Scalp Cottage Norfolk

19/12/2024

Scalp Cottage is currently closed for the winter season, but if you want to book a 2025 stay (from March onwards), you can see available dates online at https://www.scalpcottagenorfolk.co.uk/booking/

We're excited to welcome guests back next year - and can't wait to be on Holme Beach ourselves throughout the year. This picture shows us enjoying time there more than 30 years ago!

From our family to yours, have a wonderful festive season 🎄

16/12/2024

Have you been to ROARR! yet? Situated in Lenwade, just a day trip from Scalp Cottage, it's the UK’s largest dinosaur-themed adventure park. Whatever the weather, there are dinos to discover and adventure around every corner.

07/12/2024

Excited to hear that the White Horse Holme (just a short walk from Scalp Cottage) has been named among the best gastropubs in the country.

The Gunton Arms and White Horse in Holme-next-to-the-Sea have been named in the illustrious Estrella Damn gastropub awards

25/11/2024

One of our favourite walks? Taking a wander from Scalp Cottage in Holme-next-the-Sea to The Lifeboat Inn in Thornham - it's the most gorgeous walk and is the perfect way to build up an appetite for a delicious meal! Plus, just about the whole way is via the beach or boardwalk in the dunes - perfect for our four-legged friends too 🥰

18/11/2024

A holiday at Holme-next-the-Sea creates so many memory-making moments.

What's one of our favourites? It's definitely taking time for a walk along the coastal path just as the sun's going down. It's the perfect time to spot wildlife coming out for the night - including bats looping near your heads and the resident barn owl flying across the fields.

13/11/2024

Norfolk - perfect for foodies! See why here: https://www.scalpcottagenorfolk.co.uk/blog/norfolk-perfect-for-foodies/

13/11/2024

If you're staying at Scalp Cottage and fancy a trip out, we recommend Castle Rising - just a short drive away from the cottage and a fascinating site to spend some time at! https://www.castlerising.co.uk/

06/11/2024

Not a fan of crowds? Neither are we! We love Holme beach because it's such a quiet spot to go - most days you'll only come across a few other dog walkers, bird watchers or the occasional group of horse riders!

03/11/2024

New bakery and coffee shop to open a short walk from Scalp Cottage Norfolk

The newly-refurbished White Horse at Holme has got the green light for a new bakery, store and coffee shop.

29/10/2024

Our lettings season is closing this week for 2024. Thank you to all our wonderful guests. We really hope you enjoyed your stays at Scalp Cottage this year. Bookings are now being taken for spring and summer 2025 - take a look at www.scalpcottagenorfolk.co.uk to see what's available.

27/10/2024

Meet the dogs of Scalp Cottage! This is Ellie - she's an Italian Spinone and she visits several times a year for her holidays. She loves chasing seaweed on the beach, digging sand holes, splashing in the sea and sunbathing.

The Norfolk coast isn't just a holiday for you, it's a great time away for your four-legged friends too! Which fur babies have enjoyed time away at the cottage already? We'd love to meet them.

25/10/2024

Have you discovered Barrow Common in Brancaster yet? Fantastic dog-walking countryside with views out to the sea - what's not to like?

20/10/2024

If you're heading out for a walk at Holme beach, the Holme Dunes Visitor Centre is well worth stopping at - offering delicious food and drinks, nature books, gifts, and wildlife accessories. https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/VisitorCentres/holme-dunes-visitor-centre

14/10/2024

Where's your favourite places for adventure and days out near the Norfolk coast? Some of our favourite places include:

- Walks and wild art at Courtyard Farm, Ringstead
- Gardens to explore at Pensthorpe
- Family fun at Bewilderwood Norfolk
- Day trips to Wells-next-the-Sea
- Walks on the sweeping sands at Holkham Beach

What about you?

10/10/2024

We've started taking bookings for 2025, and the summer dates are going very quickly! If you want to enjoy a stay at Scalp Cottage next year, you can book online at www.scalpcottagenorfolk.co.uk

07/10/2024

Location, location, location!

Scalp Cottage is situated on a country lane leading directly to miles of unspoilt sandy beaches and the sea. It’s a 5-minute walk to the beautiful beaches of Holme, but you’re also close to amenities and attractions when you want them.

A short drive takes you to the popular seaside resort of Hunstanton, or ‘Sunny Hunny’ as it’s known, with its wide range of boutique shops, restaurants, fairground, and leisure activities.

The cottage is also close to Thornham, Heacham, Brancaster, Burnham Market and the renowned beaches of Wells-next-the-Sea: all offering tasty local produce, eateries and pubs.

03/10/2024

One of our favourite places for a day trip from Scalp Cottage is West Runton beach - it's a fantastic spot for fossil hunting and we normally come back with a few belemnites and other finds. That's why we were so excited to hear this news this week - what a discovery!

The bones are discovered after a storm at the same coastal spot where a mammoth was found in 1990.

30/09/2024

We have just the week 11th-18th October remaining this season at Scalp Cottage before we close until March 2025! If you'd like to book an autumn get-away on the coast, you can do so online at www.scalpcottagenorfolk.co.uk