Family Portrait

 

Bank holiday get together of the 'Simpsons'.  

Last play date of the holidays

Arranged another play date at www.whisbygardencentre.co.uk/animal-park.html and 12 of Jamie's friends and siblings joined up for a morning in the lovely sunshine.  Will miss mornings like this next week!! 

School Uniform

Luckily we only needed trousers and school shoes before the start of term.  Jamie's tops are looking a bit shabby but they will do for another term or two (I hope!).

We decided to get up early and go to the Clarks in Sainsbury for Jamie's new school shoes.

While we were waiting for our number to be called we managed to find some trousers.  As they were sold in pairs we ended up with four pairs - but I am sure they will get their use.

Jamie is now size 13 G/H feet!

They didn't actually have his size in stock of the shoes he wanted but we were able to get them delivered to the house - brilliant!

Not much I can say about this.....

Child Friendly North Norfolk

We left early Saturday morning so we could spend a day in Hunstanton.  Lovely shops, donuts on the front, and a nice (if a bit pebbly) beach.  There are traditional gardens with a water fountain near the Bowling Green.   Daddy loves the Joke Shop!  And Jamie met Captain Jack Sparrow!  (We have since found out he works at the Sea Life Sanctuary; which we have yet to visit).

This year we stayed at The Kings Arms in Blakeney www.blakeneykingsarms.co.uk/  for three nights B&B in The Pub Flat which cost us £170.  Only drawback was there was just a shower.  We could have done with a bath after mud sliding in the Quay!  Previously we have stayed at http://blackbirdcottage.co.uk/ and http://www.loadescottage.co.uk/ and http://www.blakeneybedandbreakfast.co.uk/ all to be recommended.

Blakeney has lots to do; seal trips, crabbing, mud sliding, fresh fish, unusual shops, art galleries, the duck pond, a great park with aerial slides, live music at The Harbour Rooms www.blakeneyharbourrooms.co.uk and even a posh hotel to have your wedding meal at!   

Wiveton hall and cafe shop is a ‘short’ walk www.wivetonhall.co.uk and does wonderful cream teas! And you can even ‘pick your own.’

We had a full day on Wells next the Sea Beach which was just like being in Spain.  We love Wells Beach.  The beach is made of lovely sand and there are toilets and a cafe just a short distance away.  There are beachuts all along the beach, which I think you can hire.  The only drawback is a few steep steps to get there!  But they even have lifeguards.  And the town of Wells is lovely as well; especially as one of my favourite shops is there - People Tree - where I always spend a little.  There is Pinewoods Holiday Park right next to the beach which I am sure would be a good place to stay www.pinewoods.co.uk

On our last night in Blakeney, Paul went sea fishing at Cley next the Sea and we all had a lovely tea at the Three Swallows pub.

After Blakeney, we moved to Overstrand.  This is a quiet town with a lovely beach with a bit of a steep hill to climb down and up to reach it, but we did see seals at full tide.  The hotel where we stayed was the http://whitehorseoverstrand.co.uk/.  Family Room No.1 was perfect  (though due to lack of washing machine perhaps only for a weekend).  This cost us £309 for 3 nights B&B but the room had an en suite with a bath and was a lot bigger.  We had a double bed and a bunk bed so we were all catered for and the food was smashing.  They even had a bouncy castle in the beer garden; along with some wooden climbing equipment, to keep the children entertained!

Bewilderwood was fantastic www.Bewilderwood.co.uk (and so are the books).  It is enchanting and exhausting at the same time. 

After Bewilderwood we went to Cromer (famous for its crab!) for fish and chips, followed by ice cream dipped in chocolate, which we ate by The Pier while watching the last of the days holiday makers on the beach.

If you like trains (which Daddy does), The Poppy Line at Sheringham www.nnrailway.co.uk/ was brilliant.  We took the train from Sheringham to Holt and back again! And of course it is only a short walk from train to beach. 

Other places we have visited to be recommended are Holkham Hall (go for a lake cruise and check out the shops) and the beach www.holkham.co.uk , and of course Dinosaurland www.dinosauradventure.co.uk/ which we visited last year and if you love (or someone you know loves) dinosaurs then you / they will loved it.  

And of course we must mention the Register Office in Fakenham where we got married in 2013.
 

We Loved BeWILDerwood!

What can I say?  Absolutely fantastic day!! 
If you have children under 10.  GO! 

You won't be disappointed... http://www.bewilderwood.co.uk/