Delightful Traditional Brick and Flint North Norfolk Holiday Cottage with Piano, Parking and Pub 3 mins walk! Lovingly restored, this delightful, quiet and secluded cosy one bedroom character cottage, probably dates back to the early 1800s. It is situated in the heart of Holt. Walk through the secret gate and you will see 8 Carpenters Cottage in an idyllic private courtyard setting. You will be taken back 100 years in time with all the comfort of home. Walk into Holt (2 minutes) and you will go back in time 40 years. Enjoy free wi-fi or sitting out in the courtyard garden with a glass of white wine from the wine cooler! There is private off-road parking at the back of the cottage.
Open plan sitting room and kitchen with wooden floor, persian rugs and original local artwork. Luxurious Vintage Colefax and Fowler fully lined curtains, wool carpets and oak beams and worktops.
Neff Electric cooker and Gas Hob. Even a separate Wine Cooler!
Dishwasher.
Sony Smart TV & DVD in Sitting room.
Staircase wide and easy to use for older folk! Not the usual tiny staircase in traditional Norfolk cottages!
Upstairs next to the bedroom - Double size shower easy access.
Comfortable handmade Harrison mattress and oak bedstead.
TV/DVD in Bedroom.
Electric blanket with dual controls (in the Winter months).
Linen and towels supplied.
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8 Carpenters Cottages is centrally situated in the pretty Georgian town of Holt which has a charm and character all of its own. Holt has many interesting independent shops, local fishmongers, green grocer, galleries, bookshops, antique shops and the famous Bakers and Larners department store with a separate food hall and wine merchant which celebrated its 249th year in 2019! You can enjoy the cafe life and watch the world pass by at the popular Byford's cafe. Coffee shops abound! You can relax, no need for a car, just walk everywhere and enjoy North Norfolk at its best. The King's Head Pub and Steak Bar is a 2 minute walk! Feathers Hotel 3 mins away is a must for the Carvery on Sunday! Susan Gillis Brownes gorgeous silk dress shop is irresistible!
Things to see and do around 8 Carpenters Cottage, Holt:
Visit Spout Hills/Spout Common
Spout Hills, just yards off Georgian Holt's bustling High Street, is a special place of streams, ponds, marsh orchids and mint. Comprising of 14 acres of registered common land, maintained by Holt Town Council and an enthusiastic band of volunteers, the area consists of varying habitats and a spring which sprouts out of a gravel hill. '
HOLT Country Park is about a 10 minute walk from the cottage.
Holt Country Park is situated on the edge of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is a Green Flag award winner. When you walk in to the tranquil woodland, dominated with Scots pines and native broadleaves, it's easy to understand why.
With the change in seasons come changes in the wonderful displays of flowers that you can find, from orchids in the summer to snowdrops in the winter. Holt Country Park is home to many varieties of butterflies who share their airspace with dragonflies and damselflies. The rich ground flora supports an abundant display of wildlife including goldcrests, greater spotted woodpeckers and deer.
Lots of events and activities take place throughout the year at Holt Country Park
Holt is an ideal location for Wildlife and Bird Watchers - Blakeney National Nature Reserve - 6 miles. Blakeney Point, within Blakeney National Nature Reserve, is a four-mile-long sand and shingle spit. Sand dunes have formed over hundreds of years on the shingle ridge and form a rare habitat valuable for unusual plants, insects, birds and seals.
NWT Cley Marshes Nature Reserve
The NWT Cley Marshes comprises 400 acres with reclaimed marshes, lagoons, pools, hides, board walks, walks along risen banks and the shingle beach at Cley, and a state of the art visitor centre with spectacular views over the marshes towards the sea.
Arrive at the visitor centre and you'll be greeted by very friendly staff who will answer any questions you may have. If you want to visit the hides, you do need to pay, but if you want to just take a walk along the board walks, or up to the beach, then that's free. Don't forget your binoculars though, as you will definitely need binoculars for bird watching!
It's worth going into the visitor centre just for the view across the marshes. It is stunning coastal landscape that you won't get anywhere else in the UK.
Lovely at all times of year there is always something to do in Norfolk: How about ....
Crabbing at Blakeney
Eating Fresh Crabs at Cookies Crab Shop, Salthouse
Birdwatching at Cley Marshes
Breakfast at Byfords Cafe, Holt
Steam train from Holt to Sheringham (Poppy Line)
Making sand castles at Wells on Sea
Fresh Fish and Chips at Alberts in Holt
Walking on Spouts Hill, Holt
Watching a seal bobbing along the shoreline at Cley
Walking through Sheringham Park in May and photographing the Rhododendrons
Further details
Tea and instant coffee on the shelf and milk in the fridge so you can settle in immediately! Budgens supermarket is a 2 min walk away. Linen, towels, central heating and constant hot water included in the cost of bookings all year.
Further details outdoors
Parking is in a private courtyard behind the cottage. Very secure and well off the road! The pretty courtyard garden at the front of the cottage is secluded and you can sit outside on the handmade oak wooden bench and enjoy the blackbirds and a glass of wine!
