Pretty Traditional North Norfolk Holiday Cottage with Piano, Parking and Pub 3 mins walk! Sleeps 1 or 2. Lovingly restored to the highest standard, this delightful, quiet and secluded cosy one bedroom traditional brick and flint cottage, probably dates back to the early 1800s. It is situated in the heart of Holt. Walk through the secret gate and you will see 8 Carpenters Cottage in an idyllic private courtyard setting. You will be taken back 100 years in time with all the comfort of home. Walk into Holt (2 minutes) and you will go back in time 40 years. Enjoy that homely feel, free wi-fi or just sitting out in the courtyard garden with a glass of white wine from the wine cooler! There is private off-road parking at the back of the cottage.

Open plan sitting room and kitchen with wooden floor, persian rugs and original local artwork.
Wonderful Colefax and Fowler fully lined curtains, wool carpets and oak beams and worktops.
Neff Electric cooker and Gas Hob. Even a separate Wine Cooler!
Dishwasher to make things easier for you.
Sony Smart TV & DVD in Sitting room. TV and DVD in Bedroom upstairs.
Staircase is wide with a good handrail on left. Not the usual tiny staircase in traditional Norfolk cottages!
Upstairs next to the bedroom - good sized size shower easy access.
Wonderful handmade Harrison mattress and oak bedstead.
TV/DVD in Bedroom.
Electric blanket with dual controls (in the Winter months).
Linen and towels supplied.

8 Carpenters Cottages is centrally situated in the pretty Georgian town of Holt which has a charm and character all of its own. Holt has many interesting independent shops, local fishmongers, green grocer, galleries, bookshops, antique shops and the famous Bakers and Larners department store with a separate food hall and wine merchant which celebrated its 250th year in 2020! You can enjoy the cafe life and watch the world pass by at the well known Byford's cafe. Coffee shops abound! You can relax, no need for a car, just walk everywhere and enjoy North Norfolk at its best. The King's Head Pub and Steak Bar is a 2 minute walk! Magpies Cafe and patisserie is wonderful and just round the corner. You can eat out on the pavement as well. Fresh bread. Takeout as well.
Things to see and do around 8 Carpenters Cottage, Holt:
Visit Spout Hills/Spout Common
Spout Hills, just a short walk from the Holt High Street, it is a special place of streams, ponds, marsh orchids and mint. Comprising of 14 acres of registered common land.
HOLT Country Park is about a 10 minute walk from the cottage.
Holt Country Park is situated on the edge of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Holt is an ideal location for Wildlife and Bird Watchers - Blakeney National Nature Reserve - 6 miles. Blakeney Point, within Blakeney National Nature Reserve, is a four-mile-long sand and shingle spit. Sand dunes have formed over hundreds of years on the shingle ridge and form a rare habitat valuable for unusual plants, insects, birds and seals.

NWT Cley Marshes Nature Reserve

The NWT Cley Marshes comprises 400 acres with reclaimed marshes, lagoons, pools, hides, board walks, walks along risen banks and the shingle beach at Cley, and a state of the art visitor centre with spectacular views over the marshes towards the sea.

Arrive at the visitor centre and you'll be greeted by very friendly staff who will answer any questions you may have. If you want to visit the hides, you do need to pay, but if you want to just take a walk along the board walks, or up to the beach, then that's free. Don't forget your binoculars though, as you will definitely need binoculars for bird watching!

It's worth going into the visitor centre just for the view across the marshes. It is stunning coastal landscape that you won't get anywhere else in the UK.

Lovely at all times of year there is always something to do in Norfolk: How about ....
1940s weekend, usually September
Holt Festival in July.
Thursford Spectacular Christmas Show.
Birdwatching at Cley Marshes
Breakfast at Byfords Cafe, Holt
Steam train from Holt to Sheringham (Poppy Line)
Fresh Fish and Chips at Alberts in Holt
Walking on Spouts Hill, Holt
Watching a seal bobbing along the shoreline at Cley
Walking through Sheringham Park in May and admiring the Rhododendrons.
There are many National Trust properties in the area.