Stamford to Home

After an evening with Margaret we left around noon to return home. Decided to try another route back which involved a short detour to a farm shop and Waitrose. Home mid afternoon.

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We had a pleasant few days in Norfolk managing to miss most of the rain that seems to have hit the rest of the country and we have had some nice seafood.

Cromer

Left Incleboro site mid-morning and drove through Cromer looking for a parking place, no luck very busy. Arrived at nearby Overstrand beach and walked down the steep ramp to the nice sandy beach for a paddle. It immediately started to rain, just a shower, but we retreated to a crab hut to buy a crab to take home. Drove back through Cromer and found a place in the short stay car park to have a look round. Went down to the pier to watch the young crabbers practising for the International Crabbing Contest later in the year and have an ice cream cornet. Looked around the lifeboat station and chatted to a crew member (interesting fact - boat hits water at 30mph when it is launched).

Stopped at Felbrig Hall (NT) just outside Cromer for lunch. It was very exposed and windy (ELF warnings for visitors) but we were able to look round the walled garden. Then we had a sandwich in the van (there were big queues at the small cafe) and a doze before setting off for a twitchy drive to Stamford to see Margaret.

Sheringham

Before we left for Sheringham I popped down to the local 'railway station', just 50yds through the trees, to see the 10am miniature steam service to Walsingham. There were four passengers from the CL taking the trip so it actually stopped at the request stop.

We drove along the coast in to Sheringham on a grey day but at least its dry for now. Had a (compulsory) fish and chip lunch and walked along the promenade (compulsory), its carnival week in Sheringham too! Got some free wifi from the old folks home by the car park, so updating the blog before moving on to overnight stop between here and Cromer at a proper caravan club site.

Stopped at Incleboro Fields CC site just outside Cromer in one of the disabled pitches right opposite the facilities.

Brancaster then Wells next the Sea

We had a breakfast bap in the sun before leaving Sandringham site to drive along the north Norfolk coast.
We stopped first at Brancaster Staithe which is very boaty place. Lots of people with trailers launching mirror dinghy's to power boats. There was also a big group of children on a RYA sail training course with dozens of Topper dinghies sun.

lined up for them to sail. We were lucky to grab a parking space over-looking the creek. Rosemary bought a dressed fresh Brancaster crab and a tray of mixed crayfish and prawns. So we got the chairs and table out and had a real nice shell fishy picnic watching the boats being launched in the sun.

After lunch we moved on to Wells next the Sea. It is carnival week so different events every day, including a small food and craft fair. We had a wander round, it was busy for us but probably just normal summer holiday crowds. We had a cream tea before finding our CL for the night which was close to Wells at the Midden. This was a 6 acre rubbish tip in the 80's but has now been restored by a rather eccentric looking father and son. The CL is big enough for 8 and has its own station on the Wells to Walsingham narrow gauge steam railway. Thunderstorms had been forecast but we just had a few spots of rain in the evening.