Perfect Riverside Holiday Venue
Review Submitted: November 8, 2009
Date of Stay: October 2009
This was our first water based family holiday. We found it exciting to have to be ferried across the river with all our stuff. It was a big plus to have the use of the boats with the cottage and not to have to rent them as well.
I suspect our first efforts to navigate the canoe down to the village gave a lot of amusement to anyone else around at the time. That was the best thing about being there, using the boats and once we hired a local slow motor boat to go further but, tbh, we found that less fun than the canoe and the rowing boat with the little engine. One morning I went out alone before other river users were awake and paddled a couple of miles on my own in the early morning mist, it was just me, the river and the reeds and the ducks and swans and a heron, it was wonderful. In fact, there was a lot of wild life to see, and quite a lot of it expected to be given bread etc, but the highlight was seeing an otter in the water by the opposite bank.
It is a lovely cottage, extremely well equiped, using the kitchen was like being at home. The bath was lovely, deep and just the right length. The beds were extremely comfortable, both settees were ideal for collapsing onto after a hard fun day and my son loved the games attic with the xbox. The wood burning stove was a lot more fun than the central heating, which we turned right down so we could use the stove.
The owners were very on the ball with answering all my daft email questions with patience.
The area was also lovely for exploring by bike, both along the riverside path and by road. We had a nice lunch in a friendly pub in Potter Heigham but I can't remember its name - not the one close to the bridge but further on, closer to the Post Office. The area was also very good for photography.
I would strongly recomend this for a holiday for anyone who likes rivers and boats and an outside sort of holiday but with a very comfortable base to return to.
I've just seen I'm meant to indicate who I would recomend this too, so I'll explain a little. I doubt it would be easy for a person with mobility difficulties to enjoy this cottage, but other disabilities wouldn't be a problem, IMHO, and maybe its not what you might think of first for teenagers but my daughter of 15 enjoyed it even though she's usually a city girl. I think anyone would enjoy a holiday here if they like the water and a degree of seclusion.
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