Victoria’s guidebook

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Victoria’s guidebook

Gastropubs

Set in 1,000 acre deer park, this excellent pub and restaurant is a must visit. The Gunton also has an extensive collection of modern art.
120 locals recommend
The Gunton Arms
120 locals recommend
Set in 1,000 acre deer park, this excellent pub and restaurant is a must visit. The Gunton also has an extensive collection of modern art.
Excellent food, the menu reflects the seasons and contains pub classics along with more complicated dishes. For those wanting a light snack try their famous 'Bar Bites'.
22 locals recommend
The Hunworth Bell
22 locals recommend
Excellent food, the menu reflects the seasons and contains pub classics along with more complicated dishes. For those wanting a light snack try their famous 'Bar Bites'.
Michelin trained Head Chef Hervé Stouvenel creates fresh and seasonal dishes, full of fantastic flavours, combining classic English cuisine with global influences. A broad selection of ales, beers, wines and spirits. 45 minute drive but well worth it. Book to avoid disappointment.
48 locals recommend
The Brisley Bell Inn
The Green
48 locals recommend
Michelin trained Head Chef Hervé Stouvenel creates fresh and seasonal dishes, full of fantastic flavours, combining classic English cuisine with global influences. A broad selection of ales, beers, wines and spirits. 45 minute drive but well worth it. Book to avoid disappointment.
The Victoria is great for families and large group, situated just a few minutes’ walk from the golden sands of Holkham Beach and Holkham Hall.
28 locals recommend
The Victoria Inn
Park Road
28 locals recommend
The Victoria is great for families and large group, situated just a few minutes’ walk from the golden sands of Holkham Beach and Holkham Hall.
Fine dining in an informal atmosphere, the food is excellent. You will need to book prior to your arrival as it's very popular.
45 locals recommend
The Ingham Swan
Sea Palling Road
45 locals recommend
Fine dining in an informal atmosphere, the food is excellent. You will need to book prior to your arrival as it's very popular.
17th-century coaching inn is 3 minutes' walk from Blickling Estate, pop in for a pint or a pub lunch after a long walk around Blickling.
21 locals recommend
Buckinghamshire Arms Aylsham
21 locals recommend
17th-century coaching inn is 3 minutes' walk from Blickling Estate, pop in for a pint or a pub lunch after a long walk around Blickling.
Good food and friendly staff, the pub is situated in a pretty Georgian square. A weekend favourite for lunch.
30 locals recommend
The Globe Inn Wells-next-the-Sea
The Buttlands
30 locals recommend
Good food and friendly staff, the pub is situated in a pretty Georgian square. A weekend favourite for lunch.
Sister pub to The Gunton Arms and a mile down the road from The Gunton, The Suffield serves Mediterranean food and tapas, has several different bars and interesting artwork.
Suffield Arms
Sister pub to The Gunton Arms and a mile down the road from The Gunton, The Suffield serves Mediterranean food and tapas, has several different bars and interesting artwork.

Local Shops

Excellent local butchers in Aylsham
Traditional family butcher and excellent local game including Pheasants, Ducks, English Partridge, French Partridge, Pigeon, Woodcock, Rabbit, Hares and Snipe.
G.F. White Traditional Family Butchers
16 Red Lion St
Traditional family butcher and excellent local game including Pheasants, Ducks, English Partridge, French Partridge, Pigeon, Woodcock, Rabbit, Hares and Snipe.
Artisan bakery in Aylsham, one of the best in Norfolk.
9 locals recommend
Bread Source - Aylsham
30a Red Lion St
9 locals recommend
Artisan bakery in Aylsham, one of the best in Norfolk.
Best supermarket in the area just a few miles down the road.
32 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
Church Lane
32 locals recommend
Best supermarket in the area just a few miles down the road.
Fishmonger that prides itself on quality fish and good service.
The North Norfolk Fish Co
8 Old Stable Yard
Fishmonger that prides itself on quality fish and good service.
Enjoy a drive up the North Norfolk coast to Burnham Market and to this excellent fishmonger selling the very best in locally produced smoked fish, shellfish and wet fish, mainly landed locally.
8 locals recommend
Gurneys Fish Shop
8 locals recommend
Enjoy a drive up the North Norfolk coast to Burnham Market and to this excellent fishmonger selling the very best in locally produced smoked fish, shellfish and wet fish, mainly landed locally.
The best artisan fish smokehouse just behind The White Horse Inn
Staithe Smokehouse
The best artisan fish smokehouse just behind The White Horse Inn
The place for Cromer crab and locally caught lobster.
Jonas Seafoods Ltd
Holt Road
The place for Cromer crab and locally caught lobster.

