With sweeping beaches, seaside towns,
historic buildings, an abundance of
wildlife and miles upon miles of
waterways for you to explore,
Norfolk is a fantastic destination for
those looking for an English summer
getaway.
In this video we will show you how we
spent seven days in Norfolk
so if you're considering a holiday in
East Anglia then we hope that this video
will help you with ideas for your trip.
If beautiful sunsets, colourful beach huts,
wild seals,
picturesque villages, boat adventures,
seaside attractions,
tudor buildings and excessive amounts of
fish and chips sounds like your cup of
tea
then we hope you enjoy our one week in
Norfolk.
So, just arrived... this is nice.
Tt's great. Just spotted a hare outside the
window of the caravan
oh so cute! First port of call after
arriving at our static caravan in
Hunstanton was to head straight to the
seafront.
We're starting our trip to Norfolk off
in Hunstanton which is also known as
sunny hunny
so i assume it means we're going to have
glorious sunshine for the whole trip
we didn't. We picked up some fish and
chips to eat while we watched the sunset
because even though we're on the east
coast Hunstanton faces west which means
it's one of the only places in the east
where you can watch the sunset over the
sea
how is fish and chips round one of the
holiday?
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We've had a bit of a late start to the
morning because it was absolutely
chucking it down when we got up
but look at it now. This here is the new
part of Hunstanton, this is where we
were for the sunset
and we're going to keep on walking down
to Old Hunstanton to see the stripey
cliffs
and we should pass a couple of sights on
the way as well
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at the end of the green is the peerless
pier it used to be a pier that was
over 800 feet long there was a roller
skating rink
and a small zoo built on the pier most
of the pier was destroyed in a storm in
the 1970s and then a fire finished off
in 2002.
it's a bit of a shame because it
probably was a really cool spot
we just come for a stroll through the
victorian esplanade gardens
and they're really pretty
there's tiles with photos on from
historical events and places in Hunstanton
so for example here we can see the pier
that i was talking about
and next to it here you can see the fire
there's some nice views over the sea
from these gardens too if you keep
walking past the gardens you'll reach
the striped cliffs of Old Hunstanton
whose red layers are caused by iron
staining of the chalk
there are various signs around telling
you not to sit too close to the cliffs
and you can see from the massive piles
of rocks why
we also read that there's a kind of bird
here i think it's called a fulmar and it
looks quite a lot like a segull but
without the orange beak from what we can
tell from google
and if you get too close to them if they
think you're a threat they might vomit
this sort of
thick bile on you so with that combined
with the rocks
don't sit too close. We found the
shipwreck
the barnacle covered remains of this
1907 fishing boat can only be seen at
low tide
so make sure you google tide times first
if you want to see it
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next we headed to the marinas beer
garden for our first pub trip since
lockdown there's a cracking view from
this beer garden
walking through the idyllic village of
old Hunstanton felt very calm and quiet
compared to the newer part of Hunstanton
Before taking the 30 minutes walk back
to our caravan we stopped off at st
edmonds point where you can see
Hunstanton lighthouse
the lookout tower and the 13th century
ruins of st
edmonds chapel
we've come back into town for sunset and
some fairground rides
you excited? Rainbow park isn't a large
fairground but it does offer a few of
the classics
rather than purchasing a wristband
you'll pay for rides individually which
can add up quickly
but it's worth stopping by to go on a
couple of your fun fair favorites
how dizzy are you feeling
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very
the next day we got up early and drove
around 30 minutes to wells-next-the-sea
whenever we tell people we're coming to
Norfolk Wells-Next-The-Sea was somewhere that
always cropped up as somewhere we should
visit and i can already see why there's
a long row of pastel coloured beach huts
that are really pretty
and the sand is really soft and golden
and it looks like it just goes on
forever
you've seen some of them have got names
we've decided we want to walk all the
way to the sea for a paddle
and it's actually a lot further away
than we realized
this beach is absolutely massive
made a friend
worth it? we didn't spend long paddling
as the tides can change quickly along
the norfolk coast
information on tide times that day is
conveniently displayed in wells beach
car park
speaking of parking the cost was nine
pounds for a day unless you do what
someone did and press the wrong button
so you end up paying twice
next we walked 15 minutes into the town
of wells next the sea which is a working
fishing port
it's also a popular place to go crabbing
in the summer
Overall in norfolk we mostly found that
social distancing wasn't too difficult
particularly as most days we got up
early to avoid large crowds
however we did find parts of the harbour
a little too busy so we quickly moved on
to explore more of this picturesque town
the green surrounded by georgian houses
and little cottages and a couple of pubs
is really nice
once it was fish and chips o'clock we
headed to french's which had cropped up
again and again when looking up best
fish and chips in Norfolk
oh yes fish and chips score out of ten
nine i think they have gherkins and
fanta lemon which definitely makes it
a nine
After finishing our fish and chips we
ended our day back at Hunstanton for one
final sunset
the next morning we checked out of our
caravan in Hunstanton ready to head down
south to relocate
to a lodge nestled on the edge of the
Norfolk Broads.
