Pentney Country Club

Cash in on some of the splendid Norfolk vistas… there’s the lovely Norfolk Lavender (30 minutes’ drive), with its purple fields and farm tours. The Broads National Park (45 minutes) has some handsome waterways, ready for watersports or boat trips if that interests you. Then, there’s the sweet Sandringham Estate (20 minutes), the Queen’s country holiday estate, with trails across 600 acres. Clifton House (10 minutes) is another historic place. It’s a merchant house in King's Lynn (10 minutes), which has its own interesting past as a Hanseatic port town. Tours will take you around for those of you who want to take it in properly. Or, there’s Downham Market (25 minutes) for shopping and dallying around a traditional market town. Beach time? Coastal walks, donkey rides and kitesurfing or windsurfing are some of the rites of passage at Hunstanton beach (30 minutes), while on Cromer Pier (an hour), some of the must-do activities include shows in the pavilion theatre and drinks in the pier’s bar while the sun goes down.