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Overall, I had an excellent time. Norfolk is beautiful and excellent for cycling. I can’t wait to return. And the routes were really excellent for ...
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This 5-night holiday in North Norfolk offers an introduction to this charming region full of natural highlights and historical sites.
You start and finish your holiday just outside Kings Lynn and will ride through low-lying landscapes through traditional villages and along quiet country lanes. After riding along the tree-lined avenues of the Sandringham Estate keen birdwatchers can visit RSPB Snettisham which attracts waders, ducks and geese. The high tide creates a great wildlife spectacle, as thousands of birds are forced off the vast mudflats of The Wash onto the reserve's lagoons. Visit Houghton Hall, once home to Sir Robert Walpole before arriving at your next overnight stop. Head to the Norfolk Coast AONB with its endless beaches backed by dunes and spend the next two nights in the Georgian market town of Holt, from where you can explore more of the coast with visits to Sheringham or Cromer or head to the Norfolk Broads. Accommodation is in a range of 4 star hotels, with on-site restaurants or a choice of places to eat locally.
Much of your cycling is along narrow country lanes with the occasional designated cycling path. The cycling throughout this area is relatively undemanding, with many flat stretches, and the few hills that you encounter invariably enhance the beautiful scenery. Take your time on the routes - enjoy the views and visit the sights along the way.
Arrive at your hotel, just outside of Kings Lynn.
Stay overnight at Knights Hill Hotel & Spa
After your briefing you can choose your route for the day. All routes go through Castle Rising where you'll pass the fortifications which gave the village its name. Then, follow tree-lined avenues through the Sandringham Estate. The routes now split with the choice of going via Snettisham, with an optional extension to RSPB Snettisham, or to the lavendar fields at Heacham and on to the wide sandy beaches of the Wash.
Breakfast included
Stay overnight at The Crown Inn
Today your route takes you on quiet country lanes to the Norfolk Coast AONB. Explore Holkham Hall, an 18th Century Palladian-style mansion and continue through Holkham National Nature Reserve through the dunes to the beach at Wells. Follow the promenade along the estuary to Wells-next-the-Sea, a pretty harbour town with plenty of options for lunch. Follow gravel tracks and lanes to reach the monastic ruins of Binham Priory, founded in 1091 and continue to Holt, a Georgian market town where you will spend the next 2 nights.
Breakfast included
Stay overnight at The Lawns
A range of routes are available to you today - Ride to the coast and the villages of Morston and Blakeney from where you can take boat trips to see the seals, or take the North Norfolk Railway steam train (payable locally) to Sheringham, from where you'll cycle on to Cromer. Or head towards the Blickling Estate, with a Jacobean red brick mansion and on to Aylsham from where you have the option of taking the steam train to Wroxham where you can go on a boat trip on the Norfolk Broads.
Breakfast included
Stay overnight at The Lawns
Today cycle through a series of villages on quiet country lanes. Visit the Steam Museum at Thursford, with the world's largest collection of steam engines and organs. Cycle on through Little Walsingham, a place of religious pilgrimage with the Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham just outside the village. Cycle back through the Sandringham Estate to the hotel.
Breakfast included
Stay overnight at Knights Hill Hotel & Spa
Depart after breakfast
During your holiday you stay at the following hotels. If you'd like to extend your time at any of these or, if you'd like to enhance your stay with an upgraded room, just let us know at the time of booking.
To find out more call our sales team on 0044 1606 720199, use our live webchat or email sales@headwater.com
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Extra nights: Please contact us for details.
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Standing at the head of the Village Green, The Crown Inn combines traditional period features with modern-day comfort. It is a traditional yet contemporary Inn and gastro pub with 6 warm and comfortable rooms.
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NEARBY:
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Overall, I had an excellent time. Norfolk is beautiful and excellent for cycling. I can’t wait to return. And the routes were really excellent for exploring the area.
Well organised trip, good electric bikes, lovely routes, hotels and locations.
Headwater offer the opportunity to explore a region in the best way possible, cycling. Interesting places to visit and a variety of accommodation and food. Great adventures to be had.
Excellent holiday, especially for visiting places of historic interest
Cycling in north Norfolk was a great way to see the area in a bit more detail and offered a good variety of countryside, seaside, country house estates etc to ride through and allowed time to look around if we wanted to. It was great to have the app to tell us our route without having to constantly check a map. The hotels were all very comfortable. Very enjoyable. A few bike issues which was a bit unfortunate but we still had a good time.
