Dreaming of visiting and travelling again

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It seems like so long ago now that we had our last family holiday. Actually, it was this year, in February, when we stayed at Potter’s Resorts in the half-term week. The kids are desperate to go back, and I am desperate to go somewhere, anywhere is I am completely honest with you.

This year has been a crazy one and with the lack of things to do and places to visit the kids and I are going a little stir crazy now. They are used to us fitting in a few mini-breaks a year. UK breaks made up of long weekends visiting friends or new locations locally or within an hour or so drive from us.

I would try to arrange something for most of the school breaks, a change of scenery but with the world almost shutting down this year it’s not been something we have been able to do, so instead, we are planning ahead to next year and hoping to do a few trips even if its just an overnighter once a month to places we can easily get to on the train.

With the kid’s Grandad having moved to Norfolk this year, and a few of my friends living in Cambridge this is the first trip I am planning with the children in the new year. Cambridge is easy to get to from us so we can visit friends, and hopefully, stay with them for a night or two, then pop on the train heading to Norfolk to visit Paul’s Dad and some of our favourite places while we are that way. The kids are dying to have a go on Grandad’s new boat and have been talking about fishing with him in his garden. Luckily for us, the train from Ely is frequent so a fitting both of these into the same long weekend adventure is easy to plan, so even though we don’t have a car I am able to plan ahead to where we would like to visit.

The kids are already planning on where they want to go and what they want to visit while in Norfolk, and I can’t blame them, it’s somewhere I enjoy to visit and have had many a lovely holiday there.

Places to visit in Norfolk with Kids

Blakeney National Nature Reserve

Part of the National Trust, here is one of the best places to watch seals. Blakeney Point is home to England’s largest grey seal colony with over 3,000 pups born each winter.

The best way to see the seals is to book a boat trip from Morston Quay to do so. There are also lovely marsh walks at the nature reserve where you can spot all sorts of wildlife, wellies are most likely needed for these walks but the kids love getting outdoors and exploring, and especially getting muddy. Pack up a picnic, wrap up warm and make a day of it.

Cromer Pier

A seaside visit isn’t complete without taking a walk down the pier, having an ice-cream or even fish and chips and then one of the FREE things you can do is crabbing – the kids have fun for hours trying to compete to see who can catch the most and it is great fun too.

The Hippodrome Circus

The Hippodrome in Great Yarmouth is Britain’s last-surviving full circus building, built-in 1903 by circus showman George Gilbert. Who doesn’t love visiting the circus?

A fun day out for the whole family

Yarmouth Stadium

This is something I have enjoyed doing with my parents on many occasions – Greyhound races at Yarmouth. We have been a good few times and I always remember the excitement of picking a favourite dog and cheering it on around the track. I know the kids would love this too.

Norwich Market

One of the largest and oldest open-air markets in England. Its colourful, traditional stalls set up from Monday to Saturday, providing space for 189 independent businesses. 

Of course, there are so many other places we would love to visit, but making too many plans currently seems a little pointless so we are planning only a few and if we can fit in any more then it is also an added bonus.