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Norfolk Holiday Home & Cottage Rentals We have a wide selection of holiday cottages, riverside homes and sea view houses in the popular destinations of the Norfolk Coast, Norfolk Broads & South Norfolk. More Norfolk Holiday Destinations are listed further down this page. Click here for large holiday rentals in Norfolk Norfolk holiday rentals with swimming pools Norfolk has become one of England's top holiday destinations. With attractions such as well over 10,000 listed buildings and the unique Norfolk broads have been declared Britain’s newest National Park, Norfolk really is the place to visit. Norfolk now has numerous stately homes open to the public and beautiful broads and rivers just waiting to be explored. Picturesque villages that through strict planning regulations will remain typical Norfolk villages. It is a county steeped in history that has managed to retain much of its original heritage. The Norfolk Coast has some of the best beaches in the country and charming coastal villages offering first class self catering holiday accommodation. Our large selection of over 500 Norfolk holiday cottages, barn conversions, period properties and riverside rentals are spread across the whole of the county and we hope that you find something perfect for your holiday in the delightful county of Norfolk. We have Norfolk holiday rentals to suit all budgets. Please email Julie at info@complete-holidays.co.uk if you need any suggestions or assistance with your holiday rental search.
Norfolk Rental - Haveringland, Near Norwich, Luxury Converted Coach House (6 Bed, Sleeps 12)	Norfolk Rental - Wroxham, Beautiful Riverside Home set in wonderful gardens (3 Bed, Sleeps 6)	Norfolk Rental - Cromer, Villa in a stunning cliff top location next to golf course (3 Beds, Sleeps 5)	Norfolk Rental - Wells-next-the-sea, Delightful period cottage (3 Bed, Sleep 6)	Norfolk Rental - Blakeney, Detached Home with Stunning Views of the sea (3 Bed, Sleeps 6)	Norfolk Rental - Burnham Market, Beautiful Detached Barn Conversion (4 Bed, Sleeps 8)
View our list of holiday resorts in Norfolk below (click on a link to view property rentals)				More Information About Norfolk Found your perfect holiday rental in Norfolk. Try our easy search for Flights, Car Hire, Airport Transfers & Parking, Holiday Insurance, Maps & Travel Guides using the links below:
Click Here To View All Norfolk Coast Holiday Cottages and Houses Bacton ¦ Blakeney ¦ Brancaster ¦ Burnham Market ¦ Burnham Overy Staithe ¦ Cromer ¦ Docking ¦ East Runton ¦ Holt ¦ Hunstanton ¦ North Creake ¦ Sandringham ¦ Sheringham ¦ Snettisham ¦ South Creake ¦ Stiffkey ¦ Wells-next-the-sea ¦ West Runton ¦ Wighton Click Here To View All Norfolk Broads Holiday Cottages and House Filby ¦ Haveringland ¦ Hickling ¦ Horning ¦ Hoveton ¦ Loddon ¦ Ludham ¦ Martham ¦ Old Costessey ¦ Oulton Broad ¦ Reedham ¦ Wroxham Click Here To View All South Norfolk Holiday Cottages and Houses Banham ¦ Buckenham ¦ Diss ¦ Thetford

Tourist Information about Norfolk

The constantly changing Norfolk coastline consists of some 90 miles of the most beautiful scenery and beaches in the British Isles. It stretches from the wash in the north round to Lowestoft, where Norfolk meets Suffolk.

The North Norfolk coast line from Brancaster along to Cley-next-the-sea consists of mainly salt marshes, dunes and tidal creeks interspersed with picturesque fishing villages. The area has an abundance of wild life and is famed for vast numbers of resident and migratory birds. It offers the keen bird watcher an unique opportunity to see many unusual and some very rare sightings. At Blakeney point there is a large seal sanctuary and daily boat trips from Blakeney harbour take the visitor for a closer look. Along this stretch of the Norfolk coast there are bird reserves at Titchwell, Scolt Head Blakeney and Cley. The keen sailor will also find his needs catered for along this part of the coast with sailing clubs and yachting centres at many of the villages. Hunstanton with its long sandy beach, esplanade and sea life centre, it is a little bit quieter than the towns of Cromer and Great Yarmouth but never the less offers the visitor all the facilities of a larger resort. Close to Hunstanton is the pretty old world village of Heacham with its flint cottages set around village green. Heacham is famous for Lavender and is well worth a visit for this alone.

