Norfolk Coast recommended?

[Sidders]

We’re heading to Leeds for a wedding in a couple of months, kids are off so we’re planning on making a long weekend out of it (coming from Scotland). It’s not our usual haunt as we’re either usually in the highlands or France so was after a bit of advice please.
The better half has always fancied the Norfolk Coast or around that area - just wondering if people had any experiences/recommendations or no-go’s.
We’re usually spoilt by being able to wild camp at our usual go to spots but happy to campsite it or remote it to go wild.
Just to add it’s Mrs D’s birthday that weekend too so I feel like I need to find somewhere nice

 

[jezport]

The Lacon Arms at Hemsby is a great family owned pub with good food that allows over night parking

 

[Tony50]

Very good but not motorhome friendly for the most part but there are various campsites and pubs that will let you stop.
Definitely worth a look if you haven't been before.

If you are talking about roads ,yes they are sometimes a challenge, otherwise a Norfolk is very nice, from the North you will find Lincolnshire and onwards very flat terrain, if you are into Royalty Sandringham house and gardens are a good day out house opens sometime in April, Suffolk is also interesting, Aldeburgh, Southwold ( home of Adnams Brewery)

 

[GAUDIE]

We’re heading to Leeds for a wedding in a couple of months, kids are off so we’re planning on making a long weekend out of it (coming from Scotland). It’s not our usual haunt as we’re either usually in the highlands or France so was after a bit of advice please.
The better half has always fancied the Norfolk Coast or around that area - just wondering if people had any experiences/recommendations or no-go’s.
We’re usually spoilt by being able to wild camp at our usual go to spots but happy to campsite it or remote it to go wild.
Just to add it’s Mrs D’s birthday that weekend too so I feel like I need to find somewhere nice



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Hi Sidders
I live in Buxton, Norfolk and have done for 22 years so am 'fairly' familiar with the county. Please let me know if you need any pointers? I am not being negative but Norwich is not exactly motorhome friendly.
Best of luck. Oh! Happy Birthday Mrs D.
G

 

[L' Hobo]

Hi Sidders
I live in Buxton, Norfolk and have done for 22 years so am 'fairly' familiar with the county. Please let me know if you need any pointers? I am not being negative but Norwich is not exactly motorhome friendly.
Best of luck. Oh! Happy Birthday Mrs D.
G

There is a CCC site in Norwich, just take care of the approach as, I believe, there is a height restriction on one of the routes in.

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[Splasher6]

We’ve stayed at the Seacroft site a number of times now and enjoy the walks to Cromer and East Runton beach. Great for walking our dog and the site has a swimming pool for summer dips and a dog friendly restaurant which is good for the occasional treat. Easy to get to just outside Cromer.

 

[meanders]

Hi Sidders
I live in Buxton, Norfolk and have done for 22 years so am 'fairly' familiar with the county. Please let me know if you need any pointers? I am not being negative but Norwich is not exactly motorhome friendly.
Best of luck. Oh! Happy Birthday Mrs D.
G

I quite agree which is why I suggested train or bus as better alternatives. I worked in the centre of Norwich (Jarrolds above the Stationers and at The Mill) from 2000 to 2013 then on and off until 2018 when I retired. I used to catch the train up from Stowmarket station, but more than once when staying at Seacroft or the CAMC or CACC sites at Runton, and the CL at Sherington the Sanders bus in.

 

[Rapido925M]

There are very few places in Norfolk where you can sit in your van and watch the waves, especially if you’re a FLT Walcott is one of the best for this.
Some of the coast road is narrow in places: be patient! Buses and lorries get through most of them but there are a couple of width restrictions.
Blue Badges are charged for on many carparks IF you have one.
A Norfolk Museum Pass is worth considering if you’re into that sort of thing.

 

[quentinsf]

Lots of lovely sites along the coast. Others have recommended Deepdale, which we like, out of season (it gets very busy in the summer). There's a great bus line along the coast; very handy if you like walking one way and getting the bus back. We did Deepdale to Holkham, had lunch at the Victoria Inn, then bus back, for example. Holkham beach is amazing, if you don't know it. Brancaster Beach very pleasant too, but less unique.
There are lots of other good places to stay.
The CCC site at Sandringham is also a good one, as mentioned by others, with a nice walk to Castle Rising. We would have been there a couple of weeks ago, but this year they closed for the Christmas/new year period.
Foxhills, further along the coast near Weybourne, we also like, and we've enjoyed a few nice CL-sized ones in and around South Creake. We haven't wild-camped in the area. I think the options are a bit limited.
If you don't need much in the way of facilities, we've stayed a couple of times at Hawthorne Farm, where you can easily walk or cycle into Holt - a nice town - with some good coffee shops, the rather pleasingly-traditional Bakers & Larners department store, and as previously mentioned, a steam train to Sheringham.
We spend a lot of time in Blakeney and Cley (pronounced to rhyme with 'cry'), and we always visit the Birdscapes art gallery and the Glaven Bistro cafe, both at Glandford, just down the road. If you fancy some binoculars, you can't do much better than visit Cley Spy, in the same courtyard.

