Best hotels for walking in Norfolk

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Congham Hall - Gin Experience Special Offer

King's Lynn

A garden of more than 400 herb varieties gives plant fanciers and pollinators a buzz at Nicholas Dickinson’s Georgian country house hotel. Interiors are a well-judged blend of traditional and modish style.

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Titchwell Manor - Complimentary Pre-Dinner Cocktail Special Offer

Brancaster

With views to the north Norfolk coast and the reed beds and lagoons of Titchwell Marsh RSPB nature reserve nearby, this characterful family-friendly, dog-friendly hotel is set in a Victorian farmhouse.

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The White Horse - 'Complimentary Fizz' Special Offer

Brancaster Staithe

Amid a luminous, big-sky landscape of tidal salt marshes, with views to the sea and Scolt Head Island, the Nye family’s hotel enjoys a ‘brilliant location on the coast’.

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The Blakeney Hotel, Holt

With its quayside position overlooking the boats of north Norfolk’s salt marsh estuary towards Blakeney Point, this large, family-friendly hotel, established in 1922, has a loyal following.

Morston Hall, Holt

Thirty years after they first welcomed guests to their knapped-flint former farmhouse on the edge of the marshes, Tracy and Galton Blackiston preside over a thriving hotel with Michelin-starred kitchen.

Strattons, Swaffham

Tucked away behind a shopping street in a market town lies Vanessa and Les Scott’s dog-friendly, child-friendly hotel, occupying a Palladian villa in gardens.

Cley Windmill, Cley-next-the-Sea

A Norfolk icon, this19th-century windmill, rising from reed beds by the River Glaven, has wonderfully characterful guest rooms in the tower and converted outbuildings.

Beechwood Hotel, North Walsham

Come for a whodunnit night at Emma and Hugh Asher’s ivy-smothered hotel, ‘well placed for touring North Norfolk’, and murder by chocolate could be on the menu.

The Crown, Wells-next-the-Sea

‘A former coaching inn overlooking a tree-lined oval green’ is today ‘a welcoming, warm, laid-back pub and hotel’.

The Rose & Crown, Snettisham

There is a warm-hearted sense of fun about Jeannette and Anthony Goodrich’s ‘very welcoming’ child-friendly, dog-friendly, rose-covered 14th-century pub.

The Gunton Arms, Thorpe Market

Oozing bonhomie and good cheer, this country pub with its robust food, flamboyant art and country house-style bedrooms is a memorable place to stay.

The Dabbling Duck, GREAT MASSINGHAM

Overlooking the green in a village known for its numerous duck ponds, the old Rose and Crown was facing conversion into housing in 2006 when two local farmers stepped up.

No. 33, Hunstanton

On a quiet street in the Victorian bathing resort of ‘sunny Hunny’, with west-facing views across the Wash, Jeanne Whittome’s smart but relaxed B&B is an ideal base from which to explore North Norfolk.

The Harper, Holt

Just inland from Blakeney, ‘the brick and flint barns where once the Langham Glass furnace raged have been transformed into a smoking-hot hotel’, writes a Guide insider.

The Saracen’s Head, Erpingham

‘The most welcoming staff make this a pleasant stop.’ Tim and Janie Elwes’s ‘enjoyable’ inn stands in ‘a beautifully rural setting’ not far from the north Norfolk coast.

The Pheasant, Kelling

Part of a sprawling estate of woods and parkland, this country house hotel is a tranquil retreat.

Bank House, King's Lynn

Well placed for visiting the market town, this ‘distinguished’ Georgian bank-turned-town hotel is in a ‘fine waterfront setting’ within strolling distance, along cobbled streets, of historical buildings and handsome squares.

Magazine Wood, Hunstanton

In a secluded swath of green countryside, Pip and Jonathan Barber’s chic B&B looks over the village towards the Norfolk coast.

The Brisley Bell, Dereham

A buzzy local landmark, this 17th-century inn facing the village common is just the place for lively quiz nights and Friday-evening cricket matches; for more peaceful diversion, there’s also afternoon tea and board games by the original inglenook fireplaces.

The Neptune, Old Hunstanton

Everything is shipshape at Jacki and Kevin Mangeolles’ Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms, occupying a former coaching inn in a quiet village bordering the busier resort of ‘Hun’ston’.

The Lifeboat Inn, Thornham

Look out toward the sea and the salt marshes from this 16th-century beer house, which takes in the changing landscape from its ‘spectacular’ location facing the north Norfolk coast.

The Victoria Inn, HOLKHAM

In beach flint and brick, this genteelly refurbished 18th-century inn on the Earl of Leicester’s Holkham estate is ‘perfect for exploring the north Norfolk coast’.

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Norfolk Mead

Norwich

In lush grounds by the River Bure in the heart of the Norfolk Broads, a wisteria-hung Georgian house with a relaxed atmosphere. Graceful bedrooms have uplifting decor; some have a private balcony or terrace. The summer houses and cottages, which can accommodate four or six people, suit groups. Food is fresh, home-made and well-presented. Tailor-made treatments for face and body. The hotel’s day boat is available for hire.

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Heacham House

Heacham

Overlooking the village duck pond, this B&B in a red brick Victorian house is a 15-minute stroll from the wide sands and salt marshes of north Norfolk’s ‘sunset coast&rsquo. Pretty bedrooms are supplied with bathrobes and facecloths, fresh milk and home-baked biscuits; a posy of garden blooms makes a cheery welcome. There’s home-baked bread, home-made granola, local honey and freshly ground coffee at breakfast. The enthusiastic hosts can offer advice from stately homes to seal safaris.

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Featured hotels with Special Offers

Best hotels for walking in Norfolk

Congham Hall - Gin Experience Special Offer

King's Lynn

Titchwell Manor - Complimentary Pre-Dinner Cocktail Special Offer

Brancaster

The White Horse - 'Complimentary Fizz' Special Offer

Brancaster Staithe

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