Bixley Manor
Sleeps 10-20
Norwich, Norfolk
Broads, breweries and bushcraft
Pick from 50 breweries, take bushcraft lessons at Whitlingham Adventure, find the fairways at Dunston Hall and stick around for the spa. Tour the Broads with Loddon Pacific Cruisers, ride the Bure Valley Railway, find great beaches at Caister and Holkham, and shoot the slopes on rubber rings with Norfolk Snowsports Club.
Country kids
Discover the 900-year-old keep and museum at Norwich Castle. Explore the stories of the Broads, its people, boats and wildlife at Museum of the Broads, then take a boat trip. Catch some culture at Norwich Playhouse and Odeon Norwich. Or be bewildered by treehouses, wobbly wires, crocklebogs and twiggles at Bewilderwood.
Steam through the Norfolk Broads on the Bure Valley Railway. Do it all in small-scale with the railway and slot-car layouts at Wroxham Miniature Worlds. Head to the UK’s largest dinosaur-themed adventure park at Roarr! Or pop over to Pleasurewood Hills in Lowestoft for rides, shows and attractions.
Break out the buckets and spades for nice beaches at Great Yarmouth, Caister, Winterton-on-Sea, Holkham and Southwold. Catch the seals in winter at Horsey Mere. Tour the Broads on Loddon Pacific Cruisers. Go Ape at High Lodge Forest Centre or feed the lambs and cuddle the rabbits at Melsop Farm.
Shoot your dad at Ellough Park Combat Games, then out-pace him in go-karts at Ellough Park Raceway. Meet meerkats close up at Africa Alive, shoot lasers at Quasar, and ride BMX at Sloughbottom Park. Find time to boulder-ly go at Highball Climbing Centre. And ride the snow slopes on inflatable rings with Norfolk Snowsports Club.
For the grown ups
Stay on site to organise archery on the lawn or head out to Riverside Leisure Centre for gym, swim and classes. Jump, bounce, hop and dance through the air on the extreme trampolines at Gravity Global. Recover at any of 50 breweries, including a tour of Woodforde’s, with its two Supreme Champion Beer of Britain awards.
Get back on the adventure trail, with watersports, bushcraft, climbing and archery at Whitlingham Adventure. Hit the fairways at Dunston Hall Golf, refresh in the Bunker’s Bar and stick around for the spa. Or explore the Norfolk Broads with Broads Tours of Wroxham, featuring live commentary, light refreshments and a licensed bar.
Entry’s free at Norwich Cathedral, with its beautiful stained glass and picnic-friendly location by the river. Stay rooted in the past with trips to Norwich Castle, Oxburgh Estate or Holkham Estate, or King Charles’ winter escape at Sandringham. Or just admire the themed gardens, wildflowers and ponds at East Ruston Old Vicarage.
Find a unique take on the history of radar in the RAF Radar Museum’s 20 exhibition rooms. Catch live music, art, theatre and dance at Norwich Arts Centre. Discover blustery beaches at Holkham and Wells-Next-the-Sea. Wrap up your day in Norwich over music and drinks at Waterfront or craft beers at The Brewery Tap.
