Baconsthorpe
A small village 3 miles from Holt, set in the heart of the pleasant rolling countryside.
Accomodation: Several guest-houses and holiday homes in the area.
Activities: Walking; cycling; cley pigeon shooting.
Churches: All Saints (C of E); Wesley Chapel.
Exploring: Baconsthorpe Castle, dating from 1480, is on the Holt to Baconsthorpe circular walk.
Location: A148/B1149 to Holt (3 miles).
Services: Local Post Office, shop and off licence.

Blakeney
The harbour of Blakeney is the home port for many local fishermen and sailors. Although the quay virtually dries, visiting yachtsmen can anchour in Blakeney Pit or come alongside at high water. There is an active sailing club with slipway facilities for dingies and smaller boats. Naturalists and bird watchers have the surrounding marshes and marams which are National Trust property and freely open to the public.
Accomodation: Numerous holiday homes, several B&Bs, a pub with rooms and three hotels including a nationally recognised 4 star.
Activities: Bird watching, sailing, walking, boat trips to the seal colony and nature reserve at Blakeney Point.
Churches: St Nicholas, St Mary and St Thomas (C of E); St Peters (R.C).
Exporing: Art gallery; Blakeney Church with it's 104 foot West tower dominating the coastline is one of the Glaven Churches; boat trips to the seal colony.
Location: A149 Wells - Sheringham and B1156 to Holt (7 miles).
Services: A full range of local shopping including art gallery; butcher; local shell fish; cafes and tea rooms; chandler; mini-market and Post Office; several craft and gift shops. The hotels have public rooms and the pub has facilities for children.

Briston
Quite a large village set in pleasant wooded countryside.
Accomodation: Guest houses; holiday homes; a pub with rooms.
Activities: Cycling; walking.
Churches: All Saints (C of E); Evangelical Congregational Church.
Exploring: Stody Hall.
Location: B1354 Melton Constable - Saxthorpe and by-roads to Holt (5 miles).
Services: Post Office and mini-market; several local shops including general stores; delicatessen; butcher; greengrocer; garage and petrol; two pubs with children's room and gardens.

Cley-next-the-Sea
Cley used years ago, to be the port for Holt, but silting of the river Glaven and the encroachment of the sea now leaves the village separated from the shore-line by a shingle bank and the marshes which have become a haven for bird watchers and naturalists.
Accommodation: Guest-houses, holiday homes and a two pubs with rooms.
Activities: Bird watching; cycling; walking.
Churches: St Margaret (C of E).
Exploring: A small local art and craft gallery; St Margaret's is one of the Glaven Churches.
Location: A149 Wells - Sheringham and by-roads to Holt (7 miles).
Services: Post Office and newsagents; several local shops including fresh fish shop & smokery; general stores; seafood; delicatessen; art and craft shops; bait; two pubs with a children’s room and gardens.

Corpusty & Saxthorpe
The twin villages of Corpusty and Saxthorpe, set in pleasant countryside, lie either side of the river Bure.
Accommodation: Several holiday homes and guest houses in the area.
Activities: Walking; cycling.
Churches: St Andrews (C of E)
Exploring: A small local art gallery; Blickling Hall (N.T.) on the B1354 road to Aylsham.
Location: B1149 Norwich - Holt (7 miles).
Services: Garage and petrol and Post Office in Saxthorpe; fish and chip shop; newsagent and mini-market; a pub with a children’s room in
Corpusty.

Edgefield
A small village on the Holt to Norwich road A1149. Popular with walkers and cyclists, the village is close to Holt Country Park.
Accommodation: Cottages & camping at Wood Farm; camping at the Three Pigs pub (5 sites); several holiday homes within a couple of miles.
Activities: Cycling; walking.
Churches: St Peter and St Paul (C of E).
Exploring: Blickling Hall (NT) is near-by on the B1354 road to Aylsham; Stody Hall (2 miles).
Location: B1149 Norwich - Holt (3 miles).
Services: Garage; motorcycle shop; local Post Office and shop; pub with a children’s room.

