Things to do in North Norfolk

Every month our friends at Cool Places give us top 10 things to do in many amazing places across England and Wales. This month we’re off to Norfolk, where there are three fab YHA hostels evenly spaced along the beautiful North Norfolk Coast. Here are some of their favourite things to do in North Norfolk.

Rose & Crown

This old inn serves great food that makes the most of the abundant produce of the local region. Their breakfast also attracts non-residents who want to fuel up before walking or cycling.

Holkham Bay

Holkham Bay needs little introduction. It’s the finest stretch of beach on the Norfolk coast. Wading birds galore paddle about in shallow lagoons at low tide, and who in their right mind would not want to join them?

Bean’s Sea Trips

Looking for things to do in North Norfolk for the family? Well, family-run company for over 50 years, Bean’s Sea Trips run daily open boats from Blakeney to the shingle spit of Blakeney Point. A fun filled day out with the family, so make sure Bean’s Sea Trips is on your radar! 

Wiveton Bell

This gastro pub sits right on the village green and enjoys one of the most iconic North Norfolk Coast views. All in a great place to eat or just stop off for a pint.

Wiveton Hall Café

Time was this quirkily delicious farm shop café was known only to devoted locals. Since making several appearances in TV’s Normal for Norfolk show, it’s now rather better known, but none the worse for that, and you can still see much of the menu growing in the surrounding fields.

Cookie’s Crab Shop

Situated right on the green in the tiny coastal village of Salthouse near Cley, Cookie’s is another local eatery whose legend has almost outgrown its premises, but you can still enjoy Cookies’ signature salads, piled high with dressed crab, smoked mackerel, chunky hot-smoked salmon, cockles and prawns, so make sure to pay a visit when you’re visiting the area.

Peter Coke Shell Gallery

An incredible assortment of seashell sculptures and art that is the life’s work of sometime radio actor and local celeb Peter Coke, who died in 2008 and left this vast and unique collection to the local community.

Ellie’s

Sampling the ice cream from seaside towns should definitely be on your ‘things to do’ list, especially in North Norfolk because ice cream is just brilliant, isn’t it? Sheringham is a great place to enjoy that staple of UK seaside life, ice cream. Ellie’s serves Norfolk’s own Ronaldo’s ice cream in a mouth-watering range of flavours.

Mary Jane’s Fish Bar

This long-established Cromer chippie serves some of the freshest fish and chips in Norfolk so don’t be surprised if you have to queue. Eat in or on the nearby beach. Surely you can’t visit a seaside town and not sample the fish ‘n’ chips? It’s tradition! 

Book your North Norfolk coast stay at YHA Sheringham, YHA Wells-next-the-Sea or YHA Hunstanton.