Cottage Weekend Breaks

Our self catering luxury holiday cottages provide an ideal base for a peaceful weekend breaks or midweek break. North Norfolk has plenty to discover at any time of the year, from birdwatching cycling fishing and walking to an indulgent health spa experience combined with shopping and local gourmet foods. Our cottages are ideal for short break as we are located close to the North Norfolk coast, nature reserves of Scolt Head, Titchwell, Brancaster and Cley also pine woods and dunes at Holkham and Wells-Next-The-Sea. Our heated indoor swimming pool is open all year round.

We offer short breaks out of season and at short notice (subject to availability). Regular short breaks are available to booking online (see chart below for dates). For last minute availability please email us bookings@norfolk-luxury-cottages.co.uk or call us on 01328 823135.

A regular weekend short break is bookable online from Friday to Monday and a midweek break can be booked from Monday to Friday. Arrival is at 4.00 am, leaving by 10.00 am on the day of departure.

We also offer adddtional seasonal short breaks of 3 nights from Thursday to Sunday (12 midday Sunday lunchtime departure) and 4 nights from Thursday to Monday.

2 nights short breaks are available seasonally and at short notice. Available from Friday to Sunday with departures by 12 midday on the Sunday.

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Short breaks
2016 5 nights 4 nights 3 nights 2 nights
Mon 4 Jan – 12 Feb  
Fri 12 Feb – 26 Fe
Fri 26 Feb – 25 Mar
Fri 15 Apr – 29 Apr
Fri 06 May -27 May
Fri 03 Jun- 17 Jun
Fri 02 Sep – 09 Sept
Fri 09 Sep – 23 Sept
Fri 23 Sep – 14 Oct
Fri 14 Oct – 23 Oct
Fri 28 Oct – 16 Dec
Fri 16 Dec – 20 Dec

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Shopping in nearby Holt and Burnham Market offers everything from antiques, interiors and fashion from Vogue-listed Anna’s in Burnham Market. There is a wealth of pubs and restaurants for lunch and dinner so you don’t have to worry about catering during your short break.

Out of season the countryside and towns in North Norfolk are quieter, the beaches deserted, pubs and restaurants are not as booked and we tend to be less busy. You may well find that you have the pool and tennis courts to yourselves during out of season short breaks.

For a special occasion gourmet weekend why not book a good local restaurant. This may take some advance planning especially if you have the excellent Galton Blackiston’s Michelin starred Morston Hall in mind. There are also several good restaurants not too far from here: The Victoria at Holkham, The White Horse at Brancaster and the Hoste Arms at Burnham Market.

For gourmet cooks on a weekend self catering break, Norfolk has a wealth of good local produce from organically grown fruit and vegetables, locally grazed meats, locally caught fish and seafood, handmade Norfolk cheeses and handmade chocolates. Our cottage kitchens are very well equipped with both a Rayburn and gas cooker in two of our cottages. You can pre-order delicacies before you come or just enjoy seeking out the specialist shops when you arrive.

Spring Breaks

Recover from the frantic festive season when Norfolk is quiet and the weekenders have left. Enjoy invigorating beach or sheltered woodland walks or be energetic and take a half hour cycle ride from Cranmer to Holkham Park and the beach on back roads. Recharge your batteries at the Queen Victoria pub/restaurant. (Bicycles can be hired for the weekend – please enquire at time of booking.)

  • Take a Snowdrop Walk around the nearby grounds of Walsingham Abbey and museum (Feb/March).  tel: 01328 820259
  • Birdwtching at the local Owl & Hawk Trust at Sculthorpe
    www.sculthorpemoor.co.uk
  • Custom built bird watching tours – Richard Foss. Tel: 01263 732350
  • Horse racing at Fakenham – Tel: 01328 862388
    www.fakenhamracecourse.co.uk
  • Small children may enjoy observing lambing at Snettisham Park Tel: 01485 542425
  • Events at Pensthorpe Wildlife Park – Tel: 01328 851465
  • Indoor horse riding at Blackborough End Equestrian Centre Tel:  01553 841212

Valentine’s Day Holidays

Flowers and champagne and breakfast hamper can be pre-organised for a special Valentine’s Day short break. Book a local beauty spa or restaurant for dinner, alternatively snuggle up in front of the wood burner and order home cooked food from one of the local delicatessens or even hire a caterer.

Mother’s Day Holidays

Treat mum to shopping in Burnham Market or Holt (Saturday) with lunch in the Hoste Arms in Burnham Market or Byfords in Holt, or lunch with a view over the marshes at the White Horse in Brancaster. Alternatively book a massage or reflexology on site or book a spa experience (subject to availability & must be booked beforehand).

Father’s Day Holiday and Golfing Holidays

We can organise golf teaching weekends in conjunction with Colin Williams PGA teaching professional at the local Fakenham Golf Club, 10 minutes from Cranmer. The golf school is an Explanar Swing Training System Centre designed to help the golfer, of any standard, achieve better results – faster. Golf Club visitor tickets are available for individual day and weekend memberships. (Available all year, but must be booked in advance.)