Farm Shop

Great farm shop with deli and cafe and restaurant. Lovely garden to eat outside during summer months.
25 locals recommend
Back to the Garden - Farm Shop, café, Restaurant & Garden
25 locals recommend
Great farm shop with deli and cafe and restaurant. Lovely garden to eat outside during summer months.
Good range of vegetables and excellent butcher, lots of local produce. They also have a cafe with excellent sausage rolls.
White House Farm
Wroxham Road
Good range of vegetables and excellent butcher, lots of local produce. They also have a cafe with excellent sausage rolls.

Restaurants

Benedicts is run by chef owner Richard Bainbridge, who has won Great British Menu 2016. Modern fine dining with a strong emphasis on local ingredients.
26 locals recommend
Benedicts
9 St Benedicts St
26 locals recommend
Benedicts is run by chef owner Richard Bainbridge, who has won Great British Menu 2016. Modern fine dining with a strong emphasis on local ingredients.
Local shellfish from pot to plate in a laid back environment. Rocky Bottoms believes in enjoying the simpler things in life!
41 locals recommend
Rocky Bottoms
Cromer Road
41 locals recommend
Local shellfish from pot to plate in a laid back environment. Rocky Bottoms believes in enjoying the simpler things in life!
The food on offer is all about sharing, with a seasonal small plates menu showcasing the chef's background in both street food and fine dining.
17 locals recommend
Woolf & Social
21-23 Nelson St
17 locals recommend
The food on offer is all about sharing, with a seasonal small plates menu showcasing the chef's background in both street food and fine dining.
Local cuisine with an excellent tasting menu, this is one of the best loved restaurants in Norwich.
19 locals recommend
Roger Hickman's Restaurant
79 Upper St Giles St
19 locals recommend
Local cuisine with an excellent tasting menu, this is one of the best loved restaurants in Norwich.
Award winning restaurant serving the best locally caught seafood. Relax on the terrace overlooking the salt marshes of Brancaster Staithe, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
70 locals recommend
The White Horse Brancaster Staithe
Main Road
70 locals recommend
Award winning restaurant serving the best locally caught seafood. Relax on the terrace overlooking the salt marshes of Brancaster Staithe, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
The best Italian restaurant in the city. Simple but delicious food, wonderful fresh pasta.
7 locals recommend
Benoli
5 Orford St
7 locals recommend
The best Italian restaurant in the city. Simple but delicious food, wonderful fresh pasta.
This restaurant has a great atmosphere, excellent Turkish food and great service.
11 locals recommend
Haggle
13 St Benedicts St
11 locals recommend
This restaurant has a great atmosphere, excellent Turkish food and great service.
A beautiful small restaurant run by Chef Charlie Hodson. "Enjoy an exquisite and personalised 7 course meal with wine flight in the most ambient of environments, all focused around your favourite foods." Maximum table of 8 people. By appointment only. Charlie also provides an excellent Dinning at Home option.
HODSON & CO
23 Red Lion St
A beautiful small restaurant run by Chef Charlie Hodson. "Enjoy an exquisite and personalised 7 course meal with wine flight in the most ambient of environments, all focused around your favourite foods." Maximum table of 8 people. By appointment only. Charlie also provides an excellent Dinning at Home option.