Some of the little ports, such as Brancaster Staithe or Barnham Overy Staithe are interesting places to pull up for a picnic lunch and watch the bobbing boats. The quay at Blakeney is also a good place to park, and free if you're an NT member.
One key thing to know around here is that your experience will be very dependent on the state of the tide. More to see at higher tides, but less parking space! At the highest spring tides, for example, the parking at Blakeney quay is usually under water. So if you're uninspired by large areas of mud, come back a few hours later. If, on the other hand, you like watching wading birds...

We lived just a couple of hours away from the North Norfolk coast for a decade or two and only visited once or twice... before we came to appreciate how wonderful it is. Most of its treasures don't jump out at you, and on a brief trip you might wonder why a flat landscape with the sea too far away to see would be interesting, but we've found that repeated visits make the place grow on us ever more with each visit, and have seriously thought about moving there.

 

[quentinsf]

P.S. a movie trivia quiz for you all... Which film features Gwyneth Paltrow walking on Holkham Beach? (It's not one you think of as being very coastal!)

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[grumpyjock]

We’re heading to Leeds for a wedding in a couple of months, kids are off so we’re planning on making a long weekend out of it (coming from Scotland). It’s not our usual haunt as we’re either usually in the highlands or France so was after a bit of advice please.
The better half has always fancied the Norfolk Coast or around that area - just wondering if people had any experiences/recommendations or no-go’s.
We’re usually spoilt by being able to wild camp at our usual go to spots but happy to campsite it or remote it to go wild.
Just to add it’s Mrs D’s birthday that weekend too so I feel like I need to find somewhere nice



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We now live in Cromer.
As has been said already, the coast from Kings lynn round to Cromer is excellent, many many campsites with varying prices depending on facilities, some have clubhouses etc.
If your more for the basics, the Dormy House hotel on the coast road at west runton allows you to park motorhome for free on the understanding that you eat in there. You may need to book camping as can get busy and only a few spots.
If wild camping depending on time of year and size you can park on the Cromer coast road going into town.
Regards
Grumpy

 

[Tony50]

You could try FELIXSTOWE, Suffolk, you can park near Seafront ,but, due to idiots overnighting sometimes for weeks,emptying toilets in sea , draining waste water that flows into sea, and some parking less than Foot from rear of beachhuts, the Council are putting together a ban on seafront parking ,there is a campsite about ,500 yards from seafront called Peewit ( not C&MClub standards) one large pay carpark in Old Felixstowe and viewing area park with nice cafe overlooking sea and Harwich,and Container Port, also old Fort ,and Museum.
Dunwich in Suffolk is also interesting .

 

[quentinsf]

If you're going as far as Suffolk, you can also park near the sailing clubs in Aldeburgh. We last did this after attending a concert at Snape Maltings - ain't we cultured?

You'll have plenty of company: this was in November so don't arrive too late:

However, if we're moving on to Suffolk, we should probably start another thread. Norfolk has plenty to discuss on its own!

Q

 

[Happy Jack]

We’re heading to Leeds for a wedding in a couple of months, kids are off so we’re planning on making a long weekend out of it (coming from Scotland). It’s not our usual haunt as we’re either usually in the highlands or France so was after a bit of advice please.
The better half has always fancied the Norfolk Coast or around that area - just wondering if people had any experiences/recommendations or no-go’s.
We’re usually spoilt by being able to wild camp at our usual go to spots but happy to campsite it or remote it to go wild.
Just to add it’s Mrs D’s birthday that weekend too so I feel like I need to find somewhere nice



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Hi Sudders.
Near the end of your journey is the ccc Sandringham site.
We were there last summer for a few days. Good walking there and some NT& EH  places to visit as well as good walking in the woodland.
I see you were able to attach a map of your route, would you mind letting me know how to do it ?

