North Norfolk.
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Just north of Great Yarmouth is pretty good. Buses can be infrequent and expensive. Still, the Broads are local, lots of sandy beaches, seal-spotting (year round) at Horsey Gap, coastal walking, some decent pubs. Big sky country (or the closest I've seen to it in the UK...)
Winot
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The coastal hopper is a decent service so I’d stay somewhere on that route:
Ride the Norfolk Coasthopper!
Operating between Cromer and King’s Lynn, the Coasthopper bus service offers a wonderful way to discover the north Norfolk coastline.
www.experiencenorfolk.uk
Wells is a nice seaside town; Blakeney a bit posh; further east more rural (eg Salthouse/Cley) then you get to Sheringham which is a bit more tacky seaside.
My Mum lives up that way so ask me if you’ve got any other questions.
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Castle Rising is a castle of sorts, theres Holkham Hall which might be an alternative.
Hunstanton is ok but not much to the town. Walk up the beach past the cliffs to Old Hunstanton cafe.
Brancaster is good for the walk and the fish stall.
Wells is posh but not too snobby, very busy in season the beach is nice, a long walk from the town but sometimes a little train runs, the walk round the woods near the beach is nice, be careful of the currents and tide if swimming.
Sheringham is tacky but the bakers there sell Norfolk cake which is unusual.
Hunstanton is ok but not much to the town. Walk up the beach past the cliffs to Old Hunstanton cafe.
Brancaster is good for the walk and the fish stall.
Wells is posh but not too snobby, very busy in season the beach is nice, a long walk from the town but sometimes a little train runs, the walk round the woods near the beach is nice, be careful of the currents and tide if swimming.
Sheringham is tacky but the bakers there sell Norfolk cake which is unusual.
Castles? It’s not Scotland. Holkham Hall is supposed to be good, I think you can pay to go in and look round all the olde worlde stuff. There’s also a nice beach there and some nice pine woods. Cley, Blakeney, Brancaster, Cromer, Sherringham are all nice. The first three are a bit more out in the wilds which is good for walks and beaches. Titchwell is an amazing RSPB reserve with lovely walk out to the sea. Your main issue is going to be transport. The Coasthopper bus goes all along the coast but I think it’s every 2 hours so if you miss one it’s a long wait for the next one, and if you’re going via the train to Kings Lynn or Norwich it’s a long journey.
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If North Norfolk and no car then I'd definitely go for Cromer as a base. It's enough of a proper town to have more to eat than crab - if you like crab it's great, I don't- for example there is a great Thai restaurant there.
Once there the places to head for include Blakeney - seals! at the right time of year - Wells next the sea and Holt, which is inland but lovely. North Norfolk can be a bit North London on sea but the sea, landscape and skies can be beautiful.
Once there the places to head for include Blakeney - seals! at the right time of year - Wells next the sea and Holt, which is inland but lovely. North Norfolk can be a bit North London on sea but the sea, landscape and skies can be beautiful.
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Winot
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Good fishmongers in Holt (Cromer crab etc) if that’s your bag. Old Town is an interesting menswear shop. Larners is an extremely good deli with an extraordinary wine department but nose-bleedingly expensive (and owned by the family of the local Tory MP
).Decent fish and chips in Sheringham and excellent ice cream (Ronaldo’s).
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actually am looking forward to trying as much fresh seafood as poss.Good fishmongers in Holt (Cromer crab etc) if that’s your bag. Old Town is an interesting menswear shop. Larners is an extremely good deli with an extraordinary wine department but nose-bleedingly expensive (and owned by the family of the local Tory MP
Decent fish and chips in Sheringham and excellent ice cream (Ronaldo’s).
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It is actually really good value in NN.
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please feel free to recommend any eateries that you deem worthy of a mention around holt, blakeney & sheringham.
Winot
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Rocky Bottoms is good but prices seem to have gone up.
Crab Hut — Rocky Bottoms
Takeaway seafood crab hut shop at Rocky Bottoms restaurant.
www.rockybottoms.net
moody
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Rocky Bottoms is good but prices seem to have gone up.
Crab Hut — Rocky Bottoms
Takeaway seafood crab hut shop at Rocky Bottoms restaurant.
already been told about this . one of the places we will be checking out. hope it's open end of sept.
Winot
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Not many canals in North Norfolk!
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Other good food places - Gunton Arms (venison, pricey); Victoria Inn Holkham; Wiveton Hall Cafe; Socius Burnham Market.
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I did go on a boating holiday with some pals in the Norfolk Broads. Longish boat, propellor driven. Really easy to use. i just assumed it was called a canal boat. Sailor i am not.
Winot
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Yeah the Broads are in south Norfolk
