Sustainable Family Holidays
in Norfolk

Here you’ll find an ideal spot where all ages can enjoy family holiday time together.  Whether you have a young family, venturing out on your first family holiday in Norfolk, or whether you are seasoned travellers with toddlers in tow who know what it takes to keep children happy on a self-catering holiday, you have come to the right place!

We offer a small cluster of nine stylish and well-equipped child-friendly holiday cottages surrounded by wide-open spaces and fresh air, and a place where you can set your own agenda.  You’ll experience a relaxed home from home stay in one of our converted holiday barns where you can prepare family meals and picnics and open large glazed doors directly onto the safe fenced gardens where children can run off some energy and make friends at the miniature shepherd’s hut and play area.  There are also toddler toys in the games room, tennis for older children and of course the luxury indoor heated pool where even the most reluctant of young swimmers have learnt to swim.

All of this and there’s the fabulous north Norfolk coast to explore within 8 miles of our doorstep.  Come rain or shine, we’re sure you’ll have a great stay! in End Cottage the dog can come too!

Our Eco Holiday Barns

Luxurious Norfolk Eco-friendly breaks with an ecologically sound ethos. When guests choose to stay on a self-catering holiday in one of our luxury Eco-Barns, they discover a comfortable and sustainable rural retreat surrounded by open space, nature and wildlife. A stay in our Norfolk eco barns offers a countryside escape without sacrifice to home from home comfort yet with respect for the environment. The holiday barns are converted to high environmental standards and use energy from sustainable sources. Over 80% of the energy used during a stay in any of the Eco barns is supplied from earth, wind and sun. All our Norfolk cottages have onsite EV charging facilities.

Our Location

We are located just off the beaten track in gently rolling Norfolk countryside close to South Creake and Walsingham in North Norfolk. Our holiday homes are within a 3-hour drive from London & the home counties, less than 2-hours from Cambridge and Norwich is just an hour away.  Our cottages and Eco barns provide the perfect base for exploring the North Norfolk coast., we are less than 10 miles from Holkham and the village of Burnham Market.  There is has easy access to many great attractions including day trips to Old Hunstanton, Brancaster, Blakeney, Wells-next-the-Sea, Holkham Bay, Holt. And Sheringham.

North Norfolk Coast

The North Norfolk Coast is a special place “Where the sea meets the sky”, space freedom & fresh air in an area nicknamed the “Champagne Coast”.  The sultry marshes and windswept dunes are just the place for brisk walks with sweeping sandy beaches for building sandcastles and salty creaks for wildlife and nature spotting or gentle paddleboarding and wild swimming.  At low water mud banks providing traditional fun for children as mud slides. Crabbing, rock-pooling, seal spotting and boating goes on virtually all year round

Eat and Drink

During your stay with us at Cranmer Country Cottages you’ll find plenty of local places to eat in Norfolk, including pubs, restaurants, tea rooms and delis. Food on the menus is generally from local suppliers and will not have travelled far between field to fork. Local delicacies include Brancaster lobster & mussels, Cromer crab Norfolk Asparagus samphire & strawberries also game pork cheese and beer brewed from local barley. If you are eating-in you can sample some of the best seasonal local produce available from farmers Markets and local farm shops..