Rivendell - Self catering holiday cottage in Ringstead, Hunstanton, Norfolk, England - Sleeps 5

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Rivendell is built in the traditional Norfolk style with a pan-tiled roof, flint facing and semi-dormer windows.  It has been recently updated and provides well-decorated and furnished holiday accommodation in a cottage style.

This is an ideal base for family holidays, with numerous fine sandy beaches within just ten minutes’ drive. It also makes an ideal base for those interested in walking, cycling, bird watching or golf.

Rivendell has an open fireplace with night storage heaters for the colder months, making it perfect for a holiday at any time of the year.

Situated in the centre of the popular village of Ringstead, the cottage is close to the village store and antiques centre, and also has the well known local inn – The Gin Trap within walking distance with its great selection of local ales and good food. 

Ringstead is situated about four miles inland from Hunstanton, a traditional seaside resort, famous for its sunsets across the Wash and for kite and wind surfing. Nearby are the quieter sandy beaches of Brancaster and Holme-next-the-Sea. Further afield is the famous beach at Holkham, used as a setting for the film Shakespeare in Love. Children will enjoy the playground next to the church, with swings, slides and roundabout. The village is on the path of Peddars’ Way, an ancient route stretching from Thetford to the North Norfolk coast and so it is an ideal base for walking or cycling with undulating terrain and numerous pretty villages to visit.

Ringstead Downs is an area of chalky grasslands famous for its wild flowers in the spring and early summer. The area is also well known for bird watching with local reserves at Snettisham and Tichwell Marsh (both RSPB) and the National Trust reserve at Brancaster Staithe.

For golfers there are picturesque local courses at Brancaster, Old Hunstanton and Heacham. Fishing is also well catered for with numerous venues for coarse fishing, sea fishing from the beaches or boat, and trout fishing available on the rivers Nar and Wensum.

Within fifteen minutes drive is the Sandringham royal estate, while a little further away are the old market towns of King’s Lynn and Fakenham, with a wider selection of shops, supermarkets and entertainment.

There are many historic houses, some privately owned (such as Holkham) and some National Trust properties such as Oxburgh Hall, both within a thirty minute drive. Less than an hour away are more seaside resorts at Cromer and Sheringham with its steam railway line. For those who don’t mind travelling further, Norwich is just over an hour away and beyond are the famous Norfolk Broads and the resort of Yarmouth.