Harbour House guidebook
Food scene
Great local pub only a short walk away from the cottage. Make sure to book in peak season. The menu changes daily, using many seasonal ingredients and seafood/fish dishes. Slightly more fancier/expensive than traditional pub food.
15 locals recommend
Stiffkey Red Lion
44 Wells RdGreat local pub only a short walk away from the cottage. Make sure to book in peak season. The menu changes daily, using many seasonal ingredients and seafood/fish dishes. Slightly more fancier/expensive than traditional pub food.
Great drinking pub nearby in Morston. They have stopped serving pub food but have fish & chips, and sometimes pizza. Check their website.
£
30 locals recommend
Anchor Inn Morston
The StreetGreat drinking pub nearby in Morston. They have stopped serving pub food but have fish & chips, and sometimes pizza. Check their website.
£
Byfords
1-3 Shirehall PlainGreat cafe and restaurant located in the market town of Holt.
£
Bang in Wells
2 Staithe StContemporary food and informal cafe opening in evenings as well.
Kings Head Letheringsett
Holt RoadBeautiful pub/restaurant with outside area as well. They have a good menu with a menu for dogs too!
30 locals recommend
The Globe Inn Wells-next-the-Sea
The ButtlandsBeautiful pub/restaurant with outside area as well. They have a good menu with a menu for dogs too!
Formal dining for food only in Holkham, lovely outside terrace.
£££
28 locals recommend
The Victoria Inn
Park RoadFormal dining for food only in Holkham, lovely outside terrace.
£££
Thornham Deli
Great fish and chips in Thornham or Holt, can be very busy but can click and collect to avoid queues.
59 locals recommend
Erics
Thornham RoadGreat fish and chips in Thornham or Holt, can be very busy but can click and collect to avoid queues.
Great restaurant in Brancaster over looking the marshes, serving seafood. ££
70 locals recommend
The White Horse Brancaster Staithe
Main RoadGreat restaurant in Brancaster over looking the marshes, serving seafood. ££
We enjoy eating at this pub/restaurant in Cley. The food is delicious and has a varied menu. The garden is great in the summer, and they sometimes do pizzas. Dog friendly inside and out.
Three Swallows
Newgate GreenWe enjoy eating at this pub/restaurant in Cley. The food is delicious and has a varied menu. The garden is great in the summer, and they sometimes do pizzas. Dog friendly inside and out.
Chequers Inn Binham
Good family pub/restaurant, family-friendly with pub classic dishes. £
The Parlour
Great spot for breakfast, brunch or lunch in nearby Binham.
£
Good pub and restaurant with classic pub classics and pies with outside seating.
19 locals recommend
Three Horseshoes Warham
69 The StGood pub and restaurant with classic pub classics and pies with outside seating.
Local shop
Quaint local shop with fresh coffee and pastries/cakes. Local produce and gifts available to buy. Short walk from the cottage, definitely worth a visit. Recommend walking as it is difficult to park and road is very tight, can park on the side of the road near the bridge.
16 locals recommend
Stiffkey Stores
Wells RoadQuaint local shop with fresh coffee and pastries/cakes. Local produce and gifts available to buy. Short walk from the cottage, definitely worth a visit. Recommend walking as it is difficult to park and road is very tight, can park on the side of the road near the bridge.
Less than 8 minutes drive before you enter Wells-next-to-sea town centre.
16 locals recommend
The Co-operative Food - Wells-next-the-Sea
Polka RoadLess than 8 minutes drive before you enter Wells-next-to-sea town centre.
Beach
Great local beach, arrive early to get a space in the main car park near the beach. There is an overflow car park but it is a long walk.
56 locals recommend
Wells Next The Sea Beach
Great local beach, arrive early to get a space in the main car park near the beach. There is an overflow car park but it is a long walk.
Beautiful beach only a short drive away. There is a long walk from the car park to the beach (no amenities nearby). Breathtaking views. There is a visitor centre near the car park with a cafe.
153 locals recommend
Holkham beach
Beautiful beach only a short drive away. There is a long walk from the car park to the beach (no amenities nearby). Breathtaking views. There is a visitor centre near the car park with a cafe.
Brancaster
Sightseeing
Beautiful estate and grounds with deer and plenty walks. The cafe is large and children-friendly. You can hire bikes, visit the hall, or take a tractor tour of the grounds. A good outdoor wooden play area for children and high ropes course exists.
They hold events over the summer with music and food stalls. There is also a weekly 5km parkrun held there for keen runners.
261 locals recommend
Holkham Hall
Holkham RoadBeautiful estate and grounds with deer and plenty walks. The cafe is large and children-friendly. You can hire bikes, visit the hall, or take a tractor tour of the grounds. A good outdoor wooden play area for children and high ropes course exists.
They hold events over the summer with music and food stalls. There is also a weekly 5km parkrun held there for keen runners.
