Cow Tower, Norwich river walk from our house to the city centre

Marriott's Way, an old railway track converted into a cycle/pedestrian way. Great day trip.

River Wensum, Marriott's Way. A little stop for wild swimming during our cycling trip.

Salhouse Broad. One of the locations on the Broads where you can hire canoes. 15 minutes drive from ...

Water's Edge pub, river Yare. Thera are many riverside pubs along the main rivers where you can stop ...

You can hire a day boat and you don't need any licence to do so. 5 minutes introduction and off you ...

Nice and safe swimming spot for kids. River Bure, a 15 minute drive from us.

Sea Palling. Our closest beach. 40 minutes drive.

Excellent Sea Bass fishing. May - September

My daughter on the ship wreck, Brancaster.

Scolt Head Island. Unbelievable place, well worth a day trip. Just make sure to check the tides. You ...

Norfolk Coast Path, a long distance footpath in Norfolk running 83 miles from Hunstanton to Hopton o ...

View point over Norwich from Britannia Road, just a few minutes walk from our house.

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HISTORIC NORWICH IN THE HEART OF NORFOLK BROADS two weeks available from 20/06/2026

House • Norfolk United Kingdom

5 Guests

3 Bedrooms

3 Beds

2 Bathrooms

1 Car space

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Listed February 2022

General Overview

We live in the lovely historic city of Norwich in the East of England. Norwich is the most complete medieval city in the UK. It's the perfect base to explore this part of the country. The area offers endless activities. We have beautiful, quiet and unspoilt sandy beaches and a massive network of rivers and lakes (The Norfolk Broads) around us. Whether you are a city person who is after a cultural experience or you are into walking, bird watching, canoeing, sailing, wild swimming, fishing, cycling, river boat cruising and many more, you are at the right place.
We must mention that Norfolk is home to England's largest grey seal colony with over 4000 pups being born each year. It's an unforgettable experience to see these animals in the wild. One of the places you can see the seals is Horsey Gap and it's only a 40 minute drive.
If you fancy a day trip to London, there is a direct train to central London and the journey time is 2 hours.
Cambridge is also within an easy reach and perfect for a day trip.
We've got 4 bicycles that we can make available to our guests.

The Space

We live in a terraced house with friendly neighbours all around. Downstairs there is a kitchen, living room, small bathroom (with shower) and a study. Upstairs there are three bedrooms. Two double bedrooms with double beds and one single bedroom with an extra optional pull out child mattress. There is also another bathroom with a bath upstairs. 
Downstairs you can access the garden through the kitchen or living room. We love spending time in our garden. It's very private and not overlooked. We always have some new ideas each spring how to make it different and better. There is a roofed decking area with seating and also a pub bench that can accommodate up to 6 people if you wish to have a meal in the garden. We have an outdoor firepit that we often use on summer evenings. There is also a barbecue.
We are looking for cat friendly people, as we'll be leaving our cat (Moggie) behind. She is very independent and has a cat flap. She only needs feeding and some cuddles of course:) If you want to leave her for a night that's not a problem as she can manage on dry food. We can also ask our neighbours to check up on her.

Guest Access

There are two floors in our house, ground and first floor with twelve steps leading up. We've got a driveway for one car and additional free street parking in front of the house.

Notes

Here are some links you might find useful:

Visit Norwich 

https://www.visitnorwich.co.uk/

Explore Norfolk 

https://www.explorenorfolkuk.co.uk/

Visit Broads

https://www.visitthebroads.co.uk/

National trust/ walking 

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lists/walking-in-norfolk

Scolt Head Island 

https://www.scoltheadisland.co.uk/

Holkham 

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g315941-d666594-Reviews-Holkham_Bay-
Wells_next_the_Sea_Norfolk_East_Anglia_England.html

Cromer 

https://www.dreamstime.com/photos-images/cromer-beach.html

Blakney seal trips

https://www.blakeneypointsealtrips.co.uk/

Marston

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g503732-d7394659-Reviews-Blakeney_National_Nature_Reserve-Morston_Norfolk_East_Anglia_England.html

Burnham Overy

https://www.explorenorfolkuk.co.uk/burnham-overy.html

Horsey Beach

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g1469072-d3970270-Reviews-Horsey_Beach-Horsey_Norfolk_East_Anglia_England.html

Sea Palling 

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g1532285-d6899003-Reviews-Sea_Palling_Beach-Sea_Palling_Norfolk_East_Anglia_England.html

