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Holt Aug 31, 2010
Rennie-brewers stayed here on Aug 31, 2010 during their trip titled: The Michelin Guide.
Windy North Norfolk
... 50 mph speed limit I was on the A14 heading east and passing Kettering an hour later. I stopped at Tesco in Huntingdon for some breakfast - too early for the cafe so I bought myself a wrap - and then I was off on the A141 and arrived in Hunstanton just after it had got properly light, to top up with diesel at my second Tesco of the day. Whilst I was filling up a Waxwing flew over.
I called Ian and we agreed to meet up at Holkham Gap. He was staying in a B&B in ...
Just wind (except for the rain)
... was probably the only alternative after 9 o’clock in Hunstanton at the end of October. The walk from The Golden Lion is perhaps 200-250 yards but it was downright unpleasant. The wind was coming straight off the sea and into our faces, driving lots of cold rain with it. Our jackets were adequate to keep the worst of it off our top halves but neither of us like waterproof trousers and our legs were getting wet and cold. We didn’t ...
Oh Jays
... hadn't been updated since yesterday and we thought we'd have a look at the new trail on the east side of the reserve, in part because there had been 10 Spoonbills at Titchwell for some time and this seemed to be the area where they were most often seen. I'd assumed after my sighting earlier this morning that there would now be a maximum of nine, though. Birdforum included a mention of an unidentified reed warbler not far from the visitor centre that had ...
We're off to see the seals
... and cakes because the sun was still shining and the wind was minimal. It was nicer to sit out in the open than under the shelter.
There was not much to see. Lots of Gannets, so auks, a few divers and one distant skua that we couldn’t positively identify and when the others came to find us it didn’t take long to persuade us to pack things up and set off back west towards Hunstanton.
The RSPB reserve at Titchwell is one of the ...
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- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Business Services
- Free parking
- Pets allowed