Read what people say about us

  • As a shining example of green tourism in North Norfolk – Cranmer Country Cottages are proud to have been selected to feature in The Campaign to Protect Rural England

    www.cprenorfolk.org.uk 
  • We had a wonderful family time in this perfect hideaway

    Cottage guest
  • Lovely cottage and fantastic facilities for the children (aged 3 + 5)

    Cottage Guest
  • We have had a fantastic time and would love to come again

    Toby aged 8
  • Self-catering just got a seriously stylish upgrade

    Marie Claire Magazine
  • If you’re looking for a luxury, family stay in North Norfolk, this is it. If you’re looking for a luxury, ecologically aware  family stay, this is it too.

    Enjoy North Norfolk Website
  • I can’t think of another five-star self-catering accommodation in the UK that is as green as Cranmer

    Richard Hammond – Green travel correspondent
  • Just a word to say how much we enjoyed our stay at the cottages – no one wanted to go home!

    Dave & Wendy Hardaway – and the family!
  • We have just returned from a fabulous weeks cycling based at Cranmer Country Cottages in North Norfolk from which we cycled over 300 miles on the some of the best English lanes you could hope to find. As club cyclists who have enjoyed lots of Great Britain and Europe on a bike we think Norfolk is a real gem.

    Jeanette and Ian Sumler- Hutchinson
  • There is so much more on offer. Quiet lanes linking pretty villages with duck ponds and great pubs, watch out for the wild life on the way, brown hares and barn owls don’t seem very shy as they go about their business.

    Jeanette and Ian Sumler- Hutchinson
  • The two cottages were booked as a surprise for my 60th birthday, and what a surprise. I could not have hoped for a more fantastic celebration. We all enjoyed a brisk walk in Wells-next-the Sea, lunch in a local pub followed by a swim in the great pool here. The cottages are so well equipped, everything has been well thought out. I would recommend the cottages to any group wanting something special! Very relaxing time had by all.

    The Reeves family
  • Wonderful to come back to such a peaceful place, fresh air and beauty. It was very snowy while we were here and although very cold still fantastic. We loved the touch of the welcoming tea tray and fresh flowers – felt very personal. A wonderful haven!

    Worthington family
  • Our first winter stay and it was even better than we had hoped for! A beautiful place to relax in comfort, fill your lungs with fresh air and spend some time with the most hospitable owners, Lynne and John, who have become friends over the eight years we have been visiting. Thank you.

    Jones Family, January
  • Another great Christmas in Tern, Swallow and Woodpecker Cottages. All very welcoming, warm and comfortable – everything we could need. Our Christmas dinner cooked in the Rayburn. All fantastic yet again!

    The Irving Family
  • We very much enjoyed our stay in the lovely warm surroundings of Woodpecker Cottage. Heated pool absolute bliss for early morning swims with the added bonus of splendid views of extensive countryside through those huge windows. Thanks for a wonderful stay, we will be back soon.

    Mark and Jo
  • First Class Accommodation – highly recommended. We have stayed in 3 properties and would not hesitate in recommended them. We take our 2 small children (under 4) and often take my mother-in-law (for babysitting) and we particularly like in heated, indoor, salt water pool and huge fenced off play area which each property backs onto. Compared with other accommodation we have staying in, these are the best by a long shot.

    The Wrench family
  • We booked Garden House, Avocet & Woodpecker for a surprise birthday party for my son. It was such a brilliant weekend and I would like to thank you for recommending Susi; she was marvellous and the food was perfect. Hope to return to Cranmer Cottages in the near future and would thoroughly recommend them to everyone.

    Myra Quick
  • If you are looking for a luxury, family stay in North Norfolk, this is it. If you are looking for a luxury, ecologically aware family stay this is it too. A fabulous holiday with a green conscience, if you will…...

    Enjoy North Norfolk
  • A wonderful week with plenty of memories – and amazingly enough, no rain, even some sunshine. Completely sold on Norfolk and this place – have no doubts we will be back.

    Owl cottage guest
  • Just wanted to say thanks for the Easter egg – what a lovely welcome surprise! We have had a wonderful stay and Coot cottage worked so well for us with Harry – you really do think of everything!

    Eleanor Denton
  • Our family love visiting Cranmer Country Cottages and we have returned for the past 4 years. We all feel like its ‘home from home’ and are always made to feel so welcome by the wonderful staff. The children particularly love the yummy handmade chocolates on arrival and they are so excited to jump straight in the pool after our long journey from Hampshire. It is so worth the drive! It is brilliantly located for fantastic family days out and long strolls on amazing beaches. We have so many lovely memories

    The Bensons – Hampshire
  • We had a brilliant holiday – thanks for providing us with everything we needed.

    Garden House, August 2015
  • An excellent example of how a luxurious accommodation can attempt to be carbon neutral

    Richard Hammond, Green travel correspondent
  • I really loved Norfolk. The cottage is so so so great and the pool was the best. Everyone absolutely loved it – we thought we should have stayed a whole week. I wish I could stay forever. Bye Bye!

    Isla aged 7
  • We have just been here for three nights but so wish we were able to stay a week! Thank you so much and we wish you every success with this venture which is truly excellent

    Mallinson family Norfolk
  • Probably the coldest week in the last 12 months; ice, snow and very cold! Nevertheless we had a good time. It was always lovely to return to the warm welcoming cottage. We experimented by cooking with the Rayburn – great fun and good results. Try it!

    Alan & Jenny Suffolk