We had a brilliant week away in North Norfolk.
The journey from Cheshire to Wells-next-the-Sea is a long one. It took around six hours, including stops. We had a quick lunch stop in Peterborough on the way – that seems like a city worth visiting at some point in the future. After settling into our cottage for the week in Wells, we had a quiet night with fish and chips.
The following day we tried to go to Wells beach but the car park was full by 10am. So we set off to find a different beach. We eventually stumbled upon Brancaster beach. What a beach! One of the best beaches we’ve ever visiting. The sea was so shallow we walked for miles and miles in the water. There is a brilliant little shack selling food and drinks. In the evening we went out for a few drinks. We managed to make it to maybe three pubs before they all started to close (weird).
The next day was a Sunday and the heatwave was in full flow. We set off earlier for Wells beach and managed it! We had a really lovely time on the beach. The huts are just beautiful! In the late afternoon we went for a wander round the shops and for a drink.
On the Monday we set off on a long drive to Lowestoft to visit Africa Alive. We had fond memories of a couple of previous visits and always thought it was the best zoo we had ever visited. On this occasion we felt like it had become a little neglected and didn’t enjoy it quite the same.
On the Tuesday we went to King’s Lynn. What a gorgeous town! We really enjoyed looking around.
On Wednesday the weather wasn’t the best. We drove to Swaffham. I am not sure what we expected but we found it a little underwhelming. Nice, but just nothing spectacular.
On our last day we went to Cromer and had an absolutely brilliant day. Cromer was really nice and we enjoyed the shops, the pier, a steel drum band, getting spashed by the waves, the ice cream, the arcades and the golf. It was a fantastic day out! We called at Sheringham on the way back and loved it. We were a bit disappointed in ourselves that we hadn’t visited there before.
We set off home on the Friday after a breakfast in Fakenham before spending hours on the road. The traffic around Nottingham was horrendous.
We had a brilliant holiday!