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Just 5 miles to the north of Sedgeford Hall, Hunstanton has all the seaside attributes for a traditional seaside holiday: miles of sandy beaches with rock pools, majestic cliffs, a Sea Life Centre, amusements and water sports, as well as tennis, croquet, bowls, golf, shops, restaurants and inns. Along the coast there are many delightful fishing villages including nearby Brancaster Staithe and Wells-next-the-Sea and, further on, popular Sheringham and Cromer (renowned for their fresh crabs and shellfish). Houghton Hall (7 miles), built in the 1720s, is one of England's grandest surviving Palladian houses with an impressive model soldier collection. King's Lynn (16 miles) offers shops, restaurants and a large leisure complex, with squash, football, cricket and a children's outdoor play area. There is a lawn tennis tournament at Hunstanton every year during August - Sedgeford Hall would be an ideal place to stay when visiting or participating in this event.
Many people come to this part of Norfolk simply for its Royal connections. Sandringham House, bought by Queen Victoria for her son Edward, has become famous as the Christmas residence of the Royals. Visitors enjoy public access to the house, gardens, museum and park (the house is closed only when the family is in residence). For walkers, the 4-mile stroll to Great Bircham is rewarded by its striking windmill perched on top of a hill, and the Peddars Way and Icknield Way are also close by. Locally there is indoor tennis, shooting and fishing, with two golf courses within easy reach. Pub ½ mile.
Listed below are some of the attractions to be found:
Bird Watching
RSPB Titchwell 01485 210779 www.rspb.org.uk www.rspb.org.uk
RSPB Snettisham 01485 542689 www.rspb.org.uk
Holme Bird Observatory 01485 525406 www.noa.org.uk
Blakeney Point 01263 740291
Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park, 01328 851465 www.pensthorpe.com
Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve 01485 528674 www.sculthorpemoor.co.uk
Ferry Boat Trips
The Seals at Morston 01263 740791 www.sealtrips.eastern-england.co.uk
Galleries
Big Blue Sky, Wells-next-the-Sea 01328 712023 www.bigbluesky.uk.com
Brian Lewis Open Studio, Sheringham 01263 823863 www.art-e-mail.com
Church Street Gallery, Cromer 01263 510100 www.churchstreetgallery.co.uk
Fairfax Gallery, Burnham Market 01328 730001 www.fairfaxgallery.com
Vivien Young Fine Art, Old Hunstanton 01485 534828 www.vivienyoungfineart.co.uk
Ringstead Gallery, Ringstead 01485 525316 www.ringsteadgallery.com
Golf
Royal West Norfolk, Brancaster 01485 210223 rwngc@btinternet.com
Hunstanton Golf Club 01485 532811 hunstanton.golf@eidosnet.co.uk
Fakenham Golf Club 01328 862867 brian.watson6@btinternet.com
King’s Lynn Golf Club 01553 631654 www.klgc.eidosnet.co.uk
Sheringham Golf Club 01263 822038 info@sheringhamgolfclub.co.uk
Royal Cromer Golf Club 01263 512884 www.royalcromergolfclub.com
Royal Norwich 01603 429928 www.royalnorwichgolf.co.uk
Local Attractions
Bircham Windmill 01485 578393 www.birchamwindmill.co.uk
Norfolk Lavender 01485 570384 www.norfolk-lavender.co.uk
Park Farm Snettisham 01485 542425 www.snettishampark.co.uk
Music/Drama/Theatre
Princess Theatre, Hunstanton 01485 532252 www.princesstheatrehunstanton.co.uk
King’s Lynn Corn Exchange 01553 764864 www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk
West Acre River Studios 01760 755800 www.westacreriverstudios.co.uk
Theatre Royal, Norwich 01603 598500 www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
Sailing
Northshore, Brancaster Staithe 01485 210236 www.northshoresport.co.uk
Stately Homes
Blickling Hall 01263 738030 www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Houghton Hall 01485 528569 www.houghtonhall.com
Holkham Hall 01328 710227 www.holkham.co.uk
Sandringham House 01553 612908 www.sandringhamestate.co.uk
Tourist Information Centres
Deepdale Information Centre 01485 210256 www.deepdalefarm.co.uk/information
(information on local activities, attractions and events along the coast)
Hunstanton Tourism 01485 532610 hunstanton.tic@west-norfolk.gov.uk
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