Take-Away

Fantastic fish and chips, very friendly staff.
7 locals recommend
The Three Cottages Fish Restaurant
16 Bacton Rd
7 locals recommend
Fantastic fish and chips, very friendly staff.
Great Chinese food, the Chubby Panda has an interesting menu and excellent take-away service.
Chubby Panda
22 Market St
Great Chinese food, the Chubby Panda has an interesting menu and excellent take-away service.
Authentic, traditional Bangladeshi and Indian cuisine, excellent service and friendly staff.
Labone
13A Mundesley Rd
Authentic, traditional Bangladeshi and Indian cuisine, excellent service and friendly staff.

Sightseeing

This has to be one of the prettiest National Trust properties in the UK. The house is set in 55 acres with lots to do. Tour the house, walk in the formal gardens or hire a bike to explore the parkland.
239 locals recommend
Blickling Estate
239 locals recommend
This has to be one of the prettiest National Trust properties in the UK. The house is set in 55 acres with lots to do. Tour the house, walk in the formal gardens or hire a bike to explore the parkland.
Beautiful Jacobean House set in 52 acres. Felbrigg houses one of the largest collections in the National Trust.
170 locals recommend
Felbrigg Hall
170 locals recommend
Beautiful Jacobean House set in 52 acres. Felbrigg houses one of the largest collections in the National Trust.
Beautiful landscaped park owned by National Trust and designed by Humphry Repton. Mature woodlands and a large variety of rhododendrons and azaleas. The Norfolk Coast Path passes through the property.
104 locals recommend
Sheringham Park
104 locals recommend
Beautiful landscaped park owned by National Trust and designed by Humphry Repton. Mature woodlands and a large variety of rhododendrons and azaleas. The Norfolk Coast Path passes through the property.
At the heart of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Blakeney National Nature Reserve boasts wide open spaces and uninterrupted views of the beautiful North Norfolk coastline. The four mile long shingle spit of Blakeney Point offers protection for Blakeney Harbour and the surrounding saltmarshes, providing a perfect habitat for the vast array of residential and migratory wildlife.
18 locals recommend
National Trust - Blakeney National Nature Reserve
Morston Road
18 locals recommend
At the heart of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Blakeney National Nature Reserve boasts wide open spaces and uninterrupted views of the beautiful North Norfolk coastline. The four mile long shingle spit of Blakeney Point offers protection for Blakeney Harbour and the surrounding saltmarshes, providing a perfect habitat for the vast array of residential and migratory wildlife.
Horsey Windpump is an iconic building with a fascinating past and the perfect gateway to experience the connection between man and nature. Standing sentinel over the mere and surrounding Broadland landscape, a climb to the top is rewarded with beautiful panoramic views of the surrounding countryside an opportunity not to be missed.
37 locals recommend
Horsey Windpump
37 locals recommend
Horsey Windpump is an iconic building with a fascinating past and the perfect gateway to experience the connection between man and nature. Standing sentinel over the mere and surrounding Broadland landscape, a climb to the top is rewarded with beautiful panoramic views of the surrounding countryside an opportunity not to be missed.
The best way to see the wildlife on Blakeney Point is to enjoy a seal trip, departing from Blakeney or Morston Quay. Blakeney Point National Nature Reserve has wide open spaces and uninterrupted views of the beautiful North Norfolk coastline. Blakeney Point offers protection for the Harbour and surrounding saltmarshes, this provides a perfect habitat for the vast array of residential and migratory wildlife.
11 locals recommend
Bishops Boats Seal Trips
Quay Lane
11 locals recommend
The best way to see the wildlife on Blakeney Point is to enjoy a seal trip, departing from Blakeney or Morston Quay. Blakeney Point National Nature Reserve has wide open spaces and uninterrupted views of the beautiful North Norfolk coastline. Blakeney Point offers protection for the Harbour and surrounding saltmarshes, this provides a perfect habitat for the vast array of residential and migratory wildlife.
This is a small family run Norfolk Broads day boat hire business. Self-drive day boats are available to hire all year round – by the hour, day or week.
6 locals recommend
Martham Ferry Day Boat Hire
Riverside
6 locals recommend
This is a small family run Norfolk Broads day boat hire business. Self-drive day boats are available to hire all year round – by the hour, day or week.
Banks Day Boats and Canoes the perfect way to explore the Norfolk Broads.
Bank Boats Canoe Centre and Dayboat Hire
Banks Day Boats and Canoes the perfect way to explore the Norfolk Broads.
From the Victorian seaside resort of Sheringham to the Georgian town of Holt, the North Norfolk Railway runs through the county’s most stunning coastal scenery. Operated almost entirely by Volunteers from all walks of life, the line is East Anglia’s premier heritage railway. Steam trains operate daily from April to October.