On our way down we planned a couple of
stops with the first being the iconic
Horsey Windpump.
Horsey windpump, which is brilliantly
named, managed to withstand
storms floods and wars before it was a
lightning strike that finally put it out
of action
in i think it was the 1940s the
national trust has taken over it now so
it's a tourist attraction
i think you can normally go inside but
at the moment you can't because it
hasn't reopened fully since lockdown but
you can still come up to it
if you are driving there is a car park
available by the windpump
or if you are traveling by boat mooring
is available for a fee
next we're walking down to the beach
where we might get to see some seals we
hope
it's not quite the right time of year
for us so if you definitely want to see
seals you should come in winter
but we might get lucky because they can
be here all year round
the walk from Horsey Windpump to Horsey
Gap beach is around a mile and a half
each way
the walk itself is very pleasant and
offers different vantage points to view
Horsey Windpump
seals seal seal seal seals
i apologize that these clips are a
little rubbish however we decided that
the cuteness of the seals outweigh the
quality of the video
so i've included them anyway
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Next we drove a short three and a half
miles to Winterton-on-Sea
which is a small coastal village with a
beautiful sandy beach
flower lined streets pretty thatched
cottages an impressive church
and a holiday park of quirky roundhouses
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how cool are these they look like
something straight out of a cartoon
after a walk along the beach and around
the village we headed to Fritton to
check into our next accommodation
if you're looking for somewhere to stay
that is close to the Norfolk Broads or
Great Yarmouth
or somewhere further up north like
Hunstanton we will be sharing tours of
both our Fritton lodge and our
Hunstanton caravan on this channel so
keep an eye out for those if you're
interested in watching
the broads is a network of over 120
miles of navigable rivers and lakes
most of which are in norfolk you can
explore areas of the norfolk broads on
foot or by bike but the best way to
discover these enchanting waterways is
by boat.
boating holidays are popular on the
broads but if you don't fancy spending
your whole trip on the water then you
can hire a day boat
we chose to hire our day boats from
broads tours in Wroxham, which is the main
hub of boating holidays on the broads
when you pick up your boats you'll be
given a quick lesson before you set off
to explore
how's it going over there captain great
it's going great
don't run over any ducks no no no
i thought i had for a second
but it was just the wake of another boat
don't worry if you have no experience
none is required and operating the boat
is really
easy and with a maximum speed limit of 5
miles per hour
what could go wrong
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seriously though just drive sensibly and
stick to the rules of the waterways
it's pretty straightforward and a lot of
fun
our first stop was horning which is said
to be one of the prettiest villages on
the broads
the new inn had good reviews and offered
free moorings to customers
so we decided this would be a good spot
for an early lunch
i generously allowed aaron to take the
lead in mooring our boat up for the
first time
which incidentally was next to a boat
that looked much more expensive than
ours
and which we also overheard the owner
saying was brand new because of course
it was
well done on your successful mooring of
the boat yeah that wasn't as terrifying
as i thought it was going to be
yeah we got it in there yeah it didn't
quite bosh the person's brand new boat
that was next to us
so that's good we later realized that
there was actually a man there helping
people with mooring so you don't need to
attempt to do it solo like we did
after our quick lunch stop we were back
on the water there will be a huge
variety of boats for you to see on the
broads but make sure you don't miss the
most important boat of all
just bought ice cream from an ice cream
boat
yeah and he's playing ice cream van
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this really helpfully tells you how long
it takes to get from the different
points back to broads tours
while there are plenty of places to moor
up we were enjoying our time on the boat
so much that we spent the rest of the
day
driving around the rivers and broads
enjoying the beautiful scenery
the large variety of birds and the
tranquil atmosphere
if hiring your own motorboat does appeal
to you then we would say definitely give
it a go it was one of our favorite
experiences in norfolk
the cost at broads tour started at 21
pounds per hour
although it is cheaper to hire a boat
for the full day like we did
personally i feel like if we had only
hired the boats for a couple of hours
then it wouldn't have been long enough
and they would have struggled to tear us
away when the time was up as it was a
full day felt like a good amount of time
to really enjoy our time on the boat
and we do now definitely see the appeal
of a full boating holiday on the broads
yep we just got back to the car park we
parked at Wroxham Broad car park which is
about a 30 minute walk to the boat
hire place
but then when we got there we found out
there's actually a large car park
right at the spot where you pick up your
boats so learn from our mistakes
it's another beautiful day here in
norfolk and we've come to fairhaven
woodland and water gardens
when looking for best things to do in
the norfolk broads this place cropped up
a lot and now that we're in our 30s we
like looking at plants
so we figured it was a good choice for a
day out
nearly four miles of pathways boardwalks
and bridges lead you through 130 acres
of beautiful woodlands
where you will be surrounded by an
abundance of plants trees and wildlife
