North Norfolk - Routes for Little Boots

Holkham Hall Nature Trail

(Last visited May 2021) If we go for a family walk, we usually try to explore lesser-known places. However, although we know Holkham well, a new nature trail was opened around the lake in April 2021 so we thought we’d pay it a visit! The trail is a 2.5 mile loop around the lake with […]

Norfolk Lavender

(Last visited June 2021) We saw this when looking up Visit North Norfolk’s dementia friendly walks, and realising the lavender was about to pop out, we headed up to Heacham at the weekend to have a look! We were still a tad early (end of June) but the lavender was starting to come out. Nevertheless, our […]

Mannington Estate

We recently stumbled across this fabulous place. Whilst its official name is Mannington, we thought it was actually Narnia (the chapel ruins anyway). These chapel gardens were magical and a beautiful addition for curious little explorers! Just beware that you’re not allowed to enter the chapel itself but you can open the door to peep […]

Baconsthorpe Castle

What an amazing place Baconsthorpe Castle is. Really well preserved, and although climbing on the ruins is prohibited, it’s a fascinating placed little people. It also has a beautiful lake to sit down and have a picnic next to. It’s a moated and fortified 15th Century manor house. We loved reading about the history of […]

Bacton Wood

Bacton Wood is one of my favourite woodlands and we’ve been back a fair few times. There are lots of routes – the yellow route is the shortest and the one we’ve visited. There’s a sessile oak which makes a great perch for kids and dens everywhere! Beautiful autumn colours. It’s peaceful and pretty. Sadly […]

Thornham and Holme

(Last visited June 2019) I absolutely love it here. Both can be found along a really accessible stretch of the Norfolk Coast Path and are fantastic if you’re into your nature. At Holme there is the nature reserve, with a coffee shop, toilets, car park and access to the beach. The coast path here has […]

Secret Garden, How Hill

We absolutely adored this walk. We parked at the main car park (not the one at the house which is reserved for guests) – the walk starts just behind the house. It starts off as a lovely little woodland walk and tucked away further on is the secret garden – a beautiful little boarded walk […]

Hickling Broad

(Last visited October 2018) Hickling Broad is massive – it’s the biggest broad – so in normal times you could spend a whole day exploring all the paths. It is suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs as a lot of it is boardwalk or compacted surface. In recent times there has been a one-way route of […]

Holt Country Park

(Last visited January 2020) There are few places that tick all the boxes but this is one of them. I love it here. We have an amazing time every time we visit – it took us forever to walk round the last time as we had about 4000 stoppages for a 4-year-old to engage with […]

Alby Crafts & Gardens

(Last visited February 2020) I have visited here before but only to the tearoom – in February 2020, I had the chance to visit the four acre garden too. What a little gem! This is a perfect stop along the A140 between Aylsham and Cromer. The Artisan Café is utterly fab, there is a gift […]