Great trip for young and old. Enjoy a steam train ride from Holt to Sheringham (or vice versa). Check out their website for special events.
22 locals recommend
North Norfolk Railway PL (Holt Station)
Off Cherry Tree ClGreat trip for young and old. Enjoy a steam train ride from Holt to Sheringham (or vice versa). Check out their website for special events.
Lovely to walk around and see ruins of Binham Priory. There is a nearby dairy shop, cafe (The Parlour) and local pub (The Chequers Inn).
21 locals recommend
Binham Priory
Warham RoadLovely to walk around and see ruins of Binham Priory. There is a nearby dairy shop, cafe (The Parlour) and local pub (The Chequers Inn).
Hindringham Hall
Blacksmiths LaneGreat kids attractions with a soft play area (perfect for rainy days), slides, dinosaur trail, farm animals, crazy golf, and splash pads for hot sunny days!
96 locals recommend
Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure
Great kids attractions with a soft play area (perfect for rainy days), slides, dinosaur trail, farm animals, crazy golf, and splash pads for hot sunny days!
Beautiful nature reserve with lovely walks and birds (that expect to feed, you can buy bags of feed here). Great for kids with outdoor playgrounds and indoor soft play.
20 locals recommend
Pensthorpe Nature Reserve
Beautiful nature reserve with lovely walks and birds (that expect to feed, you can buy bags of feed here). Great for kids with outdoor playgrounds and indoor soft play.
RSPB Titchwell Marsh
Main RdLangham Dome
Cockthorpe RoadJust a short walk down the road (Greenway) from the cottage, you will come to a car park and the marshes. With beautiful walks in both directions to Wells-next-the-sea and Morston. Please be aware of tides when walking on the marshes.
Stiffkey Saltmarshes Car Park
Norfolk Coast PathJust a short walk down the road (Greenway) from the cottage, you will come to a car park and the marshes. With beautiful walks in both directions to Wells-next-the-sea and Morston. Please be aware of tides when walking on the marshes.
Brancaster Staithe
Neighbourhoods
Beautiful market town with a great selection of shops, pubs and cafe as well as amenities.
197 locals recommend
Holt
Beautiful market town with a great selection of shops, pubs and cafe as well as amenities.
Great coastal town with beach, seafront, fish and chips, shops, arcades and pubs. Nicer pubs are located near the green such as The Globe Inn and The Crown.
219 locals recommend
Wells-next-the-Sea
Great coastal town with beach, seafront, fish and chips, shops, arcades and pubs. Nicer pubs are located near the green such as The Globe Inn and The Crown.
Just four miles from Wells-next-the-Sea, on the banks of the River Stiffkey, is Walsingham, with a long history of religious pilgrimage and wealth of historic buildings.
31 locals recommend
Little Walsingham
Just four miles from Wells-next-the-Sea, on the banks of the River Stiffkey, is Walsingham, with a long history of religious pilgrimage and wealth of historic buildings.
Blakeney
Holt
Brancaster
Burnham Market
Amenities
The Co-operative Food - Wells-next-the-Sea
Polka RoadGood place to pick up essentials.
The Reef Leisure Centre
Weybourne RoadTraveler advice
Getting around
Check tide tides
Please check tide times before heading to the marshes, as they there been a number of incidents of people getting stranded and needing rescuing recently.
Don't miss
Crabbing
Great activity for children as well as adults. We have nets, buckets, and lines at the house for guests to use.
You can walk down to Stiffkey marshes (at the bottom of Greenway road) and turn right. You can crab from the dykes at high tide. You will also find people crabbing on Wells-next-the-sea quay.
TIP - buy bacon and leave outside to go hard as the perfect bait. There is no need to use hooks, instead tie knots in the lines.
Getting around
Coastal bus
A coastal bus service operates from Stiffkey, with a bus stop just outside the cottage. This goes to Wells-next-the-sea and Cromer. This service is called the Coastal Hopper.
Traveling with kids
Stiffkey play park
There is a small play park in Stiffkey which is off the road and can be accessed by walking on the coastal walk or by walking through the village.
Customs and culture
Cockles
Stiffkey is also famous for its ‘Stewky Blues’ cockles, which are given their blue hue by the mud they live in. You will also find samphire growing here which is a local delicacy in many restaurants.
Don't miss
Local seafood
It’s definitely worth trying the local seafood and fish, such as cockles, crabs and muscles. There is a seafood van on Wells Quay near the car park. Also you may find some places selling seafood on the coastal road if you are taking a trip to Brancaster, however this is seasonal.
Customs and culture
No takeaways
Unfortunately, there are no takeaway delivery services in this area. However, you can book and collect fish and chips from Wells-next-the-sea.
Useful phrases
What are Stewkey Blues?
These cockles are found on Stiffkey marshes with shells commonly dyed blue due to the mud.