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Property spotlight: North Norfolk

Hickling property

Today, we’re excited to be launching a new blog series entitled Property spotlight. Every week, we’ll be looking at a selection of homes currently on the market; each time, in a different part of the UK.

North Norfolk mapWe begin with North Norfolk; an area that we enjoy visiting, especially the coastal town of Wells-next-the-Sea and Holt – a pretty Georgian market town.

Selected below is a trio of properties ranging from £100k to £2.5 million. A sweet studio bolt-hole that currently lacks a bathroom, a characterful chocolate box thatched cottage and a stunning town-house with sea views, oodles of space and a home cinema in the vaulted basement.

See what your budget can get you in North Norfolk.

Hickling property

£100,000 – Hickling

  • The plot measures approximately 80ft x 20ft
  • Reception room / kitchen 14′ 9″ x 8′ 2″ (4.5m x 2.49m)
  • Woodland setting
  • Fitted kitchen
  • Potential shower room opportunity
  • Off-road parking

Catfield property

Catfield property

Offers over £350,000 – Catfield

  • Thatched cottage
  • Detached
  • Exposed beams
  • Feature fireplaces
  • Cottage garden

Wells-next-the-Sea property

Wells-next-the-Sea property

Wells-next-the-Sea property

£2,500,000 – Wells-next-the-Sea

  • Historic Grade II listed town house
  • Panoramic views over Wells harbour
  • Vaulted contemporary kitchen/breakfast room
  • 3 principal reception rooms
  • 6 bedroom suites
  • Converted cinema room
  • Enclosed private walled garden

The property was originally built for the towns wheat merchant who, it was rumoured, was a smuggler

All’s well in Wells!

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Colourful beach huts on the beach between Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham | H is for Home

We’ve just returned from a holiday in North Norfolk…

boats in the harbour at high tide, Wells-next-the-Sea

…Wells-next-the-Sea to be precise.

crabpots stacked up in the harbour, Wells-next-the-Sea

A lovely coastal town with a busy working harbour, shops and fantastic sandy beach.

house sign on the Sailmakers Barn, Wells-next-the-Sea

We stayed at Sailmakers Barn – a wonderful cottage, full of character, very comfortable and only a few minutes’ walk from the town centre & quayside.

exterior view of Sailmakers Barn, Wells-next-the-Sea lounge of Sailmakers Barn, Wells-next-the-Sea
bedroom of Sailmakers Barn, Wells-next-the-Sea view out of master bedroom of Sailmakers Barn, Wells-next-the-Sea

Around the corner from the cottage was The Buttlands, an impressive Georgian square fringed by mature lime trees…

view of Buttlands, Wells-next-the-Sea

…with gorgeous buildings and dog-friendly pubs at either end!

exterior of the Globe, Buttlands, Wells-next-the-Sea exterior of the Crown, Buttlands, Wells-next-the-Sea

As you can see from our photos, we had lots of blue skies…

boats in the harbour, Wells-next-the-Sea

…so spent long days walking, soaking up the sun, picnicking and shopping.

view of the grannery in the harbour at sunset, Wells-next-the-Sea

We watched beautiful sunsets, picked strawberries, beach combed and spotted the local wildlife.

Boats in the harbour at low tide, Wells-next-the-Sea

We did a lot of al fresco dining – breakfast on our balcony, fish & chips by the quayside, barbecues and relaxed pub lunches.

colourful beach huts on the beach between Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham

In addition to Wells, we visited some of the surrounding towns and coastal villages including Blakeney, Cley and Holt. We only scratched the surface – there are lots more places to see, but we’ll just have to save them for our next trip.

heart in the sand made from shells on the beach between Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham

It was our first time in the area, but it definitely won’t be the last… we really fell in love with Norfolk!