer on the beach with the dog, walked the pier and ate doughnuts!

Travelled to Happisburgh to have a look at the famous red and white lighthouse

And then headed to horsey gap, whilst the beach goers were heading home, to watch all the seals and their young (probably a couple of hundred) making their way back onto beach for the evening. It was a fantastic way to end a great four days away.

We then drove through Acle via the national trust pumping house and caught another nice sunset before making the four and a half hour trip back to Ilkley. Having done Norwich away a few times, I suggested to Mrs jdrobbo that the roads would be friendly at this time and thankfully that proved to be the case. A good trip home and back early this morning.

I’ve lost the charger for my cocker spaniel though: Rosie is absolutely shattered! She had the best time.

Thank you to everyone who gave such lovely suggestions and helped me to plan a nice getaway for us both at such short notice.

John, Helen and Rosie

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beddie · Post by **beddie** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 11:46 am

Thanks for sharing John. Some lovely photos. Did you camp/ B&B or Hotel.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 12:10 pm

Kings Lynn travelodge on the way down and then a few nights at the lovely, but costly, Maltings in Weybourne.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 7:25 pm

I once got drunk in the Reedham Ferry.
Very drunk.
Very, very drunk.
Some dark ale from Woodforde's that I don't think they do any more.

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 7:45 pm

Glad you enjoyed it. I moved here in 1996 whilst in the RAF and I never left! Love Norfolk!

Claretmisterg · Post by **Claretmisterg** » Sat Aug 31, 2024 11:49 pm

Lovely part of the country, some lovely places. Great pics jd.