North Norfolk - our TOP TEN (11) places to eat

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Saracen’s Head

Wolterton, Norfolk NR11 7LZ

Tel: 01263768909

Distance: 1/2 mile

Our local! Good food and drink – restaurant, bar and courtyard garden. Mention Church Farm Barns to theowner Tim Elwas and be assured of fabulous service. Our daughter, Rachel, used to work there. Since 2012 they have a new chef Mark Sayer who lives in Wickmere and he has a big reputation in Norfolk. Gill and I eat there regularly. Try their set lunch and on a fine day eat in the beautiful courtyard garden.

Walpole Arms

The Common, Itteringham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 7AR,

Tel:01263587258

Distance: 2.5 miles

Open again after a temporary closure the Walpole always provides great food and is one of our favourites. There is a restaurant, but we prefer the atmosphere in the bar. Pleasant garden. Booking essential.

Open Monday to Saturday, 12.00 – 3.00, lunch 12.00 – 2.00; dinner 7.00 – 9.00. Sunday 12.00 – 5.00. Lunch 12.00 – 2.30. Closed Sunday evening. Sample menu available.

The Crown Inn,

Church Road, Banningham, Norfolk, NR11 7DY

Tel: 01263 733534

Distance: 5 miles

Reasonable prices. Highly recommended by many of our guests.

Food is served 7 days a week, lunchtimes and evenings. Friendly country inn. Sample menu available. Mention that you are staying at Church Farm Barns for a discount.

Earle Arms,

The Street, Heydon

Tel 01263 587376

Distance: 7 miles

Step back in time! Norfolk as it used to be or still is in TV costume dramas!

Fabulous atmosphere and good basic pub food.

If you go by bike I'll show you the short cut.

The Hunny Bell,

The Green, Hunworth

NR24 2AA

Tell 01263 712300

Distance:6.5 miles

Great food and great reviews from our guests.

Mary Jane’s Fish Bar,

27-29 Garden Street, Cromer,

NR27 9HN.

Tel.: 01263511208

Distance: 7.5 miles

Great fish and chips – to eat in or take away. Sit above the pier and watch the world go by! (Reputedly the freshest fish in Norfolk)

The Pigs,

Norwich Road, Edgefield,Holt, Norfolk.

NR24 2RL

Tel: 01263 587634

Distance: 5 miles

Relaxed style. Open Monday to Saturday: 11am - 3pm (food till 2.30pm) 6pm - 11pm (food till 9 pm) Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays: 12 noon - 10pm (food till 9.00pm) Sample menu available.

Vernon Arms,

Church Street, Southrepps,NR11 8NP.

Tel: 01263 833355

Distance: 7.5 miles

Lunches 12 – 2pm, seven days a week. Evening meals 7:30 – 9pm Tuesday to Saturday. Children, dogs and muddy boots welcome, garden. Sample menu available. Great for a visit after a swim in the sea at Trimingham.

The Goat Inn,

Long Road, Skeyton, NR10 5DH.

Tel: 01692 538600

Distance: 10 miles

Country pub, great food, bar, restaurant and garden. Sample menu available 12-2pm & 6-11pm from Monday to Saturday, 12-2pm & 6-11pm on Sundays

Blakeney White Horse,

4 High Street, Blakeney, NR25 7AL

Tel: 01263 740574

Distance: 13 miles

Sample menu available. Restaurant, courtyard and bar – a great place for a relaxed Sunday lunch in winter after a stomp along the marshes. Very popular – booking advisable.