As part of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Overstrand, Aylmerton and Wickmere are ideal for traditional bucket-and-spade seaside holidays, walking, bird watching, fishing and a host of other activities. Here are some of the popular things to do locally: Historic Houses Wolterton Hall Eighteenth century house built by diplomat brother of Sir Robert Walpole…

Get away from it all  have a cosy break by the sea, bracing walks on the beach and returning to a cosy cottage, with open fire.  All cottages are decorated  with Christmas tree and  trimmings. Bookings are now being taken for Christmas and New year.           

1940s Weekend A very British weekend on the North Norfolk Railway. North Norfolk Railway turns back the clock for  the 1940s weekend on 21st and 22nd of September.  This increasingly popular event  takes place at Sheringham, Weybourne and Holt stations on the Poppy Line Railway , lots of  atmosphere and action attracts  visitors  from all over the country. You can…

Between 17th May and 29th September Houghton Hall will be hosting a spectacular display of Old Master paintings from the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, which were sold from the house in 1779 to Catherine the Great. They will be hung in their original positions in the State Rooms, recreating how the house would have…

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 &…

Saracens Supper Club Fish Feast Thursday 14 and Friday 15 March. A celebration of sea food caught locally and further afield, prepared and cooked by Mark Sayers here at Wolterton, using influences and recipes from around the world. Starters. King prawns “caldini” – cooked with Indian spices and coconut, almonds and coriander. French style Fish…

Have a fun packed day at the adventure dinosaur park, set in 100 acres of woodland. Come face to face with life size dinosaurs hidden in the wood. Follow the trails discover T Rex, styracosuarus, aptosaurus and many more  dinosaurs. Other activities include, Secret Animal Garden, adventure play area, deer park, fun barn, face painting…

 The largest hoard of Iron Age coins found in Britain since 1849 is now on display at Norwich Castle. All 840 gold alloy coins were found by metal detecting near Wickham Market in Suffolk in 2008. The coins, a denomination now called staters, were issued by the Iceni tribe who occupied parts of modern day…

Celebrate Easter at Pensthorpe. The self-guided trail weaves explorers through the Reserve, unearthing secrets about enchanting Easter traditions. With the help of a map, this fun self-guided trail will take you around the reserve so you can uncover some fascinating facts about nature in the Spring time. With lots of games to play and questions…