Dog-friendly Hotels Norfolk
Discover the ultimate dog-friendly escape in Norfolk with our curated list of pet-friendly hotels and cottages. From sandy beaches to salt marshes, Norfolk offers a haven for you and your furry friend. Explore charming towns, roam dog-friendly coastlines, and book a hotel tailored for a memorable canine-friendly getaway in this picturesque corner of England.
North Walsham, EnglandProudly sitting on the owner’s land and with views across open fields, Fred’s Barn is a Grade II listed property that has been lovingly renovated to create light and airy accommodation for discerning guests looking for somewhere with a wow-factor for a special occasion, or just a really lovely luxury holiday.
With stylish high-end touches throughout, it boasts five bedrooms, two of which are on the ground floor and have en-suite or next door wet rooms, making this very flexible accommodation. In fact, the property boasts an impressive four bathrooms in total which means this property is perfect for couples as well as families. This is a place in which you can socialise and cook together in the large open plan living space. It is somewhere you can make new memories or raise a glass to old ones. You really are sure to have an amazing stay here and the sunken outdoor patio and the wood burning stove make this a great year-round choice.
You will most certainly be tempted to stay in together and relax, but at just 15 minutes from the gateway to the beautiful Norfolk Broads and the stunning North Norfolk coastline, it really is possible to take in all the highlights, even in a weekend. And if you’re not tempted to cook in that great kitchen every day, Norfolk’s burgeoning foodie scene will ensure you will find lots of lovely places to eat within easy reach, whatever your taste. And those lingering longer will find so much to do in the area that they will be spoilt for choice, with the medieval city of Norwich, the Felbrigg and Blickling Estates, North Norfolk and Bure Valley Railways, Cromer and its famous pier, Bewilderwood, Amazon Zoo, the Georgian town of Holt and so much more all close by.
The property is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty with access directly from the B1150 (Norwich to North Walsham road). There are footpaths leading directly from the property giving immediate access to beautiful countryside for walking, running and cycling. So, you will soon see why people have been flocking to this part of Norfolk for generations. That is of course if you can tear yourself away from Fred’s Barn, which given how fabulous it is, honestly cannot be guaranteed. Enjoy!£178From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & book
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Brundall, EnglandBe greeted on arrival by a pretty tree lined driveway leading to Paddock End, in its own private grounds, surrounded by glorious views across the countryside. A perfect place to relax and spend quality time together, this cosy yet luxurious couples retreat, offers a private and secluded setting. All on one level, this delightful detached bungalow has been thoughtfully prepared and newly renovated for your comfort and indulgence. It offers a well-equipped kitchen, including wine fridge and separate utility room. A stylish separate living/dining room offering comfortable seating and a feature electric fireplace, for those cosy evenings in whilst admiring views across the horse paddock. The luxurious en-suite bedroom provides an antique style kingsize bed and modern walk-in shower. Escape from the world in this peaceful spot, offering a large, enclosed, dog friendly garden with unspoilt views over the open fields and bicycle storage on request. Submerge yourself in the glorious private bubbly, hot tub whilst admiring the countryside by day or the stars by night for ultimate relaxation whatever the weather.
Perfect for couples, nature lovers, cyclists and ramblers. Situated in the pretty village of Witton, just outside the fine city of Norwich, a desirable all year-round holiday destination. You’ll find plenty to explore within easy access of Paddock End, just a 15-minute drive to Wroxham, known as the heart and hub of the Norfolk Broads National Park, where you can hire a boat and have a romantic, leisurely cruise along over 125 miles of lock free waterways, set in idyllic countryside with charming, picturesque villages as well as waterside pubs, to discover.
Just a 25 minutes’ drive to the coast to the popular tourist seaside town of Great Yarmouth. This family destination offers a traditional coastal town experience with sandy beaches, eateries, amusement arcades and funfair. If you prefer a more secluded spot, to admire the coastline, head to Sea Palling with its blue flag beach, in a quiet village with views of unspoilt natural beauty, sand dunes and some dog friendly areas too.
