A long weekend in Norfolk

After catching a nasty infection and having to take most of the final week of school off sick, I was glad to finally be feeling better last Friday, ready for our half term trip to Norfolk. The Boy and I tend to give small gifts for birthdays and Christmas, and then spend our money on a weekend away to celebrate instead. For his birthday, he'd specified that he'd like to go to the seaside. And where better than the beautiful North Norfolk coast for a long weekend?

As you can see, we were incredibly lucky with the weather: the sun shone all weekend and although it was windy, it was still unseasonably warm for October. We stayed in a beautiful cottage in Wells-next-the-sea and spent our days walking the coastal paths and beaches, and our nights curled up by the fire or in the pub: bliss!

Brightly coloured beach huts at Wells. And I just love this photograph of T carrying my shoes like a gent.

We took two long walks - through the pine trees from Wells beach to Holkham, and around Sheringham Park - and the diversity of the plant life was incredible. At Holkham, sea lavender scented the air while the wind whistled through the pines.

A Saturday afternoon wander around Wells town. Autumnal pumpkins and a bevy of books to add to our collection.

On Monday we drove to Burnham Market, which is stunning. I enjoyed rummaging in Found (although its sister shop in Holkham, Bringing The Outside In, was better for those on a budget), which is above Gurney's fishmongers.

I feel like our three days in Norfolk barely scratched the surface of what the area has to offer: we will definitely be back in future for another visit.