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What Norfolk Offers for Staycations
Norfolk is a good choice for tranquil country cottage holidays. By and large a rural region, Norfolk features beautiful countryside and the gorgeous Norfolk Broads. With a stunning coastline with unspoilt beaches and wildlife galore as well, Norfolk also delivers for seaside holidays. Country Cottages Online brings to you a great choice of Norfolk staycations including book with owners direct options. Whether you are searching for a luxury escape, a cheap budget cottage or a last minute deal, we have a property to suit you.
Escape to the Countryside on a Cottage Break in Norfolk
Norfolk is home to idyllic unspoilt countryside with fields and farmlands aplenty. Norfolk's flat terrain and quiet country lanes are ideal for cycling. Bring your bicycle or hire one at the various cycle hire locations. Thetford Forest in rural Norfolk, offers cycle hire and extensive forest trails to explore. With many laid out paths and trails throughout Norfolk, it's an ideal location for ramblers and cyclists. Bird watchers will be in their seventh heaven.
Set inland, amongst meadows and water meadows, the Norfolk Broads are known for being particularly attractive with waterways which can be best explored by boat where you can look out for pretty windmills on the way. Depending on your needs you may be looking for a couple’s cottage, a luxury coastal cottage, a riverside retreat, a barn conversion, or a country cottage nestled in the Norfolk countryside.
Also set inland is the historical city of Norwich with its cathedral and many attractions, ideal for a weekend getaway or short break.
Self Catering Holidays on the Norfolk Coast
Many also like to visit the wonderful Norfolk coastline with its lovely clean sandy beaches and coastal resorts, and book a holiday by the sea. Wildlife is plentiful. The Norfolk coast is also popular with wildlife watchers with RSPB nature reserves in Norfolk include Titchwell Marshes and seal watching popular at places like Winterton on Sea and Blakeney point.
There are plenty of seaside cottages to rent for a carefree week or two on the summer, including popular 2 bedroom cottages and cottages for 2.
The seaside resorts of Hunstanton, Great Yarmouth, Sheringham and Cromer attract large numbers of holidaymakers each year. The Norfolk Coast Path runs from Hunstanton in the West to Cromer in the east and takes the visitor through a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Book the Best Type of Self-Catering Holiday Accommodation in Norfolk for you
Wherever in Norfolk you choose to holiday, this is a great part of East Anglia for a family holiday, a getaway with friends, or a relaxing break for couples.
Families with young children may prefer holiday bungalows with private gardens where children can safely play, romantic couples may want to indulge with a cottage with a hot tub for relaxing and unwinding, whilst dog owners may want to rent a cottage with a secure enclosed garden
Whatever your needs and preferences, we hope you book the best self-catering holiday cottage in Norfolk for you.
Read our Norfolk Holiday Guide and plan your break
Popular Types of Self-Catering Holiday Accommodation in Norfolk
Things to Do on a Norfolk Self-Catering Break
From holiday homes to stay close to good walks, to lodges where you can fish, and cottages with golf nearby, find a great range of cottages for active escapes in Norfolk.
Main towns and cities in Norfolk
Coastal Norfolk favourites
Rural bases in Norfolk
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Frequently Asked Questions about Norfolk
Whether you want to rent a self-catering cottage, a lodge or a mansion, Norfolk is a wonderful area of East Anglia to discover on a self-catering holiday.
Guests choose to holiday in Norfolk because of the picturesque farmlands and rural areas, attractive towns and villages including
Holme next the Sea, Cromer and Sheringham
and the area's unique sights, sightseeing destinations of interest.
In May and June, events and festivals taking place in Norfolk include: Folk on the Pier, Great Yarmouth Air Show, Royal Norfolk Show.
Some of the top attractions in Norfolk Castle Rising, Holkham Bay, Holkham Hall, Houghton Hall and Gardens and Norfolk Coast National Landscape
Some of the top activities in Norfolk are golfing, swimming, walking, beachcombing and bird watching
Country Cottages Online features 2 holiday cottages in Norfolk for you to choose from,
including pooch-friendly,
children-friendly as well as a good number of rentals with
onsite leisure facilities to help you relax and unwind to keep you entertained on holiday.
Prices for cottages in Norfolk range from £400 to £1500 per week.
We hope you find the perfect self-catering to rent in Norfolk for you on Country Cottages Online.