 

[Happy Jack]

I quite agree which is why I suggested train or bus as better alternatives. I worked in the centre of Norwich (Jarrolds above the Stationers and at The Mill) from 2000 to 2013 then on and off until 2018 when I retired. I used to catch the train up from Stowmarket station, but more than once when staying at Seacroft or the CAMC or CACC sites at Runton, and the CL at Sherington the Sanders bus in.

Yes, we stayed at Sandringham ccc and West Runton ccc last year.
Got around nicely by breakthrough the day we went to Wroxham from West Runton we had to go via Norwich city and it ended up being a bit too much time spent on buses.

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[Big Boris]

Yes, we stayed at Sandringham ccc and West Runton ccc last year.
Got around nicely by breakthrough the day we went to Wroxham from West Runton we had to go via Norwich city and it ended up being a bit too much time spent on buses.

Hi almost all the Norfolk coast is beautiful we have walked all of it from King's Lynn to Great Yarmouth our advice if you intend to walk even a small stretch is to catch the Coast Hopper to the place you intend turning round to walk back from this saves the inevitable wait for the return bus..we have been caught out and had to call for a taxi

 

[Happy Jack]

Yes, we stayed at Sandringham ccc and West Runton ccc last year.
Got around nicely by breakthrough the day we went to Wroxham from West Runton we had to go via Norwich city and it ended up being a bit too much time spent on buses.

Spell corrector yet again.S
breakthrough should have been bus.....!!!!!?????!!!!!!!

 

[Happy Jack]

We’re heading to Leeds for a wedding in a couple of months, kids are off so we’re planning on making a long weekend out of it (coming from Scotland). It’s not our usual haunt as we’re either usually in the highlands or France so was after a bit of advice please.
The better half has always fancied the Norfolk Coast or around that area - just wondering if people had any experiences/recommendations or no-go’s.
We’re usually spoilt by being able to wild camp at our usual go to spots but happy to campsite it or remote it to go wild.
Just to add it’s Mrs D’s birthday that weekend too so I feel like I need to find somewhere nice



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When leaving Leeds avoid the A1 past Darrington.
Horrendous delays possible, was bridge repairs but now there are roadworks just south of the bridge.
Go through Pontifract then the A639, this will get you onto the A1 well past Darrington.

 

[Adeydub]

It’s a long drive from Leeds to Norfolk . Once you get off the motorway at Lincoln and head south east it’s a long slow boring slog.

I’d stick on M1 to just past Leicester and take A14 and then cut across through Peterborough.

 

[NR]

The CMC site is closed all summer.

No it isn’t, re opens around April.

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[NR]

North Norfolk is more interesting than the Broads, best referring to SFS or alike to understand what’s open but so many great sites to go at.

 

[NR]

Very good but not motorhome friendly for the most part but there are various campsites and pubs that will let you stop.
Definitely worth a look if you haven't been n

Very good but not motorhome friendly for the most part but there are various campsites and pubs that will let you stop.
Definitely worth a look if you haven't been before.

Not Motorhome friendly?? it’s one the most Motorhome friendly places in the uk, overflowing with excellent sites to suite all.

 

[chaser]

Not Motorhome friendly?? it’s one the most Motorhome friendly places in the uk, overflowing with excellent sites to suite all.

Have you tried some of the carparks by the sea in north Norfolk, they won't even let you park in the daytime.
Not knocking Norfolk, love the area been going there since the kids were small , now the oldest is over fifty.
If you like campsites you are fine anything else very sparse.
One we use quite a bit is the pub at Sutton staith, free parking and a good pub.

 

[NR]

Have you tried some of the carparks by the sea in north Norfolk, they won't even let you park in the daytime.
Not knocking Norfolk, love the area been going there since the kids were small , now the oldest is over fifty.
If you like campsites you are fine anything else very sparse.
One we use quite a bit is the pub at Sutton staith, free parking and a good pub.

My reference is for sites only, car parks etc are a none runner for us, but your point is appreciated.

 

[L' Hobo]

No it isn’t, re opens around April.

Check very carefully, the Pop-up in April is just for a few weeks.
Last week the main area was a building site. It doesn't open properly until July!

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[cyberyacht]

If you are a CAMC member then Dannys Paddock CL at Ludham is a nice spot for two or three nights.

 

[swemmy666]

the Woodforde's brewery pub was always a good visit for me
This place !

 

[quentinsf]

I agree with the comment above, though: we love the Broads, but we only really find them interesting when we have this accessory fitted to our van: