Self-guided cycling
5 nights,
hotel-to-hotel
Level: 1+
Leisurely plus
11.0Kg CO2e
Headwater
Navigation App
Optional
e-bike hire
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.
You stay at Knights Hill Hotel & Spa.
Pool
Hairdryer
WiFi
TV
Minibar
Tea/coffee
Situated on the outskirts of Kings Lynn, in the heart of the beautiful Norfolk countryside, Knights Hill Hotel & Spa offers comfortable rooms combined with stylish elegance.
A choice of restaurants is available, the Garden Brasserie and Bar and the Farmers Arms Inn. There is also a spa, gym and indoor pool.
Extra nights: Please contact us for details.
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.
You stay at The Crown Inn.
WiFiTea/coffee
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.
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.
You stay at The Feathers Hotel.
Mastercard
VisaHairdryerWiFiTVTea/coffee
Situated in Holt’s bustling high street, The Feathers has a long tradition of warm hospitality. The historic bar features lounges and snugs with stylish interior complemented by 14 newly refurbished bedrooms. Rooms are charming and thoughtfully designed with modern English inspiration.
The Lawns rooms are newly refurbished, situated a slight distance away from the main hotel and bar. If staying here, guests and can use all the same facilities and enjoy breakfast at the main Feathers restaurant.
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.
You stay at The Feathers Hotel.
MastercardVisaHairdryerWiFiTVTea/coffee
Situated in Holt’s bustling high street, The Feathers has a long tradition of warm hospitality. The historic bar features lounges and snugs with stylish interior complemented by 14 newly refurbished bedrooms. Rooms are charming and thoughtfully designed with modern English inspiration.
The Lawns rooms are newly refurbished, situated a slight distance away from the main hotel and bar. If staying here, guests and can use all the same facilities and enjoy breakfast at the main Feathers restaurant.
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.
You stay at Knights Hill Hotel & Spa.
PoolHairdryerWiFiTVMinibarTea/coffee
Situated on the outskirts of Kings Lynn, in the heart of the beautiful Norfolk countryside, Knights Hill Hotel & Spa offers comfortable rooms combined with stylish elegance.
A choice of restaurants is available, the Garden Brasserie and Bar and the Farmers Arms Inn. There is also a spa, gym and indoor pool.
Extra nights: Please contact us for details.
These tour prices are based on two people sharing. Single supplement from £311.
This holiday does not include any flights or rail.
Self-guided cycling
5 nights,
hotel-to-hotel
Level: 1+
Leisurely plus
11.0Kg CO2e
Headwater
Navigation App
Optional
e-bike hire
