Sandringham.. what's to see?
We are heading to Sandringham club site at the beginning of June , not knowing the area any suggestions of things to see or do would be greatly appreciated... Thanks
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you have the whole of the north Norfolk coast which is beautiful, trips to see the Seals from Blakeney point are good, or go into the Broads. And of course the house itself.
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In addition to the normal blurb I would recommend walking from site down to Dersingham Railway Station for a bit of nostalgia. It's where the Royals used to be deposited, now turned into a house but the old double railway gates and platform are still there and it's an easy walk from the site.
Park near the Lighthouse at the far end of Hunstanton, walk along the beach to Holme. Turn in across the Golf Course and follow the signs to The White Horse pub where you'll find excellent food and drink, then walk it off on the way back. the sea air will sober you up.
Holkham Hall near Wells is a good place to visit. If you have a dog it will love the beach area at Wells.
Alternatively just go Sandringham House and buy some tat from the shop.
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You can walk to Sandringham, nice cafe if you want a rest. Sunny Hunny is a favourite if the weather is good. I agree that King's Lynn is worth a visit, it's often been used as a film set. The Norfolk Lavender Farm might also be of interest.
David
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Michelle and I are ramblers, we went specifically to Sandringham as we are walking the coastal path of England, not all at once!.So the next leg was that part of the Wash.
Historic Kings Lynn is interesting, tho not time consuming.
Snettisham beach car park allows you to walk into either Kings Lynn or Hunstanton, theres a RSPB site close by.
Parking at Old Hunstanton let's you walk along the coastal path, to another RSPB site. Some interesting tidal flows have removed sections of the path so I would check the tide times. You may here a strange noise coming in from the sea, we did very eerie, have a Google
As said Blakeney point is a must. If you go to the National Trust car park you will have approximately a 2 mile walk to the Village of Blakeney, and a large car park, which depending on tides can flood.You can walk out onto the point if that's a preference.
The NT location like Blakeney village also has boat trips to the Seal population, and an elevated enclosed viewing area above the cafe, ideal for long camera lenses.
Sandringham site has an excellent visiting Fish and Chip van we can highly recommend.
The pitches directly in front of the barrier have a left and right slope, but for our Three mobiles we had 4g coverage and able to stream TV and Netflix.
If you enjoy walking then its a good site for a weeks stay, any more than that and I would think you would struggle to fill your days.
Darren.
This is south of Hunstanton, lovely colours on the beach.
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We did this walk when staying over that way (we haven't stayed at Sandringham itself but a visit to the estate took all day and we enjoyed it.) Our walk was what is now called the Peter Scott walk which took us alongside the river, past the lighthouse where Peter Scott, the naturalist who started up Slimbridge, lived in his earlier years. The walk was uncrowded with some beautiful river and countryside views and you can shorten it by driving to the river bank car park.
Visit West Norfolk LINK
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There's also Pensthorpe Nature Reserve near Fakenham and Sculthorpe NR, also near Fakenham.
Really depends what you like to do and what, physically, you are capable of doing.
For people involved in nature watching it's about perfect and coastal walking is great. There are a few Historic Houses, Blickling is another worth a visit, and some Historic places such as Kings Lynn and don't forget Castle Rising just on the doorstep of Sandringham. There's also a big Royal house nearby.
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Hi,
The things we enjoyed when we went (as well as the obvious tour of the House) were
Hire a boat from Wroxham, for a few hours, it was a reasonable price and easy to drive. Take a picnic and moor up.
Wells next the Sea has a picturesque white sand beach with great photo opportunities of the colourful beach huts. Quirky shops on the main street.
The viewing area at the USAF base at Lakenheath, again take a picnic and watch the jets.
We weren’t mad about Hunstanton except for the colourful cliffs.
We thought the Norfolk Lavender Farm was disappointing and the quality of the plants to buy, we found poor.
Have fun!
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We enjoyed a day out at Nat Trust Oxburgh Hall even though it was a bit of a drive via Kings Lynn. Link https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oxburgh-hall
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) not Dersingham (nice cafe next to garden centre at Dersingham)
