What to do in Holt?
In the House:
There is
Panasonic Viera 42" plasma TV with Freesat, DVD and VHS players, a large selection of videotapes, DVD's, novels and
board games. Wireless broadband. Pure DAB radio. There is also spectacular view out of the windows onto
the
garden.
In the Garden:
There, on almost 2 acres we have formal,
enclosed lawn to play on, ideal for ball games; through
to garden, where there are 5 chickens (3 of them are rescue hens) and
1 guinea pig. There is
also a large 16' trampoline with safety sides. There is also
barbeque and seating area next to the house. "Butterfly" Table
Tennis table.
Or, if you like gardening, we have a patch of soil where you can dig/plant/weed to your heart's content - just ask when booking.
In Holt:
Butlers cafe bar
and restaurant and Byfords
cafes rival the best
restaurants with their steaks and desserts,
Bakers and Larners
(known as Norfolk Harrods) with their prize-winning cheese counter, Holt steam
train and friendly low-cost
cycle
hire.
Just across the road there is Spouts Common with a small stream, and a peaceful walk to Leatheringsett village, (~1.5miles), where there is superbly recently refurbished Kings Head family pub (do book places in advance, as it is very popular). The Pigs in Edgefield is another popular option (less than 5 minutes drive away).
To the south there is Holt Country Park, with large stretches of wood, and a couple of small ponds and a great children's playground.
Drive away:
Cley (Fish Smokery and Groceries) as well as art galleries and a wind swept pebble beach is 5 miles away,
Morston with seal trips to Blakeney Point is 10 miles away,
Holkham beach and estate is 15 miles away,
Cromer pier is 10 miles away,
Blickling Hall (National Trust) is 10 miles away,
Salthouse is 6 miles away, where they serve sea food platters at Cookie's Crab Shop,
Norfolk Broads 20 miles away,
Sheringham Golf Club and Sheringham Park with superb rhododendron display in early summer and cycle hire are 8 miles away,
Sandringham estate is 18 miles away,
Norwich is 21 miles away,
Swimming pool and Gym, £5 per person is 10 minutes away by car,
Splash Tropical leisure family swimming pool with slides and wave machine is 8 miles away in Sheringham
Walsingham Shrine, an interdenominational world-famous place of religious pilgrimage is 10 minutes drive away.
Award winning Back To The Garden farm shop is a charming place to get some locally produced goodies.
Berber interiors - a new and very stylish shop featuring premium decor items of Moroccan design is 2 miles away.