Another Happy Customer

Victoria Kennedy from Barnsley came to stay in a lovely cottage in Sedgeford called Samphire Cottage at the end of September with her lovely dog - Weller (as in Paul).  She sent us such a lovely email that we felt we had to share it with everyone:

Dear All,

Just to say what a wonderful time we had staying at Samphire. The cottage is in a beautiful area and we went somewhere new everyday. Our Patterdale terrier “Weller” especially loved all the fantastic beaches and the weather couldn’t have been better. The dog friendly pub “King William” was a great find and only a 5-10 minute walk from the front door. From making our first enquiry to leaving “Norfolk Hideaways” were truly brilliant and we won’t hesitate in using you again and recommending you to all our friends. Thank you for making this little slice of heaven available to mere mortals & their four legged friends.    Victoria

Weller Enjoys the water in Norfolk.

Renal Dialysis Available in Wells-Next-The-Sea

The Mermaid Centre opens to offer Dialysis to locals and Norfolk holiday makers alike.

 In July 2011 Wells Community Hospital received its first patient at the newly opened Mermaid Centre for Renal Dialysis. The MermaidCentre currently provides short term kidney haemodialysis treatment for those on holiday in North Norfolk area.

 Jonathan Hazell, Chair of the Wells Hospital Trust said:      "I am delighted that having received Care Quality Commission registration the Mermaid Centre is open 6 days a week and our first 3 patients are enjoying a wonderful holiday in Wells.. Starting with patients on holiday is a necessary and important prelude to offering this service to local patients, and this is something we shall now be focussing on. Holiday dialysis opens the North Norfolk Coast to over 20,000 patients in the UK who currently rely mainly on available spaces at NHS hospitals for holiday breaks." 

North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb is to open the facility officially on July 22nd. He is also raising money for the Wells Community Hospital Trust, and other local charities, by cycling from Norwich to Arnhem with former Norwich City footballer Jeremy Goss. 

It's great news for anyone wanting to enjoy a proper holiday independently in one of the many lovely holiday cottages in Norfolk.  There are so few places that patients requiring dialysis can easily go on holiday.  For more information visit the hospital website on www.wellshospital.org.uk.

There is also a great video with information on You Tube, just follow the link below:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhcb-taLz6k

Beach Hut Blog

Beach Hut Blog

It’s the end of a long and busy summer here at Norfolk Hideaways, a time when the beaches in Norfolk are quiet and haunting.  It’s the perfect time to hire a beach hut with your Norfolk Hideaways cottage.   What could be cosier than a long walk on the beach followed by a brew up in the shelter of your little hut overlooking the sea?  Sheltering down from the wind it is a very inspirational place to be.   It also gives you the opportunity in less clement weather to stay on the beach without getting your ears ripped off!

I decided to hire Beach Hut 68 on Old Hunstanton beach for the weekend and I was rewarded with amazing sunsets, clear starry skies and a wonderful few days with friends just doing simple things.    I couldn’t wait to get home from work and as I am lucky enough to live in Hunstanton, pack up my bag and walk down to the beach.  It was a balmy evening, incredible for September, people were still playing cricket on the beach and families were enjoying the last days of the school holidays.   I opened the big double doors to the front and stepped out onto the veranda.  All my stress of the day just melted away.  Of course I opened my bottle of fizz and sat down to read my book.  My friend arrived an hour later bearing some food and was completely speechless as we watched the sunset.  Silhouettes of people still paddling at 10pm in the rapidly approaching tide and wonderful cloud formations in so many different shades of blue, indigo and pink made it magical. Then the sky cleared and the stars came out.  I wish I could say we then witnessed a meteor shower but we had to make do with a couple of shooting stars!   Reluctantly we pulled ourselves away at around 11pm.

The following day I wanted to share this with my friends so 6 of us went down that evening with the most delicious picnic, two very excited dogs, lots of champagne and the number of a taxi firm to pick us up later!  We set up the deck chairs to watch the tide rush in and find pictures in the clouds. I think we all felt very priviledged to be there. Even though we all live close to the coast, having the beach hut gave a completely new dimension to being on the beach.  We had a little gas stove and made coffee as the night grew cooler.  Again it was with great reluctance we left to go home

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Sunday bought a complete change in the weather, strong winds and rain!  Not to be deterred I plodded down to the hut with my hood firmly around my ears.  Opening the doors revealed an angry sea with white horses charging down the beach.  It was so exhilarating.  The beach was deserted.  I got out my book and listening to the rain lashing down on the roof and the wind rattling the doors I sat for a peaceful few hours out in the elements, being perfectly dry and warm!

When I left later that afternoon I realised that the beach is a place to be enjoyed all year round, and you can if you have a beach hut.   Rain and bad weather only make it more exciting; watching a storm out to sea would be stunning. They are a place for reflection, contemplation and for writing that novel or painting that picture you always promised yourself you would.

I can’t wait to use it again.  In fact I think I might very well buy my own!

If you want to book a beach hut in conjunction with your holiday cottage please see the Beach Hut section on the home page.  Or call us here in the office.  They cost £125 per week.  01485 211022