The Green Man Inn, Fakenham, Norfolk

Peaceful rural site attached to a 19th-century inn
Half an hour's drive from Cromer beach and several nature reserves
Within 50 minutes of BeWILDerwood theme park and Thetford Forest Park

Is there anything better than a spacious, flower-filled meadow in a quiet Norfolk village, surrounded by forests, nature reserves and beaches? Yes… a spacious flower-filled meadow in a quiet etc etc… at the back of a pub. Particularly when the pub in question is The Green Man Inn, a 19th-century roadside lodge, just outside the village of Little Snoring, with a big log fire, a shaded beer garden and a restaurant serving fresh and homemade food. Around the area, it's not that quiet in Little Snoring (despite the obvious jokes…). Take a five-minute car trip to the Thursford Collection, where the Wurlitzer organs, steam engines and restored fairground rides make a fine old racket, and very prettily too. Further afield, take your little pterodactyl hunters to ROARR! Dinosaur Adventure Park, 20 minutes away, for wanders through a far from sleepy landscape of animated monsters. And in between your Norfolk adventures? With a long history of being hospitable to travellers, the team at The Green Man Inn make everyone welcome, and that includes both dogs and kids, on site and in the pub. Ask nicely and give a bit of notice, and the kindly kitchen staff will knock you up a picnic for your day’s adventures too. Facilities are simple and clean and, with an extra dash of decency, the washrooms are heated (handy on a bracing Norfolk morning…)

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Luxury Peaceful Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Pub campsite Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

The Green Man Inn

Holt Road

Little Snoring

Fakenham

Norfolk

England

NR21 0AY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.85131°N
0.9145°W

Nearest transport

Coach

11.8 mi Market Place

13 mi Millwrights

13.2 mi Station Road

Rail

13.9 mi Sheringham Rail Station

15 mi West Runton Rail Station

16.7 mi Cromer Rail Station

Ferry

22.9 mi King's Lynn Ferry Landing

23 mi West Lynn Ferry Landing

Airport

19.8 mi Norwich International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Fancy some time travel? Head over to Holt (15 minutes’ drive) for heritage steam rides on the Mid-Norfolk Railway, poke around the stately homes of Holkham Hall, Felbrigg Hall and Sandringham, all around half an hour away, or connect with your inner cave man at the flint mines of Grimes Graves (50 minutes). Half an hour away, Cromer has all the right ingredients for the traditional seaside day, from beach, pier and fish and chips to lighthouse and clifftop walks. Great Yarmouth (an hour) has all this too, plus fairgrounds and fishy friends of all sizes in the Sea Life aquarium, and easy access to the cycle paths and waterways of the Norfolk Broads inland. Birdwatchers and walkers flock to this part of the world, as the cliffs, dunes, salt marshes and wetlands make for grand vistas and city-sized gatherings of avian life. The National Nature Reserves of Blakeney, Holkham, Titchwell and Holme are all about half an hour off, as is Morston Quay if you’re after a boat trip out to see the seal colony. If you’re more of an inland woodland wanderer, beetle over to the unbeatable BeWILDerwood (45 minutes) for a leafy combo of high ropes, zipwires, jungle bridges and fantasy-themed boat trips. Or forge a path through Thetford Forest Park (50 minutes), mixing sedate cycling with more challenging mountain bike trails, pony treks and adventure playgrounds.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Wells	8.9 mi	Estuary	N/A	N/A	N/A	Good
Sheringham	13.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
West Runton	15.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
East Runton	16.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Cromer	17.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham 3.4 mi

Holkham Hall 8.2 mi

Houghton Hall 10.9 mi

Mannington Gardens 11.1 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 13.4 mi

National Trust

Blakeney National Nature Reserve 7.8 mi

Sheringham Park 12.2 mi

Brancaster 13.1 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 13.4 mi

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 14.9 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Fulmodeston 2.5 mi