69 locals recommend
North Norfolk Railway PLC (Sheringham)
Station Approach
69 locals recommend
From the Victorian seaside resort of Sheringham to the Georgian town of Holt, the North Norfolk Railway runs through the county’s most stunning coastal scenery. Operated almost entirely by Volunteers from all walks of life, the line is East Anglia’s premier heritage railway. Steam trains operate daily from April to October.
Canoe, Kayak and Stand-up Paddleboard Hire Trails, The Buxton trail, a short distance away, takes in an upper section of the River Bure, one of the quietest and most beautiful stretches of river in the county. As the river meanders gently through Norfolk farmland you will pass by Buxton Church and Oxnead Hall before arriving at Oxnead Mill Pool. This stretch of the river is exceptional for wildlife spotting with regular sightings of Kingfishers, Herons and even Otters.
10 locals recommend
TheCanoeMan
10 locals recommend
Canoe, Kayak and Stand-up Paddleboard Hire Trails, The Buxton trail, a short distance away, takes in an upper section of the River Bure, one of the quietest and most beautiful stretches of river in the county. As the river meanders gently through Norfolk farmland you will pass by Buxton Church and Oxnead Hall before arriving at Oxnead Mill Pool. This stretch of the river is exceptional for wildlife spotting with regular sightings of Kingfishers, Herons and even Otters.
This is a fantastic way to explore the wilderness of the north Norfolk coast on professionally skippered, traditional wooden fishing boats. Lots of different packages available and no sailing experience required. A really unique experience.
Coastal Exploration Co
29 E Quay
This is a fantastic way to explore the wilderness of the north Norfolk coast on professionally skippered, traditional wooden fishing boats. Lots of different packages available and no sailing experience required. A really unique experience.
This small coastal village is a favourite place to visit. Buy tickets in the quay for seal trips, take a coastal walk or stop and have a drink & lunch at one of the many pubs.
90 locals recommend
Blakeney
90 locals recommend
This small coastal village is a favourite place to visit. Buy tickets in the quay for seal trips, take a coastal walk or stop and have a drink & lunch at one of the many pubs.
This pretty harbour town has some great restaurants, local shops and a light railway.
219 locals recommend
Wells-next-the-Sea
219 locals recommend
This pretty harbour town has some great restaurants, local shops and a light railway.
A pretty Georgian town, Holt has lots of great independent shops, cafes and pubs.
197 locals recommend
Holt
197 locals recommend
A pretty Georgian town, Holt has lots of great independent shops, cafes and pubs.
This is a beautiful 4,000 acre estate as seen on BBC's Springwatch this year . More than 1,000 acres of farmland are being given back to nature in a bid to boost biodiversity and cut carbon emissions. Lots of different tours of the estate are available with a chance to see & learn about the many diverse species that are being reintroduced to this stunning part of Norfolk.
8 locals recommend
Wild Ken Hill | Ken Hill Farm
Lynn Road
8 locals recommend
This is a beautiful 4,000 acre estate as seen on BBC's Springwatch this year . More than 1,000 acres of farmland are being given back to nature in a bid to boost biodiversity and cut carbon emissions. Lots of different tours of the estate are available with a chance to see & learn about the many diverse species that are being reintroduced to this stunning part of Norfolk.
A brilliant day out for all the faimily with lots of events on over the holidays. The Coke family has lived at Holkham since the early 17th century. Holkham Hall, the Palladian style mansion, was built by Thomas Coke, the first Earl of Leicester, between 1734 and 1764. Since then, Holkham has been paving the way in agriculture and is now a thriving estate under the eighth Earl.
261 locals recommend
Holkham Hall
Holkham Road
261 locals recommend
A brilliant day out for all the faimily with lots of events on over the holidays. The Coke family has lived at Holkham since the early 17th century. Holkham Hall, the Palladian style mansion, was built by Thomas Coke, the first Earl of Leicester, between 1734 and 1764. Since then, Holkham has been paving the way in agriculture and is now a thriving estate under the eighth Earl.
Houghton Hall celebrates it’s 300th Anniversary this year and has fully re-opened the State Rooms for visitors. Their award winning walled garden promises to delight visitors throughout the season along with an interesting variety of artworks and installations.
105 locals recommend
Houghton Hall & Gardens
Bircham Road
105 locals recommend
Houghton Hall celebrates it’s 300th Anniversary this year and has fully re-opened the State Rooms for visitors. Their award winning walled garden promises to delight visitors throughout the season along with an interesting variety of artworks and installations.

