Highlights of Norfolk Cycling
Highlights of Norfolk Cycling
Highlights of Norfolk Cycling
6 Days Starting in Kings Lynn and ending in King's Lynn, UK
Visiting: King's Lynn, East Rudham, Holt
Tour operator:
Tour code:
C05NO
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
4 - 20
Physical rating:
Medium, 2: Leisurely/Moderate
Age range:
12 to 99
Special diets catered:
Please advise requests
Tour operated in:
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Tour Overview
This 5-night holiday in North Norfolk offers an introduction to this charming region full of natural highlights and historical sites.You start and finish your holiday just outside Kings Lynn and will ride through low-lying landscapes through traditional villages and along quiet country lanes. After riding along the tree-lined avenues of the Sandringham Estate keen birdwatchers can visit RSPB Snettisham which attracts waders, ducks and geese. The high tide creates a great wildlife spectacle, as thousands of birds are forced off the vast mudflats of The Wash onto the reserve's lagoons. Visit Houghton Hall, once home to Sir Robert Walpole before arriving at your next overnight stop. Head to the Norfolk Coast AONB with its endless beaches backed by dunes and spend the next two nights in the Georgian market town of Holt, from where you can explore more of the coast with visits to Sheringham or Cromer or head to the Norfolk Broads. Accommodation is in a range of 4 star hotels, with on-site restaurants or a choice of places to eat locally.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrive In Kings Lynn
Location: King's Lynn
Meals Included: No Meals
Arrive at your hotel, just outside of Kings Lynn.
Day 2 : Kings Lynn To East Rudham
Location: King's Lynn, East Rudham
Meals Included: Breakfast
After your briefing you can choose your route for the day. All routes go through Castle Rising where you'll pass the fortifications which gave the village its name. Then, follow tree-lined avenues through the Sandringham Estate. The routes now split with the choice of going via Snettisham, with an optional extension to RSPB Snettisham, or to the lavendar fields at Heacham and on to the wide sandy beaches of the Wash. The routes then rejoin to pass Houghton Hall, a splendid Palladian house built by Sir Robert Walpole, Great Britain's first Prime Minister before arriving at your overnight stop.
Day 3 : East Rudham To Holt
Location: East Rudham, Holt
Meals Included: Breakfast
Today your route takes you on quiet country lanes to the Norfolk Coast AONB. Explore Holkham Hall, an 18th Century Palladian-style mansion and continue through Holkham National Nature Reserve through the dunes to the beach at Wells. Follow the promenade along the estuary to Wells-next-the-Sea, a pretty harbour town with plenty of options for lunch. Follow gravel tracks and lanes to reach the monastic ruins of Binham Priory, founded in 1091 and continue to Holt, a Georgian market town where you will spend the next 2 nights.
Day 4 : At Holt
Location: Holt
Meals Included: Breakfast
A range of routes are available to you today - Ride to the coast and the villages of Morston and Blakeney from where you can take boat trips to see the seals, or take the North Norfolk Railway steam train (payable locally) to Sheringham, from where you'll cycle on to Cromer. Or head towards the Blickling Estate, with a Jacobean red brick mansion and on to Aylsham from where you have the option of taking the steam train to Wroxham where you can go on a boat trip on the Norfolk Broads.
Day 5 : From Holt To Kings Lynn
Location: Holt, King's Lynn
Meals Included: Breakfast
Today cycle through a series of villages on quiet country lanes. Visit the Steam Museum at Thursford, with the world's largest collection of steam engines and organs. Cycle on through Little Walsingham, a place of religious pilgrimage with the Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham just outside the village. Cycle back through the Sandringham Estate to the hotel.
Day 6 : Leave Kings Lynn
Location: King's Lynn
Meals Included: Breakfast
Depart Kings Lynn after breakfast.
What's Included
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5 nights hotel-to-hotel accommodation in a mix of 4 star hotels
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All breakfasts
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Management by your local Headwater-appointed agent
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GPS route directions and maps
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RideWithGPS navigation app
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High Quality BIkes
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Luggage transfers between hotels
What's Not Included
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Room upgrades
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Travel insurance
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Visas & vaccinations
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Single accommodation (available on request - compulsory supplement)
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Solo traveller supplement (where only one person is travelling on a departure date)
Food
North Norfolk is known for its fresh seafood from Brancaster mussels, to Cromer crab. There are also artisan cheeses available as well as the best malting barley in the country resulting in amazing ales.
Accommodation
KNIGHTS HILL HOTEL & SPA, KINGS LYNNSituated on the outskirts of Kings Lynn, in the heart of the beautiful Norfolk countryside, Knights Hill Hotel & Spa offers comfortable rooms combined with stylish elegance.A choice of restaurants is available, the Garden Brasserie and Bar and the Farmers Arms Inn. There is also a spa, gym and indoor pool.Extra nights: Please contact us for details. THE CROWN INN, EAST RUDHAMStanding at the head of the Village Green, The Crown Inn combines traditional period features with modern-day comfort. It is a traditional yet contemporary Inn and gastro pub with 6 warm and comfortable rooms. THE LAWNS, HOLTThe Lawns Hotel is a privately-owned Georgian house with large sunny terrace and south facing garden.It has 10 comfortable en-suite rooms, a bar and a restaurant.
Check out our Q&As
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Will there be an escort accompanying this tour?
No, this is a self-guided trip but you are provided with GPS route directions & maps, as well as the RideWithGPS navigation app. You will have the contact for & management from the local Headwater (Exodus) appointed agent, and your luggage is transferred between hotels each day.
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What happens if I need to change my holiday date once I’ve booked?
If you wish to make any changes to your booking, particularly if you need to alter any flights booked through us, please let us know as soon as possible. There is a booking or flight amendment fee of £40 per change and flight amendments often incur extra airline costs depending on the changes to be made and if the ticket has been issued or not.
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How long has the tour company been trading?
Exodus has been trading since 1974
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What documents will I receive before I travel?
Your final joining instructions and flight details, if booked with us, will then be sent out 2 to 3 weeks before departure. If you would like a hard copy posted, or if you require these any earlier, please contact the customer operations team. We advise that if you are booking connecting travel before receiving these, please ensure you leave plenty of time.
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Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?
Travellers are welcome to opt to share a room with a tour member of the same gender for no additional charge. If you'd like your own room, we can request a single supplement so that you will have your own room throughout.
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Can I join the tour once it has departed?
You are welcome to meet the group after the tour has departed however there is no reduction in rate for joining a tour after the departure date.
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Cancellation Policy
We don't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of exodus charges.
Up to 70 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit.
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