Travelling east from Hunstanton one passes through the villages of Holme-next-the-sea, now famed for its stonehenge timber circle, Thornham, Titchwell with its bird reserve marsh and Brancaster. This part of the coastline in particular is a popular sailing area and although many of the villages are now inland they still have access to the open sea across the salt marshes and through the numerous creeks and dykes where yachts and sailing dinghies can be safely moored. Along from Brancaster one comes across the Burnhams most famed is Burnham Thorpe the birth place of Lord Nelson. Getting their name from the River Burn, this collection of villages has much to explore.

On past Holkham with its with its huge, privately owned, but accessible sandy beach and vast Hall that hosts many public events, one comes to Wells-next-the-sea which although a mile from the open sea, still has a working harbour and quay. A short drive and a walk through the pines takes you to a beautiful beach. You can also take miniature railway trip to the beach, stopping off at the inland boating lake which was originally the harbour. The town of Wells consists of a quay area with busy shops, cafés and a few arcades.

Again travelling east passing through the villages of Stiffkey and Morston with their pubs, village shops and stalls offering locally caught and very fresh crabs, one comes to the village of Blakeney with its very tidal quay. Children fish for crabs and boats lie virtually on their side waiting for the tide to turn. From the quay one can book trips to see the seals on Blakeney Point or visit the tern sanctuary where breeding terns dive bomb the unwary visitor. The village is approached down very narrow streets and has several pretty shops and eateries. There is a car park right on the quay side and boat launching and mooring facilities to hand. On towards Sheringham are the villages of Cley-next-to-sea and Salthouse with their own traditional Norfolk fishing cottages and pubs. Both villages are separated from the sea by salt marshes famed for their bird life and are protected by sea walls made of shingle and maram grass from the open sea. Next is the village of Weybourne with its exhibition of Militaria “The Muckleburgh Collection” everything from tanks to uniforms is on display and several pleasant hours can be spent wandering through and around the various exhibits. And so to Sheringham the first of Norfolk's traditional sea side resorts you come to whilst travelling west to east. Until the end of the 1800’s the town was little more than a small fishing village like so many along the Norfolk coast line. However during the Victorian era, the town blossomed. The fishing industry with its colourful boats still exists along side a modern seaside town with its busy high street and sea front. Much of the old atmosphere still survives and Sheringham manages to combine the best of both worlds. The beach is sandy and safe an ideal place to spend the day. The North Norfolk steam railway is based in the town and offers the chance to travel on a lovely old steam train from the town centre along the coast to Weybourne and then on to the picturesque town of Holt.

Between Sheringham and the next big resort of Cromer lay East & West Runton, both have their own beaches and sea fronts with shops, accommodation and restaurants. They are pretty little villages that have evolved into mini resorts in their own right. Cromer with its pier and lifeboat station stretching out into the north sea. Wide sandy beaches beckon at low tide. The town is built around its magnificent 14^th century church that boasts the tallest tower in Norfolk and overlooks the whole town, surrounding countryside and most importantly the sea. Cromer has it all, pretty seaside gardens, a pier, a theatre at the end of it. There are also the usual amusements, typical seaside shops and restaurants all close to hand. All in all Cromer, is a lovely traditional seaside resort that still relies on the sea for its living, whether it be the famous Cromer crab or the holiday maker.

