We've just booked two weeks at Sandringham CCC site after reading the great reviews here. We have a 7 and 5 year old and was wondering if anyone can shed some light on what to do with them in that area. We've been crab fishing in Wells and visited Hunstanton before but don't know the area that well. Can't wait!!
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Take your bikes, walking boots and enjoy. There's Sandringham Estate, House and Gardens, Castle Rising, Snettisham Farm, Heacham (beach), Hunstanton (Tesco) LOL, Cromer, Gressenhall Farm and Work House, King's Lynn.
Next time your in Wells walk to the Life Boat station, they invite you into the watch and hand out all the biscuits they have ready for the visitors and you can use their binoculars and they are so good with the kids.
We stayed at the CC site last Easter and had the best holiday you could wish for. The weather was fantastic, so much so we stayed an extra couple of nights.
There was definitely lots more to do than we had time for but we really enjoyed walking the paths through the Estate and cycling the roads around. The wildlife is wonderful, running in the morning with deer alongside is just fantastic.
Mick
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We went to Sandringham C and C club site in 2005 with my grandson who was then 7
We went to Snetisham park where there were animails a play area and a trip to see and feed the deer
the Dinasaur park near Norwich was further out but a good day with plenty to do and and climb on for grandson ( also had animails and deer to see and feed )
We looked for fossils beneath the red cliffs at Hunstanson ...( we must have walked miles lol ) and came back on the road train
we had an afternoon on the beach and a game of crazy golf etc
Sandringham house was good there were lots of things for the kids to find and the guides were very helpful and helped the kids . Grandson had been learning about the Queen at school so he was well impressed with the house and museum.
Out side of the ground is exstensive area with nature walks and places to play and have a picnic ( it is also walkable from the site )
Grandson enjoyed the swing park .and watching the abundant wildlife at the site there was a David Bellamy chart in reception. and a kids passport to find the various wildlife
And at the end of the toilet block is a area with lots of tourist information
We could have found lots more to do but ran out of time !!! We would definatly go back again
There is a Sealife Centre at Hunstanton as well as the usual arcades and a bowling alley. There are sea trips available from Hunstanton sea front. Kings Lynn has a bowling alley and indoor soft play centre and lots of museums. There is the Ecocentre at Swaffam if you fancy a "Green" day out. Heacham (where I live) has quite good beaches but the tide goes out a very long way. The Lavender Centre at Heacham is worth a look as well.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Now i really can't wait to go!
We've booked for the first 2 weeks in August. It'll be so nice to be holidaying not too far away as we live in Lincolnshire. I must say that we loved Wells, but we were only there for two nights so we didn't venture out of the town. Really didn't like the campsite there though (Pines?) it was really dirty and crowded, but the little train to the village was fab and so was the walk back to the tent along the sea wall. I don't remember seeing the life boat station, whereabouts is it?
Carterma do you think the roads through the estate are ok for my kids to cycle on? Thanks also for the comment about running in the morning, my hubby is a runner and will love being out in the wee small hours running through the trees.
We are members of the National Trust and i know there are quite a few properties in that area. Are there any worth avoiding with kids? (Don't worry my kids know not to touch pricess Ming vases - i'm in the middle of doing a Heritage degree!).
Thanks guys!
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We went last August for a week and aswell as everthing listed we went to the Butterfly and Wildlife park in Spalding, my then 8 year old loved it and we even sponsered a water dragon
Life boat station was a good mile walk towards the sea on the beach road, probably the same sea wall you walked on, although I'm not sure which direction the Pines camspite is.
The roads around Sandringham Estate are fairly quiet and form part of the National Cycle Route. We regularly cycled upto Sandringham House using different routes each time, particularly in the evening, although the walk is beautiful and the wildlife in abundance. See if you can spot a deer before they spot you!!
There's a nice ride to Castle Rising, only problem is crossing the A149. The castle is good and you can park your bikes at the shop and leave your gear behind the counter, don't forget the picnic. There's a great pub in the village also, again nice in the evening to sit outside and enjoy your favourite beverage. From here you can also cycle into King's Lynn, although we decided to use the car on a cloudy day to do this town. There's lots more to do than you would imagine in King's Lynn, let us know what the Gaol is like, it was being refurbed when we were there. Just head straight for the Tourist Info and they have an A4 guide with a suggested tour of the town, kids loved the maps and finding the places of interest.
We've been to Norfolk 4 times now and have had 4 wonderful stays, each time finding something different to do, it's one of those areas that you just seem to discover when you get, you'll love it.
Mick
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At Sheringham there is the North Norfolk steam railway (The Poppy Line) most kids like the steam trains and access to the platform to watch is free unless it is a special event (eg Thomas the Tank Engine) http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/
Felbrigg Hall (National Trust) is great for kids - woodland walks and trails, lovely orchard and walled garden. The house is very interesting and there is usually a Summer Fair with old fashioned things like coconut shy etc. Last year there was a drawing competition and all the works of art were on display in the cafe. My daughter loved doing her drawing of the dovecote there.
You could try crabbing at Blakeney (park in quay car park - free for NT members). Or you could go on a seal trip by boat to Blakeney point. http://www.beansboattrips.co.uk/
You could go to Wroxham on the broads and hire a motor boat for an 1 hour (around £10-£15). You could let the kids have a go at 'drving' - supervised of course.... There are quaint thatched houses alond the broad...oh and don't forget to take some bread for the swans, ducks, geese, moorhens etchttp://www.norfolkbroads.com/water/dayboats
There is also a narrow guage railway Aylsham to Wroxham. You could combine the two for a great day out. http://www.bvrw.co.uk/
Lots of the local towns have carnivals in summer with events for kids and fireworks and concerts etc. eg Sheringham Carnival 28/7-5/8/07 and Cromer 11/8/07-17/8/07 http://www.norcaarts.co.uk/ has details of all the events in the area.
Really lovely area and we stayed in the CC site next door to C&CC site which looked lovely. Loads to do around there.
Just a note, if you want to go to Sandringham House and the grounds, dogs are not permitted or they weren't when we went. We thought they may be allowed in the grounds. Best to check as it is a long walk to get there.
Thanks so much guys for all the suggestions! my son and i were looking at North Norfolk on the internet last night and we found that Hunstanton cliffs are really good for fossil-finding! I...i mean the kids will really enjoy that too! I really do like the idea of hiring a boat on the broads for a day too. We used to live near Inverness and every summer our next door neighbours would travel all that way to spend two weeks boating on the broads.
Carterma i loved that walk along the sea wall at Wells. The campsite is right at the end of the beach road, just before the beach car park. I have to say though that it was the worst campsite we've ever had the misfortune to stay on. We were in the overflow field (there's only a handful of pitches on the main site) and it was cramped, the portaloos were absolutely filthy, really uneven surface, no lighting whatsoever.....the list goes on! In fact ever since then we've stuck to C&CC sites, at least you know what to expect there and you're not treated as lepers!
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