Snettisham Amenities:
There is a Shop, Fish & Chip Shop, Games Arcade/Amusements, Kite shop with Cafe and Ice-cream parlour, plus four site clubs all within a short walking distance from the caravan. There is also the RSPB Nature Reserve at Snettisham Beach.
In the local village which is a short drive from the beach there is a further two pubs, the Queen Victoria, Rose & Crown. There is another Fish and Chip shop, a coffee shop (the old bank) a car dealers (Kim Cairns), a Pharmacy, Pet shop, Picture framers, Newsagents, Post Office, Butchers, Garden Centre (Poppyfields) General food shop and a 'The Original Factory Shop' which sells branded goods at discount prices.
For further details on local events and tourist information visit Snettisham on-line: http://www.norfolk-on-line.co.uk/snettisham/pages/index.php
Ingoldisthorpe Amenities:
In the smallest village, located between Snettisham and Dersingham you will find a friendly Post Office, and 'P&A's' a garage which sells car parts.
Dersingham Amenities:
The larger of the three local villages you will find a good number of shops for many of your needs without having to venture too far. Dersingham is located approximately 2.5 miles from Snettisham Beach.
Dersingham Village offers: Three car dealers (Torc Motors, Red Pumps Garage and Rossiters), A large Garden Centre, a Spar shop Garden Centre and Cafe named Thaxters, Newsagents (Bowdens), Fish and Chip Shop, Chinese takeaway (Lotus House), Pizza and Kebab House, Bakery, Shoe Repairers, Hairdressers & Beauty Salon named Charlies, Dentist, an Estate Agents, County Library, Pharmacy, Butchers, Florists and a larger food supermarket.
Dersingham also has two pubs, both offering food, The Feathers and The Coach & Horses.
There are many visitor attractions and amenities in the Local area*:
African Violet Centre, Nr Kings Lynn - 'a unique working nursery and all seasons attraction'. www.africanvioletcentre.ltd.uk
Banham Zoo, Banham - 'Eye to eye with animals'. www.banhamzoo.co.uk
Bircham Windmill, Bircham - Freshly made bread and cafe. You can hire cycles and cycle along Pedlars way. www.birchamwindmill.co.uk
Caithness Crystal, King's Lynn - The Real Glassmaking Experience in West Norfolk. www.caithness-crystal.co.uk
Corn Exchange, King's Lynn - King’s Lynn Corn Exchange is a popular entertainment venue featuring everything from opera to pantomime. www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk
Eagles Golf Centre, King's Lynn - Driving Range, clothing store, Tennis Courts, Football Pitch and Pitch and Putt course. www.eaglesgolfonline.co.uk
Castle Rising, King's Lynn - Castle Rising Castle is one of the most famous 12th Century castles in England. www.castlerising.co.uk
Heacham Manor, Heacham- The new 18 hole golf course at Heacham Manor is set within an area of Important Landscape quality.http://www.heacham-manor.co.uk/heacham-manor-golf.html
Holkham Hall, Wells-Next-The-Sea - 'Much more than a stately home', with a pottery shop, stables cafe, bygones museum, lake, deer park and nature trail. Also, re-trace the footsteps of Gwyneth Paltrow during the closing scenes of the film 'Shakespeare in Love' when she walked across Holkham's three miles of white-gold beach. www.holkham.co.uk
Houghton Hall, Houghton - The residence of Great Britain’s first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole and home to a heard of white fallow deer. www.houghtonhall.com
Hunstanton Golf Course, Located on the beautiful north west Norfolk coast, Hunstanton is a superb championship links course. For more than a century, golfers have walked the rolling fairways nestling in a stunning landscape of dunes and links land grasses. www.hunstantongolfclub.com
Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary - 'Norfolk's leading marine rescue centre'. www.sealsanctuary.co.uk
Hunstanton's Oasis - Swimming pool with tropically warm waters (between 86-90F) and Aqua slide. www.west-norfolk.gov.uk
King's Lynn Arts Centre - A 15th century venue hosting a programme of comedy, drama, music, dance,
cinema, and visual arts . www.kingslynnarts.co.ukKing's Lynn Golf Course - Situated just a few miles to the North of the historic market town of King's Lynn at Castle Rising is one of East Anglia's premier golf clubs. www.club-noticeboard.co.uk/kingslynn/
Lynn Museum, King's Lynn - Seahenge; Discover the mysteries of this unique 4,000 year old timber circle, explore our full size replica and learn about the Bronze Age people who created Seahenge. www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=200.31
Middleton Hall Golf Club, Middleton Hall Golf Club is situated amongst beautiful unspoiled countryside in the heart of Norfolk with easy access via the A47 trunk road between King's Lynn and Swaffham. www.middletonhallgolfclub.com
Norfolk Lavender, Heacham - Tour the lavender fields, there is also a gift shop and cafe. www.norfolk-lavender.co.uk
Park Farm, Snettisham - Visit the farm and see the animals, also offers a deer safari. www.snettishampark.co.uk
Pensthorpe, Nr Fakenham - Pensthorpe Nature Reserve & Gardens. www.pensthorpe.com
Playland, Wells-Next-The Sea - the children's indoor adventure playhouse. www.playlandwells.com
RSPB, Snettisham. http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/s/snettisham/
Sandringham House, Sandringham - Visit the Royal estate of Sandringham where the HM The Queen famously spends each Christmas with her family. www.sandringhamestate.co.uk
Searles Golf Club, Hunstanton - Searles' nine hole resort golf course is now well established. A par-34 course,consisting of three par-3s, five par-4s and one par-5 hole, the course provideschallenges for novices and the more experienced alike. www.searles.co.uk/teeing-off.html
Tales of the Old Gaol House, King's Lynn - Takes you through King's Lynn's 1930s police station and into the old cells beyond. www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=21849
The Butterfly & Wildlife Park - 'Bringing the wild within your reach'. www.butterflyandwildlifepark.co.uk
The Thursford Collection, Thursford - Mechanical organs, traction engines and Wurlitzer show. www.thursford.com
Town House Museum, King's Lynn - The Town House Museum displays the social history and domestic life of Lynn’s merchants, traders and families from Medieval times to the 1950s. www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk
True's Yard, King's Lynn - True's Yard is all that remains of King's Lynn's old fishing community, the North End, which existed for hundreds of years. www.truesyard.co.uk
....And so very much more to see and do throughout Norfolk!
*Please note this information is intended for guidance only and is not intended as a recommendation.
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