The historic village of Castle Acre with its flint faced cottages, greens and river must be one of the prettiest in Norfolk, with excellent olde worlde country pubs, restaurants, tea rooms and shops all in very short walking distance. The rolling countryside surrounding the Nar valley completes the scene. Castle Acre is on the Ancient Peddars Way - an ideal rambling centre. Sandringham and the coast at Hunstanton and Heacham are some 30 minutes drive, as is Wells-Next-the-Sea, Holkham Hall, Houghton Hall, Blakeney, Holt, Sheringham and Burnham Market. The current home for the BBC's 'Springwatch' is Pensthorpe Nature Reserve and Gardens is only 20 minutes drive.The historic village of Castle Acre with its flint faced cottages, greens and river must be one of the prettiest in Norfolk, with excellent olde worlde country pubs, restaurants, tea rooms and shops all in very short walking distance. The rolling countryside surrounding the Nar valley completes the scene. Castle Acre is on the Ancient Peddars Way - an ideal rambling centre. Sandringham and the coast at Hunstanton and Heacham are some 30 minutes drive, as is Wells-Next-the-Sea, Holkham Hall, Houghton Hall, Blakeney, Holt, Sheringham and Burnham Market. The current home for the BBC's 'Springwatch' is Pensthorpe Nature Reserve and Gardens is only 20 minutes drive.

Year Round Holiday Accommodation
deep in Norfolk's finest countryside

This Grade II Georgian Cottage is the second of four built onto the unique and well-preserved C13th Northgate to an C11th castle. The ruined castle itself, on high ground overlooking the valley of the river Nar, is an English Heritage site, as is the ruined Norman Cluniac Priory, the equal to many of Britain's most celebrated religious heritage sites.

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS

The beautiful Nar river valley and surrounding countryside
Ideal rambling centre - The Peddars Way footpath passes through the village
Castle Acre Norman ruined castle }
Castle Acre 13th Century Northgate (Baileygate) } English Heritage
Ruins of Norman Cluniac Priary }
Pensthorpe Nature Reserve and Gardens (BBC Springwatch) 20 mins. drive
Sandringham House, Oxborough Hall (NT), Houghton Hall, Grimes Graves
North Norfolk Coast with The Burnhams', Wells-Next-The-Sea and Holkham Hall are 30 mins. by car
Ely, Cambridge, Duxford Imperial War Museum are approx. 1 hour drive
RAF Marham for plane spotting
Thetford Forest
Georgian Market Town of Swaffham (4 miles)