Beaches

This is a great Blue Flag Beach with lifeguards. Plenty of space, car park across the road from beach is £7 for 24 hours. There is a cafe on the beach and various shops on the main road.
35 locals recommend
Mundesley Beach
9 Beach Rd
35 locals recommend
This is a great Blue Flag Beach with lifeguards. Plenty of space, car park across the road from beach is £7 for 24 hours. There is a cafe on the beach and various shops on the main road.
Set between the better known beach of Happisburgh and ever popular Sea Palling is a somewhat unspoilt gem - Cart Gap beach. As with all the beaches along this stretch of coast Cart Gap is lovely sandy beach, clean and usually quiet.
8 locals recommend
Cart Gap beach
Bush Drive
8 locals recommend
Set between the better known beach of Happisburgh and ever popular Sea Palling is a somewhat unspoilt gem - Cart Gap beach. As with all the beaches along this stretch of coast Cart Gap is lovely sandy beach, clean and usually quiet.
Lovely sandy beach with cliff top views.
Trimingham Beach
Vale Road
Lovely sandy beach with cliff top views.
The beach at Holkham is one of the most unspoilt and beautiful stretches of sand in the country. Behind the shoreline lies a semi-circular basin, which, at very high tides, rapidly fills to form a spectacular shallow lagoon. The actress Gwyneth Paltrow walked across Holkham sand at low tide during the closing scenes of the film ‘Shakespeare in Love’. Holkham National Nature Reserve, one of the largest in the country, is home to many rare species of flora and fauna. The Holkham Estate is one of a select few privately owned estates to have been awarded Approved Body Status under Section 35 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act which has, since July 2017, enabled it to manage its own land whilst the beach is managed by Natural England in partnership with Holkham. Holkham beach was recently voted ‘Best Beach in the UK’ in a survey of travel writers.
153 locals recommend
Holkham beach
153 locals recommend
The beach at Holkham is one of the most unspoilt and beautiful stretches of sand in the country. Behind the shoreline lies a semi-circular basin, which, at very high tides, rapidly fills to form a spectacular shallow lagoon. The actress Gwyneth Paltrow walked across Holkham sand at low tide during the closing scenes of the film ‘Shakespeare in Love’. Holkham National Nature Reserve, one of the largest in the country, is home to many rare species of flora and fauna. The Holkham Estate is one of a select few privately owned estates to have been awarded Approved Body Status under Section 35 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act which has, since July 2017, enabled it to manage its own land whilst the beach is managed by Natural England in partnership with Holkham. Holkham beach was recently voted ‘Best Beach in the UK’ in a survey of travel writers.