CAFÉ STORE POSH B&B Your complimentary TOP FIVE GUIDE TO NORFOLK Brought to you by Norfolk Passport norfolkpassport.com WELCOME TO THE KING’S HEAD A warm welcome to The King’s Head, a traditional pub located on Georgian Holt’s High WELCOME TO NORFOLK’S Street. A big thank you from all of us here for deciding to spend some time with us, we hope to make your stay enjoyable. TOP 5 THINGS TO DO Whether a short break, or a relaxing week away on the coast, this Top 5 YOUR ROOM THE BAR guide gives you an unbiased look at all things Norfolk. There’s something for all the family, from beautiful beaches to charming afternoon teas; all WiFi details Open daily, 12pm - 11pm this and more can be found online at norfolkpassport.com. Network name: King’s Head Bar To the right, the Public Bar showing Sky Norfolk Passport is also your gateway to exclusive perks across other Password: fireside Sports, pool table and music. leading Norfolk experiences. Sign up online now and instantly save 10% To the left, George’s Bar with cosy booths, Check out time is 11am and must be across a range of leading Norfolk experiences. completed at Byfords across the high roaring log fires and our tap-bar hosting street up to 14 real ales Following your stay, we will email you Beer Garden, sit outside in the heart of a few short questions. Your honest Holt – great for people watching and feedback allows us to continue sunny afternoons! norfolkpassport.com delivering the very best service, food and experiences For any assistance, please contact reception by dialling ‘0’ We hope you enjoy your time here in beautiful Norfolk, remember to share your stories, pictures and videos online. Find us on Facebook and THE FOOD Twitter, just search ‘Norfolk Passport’. Breakfast at Byfords, from 7.30am Food served all day, 12pm - 9pm Lesley van Dijk New menu for 2017! We think you’re going to love our extended KH burger and dogs menu, our taste bud-pleasing tapas ticklers, and our sweet new sundae flavours. For Editor, Norfolk Passport the vegetarians, our menu also features plenty of dishes to set your taste buds alight. [email protected] Breakfast is served from 7.30am in the oak-framed conservatory of our sister business Byfords, just across the high street. CONTENTS Beaches 4-5 • Afternoon Tea 6-7 • Norfolk Broads 8-9 Iconic Norwich 10-11 • Woods 12-13 • Blickling Hall 14-15 Norfolk ancient sites 16- 17 TOP 5 H O L T Georgian Holt, situated just four miles inland from our stunning coastline, has a unique blend of refreshingly independent stylish shops and small country town charm. ONE I PINEAPPLE- TWO I WESLEYAN TOPPED OBELISK CHAPEL GARDENS On the High Street, you’ll find this unusual The Methodist chapel is opposite the obelisk, which is one of a pair of gateposts entrance to Albert Street Car Park and moved from the nearby estate of Melton a perfect place to enjoy a picnic lunch. Park (that’s why the road distances are Compile your own with bakery bits from Bull Street’s The Crusty Loaf, fruit from I N O R T H N O R F O L K wrong!). THREE I SPOUT HILLS FOUR Crowe’s greengrocers (next door) and A nature reserve for a relaxing stroll... The other was given to Dereham, and of course, deli delights and treats from RAILWAY to avoid assisting the enemy during an Byfords.. Just yards of the High Street, discover a The station setting and watching the train invasion, they flung theirs down a deep special place of streams, ponds, marsh arrive are as fun as the ride to Sheringham well! Holt whitewashed theirs, thus its orchids and wild mint. Walk past Obelisk itself! good condition has been preserved. It DID YOU KNOW? Plain and continue right leaving the High The journey takes you on a 10.5-mile round- is the iconic emblem of The Holt Society. Street. Immediately opposite, you’ll see trip by steam train (occasionally vintage The pretty neighbouring lamp post was The Byfords building is believed a wide entrance with houses and cars diesel trains) through North Norfolk’s given to the town during Queen Victoria’s to be the town’s oldest building. parked. Cross the road, walk straight beautiful landscape with sea views. Jubilee year of 1887. ahead, and Spout Hills will open before It’s a 15-minute walk from town so easy to you. do. Follow the High Street left around the The area across the stream is known war memorial and the post ofce on the locally as ‘The Common’, rising steadily left. Keep walking, past Gresham’s School and a wooded area. The station will be to an arch of sloe bushes and a set of found on your left. Enjoy a trip back in time! steps which take you down onto the old Midland and Great Northern railway line. FIVE I INDEPENDENT SHOPS AND GALLERIES Holt is well-known for its lovely boutiques and independent shops, and proud of it too. There are too many to name them all but do have a look around these: Richard Scott Antiques on the High Street (an ‘institution’ of china), The Holt Bookshop in Appleyard and Tess Ainley Gallery in the pretty Hoppers Yard. When you’re done shopping, pop in to Kings Head Holt on the high street for a local ale or bite to eat in the garden.. 