MELTON CONSTABLE HALL 4.2 mi

SENNOWE HALL 4.3 mi

Hindolveston 4.8 mi

Saxlingham 6 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Reviews

would recommend this site to a friend

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Wouldn’t stay here again

Overall	2/10
Location	10
Value for money	2
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	2

kate f. Nov 2022

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nothing

Disliked: Showers very poor condition no locks on the door Toilets brown stains in the bottom and husband had to clean toilet before we could use it Pub was never open Grass hadn’t been cut Never saw the owner

Recommend to friends Visit again

Convenient for Thursford Christmas Spectacular and the Sandringham Christmas Craft Fair. Facilities…

Overall	4/10
Location	6
Value for money	2
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	4

Anonymous Nov 2022

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Convenient for Thursford Christmas Spectacular and the Sandringham Christmas Craft Fair. Facilities were basic and functional.

Disliked: Although it was November, the grass was rather long and hadn’t been cut for quite some time. One of the reasons for booking the site was it had a pub, which was mostly closed. The food was good but a very limited menu, we did have good service though. One side of the pub was closed off, we were looking forward to the real fire. 🙁 For a Saturday evening it was very quiet, there is potential for the pub to do well but unfortunately it seems to be struggling.

Recommend to friends Visit again

May as well go wild camping for free

Overall	2/10
Location	No rating
Value for money	No rating
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Nov 2022

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nothing

Disliked: Was just a field with very basic facilities in a shed. We only stayed there because it was advertised as having a dog friendly pub on site. Well, the pub wasn’t open so we left after two nights having paid for three. Never again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Could be lovely spot but obviously is not functioning to full potentia

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Joe F. Oct 2022

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Basic facilities were adequate. Setting was nice, rural.

Disliked: The Green Man Inn was the main attraction but was not even open. Disappointing. No manager around even though I phoned the number another man staying there took time to check we were okay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice and quiet.…

Overall	2/10
Location	2
Value for money	4
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	2

Anonymous Oct 2022

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice and quiet.

Disliked: Arrived just before 8pm. Went inside the pub to let the owner know we had arrived and to seek directions of which pitch to go to. Sadly, not a very warm welcome . Just told to go through the gate as if we should of known this . We asked if we could come in for some food and was told all of the ovens are off. Manor was rude, abrupt and as such decided to only stay 1 night as opposed to the 2 we had booked. We wouldn’t return .

Recommend to friends Visit again

the site had what we were after,pitches are roomy enough,pricing is right,staff…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

robert r. Oct 2022

Electric grass pitch

Liked: the site had what we were after,pitches are roomy enough,pricing is right,staff were all ok.

Disliked: nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The pictures and Facebook posts for this site are old.

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	4
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Oct 2022

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Pitches

Disliked: The pub wasn’t open and we weren’t told until our money had been taken and we were on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

was excellent

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Mark N. Oct 2022

Electric grass pitch

Liked: everything

Disliked: nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect for a couple of nights away

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	10

Kirsty D. Oct 2022

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice quiet location. Well kept facilities. Good and helpful communication - emailed to advice we were going to be later than the 10pm check in and received a reply quickly with instructions where to go when we arrived. Local shop with essentials just a couple of minutes walk away. Not far from beaches such as Cromer. Wells-on-sea. Hunstanton.

Disliked: A lot of what seemed to be goose poo or some similar animal. Didn't bother us overly. Just got a lot on the wheels of our pushchair so had to be careful not to get it in the campervan. We know its impossible for the owners to clear all this but is good to just be aware if you are going with children.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Site was very pleasant & quiet .

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Oct 2022

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Good Location. Quiet site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Does The Green Man Inn have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is The Green Man Inn dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near The Green Man Inn? Fancy some time travel? Head over to Holt (15 minutes’ drive) for heritage steam rides on the Mid-Norfolk Railway, poke around the stately homes of Holkham Hall, Felbrigg Hall and Sandringham, all … Read more