Local things to do within 10 mins. by car
Just a short car journey away in this part of North Norfolk are many places to visit, and activities to enjoy. Besides the many family entertainments, there is birdwatching in the local reserves either on the coast, or inland; walking coastal paths, or in woodlands; golf; local fairs; and a rich variety of gardens and stately homes to add to the many flint churches characteristic of the area. There is also a wide variety of seasonal events.
Bird watching
Only 4 miles along the coast are the popular Salthouse Marshes, Cley and Blakeney bird reserves.
Geese arrive to roost on marshland, feeding on the sugar beet tops, leaving again in Spring for cooler climates. Migrating birds get blown inland throughout the autumn and spring months. However throughout the year you will find redshanks, greenfinches, chaffinches, goldfinches, yellowhammers and dunnocks to name just a few. This winter (2004/5) has produced some more unusual sightings such as a jack snipe, snow buntings and white fronted geese.
Another bird reserve in the area, with exotic waterfowl, is Pensthorpe "with miles of nature trails to explore through ancient fen meadows, woodland and a superb series of lakes".
Golf
Four miles away is the West Runton Golf Club where you do not have to be a member to play. The cost is £25 per day and £15 after 2 pm (01263 838215).
Sheringham Golf Club is 3 miles away (01263 822038) and The Royal Cromer Golf Club is 6 miles away (01263 512884).
National Trust, English Heritage and other historical houses; other places of interest
Within easy driving distance of Weybourne Home Farm Holiday Cottages are many historical buildings of national importance.
Felbrigg Hall and Gardens is a wonderful place to spend a day whatever time of year. Throughout the year events are held including Attic tours, Craft Fairs, Estate Walks, Shakespeare productions and Open air Jazz to name a few. Visitors can go and just enjoy the walks around the extensive grounds.
Other houses and places of interest include Blickling Hall, Binham Priory, Baconsthorpe Castle, Holkham Hall, Sandringham (the Norfolk Retreat of Her Majesty the Queen), and Castle Rising.
More information for the area can be found on the website of the National Trust and English Heritage.
For Families
The places to visit are endless for families young and old. The best days out are the free ones and just a few minutes in the car are the sandy beaches at Sheringham, West Runton and Cromer. Slightly further afield you can enjoy the wide expanse of beaches at Holkham and Wells.
In the other direction enjoy the simple pleasures like crabbing on Blakeney quay or take a trip to see the seals at Blacken Point.
Or maybe take a train ride on the North Norfolk Railway or Bure Valley Railway. Hire a boat on the North Norfolk Broads, visit the Dinosaur Park or The Norfolk Shire Horse Centre with its riding school, or get lost in the Priory Maze and Gardens at Sheringham followed by tea in its tearooms.
There is so much to do it is impossible to name them all.
Weybourne Home Farm Holiday Cottages, North Norfolk
Telephone no.: 01263 588334