Riverside Holidays Norfolk Broads – Potter Heigham

The Local Area

Sunray Riverside lodge is a perfect choice for riverside holidays in the Norfolk Broads. There are shops and restaurants within a few minutes walk of the cottage. If you tire of sitting on your own private deck watching river life, there are loads of things to do in the local area. On your doorstep in Potter Heigham you will find beautiful walks, great fishing and boating. Everything you could wish for from a riverside holiday in the Norfolk Broads.

Paddle boarding and kayaking are very popular on the river but you need to purchase a short stay licence if you want to enjoy this hobby while you stay in our riverside cottage. Licences can be purchased online at Broads Authority or you can pop into Herbert Woods office (very close to Sunray!) and get one. They are £8:50 for a week

As the surrounding area is nice and flat, it’s brilliant for getting reluctant children into the saddle and out on a picturesque family bike ride. If the kids want something more exciting, Bewilderwood, Norfolk is just 7 miles away and Wroxham Barns only 10. There are lots of family things to do close by. You can find more details on our page Best Places to Visit in Norfolk Broads. The cathedral city of Norwich is half an hours drive away, and the attractions of Great Yarmouth and the beautiful North Norfolk coast are all on your doorstep.

Potter Heigham

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Historic Norfolk Broads village
One of the major boating centres of the Norfolk Broads
Close to Hickling Broad
Beautiful walks, boating and fishing on your doorstep
Shops and places to eat within walking distance
30 minutes to Norwich
30 minutes to the North Norfolk coast

Local Beauty Spots

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Beautiful views from the cottage up the River Thurne
Peaceful Hickling & Barton Broads
Windswept Horsey Mere
Sweeping white sands of Sea Palling
Strumpshaw Fen
Blakeney Point Marshes

Things to Do

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Hire a boat for the day and cruise the waterways
Great fishing along the Broads or from our riverside garden
Take a water bike for a spin on the Broads
Walk part of the historic Weaver’s Way
Visit the pleasure beach at lively Great Yarmouth
A day out in the cathedral city of Norwich

Family Days Out

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Magical Bewilderwood
Tire them out at Wroxham Barns Farm & Adventure Park
Bure Valley steam railway
Get up close to the handreared Happisburgh Owls
Visit the cheeky Shetland ponies at Redwings, Aylsham
Seal spotting along the North Norfolk Coast
Step back in time at the tiny Stalham Firehouse Museum

Places to visit nearby

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The Jacobean mansion & gardens of Blickling Hall
Historic Norwich
RSPB Strumpshaw Fen
Historic market town of Aylsham, centre of Norfolk‘s ’Slow Food’ movement
The Mediterranean garden at East Ruston Old Vicarage
Fairhaven Water & Woodland Garden
The Museum of the Broads in nearby Stalham

Sunray Riverside Lodge. The perfect place to stay for riverside holidays in the Norfolk Broads

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This is our first year of letting Sunray Riverside Lodge. We are hoping that once you have stayed once you’ll love it as much as us and come back time and time again for happy riverside holidays in the Norfolk Broads. Please have a look at our lovely riverside cottage. You can book directly on the website or by sending us a message on our contact form.

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Terms and conditions

25% deposit is required on booking, balance is due 4 weeks beforehand.
Sorry, no smoking.
Check in from 3:30pm & check out by 10:30am.

Weekly breaks: Fri – Fri
Weekend breaks 3 nights: Fri – Mon
Midweek breaks 4 nights: Mon – Fri

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Sunray Lettings registered address: Kelly & Jonathan Thompson, Mallows Cottage, Mallows Lane, Gainsford End, Essex CO9 4EH.

Photography by Al Glenton