Our Mini Break

So how do you pick somewhere to stay for a romantic few days away?  I chose the Wiveton Bell for hubby and I from the first few words of the description of our room - "Farrow and Ball Palette"!!!!  To be fair, most of North Norfolk is painted in Farrow and Ball Palette.

 It only has four rooms, but they are four very gorgeous ones.  Our room was converted from this little barn attached to the pub at the side.  You don't get breakfast in the pub, but at around 8.30am, a local baker hangs warm croissants and pain au chocolat, fresh granary bread and milk on your door.  Cereals, Jams, Honey etc are already in your room along with drinks paraphanelia,  a kettle, toaster, and champagne.  So breakfast is taken entirely at your leisure.

 I chose our bed room because it was the cheapest (I know - true Yorkshire woman!) as we weren't intending much time in it unless we were asleep.  It was gorgeous and really comfortable and warm.  A proper little love nest.

 Hubby loves me for many reasons, but I was particularly in favour when we first got to our accommodation on Monday afternoon and produced a walk I had found on the internet which we could do from our pub, taking in about 7 real ale pubs along the way.  So off we went.

 The first one was in gorgeous Blakeney.

 We had lunch at one of the aforementioned pubs.

 Then we decided to walk over the marshes to Cley.  The marshes are fascinating and we saw so many different types of birds - Curlews, Oyster Catchers, Redshanks.

 They are also totally peaceful - something that we relished.

 Then in Cley we partook in our second pub stop.

As we sat outside the 3rd (and final - we are lightweights ) pub on the village green, we realised it was only 5.30pm on a Monday afternoon and here we were sinking a pint or 2!!  Hubby commented that this is what chavs do of a Monday afternoon!

Find me a shell suit I say!