A lovely way to see a lovely and interesting part of the country. Our weather was mixed, but that did not prove to be a problem, with a comfy and welcoming hotel waiting at the end of each day. Universally, we were given a warm welcome, and the navigation app was a boon : we didn't get lost at all.
The cycling was a little harder than we had expected, it is rated 1+ but could perhaps have been a 2. One bike that was originally supplied was really in need of a service and was not very good. Having said that once I mentioned this it was changed the next day and the replacement was fine. The shower in the hotel at Holt was very weak but we were told that the water pressure in the area is very low. The last day of cycling is quite tiring though there are quite a few potential stopping places. Overall this was a very good holiday. We used to cycle daily to work but having retired and so cycling less we found this a little more of a challenge.
An enjoyable holiday in a part of the country we have never previously visited.
Great experience from booking to departure! Pity about the weather - we got drenched on the first day!
A wonderful way to see the beautiful Norfolk countryside.
You can be confident that our pricing includes all the standard requirements of your holiday and many additional extras. Always ensure that you are comparing like for like when booking your holiday.
This 5 night self-guided cycling holiday includes:
Hotel-to-hotel accommodation in a mix of and hotels
All breakfasts
Bike fitting and briefing at the start of your holiday
Headwater navigation app for your smartphone
Bike hire
Luggage transfers between hotels
How to book:
To book this holidays speak to our sales team on 0044 1606 720199 or click on the appropriate 'book now' or 'check availability' button below.
To book this holiday call our sales team on 0044 1606 720199 or click on the appropriate 'Book now' or 'check availability' button below.
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| 28th Apr 2024 | US$2060 | US$462 | Tour only: US$2060 Single supp: US$462 |
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| 5th May 2024 | US$2060 | US$462 | Tour only: US$2060 Single supp: US$462 |
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| 12th May 2024 | US$2060 | US$462 | Tour only: US$2060 Single supp: US$462 |
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| 19th May 2024 | US$2225 | US$462 | Tour only: US$2225 Single supp: US$462 |
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| 26th May 2024 | US$2225 | US$465 | Tour only: US$2225 Single supp: US$465 |
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| 2nd Jun 2024 | US$2225 | US$465 | Tour only: US$2225 Single supp: US$465 |
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| 30th Jun 2024 | US$2225 | US$465 | Tour only: US$2225 Single supp: US$465 |
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| 7th Jul 2024 | US$2225 | US$465 | Tour only: US$2225 Single supp: US$465 |
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| 28th Jul 2024 | US$2225 | US$465 | Tour only: US$2225 Single supp: US$465 |
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| 4th Aug 2024 | US$2225 | US$465 | Tour only: US$2225 Single supp: US$465 |
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| 11th Aug 2024 | US$2225 | US$465 | Tour only: US$2225 Single supp: US$465 |
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| 25th Aug 2024 | US$2225 | US$465 | Tour only: US$2225 Single supp: US$465 |
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| 1st Sep 2024 | US$2225 | US$465 | Tour only: US$2225 Single supp: US$465 |
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| 8th Sep 2024 | US$2225 | US$465 | Tour only: US$2225 Single supp: US$465 |
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| 22nd Sep 2024 | US$2225 | US$465 | Tour only: US$2225 Single supp: US$465 |
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| 29th Sep 2024 | US$2225 | US$465 | Tour only: US$2225 Single supp: US$465 |
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| 6th Oct 2024 | US$2135 | US$462 | Tour only: US$2135 Single supp: US$462 |
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| 13th Oct 2024 | US$2135 | US$462 | Tour only: US$2135 Single supp: US$462 |
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| 20th Oct 2024 | US$2135 | US$462 | Tour only: US$2135 Single supp: US$462 |
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The prices quoted for each individual departure supercede those published in our current brochures. Air prices are subject to change and we advise early booking to obtain the best prices. Please see our Planning your holiday and What's included in the price? pages for additional information.
Solo travellers
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Children
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Holiday type
Self-guided cycling Managed by Headwater rep.
Departures
Sundays from 28th Apr 2024 to 20th Oct 2024, for 5 nights. All dates are subject to availability, please contact us to check.
Meals
All breakfasts
Electric bikes
It is possible to hire electric bikes for this holiday at a supplement of £108 per person. As these are available on a first come first served basis, we recommend early booking to avoid disappointment.
This holiday does not include any flights or rail.
To book this holidays speak to our sales team on 0044 1606 720199 or click on the appropriate 'book now' button above.
If you need further information before you book simply complete our Holiday Enquiry Form and a member of our sales team will get back to you.
To book this holiday call our sales team on 0044 1606 720199 or click on the appropriate 'Book now' or 'Check availability' button below.