there's so many butterflies around here
currently because of social distancing
it's a one-way system everywhere now
so you just pick a route we're going to
go for the black route which is the one
hour 30 minutes one
but you can chop and change as much as
you want apparently as long as you stick
to the one-way system
at the time of making this video you
must pre-book your arrival time which
you can easily do through the fairhaven
website
it's really peaceful and there's hardly
anybody here i don't know if it's always
this quiet or if it's just because
they're limiting the number of people
who can enter because you have to book a
ticket in advance now
but it's really tranquil we've hardly
seen anybody
as we wandered through the gardens we
also spotted lots of carved animals and
signs containing interesting nuggets of
information
it wasn't until the early 1950s that we
realized that the broads are not a
natural feature
dr joyce lambertz discovered that the
broads are a series of flooded pits
which were dug during the middle ages
we loved our day at fairhaven woodland
and water garden
and would definitely recommend it if
you're looking for a land-based activity
on the broads
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Great Yarmouth is your traditional
british bucket and spade style seaside
resort
it is a popular destination with
families due to the multitude of
seafront attractions
and the impressive sandy beach this
whole seafront area is called the golden
mile
and just look at this stretch of beach
you can see why
this is stunning if you're looking for a
calm and picturesque beach resort then
Great Yarmouth probably isn't what you're
looking for
however there is no denying that there
are plenty of fun things to see and do
here so we added it to our Norfolk
itinerary
with another crowd dodging early start
we parked up at the almost empty
seafront car park and set off to explore
there's loads of really cool old-style
tourist posters along this fence here
i don't know why but i really like to
Hippodrome building
i love that there's a takeaway shop that
looks like a pirate ship
Great Yarmouth has around 700 places to
play mini golf
if you have seen our orlando florida
travel series then you will know that we
love to play mini
golf even if we aren't very good at it
so there was no way we were going to
resist pirate's cove adventure golf
this is a really well themed mini golf
we thought that this 18-hole mini golf
was a great way to spend an hour
or two especially on a day when the
weather wasn't too beach friendly
how many yeah
we decided we haven't had fish and chips
enough yet this week so we got some more
from Grelly's
and these look really good once we'd had
our fill of fish and chips number three
of the holiday
we made a beeline for our next seaside
attraction
we've come to Merrivale model village and
i'm actually really excited
at Merrivale model village you follow
winding paths through a miniature world
of characters and amusing scenes
and to top it off it's all set in an
award-winning landscape garden
for added fun many of the scenes are
even interactive
are you gonna press the button oh yes
what's gonna happen
this is a public announcement
oh yeah premiere airship carriers
with all passengers there are so many
tiny little details that are easy to
miss so take your time and look
carefully
there's even some subtle jokes you see
what they've called them
the cavity and dr eyelash
some more wholesome than others
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you could probably spend an hour or so
wandering around the displays before you
exit through the penny arcade
as the wind began picking up and the
dark clouds rolling in
we decided to take this as our queue to
go back to the lodge and spend the rest
of the day in the hot tub
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after checking out of our lodge rather
than heading straight home we decided to
spend a few hours in norwich
i admit that before our trip we didn't
really know anything about Norwich
and we were very quickly pleasantly
surprised
we're starting our morning off in elm
street which is this beautiful
cobbled street lined with all these
tudor style houses
it's really pretty we are a bit early so
the shops haven't opened
yet but it's really nice to just walk
around without any people
this kind of reminds me of the shambles
in york yeah it's got a very similar
vibe
as we didn't have long to spend
exploring the city we partially followed
a free walking guide to take us around a
few key sights
starting with norwich cathedral which
was built nearly 900 years ago
look at the size of that spire it's huge
our walk also included a stop at the
vibrant norwich market which is one of
the oldest and largest outdoor markets
in
england here there are a number of
tempting food stalls which make it a
great spot
for lunch there was so much that we
wanted to try that we actually ended up
getting both boa buns and dumplings from
bun box
and pork kimchi ramen and butternut
squash coconut noodles from fresh
these look so good
the kimchi is really good
and the pork yum
the curry broth in this is so delicious
now that we've essentially eaten two
lunches each we've decided it's a good
idea to burn it off by doing the
riverside walk
this leafy river sidewalk takes you
around norwich city centre
and passes a couple of interesting sites
on the way
cow tower one of the earliest
purpose-built artillery block houses in
england this tower was built in 1398-99
to control a strategic point in
norwich's city defences a few hours did
not feel like long enough in norwich and
we would love to return here in the
future to immerse ourselves in the city
similar could be said for norfolk as a
whole one week gave us a great taste of
this beautiful county and left us
wanting to see more
if you have any recommendations or
places to visit in norfolk that we
missed then please do share them with us
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