Shoppers will love the medieval City of Norwich, which is easily accessible by public transport or just a 10-minute drive. Offering an abundance of independent shops, nestled along famous brands, perfectly placed in the fine architecture, where modern meets historic. A city for foodies, you’ll find everything from tasty street food to fine dining and cocktail bars, with a perfect spot for a table for two.
For those opting to stay close by and relax, there is a community shop and café within 1-mile and a pub serving food within 2 miles. Within a short drive you’ll find a wonderful farm shop with delicious local produce and delicatessen. Beach 19 miles, pub 2 miles and shop 1 mile.£76From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
Wroxham, EnglandEnjoying a delightful waterside position, this property commands a wow on arrival. Spacious and sociable accommodation, boasting six bedrooms and six bathrooms to offer luxurious comfort to discerning guests. Full advantage of the views can be enjoyed from the wonderful seating area, a place to kick back and relax, allowing those everyday stresses to wash away. This property is perfect for larger family gathering, but not suitable for parties.
The large kitchen is well equipped to create a wonderful celebration family meal. Benefiting from bedrooms on both ground and first floor, great for young and old, each bedrooms boasts its own en-suite facility. Being a great choice whatever the season, the lawned garden leads directly to its own private mooring, and a must for any keen fisherman, having on-site fishing opportunities (seasonal and licensed).
There is a 12-seater electric day boat and selection of kayak canoes which can be directly hired from the owner, all subject to availability. Explore the Norfolk Broads from the water, visiting the pretty Broads’ villages and seeing the wildlife. The property is situated just minutes from the heart of Wroxham, known as the ’Capital of the Broads’, with its waterside restaurants, pubs, cafés and shops. Sailing, walking, nature trails, bicycle hire and golf are all available locally. The coast is just 12 miles away, and visitors can enjoy the delights of the sandy beaches and the coastal villages.
A must is to visit the grey seal colony at Horsey Gap Beach. For the children, there is BeWILDerwood, an outdoor adventure park at Horning, Wroxham Barns or Wroxham Miniature World, the largest indoor modelling attraction in the UK. Nearby National Trust properties include Blickling Hall, Felbrigg Hall and Horsey Wind Pump. Alternatively, spend the day in the fine city of Norwich, with its cathedral, museums and array of shops and cafés, just 8 miles away. Beach 11 miles. Shop 750 yards, pub 1 mile.£378From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
- Dereham, EnglandSitting pretty in the perfect location for exploring the three highlights of Norfolk, the coast, the Broads and the city of Norwich, Cabin Hideaways offers stylish cabin living that is sure to delight. Sleeping two each, Glengoyne and Glencraig offer studio style accommodation, while Glenfyne sleeps four as it has the addition of a double sofa bed and has stunning views across open countryside from the deck.
The owners really have tried to think of everything that a guests seeking the perfect getaway could need and all three units boast air conditioning, which also provides warm air heating, large flat screen Smart TVs with sound bars and Apple TV, a live recording facility and even a private inhouse movie channel featuring over fifteen hundred movies to choose from, making these charming cabins the perfect place to stay put, relax and unwind. In fact, the whole site is beautiful and you are sure to spot some of the resident wildlife while exploring the shared barbeque house (no barbecues allowed in the cabins) and large patio and a seasonal, heated open-air swimming pool which is available on request with the owner.
Venture a little further however and you will find yourself in the heart of Norfolk. Visit the stunning North Norfolk coastline and be in Cromer exploring the pier, Wells-next-the-Sea watching the boast bob on the picturesque quay, Brancaster or Holkham exploring the wide sandy beach, or Great Yarmouth strolling along to Golden Mile and enjoying all the fun of the fair in around 45 minutes. Or be in the beautiful Norfolk Broads in just half an hour and join a tour or charter you own day launch to explore these famous waterways. Don’t miss a trip to the medieval city of Norwich with its splendid Norman Castle, numerous museums galleries and theatres, award winning market and great mix of high street and artisan shops. After a day out and about, you can return to Cabin Hideaways where you are sure of a great night’s sleep. Just lovely!
These properties can be booked together to accommodate up to 8 guests.£181From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
Brundall, EnglandStella’s Retreat will delight from the moment you arrive. Seeking comfort and relaxation then you have found your perfect holiday home. Being all on one level, having no steps and stairs, makes the accommodation attractive for those guests wanting to avoid. The lounge has comfy sofas and patio door opening into the private enclosed lawn garden. A well-equipped kitchen will allow you opportunity to prepare any meal to dine at home. For those that prefer to dine out, there are plenty of eateries close by.
