Old School Cottage - Great Hockham, Norfolk, England

Old School Cottage is situated in the Breckland area. Breckland encompasses a vast area of forest and heathland on the borders of Norfolk and Suffolk, and it has, reputedly, the driest climate in the UK. Breckland offers great opportunities for the walker, cyclist and horse rider, with many way-marked trails in Thetford Forest and local nature reserves. But Breckland is also an ideal touring centre for visiting many other attractions of a different sort.

The area in and around Breckland was, in medieval times, one of the most prosperous in England; this is the reason why there so many interesting market towns and cities (i.e. Norwich, Bury St.Edmunds, Cambridge, Kings Lynn),stately homes (Oxburgh Hall, Blickling Hall, Felbrigg Hall, Anglesey Abbey, Wimpole Hall, Ickworth House, Melford Hall, Peckover House - all NT, and Castle Acre, Castle Rising, Audley End - all English Heritage), Sandringham, Holkham Hall and Houghton Hall, magnificent cathedrals (i.e. Ely, Norwich and Bury St.Edmunds), beautiful medieval churches ( - over 650 in Norfolk and many in Suffolk) and colourful towns and villages.

The Norfolk Coast and the Norfolk Broads are also within less than an hour's drive.

Please visit http://www.4starcottage.co.uk to find out more about the holiday cottage, amenities, surrounding area and places to visit in Norfolk.

Historic market towns and villages inc. Norwich, Bury St. Edmunds, Cambridge, Kings Lynn, many stately homes and NT properties, Sandringham, many nature reserves and country parks, Norfolk Broads and coast. Pretty villages of Bressingham for Steam Museum and Gardens, Banham for Zoo within short drrive.

Nearest Train Station or Airport: Thetford or Diss railway stations. Norwich or Stansted airports.

Recommended Places to Visit: Wymondham, Holt, Banham Zoo, Lavenham, Long Melford, Sudbury, Bressingham Gardens and Steam Museum, Wroxham, Fakenham, Cromer, Wells, Hunstanton, Great Yarmouth

Annual Events: May: Newmarket Races, Bury St. Edmunds Festival, Suffolk Show. June: Norfolk Show, Sandringham Country Show. July: Weeting Steam Fair, Great Yarmouth Races. August: Cromer Carnival, Lowestoft Air Festival, Sheringham Carnival, Aylsham Agricultural Show. September: Duxford Air Show, Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival, Somerleyton Horse Trials. October: West Norfolk Maritime Festival. November: Welney Festival of Swans.

Recommended Places to Eat Out: Some excellent good value for money pubs. Owner will advise.

Local Sports: Walking, cycling, horse-riding, golfing

• » Self-catering holiday accommodation with facilities for the elderly or disabled
• » Self catering large country houses in England
• » Self-catering accommodation in the Home Counties England - rent a cottage
• » Self-catering rentals near Luton Airport, north of London
• » Self-catering accommodation in and near Exmoor National Park
• » 2 bedroom self catering holiday accommodation
• » A random collection of holiday cottages with parking in England
• » Self-catering accommodation near Windsor Castle
• » Self-catering holiday cottages in the West Midlands
• » Family holiday parks in England UK with self-catering cottages to rent
• » Pet-friendly self-catering holiday cottages and accommodation in Norfolk
• » Self-catering holiday accommodation in England with facilities for children
• » Self-catering holiday accommodation in Banham, Norfolk
• » Country cottages and self-catering accommodation in England to sleep 4 people
• » 3 and 4 bedroomed cottages with a wood burner in England
• » Self-catering accommodation near Legoland, England
• » Self-catering pine lodges and log cabins in England
• » Self-catering holiday accommodation in and around the Lake District National Park
• » Self-catering holiday accommodation in East Anglia
• » Self-catering holiday accommodation near the Dartmoor National Park