Large Cottages in Holkham with Hot Tubs

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What our customers say about their holidays

• Carl - Verified booking

  A great holiday let in a small and lovely village, with loads of walking options and it's very dog friendly.

  If you already know Anderby Creek, rest assured this is in a prime location for everything you usually do here. If you don't know Anderby Creek, well, come and find out! It's a new let, recently refurbished. The only carpet in the entire house is on the stairs, so it's dog friendly and it's easy to mop up any little doggy footprints that may appear! There's a large kitchen/diner and a separate snug/living room with log burner (very efficient once it's up to temperature too!) to keep warm and cosy on cold nights. The kitchen is well-equipped, the pots and pans are properly non-stick, the knives are actually sharp as well, which is a really good thing to find in a holiday let. There's a good fridge/freezer (makes some quirky noises, but it's very effective!) and dishwasher and the owners leave a nice selection of tea/coffee and biscuits (for both humans and dogs) as well. Out of season, shopping opportunities are limited. Probably the nearest location is the Premier food shop in the Huttoft service station about 8 minutes drive away. Probably best to stock up on food in a big shop on the way in. The only place open at night was the creek tavern in the nearby caravan park, but we didn't venture in as we had brought things with us. Hot tub is brilliant, robes are provided but... DO bring flip-flops or slippers. There is a walk across some sharp stones and a long decking corridor to get to the hot tub. The gardens at the front proved to be dog-secure for our two, who are usually good at finding gaps. The one at the back is well secured, but it isn't a "kick out the back door" type garden, you need to walk across the shared driveway, through a couple of gates and then you're in a secure location with a picnic table. Upstairs there are 3 bedrooms and a small shower/loo, which is handy at night. The twin room is narrow but long, lots of room for kids (or even adults, I guess). The king/twin room is a larger room at the back of the house. We didn't try the bed, so can't comment on comfort. We used the front bedroom with a double - one minor criticism is that I think a king size bed would be better here, rather than just a double. It was comfortable enough, but a bit snug! It's a pretty quiet road so you don't get a lot of traffic noise. Off-season at least. Probably would be livelier in holiday season when the caravan park is busy. Loads of great walks nearby - both near the sea and inland. Footpaths all over the place. Lots of wetlands for birds, and endless stretches of sandy beach. Owners were very responsive and sorted out a couple of minor issues quickly. We thoroughly recommend Beach Haven as a holiday let.

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• C & C - Verified booking

  My husband and I spent 4 days over Christmas at Margaretta House with our children and extended family, having stayed there previously for the October half term holidays. Margaretta House was the ideal choice for our large multigenerational group holiday, and we were very happy to come back for Christmas. The house is spacious and was beautifully decorated with a large Christmas tree. The house was warm, and had several woodburning stoves and an aga, perfect for winter. The kitchen was well-equipped, making it really easy for us to prepare all our meals including Christmas lunch for 14, and the enormous dining room was perfect for our big family meals. The bedrooms were spacious and comfortable, and there are plenty of living areas to use so we never felt cramped. My children loved the massive sofas in the kitchen where they could play or watch TV whilst the adults cooked. Another highlight was the heated indoor swimming pool which the whole family used every day during our stay. The gardens are large and there was plenty of room for our children to run around (safely) outside and we all enjoyed petting the very friendly sheep. Great location and perfect for trips to the North Norfolk beaches and Sandringham which is close by. Highly recommend and would book again.

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• C & C - Verified booking

  My husband and I spent 4 days over Christmas at Margaretta House with our children and extended family, having stayed there previously for the October half term holidays. Margaretta House was the ideal choice for our large multigenerational group holiday, and we were very happy to come back for Christmas. The house is spacious and was beautifully decorated with a large Christmas tree. The house was warm, and had several woodburning stoves and an aga, perfect for winter. The kitchen was well-equipped, making it really easy for us to prepare all our meals including Christmas lunch for 14, and the enormous dining room was perfect for our big family meals. The bedrooms were spacious and comfortable, and there are plenty of living areas to use so we never felt cramped. My children loved the massive sofas in the kitchen where they could play or watch TV whilst the adults cooked. Another highlight was the heated indoor swimming pool which the whole family used every day during our stay. The gardens are large and there was plenty of room for our children to run around (safely) outside and we all enjoyed petting the very friendly sheep. Great location and perfect for trips to the North Norfolk beaches and Sandringham which is close by. Highly recommend and would book again.

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• Dawn - Verified booking

  Newly refurbished holiday property, just along the road from vast beach.

  House is finished to high standard, and there is a fully secure grassed garden perfect for dogs, and also a fenced in private hot tub area, which is separated from house by a parking space. Hot tub brand new, very very gentle bubble jets. Kitchen well equipped. Lounge has lovely log burner which we didn't use but would be great on colder days. TV isn't connected to an aerial, just streaming services, so you need passwords to any services you subscribe to and remember to log out. Privacy blinds needed at landing and dining room windows which face shared driveway and house next door, owners said they will be installing blinds. Beds variable, we found master bedroom mattress too firm for comfort, we therefore only used rear bedrooms, but mattresses didn't really suit us. Bedroom 2 is the only one with blackout curtains, otherwise curtains thin. Downstairs bathroom large with bath and enclosed shower, lovely. Upstairs shower room, large walk in shower but no heating or towel rail, so we had to use bedroom radiators to dry towels, and would have preferred some heat in bathroom. Owners lovely, responsive and helpful. This is their first holiday let, and is almost perfect. We would recommend this property to anyone visiting this area.

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  The house is lovely and quirky, plenty of space, nice features, well decorated. I can't give it 5 stars though due to a couple of things. Firstly when we arrived, the lock box to get the keys wouldn't work. The housekeeper, Michael, came out and let us in and managed to repair it. Secondly, on the second night, we wanted to use the hot tub. The lights over the tub were not on. I sent Michael a text, he said they should be on as they work on a timer but that I could turn them on outside which I did. We then noticed that the hot tub wasn't very warm and the control panel was completely off. I contacted Michael again who said it was likely there had been a power cut which was disappointing. Yes very disappointing especially as there was no apology. I said I hoped it was an easy fix and he said that it was a simple reset but would take 8 hours to come back up to temperature. One of the reasons we booked the house was for the hot tub. We wouldn't have minded if we had received an apology but none came. It sadly blighted what had been a lovely stay. I would recommend the house though another bathroom or a better 2nd shower rather than one you hold over the bath would probably be more practical.

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