North Norfolk

Destination

Imagine your ideal destination, your perfect escape, and think of North Norfolk. A destination with an ever-changing coastline, dramatic skies, beautiful countryside and some of the most famous wetlands in Europe. North Norfolk offers a more relaxed and leisurely pace of life that puts you in a holiday mood as soon as you arrive.

What's on Offer

Beach & Amenities

North Norfolk has a diverse coastline which runs for 43 miles from Holkham in the west to Happisburgh in the east. Many of the beaches have won Blue Flag and seaside awards for cleanliness and facilities. Beach huts can be found on the promenades at Cromer, Sheringham, Mundesley and along the fringe of the pinewoods at Wells-Next-the-Sea. Trips to Blakeney Point, a nature reserve, bird sanctuary and home for both common and grey seals, can be taken from Morston.

Places to Visit

Particular points of interest are: Blakeney Point, Cromer Pier, North Norfolk Railway, the Norfolk Broads.

Entertainment

Pavilion Theatre, Cromer Pier -
Seaside Special, Sunday Concerts and Christmas Seaside Special.

Sheringham Little Theatre -
Summer Repertory and Christmas Pantomime.

Thursford Collection
Christmas Concerts

Shopping

North Norfolk’s towns and villages offer everything from ships’ chandlers in Blakeney, potters and smokehouses in Cley, antiques and specialist nurseries in Wells, to boutiques and Oriental handicrafts in Cromer and Sheringham.

Holt is a mecca for specialist shops, for those searching for something a little different. Please contact the North Norfolk Information Centre for information on market days.

Eating Out

There is an abundance of places to eat out in North Norfolk – restaurants, hotels, pubs, cafes, bistros and typical English fish and chip shops. Discovering somewhere new to eat is never a problem.

A guide to eating out can be obtained from any of North Norfolk’s Tourist Information Centres.

Recreation & Sport

North Norfolk offers a choice of swimming pools, golf courses, sports centres, bowling greens, bowling alleys and much more. Why not spend a day at the horse races? Fakenham Race Course is situated on the edge of Fakenham town at Hempton.

Holiday & Activity Centres

Hilltop Outdoor Centre
Sheringham
Tel: 01263 824514

Aylmerton Field Study Centre
Cromer
Tel: 01263 837759

Kingswood Activity Centre
West Runton
Tel: 01263 838384

Conference & Business Facilities

The Links Country Park Hotel and Golf Club
West Runton
Tel: 01263 838383

Pinewood Park Leisure Club
Upper Sheringham
Tel: 01263 821208

Cliftonville Hotel
Cromer
Tel: 01263 512543

Accommodation

Estimated bed spaces:
Hotels, guesthouses: 2608
Bed & Breakfast and farmhouses: 1100
Self-catering cottages, flats, chalets: 1033
Static caravans: 3781
Touring caravans, tents: 3945
Holiday villages: 26
Youth and group accommodation: 341
For a free accommodation guide please telephone 0871 200 3071 or visit www.visitnorthnorfolk.com

Getting There

Road

A11 - Norwich - A140 Cromer

Rail

London Liverpool Street - Norwich - Cromer

Air

Fly to Norwich International Airport and travel by road from Norwich to Cromer via A140.