The next few miles of coast line are sadly dominated by the Bacton Gas terminal, pumping much needed north sea gas to the UK and abroad and apart from the villages of Bacton which has a lovely beach, Walcott and Sea Palling which have good swimming, coastal erosion is again in evidence. The village of Happisburgh (pronounced Hazebrugh) has a very prominent lighthouse built in 1791 to warn of the dangerous sand shoals that surround this part of the coast and, sadly, terrible coastal erosion with whole pieces of cliff and roadway together with holiday homes disappearing into the north sea every stormy winter. However from Happisburgh onwards the huge sandy beaches that Norfolk is famous for begin and sweep all the way to Great Yarmouth.

The Norfolk Broads are a unique mixture of man made expanses of water connected by meandering rivers and dykes throughout much of Norfolk, around 150 miles of navigable rivers and around 41 shallow lakes, all interconnected and fringed with reed beds that give the keen sailor, the fisherman, the naturalist, and the holidaymaker, unrivalled opportunities to pursue their interests in a natural setting of some of the most beautiful. scenery in Britain.

Wroxham Broad is situated on the Bure the broad is one of the largest covering an area of about 130 acres it is used by Wroxham sailing club and is accessible to the public by road and river. Ranworth Broad is a few miles down river from Wroxham, Ranworth broad is joined to the river Bure by a navigable dyke. The broad is divided in to two halves, Barton Broad is situated at the end of the River Ant Barton broad and is surrounded by Reed beds. In recent years the Broad has become very silted and although one of the largest expanses of water much of it became too shallow for craft. In the last few years the Broads Authority have undertaken the pumping out of all the mud and silt, a huge undertaking, to return this lovely Broad to the state it was in when Lord Nelson learnt to sail on it. Hickling Broad is another huge area of water, it is used by the local sailing club and windsurfers. At one time it was famed for its huge Pike and for its fishing and wildlife. It has recently had considerable problems with weed growth and is in most part now very shallow. Martham Broad small Broad that stands alone towards the end of the Thurne some way from the village of Martham . Filby Broad is an inland Broad is separated from Rollesby Broad by a road bridge carrying the Acle to Caister road these two broads are not accessible via the river system and are a ideal place for quieter pursuits such as sailing and fishing. Oulton Broad has a well-equipped Yacht station and is the centre for boating in the area. It was the location for the testing of the first Hovercraft. Today it is also used for powerboat racing, drawing huge crowds.

Golf in Norfolk

All of the many golf course in Norfolk have different challenges – from basic pitch and putt to 18 hole championship standard courses. There are a good selection of both inland and links courses with the latter being close to many of the popular seaside resorts such as Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton and Cromer. One day you could be enjoying one of the Norfolk coastal golf courses which are mainly set in exposed parkland with fine panoramic views, and the next you’ll be on an inland course set in magnificent wooded parkland or a picturesque valley. With so many outstanding courses to choose from, the main problem is deciding which to try first. Eaton Golf Club, just outside Norwich, was designed in part by J H Taylor, the four times Open Champion, and is one of the oldest and finest in the region. The Marriott Sprowston Manor Golf and Country Club now boasts a new £1.6 million championship course that regularly hosts the PGA EuroPro golf tournament, whilst Weston Park is a high quality parkland course in idyllic surroundings and is wonderful for winter play. Many would argue that The Royal Norwich is the best course in the county with its bunkers filled with American white dust sand and its exceptional greens and others say that Hunstanton provides excellent links golf with greens that are the envy of every self-respecting club in the land.

Weather in Norfolk

The weather in Norfolk is drier and sunnier on average than any other part of the UK. With its easterly position, the Norfolk coast enjoys the longest days and some of the best weather for happy holidays in the UK.

Travelling to Norfolk

Norfolk has an international airport at Norwich, with a number of weekly flights from the UK and Europe. Norfolk is well serviced by a railway network, with main railway terminals at Norwich & Kings Lynn and many towns and villages having railway stations. The main roads to Norfolk are rapidly improving and include new dual carriage ways from the south of the country arriving in the capital Norwich.

If you are having difficulty choosing your perfect holiday property in Norfolk, please email info@complete-holidays.co.uk for advice on the best Norfolk holiday rental for your needs. We hope we can help you further with your vacation rental in Norfolk.

Rental cottages & holiday homes in Norfolk