Hunworth
A small village; popular with walkers and cyclists, the village is is situated in pleasant wooded countryside.
Accommodation: Several holiday homes.
Activities: Cycling; walking.
Churches: Hunworth Church (C of E)
Exploring: Stody Hall.
Location: Between B1110 & B1149 Norwich - Holt (3 miles). Services: Pub & Restaurant.

Kelling
A small village just inland on the Cley to Sheringham road.
Accommodation: Hotel; holiday homes and guest-houses in the area.
Activities: Bird watching; cycling; walking.
Churches: None
Exploring: Art Gallery.
Location: A149 Wells - Sheringham and by-roads to Holt (5 miles).
Services: Hotel with public rooms; art gallery; tea rooms.

Langham
The village is home to Langham Glass, a working glass factory with visitor's facilities. The village itself is unspoilt, with simple amenities.
Accommodation: Holiday homes in the area.
Activities: Cycling; walking.
Churches: St Andrews and St Mary (Episcopi).
Exploring: Glass works producing fine glass and crystal - open to visitors.
Location: B1138 Blakeney - Fakenham and by-roads to Holt (6 miles). Services: Local Post Office and shop; pub.

Letheringsett

Situated at the bottom of Letheringsett hill, this hamlet lies in the beautiful Glaven valley that features one of the few working water mills still producing flour for bread making. Accommodation: Holiday homes and guest-houses in the area. Activities: Cycling; walking; bird watching; sailing at Blakeney. Churches: St Andrew (C of E). Exploring: Small local art & crafts gallery in the village hall; Letheringsett Water Mill - a working mill producing stone meal flour; nearby "Wild Flower Centre"; St Andrew's is one of the Glaven Churches. Location: A148 Fakenham - Holt (1 mile). Services: Pub with a restaurant, children’s room and outside play area.

Melton Constable
The village used to be hub of the Norfolk railway system, with its own engine building works, and the home of William Marriott a well known railway engineer of his time. Today with the railway long since closed, the area attracts walkers, cyclists and those generally interested in the countryside. Holt is 3 miles away and the coast a further 7 miles.
Accommodation: Several holiday homes in the area.
Activities: Cycling; walking.
Churches: None.
Exploring: Melton Constable Hall.
Location: B1354 Thursford - Saxthorpe and by-roads to Holt (3 miles).
Services: Several local shops including Post Office; butchers; newsagents and mini market; garage & petrol; fish & chip shop. Melton Sports and Social Club.

Morston
The village is between Blakeney and Wells a little inland from the marshes and marams so loved by naturalists and bird watchers.
Accommodation: Holiday homes and guest-houses in the area.
Activities: Cycling; walking; bird watching; sailing.
Churches: (C of E).
Exploring: Morston quay for access to Peddars Way through the NT reserve; boat trips to Blakeney Point to the seal colony and other wild life.
Location: A149 Wells - Sheringham & B1156 from Blakeney to Holt (8 miles).
Services: Pub with a children’s room; local shell fish.

Salthouse
On the coast road from Blakeney to Sheringham, this small village is on the marshes that are so popular with bird watchers and naturalists. It was flooded in recent times when the sea broke through the shingle bank during winter storms.
Accommodation: Holiday homes and guest-houses in the area.
Churches: St Nicholas (C of E).
Exploring: The marshes and the nearby scrape for semi-tame birds, ideal for introducing children to wild life; St Nicholas Church dating back to about 1500 stands imposingly on the hill above the village overlooking the marshes.
Location: A149 Wells - Sheringham and by-roads to Holt (6 miles).
Services: Post Office and shop; local shellfish; bait; pub with a children’s room and gardens overlooking the marshes.

Wiverton
Between Blakeney and Holt, this small village is in open countryside on the edge of the Glaven Valley; popular with naturalists; the village also acts as host to several vintage car rallies each year, who meet at the pub on the green.
Accommodation: Holiday homes and guest-houses in the area.
Churches: St Mary the Virgin (C of E)
Exploring: The pub and village green are regularly visited by vintage car clubs; St Mary's is one of the Glaven Churches.
Location: B1156 to Letheringsett, A148 to Holt (6 miles).
Services: Pub with a children’s room/conservatory.