4 5 TOP 5 BEACHES ONE I HUNSTANTON TWO I HOLKHAM THREE I CLEY FOUR I CROMER Traditional seaside attractions are in Plenty of children and their pack- Sometimes sandy, mainly shingly, Cley Walk into town for a good leg stretch! town but head for the Lighthouse and mule parents decamp here for a day’s ofers an unmissable vista back to land, Happy Valley Lighthouse afords sweeping the ruined 1272 St Edmund’s Chapel area swimming, sandcastle-making, snoozing taking in coastal community landmarks views over countryside, town and its and explore the beach; stripy fossil-rich and general dune exploration. Four miles such as Cley Mill and Salthouse Church. church spire and sea before descending clifs, the wreck of The Sheraton, and those of white-gold sand, a basin of samphire Dispel a gloomy mid-winter’s day with to the beach by way of steep wooden algae-covered rocks in weird regimented and sea lavender that fills up on hide tide. appropriate clothing and pockets of steps. Clif-top prom views, East and West formations with mussels to pick from their treats and plod parallel to the sea. beaches, the Pier, Mary Jane’ fish & chips, There’s much to look out for in winter too; beds at low tide. Summer sun induces picnics, papers, the Rocket House Café for cofee and a the tideline post storm, exhausted migrant bathing, snoozing and mackerel fishing. twizzle biscuit, the Boxing Day Dip and the birds, dawn and dusk sights and sounds; magical New Year’s Day firework display. overwintering pink-footed geese, sharp winter light. Beat a less trodden path DID YOU to the beach by walking left, parallel to KNOW? shore, through pines and behind first the bird-hide by way of boardwalk and out THE REST... onto the vast, empty, sandy expanse. Norfolk has one of This is for all those expanses of beach out there in Norfolk whose common the longest coast lines traits include sand and solitude but whose individual vistas mark them as of any county in the UK, unique: Wells, Holme, Titchwell, Brancaster, Burnham Overy, Overstrand, nearly 100 miles! Sidestrand, Sea Palling, Winterton. Find them on the map, share your stories with us and we’ll share them online! 4 5 TOP 5 AFTERNOON TEA A perfect pastime if rain stops outdoor play! Here’s our top-5 pick of where to enjoy afternoon tea in Norfolk, take a worthy companion and say thank you. ONE I THE TEA HOUSE TWO I SANDYHILLS THREE I BYFORDS Situated on Norwich’s oldest street, AMUSEMENTS & CAFÉ stroll the length of cobbled Elm Hill with Believed to be the town’s oldest building, Byfords houses a store, posh B&B rooms and Don’t let the ‘bucket and spade café’ an all-day café. Rummage through the independent shops of Georgian Holt then sit its independent shops and glorious put you of! Enjoy a stroll on the stunning architecture before heading into Wrights down to tea, served between 3pm and 5pm. THE CLASSIC consists of finger sandwiches, beach then pop in for a proper cup of scones, preserves, clotted cream, Byfords cakes, tea and cofee. Booking only! Court and The Tea House. Guide your nose tea, some freshly baked doughnuts and through 30 diferent loose leaf teas which take some time to look round the walls you can try alongside a traditional fruit of the café. Out of season you may find FOUR I HEYDON TEA FIVE I THE ASSEMBLY scone cream tea or other bakes such as their one-lane bowling alley free... Loser white chocolate and raspberry mufns. buys lunch? ROOMS HOUSE The picturesque cul-de-sac village of When in Norfolk, the Assembly House in Heydon provides perhaps the loveliest Norwich is picture-perfect in its Georgian Norfolk village setting, complete with an building with an award-winning food and idyllic village green, church, bakery, Heydon drink badge! I’m rather picky about my DID YOU KNOW? Hall and The Earle Arms pub. The traditional cofee and here it’s smooth and strong – Heydon Tea Rooms serves afternoon tea Afternoon tea was introduced by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, from a front room that overlooks the village just the way I like it.