A Recent Visitor to Swallow Cottage

Blakeney Point is famous for its Seals and bird life. Its most popular summer visitors are the terns – mainly Common, Sandwich and Little Terns and, quite often, also Arctic Terns. Many of them begin to arrive from West Africa during mid-April and breed into the season. The Seal colony is made up of Common &…

The Poppyline Railway Spring Steam Gala. Taking place over the first weekend of March. Opportunities to see visiting engines working alongside the engines already on the Poppyline. Visiting Locomotives LMS Ivatt Class 4, NO. 43106, 2-6-0 ‘Flying Pig’ SR Maunsell U Class, No. 31806, 2-6-0 ‘U Boat’ Home Fleet Locomotives BR Standard 9F Class, No….

Bishops House Open Gardens A four acre private walled garden that has belonged to the Bishops of Norwich for over 900 years. The Gardens will be open during 2019 to support the work of many local charities.    

We have given Swallow Cottage kitchen a bit of a make over and loving the result.

A few pictures of our lovely coastline, very varied with lots to see and do any time of the year. Cromer pier and beach View from Cromer cliff towards Overstrand Exposed rocks between Cromer and East Runton Weybourne Beach Blakeney sunset Taken at sunset in Cromer Seals at Blakeney Point

Peregrine falcons have successfully fledged chicks in Norwich Cathedrals 250ft spire since 2012. The first egg of 2015 has just been laid, so hopefully they will hatch towards the end of April.  The Hawk and Owl Trust have a webcam and observation point set up until  the end of June.