Marriott's Way

https://www.marriottsway.info/about/

Boat hire

https://www.richardsonsboatingholidays.co.uk/norfolk-broads-day-boat-hire/

Canoe hire

https://thecanoeman.com/

Sundown Festival - Norwich

https://www.sundownfestival.co.uk/

Norwich Pride

https://norwichpride.org.uk/

CHILDREN ACTIVITIES:

Roarr Dinosaur Adventure

https://roarr.co.uk/

Wroxham Barns

https://www.wroxhambarns.co.uk/

Bewilderwood

https://bewilderwood.co.uk/

Banham Zoo

https://www.zsea.org/banham

Bure Valley Railway

https://www.bvrw.co.uk/

Gravity Active Norwich

https://gravity-global.com/active/norwich

Highball Climbing Centre

https://highballnorwich.co.uk/

Alpaca Trekking

https://alpacatrekking.co.uk/

Happisburgh Owls

https://www.happisburghowls.com/

Norfolk Snow Sports

https://www.norfolksnowsports.com/

Holt County Park

https://www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/tasks/your-community/find-out-about-holt-country-park/

Sheringham Park

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/sheringham-park

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House Rules

Suitable for infants under 2

Suitable for children ages 2-12

Pets not allowed

No smoking

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Neighbourhood

We live on a quiet cul-de-sac, so there is no through traffic. It's a friendly and safe residential area where everyone knows each other.

Getting to my home

Stansted airport is 1.5h drive away. 2 hours by train.
Luton airport 2 hours drive away. 
Norwich airport is only 10 min drive away but it has limited options. 
The train station is only a 15 minute walk away from the house. 
There are direct trains to Central London and the journey time is about 2 hours. By car it also takes 2 hours ( north London). 
Cambridge by train and car is 1h 20 min away.

Nearest airport

Norwich airport - 10 minutes drive
London Stansted - 1h 30 minutes drive or 2 hours train journey.

Getting Around

There is a nearby bus stop 2 minutes away that you can use to get to the centre if you don't fancy walking 20 minutes. But if you do, it's a lovely walk along the river. There is a mini supermarket just round the corner from us for essential items. The nearest Aldi is a 10 minute walk. Morrisons is 20 minutes by walk. Nothing is too far in Norwich, but if you want to make the most of your stay and see the Norfolk countryside it's easier if you have a car. Having said that, we had a family staying at ours without a car and they managed fine with public transport only. .

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Feedback

We had a truly wonderful stay at Tomasz’ home. A truly nice and clean home and we were welcomed with cut flowers, groceries for the first day and some sweets. Tomasz did his utmost to make sure we could stay in their home with our quite large family. A well prepared manual helped us through the ins and outs of their home, appliances and surroundings. We enjoyed the garden and had a lovely time in Norwich; including the Norwich Pride and several beautiful places in Norwich’ surroundings. We had a nice and warm contact through what’s app over time if we had some questions and although we truly cared for cat Moggy we didn’t see her often. A warm recommendation for a stay in Tomasz home!

Home Feedback: Niels stayed with Tomasz 2 years ago

I had a really lovely stay, the house was immaculately clean, the bed was extremely comfortable, we enjoyed the outlook and waking to the gentle sound of birds in the garden. The close is quiet but pretty near to the centre. I hired an electric Beryl bike nearby a few times (even though Tomasz had kindly offered their push bikes) & it was perfect to visit our daughter at the University of East Anglia. Tomasz kindly left a welcome pack of milk, bread, wine & use of essentials if we needed. The two bathrooms were useful when there were four of us in the house. I stayed longer on my own & enjoyed the company of Moggie the cat who after being nervous at first had become friendly & talkative! Parking on the drive is another useful rarity in Norwich. I'm so glad this last minute request was accepted by Tomasz, firstly because it saved us quite a bit of expense, and secondly because it's much nicer to stay in a home & this is certainly a lovely one. Thank you Tomasz, Magdi & Olivia, we hope you enjoyed Egypt x

Home Feedback: Emma stayed with Tomasz 3 years ago

Hi Emma, Thank you for your lovely review. We just got back from our holiday last night. Thank you so much for leaving the house super clean and making up the beds for us. We are so pleased that you had a nice time. Best wishes, Tomasz and family

We had the chance to meet Tomasz, Magdi and Olivia. Their house is very nice and quiet. We enjoyed the garden. The city offers a lot of activities (museums, outdoor activities and sports). Many things can be done by foot or by bike. We enjoyed discovering the region and the weather was with us. The house is very well equipped and we took care of the garden with pleasure.

Home Feedback: Eloïme et Yoann stayed with Tomasz 3 years ago

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