• What’s On in Norfolk

Make the most of your holiday or short break in North Norfolk.

Below you can find a list of local seasonal events in Wells-Next-the-Sea, Fakenham, Holt, Burnham Market, etc and surrounding areas. If you want to organise your own special event, Cranmer’s function room  is available for booking and conveniently located at our luxury holiday cottages.

September

1940s weekend North Norfolk Railway
Sandringham Game & Country Fair Sandringham
Norfolk Heritage Open Days

October

National Hunt  Fakenham Races
Thomas the Tank TBC North Norfolk Weekend
Norfolk Wildlife Trust Children’s Wildlife Watch, Holkham
Vintage Fair Pensthorpe Widlife & Gardens
Trick or Treat Pensthorpe Wildlife & Gardens

November

National Hunt Fakenham Races
Christmas Fair Sandringham
Christmas Tide Wells-next-the-Sea
Santa Specials North Norfolk Railway
Christmas lights switch on Holt
Christmas lights switch on Burnham Market
Norfolk Antiques Fair Norfolk Showground
Norfolk Craft & Gift Fair Norfolk Showground

December

Santa Specials North Norfolk Railway
Thursford Christmas Thursford
Family Christmas Events Blickling Hall
Childrens Theatre Holkham
Christmas Celebrations Holkham
Deepdale Xmas market Burnham Deepdale
Fakenham Races Fakenham Races
Santa’s Grotto Felbrigg Hall
Carols in the Courtyard Felbrigg Hall
Royal Christmas Sandringham
Santa Floodlit feed Pensthorpe
Steam Mini Gala North Norfolk Railway
Mince Pies North Norfolk Railway
Countryside Counts Day Fakenham Racese
Estate Walks Felbrigg Hall

January

Steam Mini Gala North Norfolk Railway
Mince Pies North Norfolk Railway
Countryside Counts Day Fakenham Races
Estate Walks Felbrigg Hall
After Christmas Walk Sheringham Park
Textiles on the Edge Time & Tide Museum Gt Yarmouth
Festival of Winter Walks – Norfolk Ramblers

February

Snowdrop Walk Walsingham Abbey
Ballet Norwich Theatre Royal
Bee A Nature Explorer Pensthorpe
History Comes to Life Felbrigg Hall
Scira Viking Festival Sheringham
Lamb Feeding Sessions Wroxham Barns
Storytelling Week BeWILDerwood
Teddy Bear Express Bure Valley Railway

March

Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea Felbrigg Hall
Steam Gala North Norfolk Railway
The Later Life Show Norfolk Showground
Eastern County Vintage Tractor Show Norfolk Showground
Circus of Horrors Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth
King’s Lynn Fiction Festival

April

Marble Hall Concert Holkham Hall
Eggstravaganza Pensthorpe Wildlife & Gardens
Wild About the Wensum Pensthorpe Wildlife & Gardens
Norfolk Boat Jumble Royal Norfolk Showground
Spring Fling Royal Norfolk Showground
East Anglian Game & Country Fair Royal Norfolk Showground
Family events Norfolk Wildlife Trust

May

National Hunt  Fakenham Races
Thomas the Tank Engine  North Norfolk Railway
Murder Mystery Nights  North Norfolk Railway
Rhododendrons Sheringham Park
Point to Point Fakenham Races
May National Fakenham Races
Deepdale Outdoor & Wildlife Festival
Norfolk Wildlife Trust Fantastic Foxley Weekend 
Norfolk Wildlife Trust Go Wild at Barton Broad
Cromer Crab & Lobster Festival
Norfolk & Norwich Festival
Houghton Hall International Horse Trials
Houghton Hall Midsummer Literary Ball
Norfolk Open Studios Arts Festival

June

Summer Diesel Gala North Norfolk Railway
Ladies’ Day Fakenham Racecourse
Sandringham Driving Trials Sandringham
Norfolk Open Studios
Norfolk Ale & Music Festival 
Norfolk Showground Royal Norfolk Show
Classic Car Show Sheringham

July

Vintage Transport Festival  N Norfolk Railway
12th Annual Beer Festival N Norfolk Railway
Holkham Country Fair  Holkham Hall
Worstead Festival Worstead
Langham Street Fayre Langham
Sandringham Flower Show Sandringham
Festival on the Farm Gressenhall

August

Wells Carnival Wells-Next-The-Sea
Sheringham Carnival Sheringham
Mundesley Festival Mundesley
Cromer Carnival Cromer
Attic Tours Felbrigg Hall
Crafts, Art & Sculpture Fair Sandringham
Butterfly Day Fairhaven Woodland
Mediaeval Extravaganza Pensthorpe
Norfolk Antique Fair Norfolk Showground
All About Gardening Norfolk Showground
All About Dogs Norfolk Showground
Sundown Festival Norfolk Showground
Summer Concerts Binham Priory

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

    Toby aged 8
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  • 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
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    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
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    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…...

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  • 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
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    Garden House, August 2015
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    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