Location
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This is a delightful two bedroom Norfolk Cottage opposite the River Bure and on the outskirts of the quaint market town of Aylsham.
Aylsham is an ancient town and an excellent centre in the heart of Norfolk. It is about 10miles from the Broads, the North Norfolk Coast and Norwich. Drabblegate River Cottage is one mile from the centre of Aylsham where shops, from supermarkets to family run businesses and several places to eat can be found. The Georgian market place hosts weekly markets and on Mondays the sale yards, which are a few minutes walk from the market place have one of the most important auctions in Norfolk of bric-a-brac, furniture, livestock and local produce. On some other days of the month there are fine art auctions.
Steam engine enthusiasts will enjoy the Bure Valley narrow gauge railway that starts in Aylsham and follows a 9 mile route along the Bure to Wroxham. The North Norfolk standard gauge railway runs from the coastal town of Sheringham to Holt. There is also a 21mile cycle way which starts in Aylsham.
There are lots of things to do in the area.
It is a short journey to the Norfolk Broads and motor boats can be hired at Wroxham and sailing dinghies at Hickling.
One of England’s great jacobean houses, Blickling Hall, is to be found 3 miles from Aylsham. It is famed for its spectacular long gallery which has a Jacobean plaster ceiling and a remarkable collection of 12,000 books. The gardens have colour all the year round and the 4700 acre estate has many good walks. Drabblegate River Cottage overlooks water meadows which are on the eastern edge of the Blicking Estate.
The lane in front of the cottage is part of the Weavers Way which is a 57mile footpath from Great Yarmouth mostly along a disused railway line to Aylsham from where it heads north along footpaths and to an area of outstanding natural beauty and then joins the North Norfolk Coastal Path at Cromer.
Cromer with its famous end of pier theatre is a traditional English seaside resort. To the west of Cromer is Blakeney Point which is an important National Trust bird sanctuary and seal colony. Further west are beautiful marshes carry on to Wells, this is a charming town with a small harbour. At Wells the most spectacular sandy beach in England runs west to Hunstanton with many pretty villages and bird sanctuaries.
Birds and wildlife make the Norfolk Coast special and at Drabblegate River Cottage on the River Bure owls can be seen hunting over the water meadows, there are ducks and geese and moorhen on the river and occasionally, kingfisher, fox, otter, hare and deer can be seen. This makes it a superb cottage to rent for a holiday in Norfolk
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