Places to Go
There are so many places to visit in North Norfolk no matter your age or interest!
Mundesley beach
Family-friendly traditional Mundesley has a large flat beach backed by cliffs and a row of pretty beach huts. The resort is quiet, and ideal for beach days away from the hustle and bustle. Dogs are allowed on the whole beach out of season, but April to October they are not allowed on the section directly in front of the beach huts.
Bure Valley Railway
Bure Valley Railway is Norfolk's longest narrow gauge steam railway and runs between the market town of Aylsham and the bustling Broads town of Wroxham, and is within easy reach of Norwich and the coast. The nine mile line runs through the picturesque Bure Valley countryside, with a combined train & cruise on the Norfolk Broads available.
The railway's facilities include an 80-seater cafe at Aylsham Station which can provide everything from a cup of tea to a full meal, souvenir shops and free car and coach parking at both Aylsham and Wroxham Stations.
All trains have wheelchair accessible coaches which allow wheelchair and able bodied passengers to travel together. Accessible toilet facilities are available at both Aylsham and Wroxham.
Holt Town & Country Park
The historic Georgian town of Holyt is a charming rural north Norfolk town surrounded by parks. Close to the coast and with shops and places to eat, Holt is an ideal holiday destination.
Holt's 18th century Georgian buildings make the town one of the ost attractive in north Norfolk. The town is home to many art galleries, antique and book shops and places to eat.
Holt Country Park is only a short walk from the historic market town, on the edge of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Seal Trips
The best and safest way to see the seals is to take a boat trip from either Blakeney harbour or Morston quay, usually lasting about an hour (or longer in the summer when the days are lighter), where you're taken to the natural habitat of the seals around the Spit.
There are also trips, aboard amphibious boats, from Hunstanton to see the group of Common seals in the Wash, an area of shallow tidal sandbanks, fed by four tributaries. At Horsey, you will find a large colony (please admire from a distance and keep dogs on leads) and you may be lucky to also see seals in the water or basking on the beach at Wells harbour, on the sandbanks at Holkham and at Sea Palling.
Rescued injured seals are looked after until they are well enough to be released into the wild, at the Sea Life Centre in Hunstanton.
Reepham
Reepham is a beautiful market town with 18th century houses and market place and is surrounded by stunning countryside between the Wensum and Bure Valleys.
Dating back to just after the Norman conquest, Reepham has beautiful 18th century buildings lining pretty streets and alleys. The town is home to shops, a 16th century pub as well as plenty of places to eat,
Fossil Hunting at West Runton
West Runton beach is ideal for all fossil hunters which is where the Steppe mammoth skeleton was discovered. The best, and safest place to look for fossils here is around the rockpools and shingly parts of the beach at low tide when the chalk on the foreshore is exposed (please do not dig into or climb the cliffs).
You may be lucky enough to find belemnites; small, bullet-shaped fossils from a squid-like animal, over 70 million years old.
The rockpools are also great for creature hunting and the beach itself lovely for a day at the coast.
Blickling Hall
Blickling is a breath-taking Jacobean mansion and ancient yew hedges sit at the heart of a magnificent garden and historic park in the beautiful Bure meadows.
With over 4,600 acres to explore, Blickling's parkland is the perfect place to take your four-legged friend for a walk. However dogs, except assistance dogs, are not permitted in the house, East Wing or formal garden.
Norfolk Broads
The peaceful Norfolk Broads lie mostly to the north, east and south east of the cathedral city of Norwich, with 30 calm, shallow lakes fringed with reeds, alder or willow. They are interlinked by a series of rivers and man-made dyes to form around 200 miles of navigable waterways in serene countryside.
Due to the unique nature of the area, the Norfolk Broads and its slow-moving rivers and silent marshes make an exquisite place to explore the native wildlife and watch migrating birds that visit the area.
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