The pretty town of Loddon offers shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants. The River Chet flows through the town, with opportunity to sit and enjoy the waterside activities. Formerly, the waterway was home to a fleet of wherries that transported various commodities along the navigable section of the River Chet. Today, the pace of life is much more relaxed with a few boats, swans and ducks. Daily boat hire, canoe, kayaking and paddling boarding all available for hire locally. Great walking, cycling and bird watching are available from the doorstep, and fishing is available on riverbank (in season, with licence).
Visit the traditional seaside resort of Great Yarmouth, 16 miles away, with a pier, wide sandy beaches and town centre, packed with activities for all ages. The market town of Beccles, 7 miles away, for shops, market days, cafes, supermarkets, restaurants, daily boat hire and river trips. Enjoy the Lido outdoor swimming pool, pre-booking is advised. The city of Norwich, 11 miles away, has two indoor shopping malls, a market square, cinema complex, theatre, castle museum, cathedral, art galleries and plenty of restaurants and inns. Southwold and the Suffolk heritage coastline is 20 miles away. Beach 16 miles. Shop, pub and restaurant 700 yards.£48From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
Wroxham, EnglandFarthings is a unique, luxuriously appointed thatched cottage in Wroxham, the heart of the Broads National Park, a very desirable location, having its own private hot tub, games cabin and tree house to enjoy.
Discerning guests will delight with the charm and character of this cottage, complimented by all the modern essentials, beautifully renovated in 2022, being a well-appointed holiday home welcoming family groups, large and small.
After a day sightseeing you can soak away the day in the hot tub or relax within the wonderful, enclosed wrap-round garden filled with mature planting, which during the summer months is an explosion of colour, a haven for butterflies, visiting bird life, and a resident hedgehog family.
Al fresco dining can be enjoyed on the patio terrace, or just sit back, enjoying the sunshine and your peaceful surroundings. Farthings has origins dating back to the late 1700s, filled with history, if you look carefully on the external brickwork, you will find carvings from former residents dating back to 1820.
Cosy during the cooler evenings, the kitchen is well equipped with large farmhouse dining table perfect for any celebration meal.
A 5 minutes’ walk from river access at Caen Meadow, a well-stocked shop and choice of two children’s playgrounds. Ideally situated to explore Wroxham, known as capital of the Norfolk Broads, having a wealth of amenities and waterside activities to enjoy.
For those wishing to dine out, you have an abundance of eateries to try, there are also many take-away restaurants, offering home delivery options.
Leave the car behind; being just a 15-minute walk away from Wroxham centre, where daily boat hire and river trips are available to best enjoy the expanse of waterways. Hire a canoe or kayak for the day, or even by the hour, to explore at your own pace.
Having two train stations; a mainline station leading to coastal area such as Cromer, and the city of Norwich, and the Bure Valley miniature steam gauge railway. A few minutes further drive away is Wroxham Barns, a children’s petting farm, with small funfair rides and a complex of various craft barns, café and restaurants. A must for any walkers is the hour stroll along the Hoveton Great Broad Nature Trail, accessible only by boat or ferry.
For the shopaholics, head to Norwich city centre with its two indoor shopping malls, market square and many high street boutiques. For family fun head to BeWILDerwood at neighbouring Horning, offers an outdoor tree house adventure with zip wires, jungle bridges and marsh walks and Dinosaur Park at Lenwade, outdoor and indoor adventure park, with splash play zone.
Shops, pubs and restaurants within 1 mile. Beach 9 miles. Pub and restaurant 0.5 mile.£297From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
Norwich, EnglandA perfect haven to relax and unwind, guests will delight in the peaceful and beautiful surroundings, whilst not being too far away from the many attractions. Pightle Cottage, standing semi-detached to the owner’s home, and is peacefully tucked away at the end of a long drive. Boasting open plan accommodation with bi-folding doors opening into the private lawn seating garden, enjoying un-interrupted views of the surrounding countryside fields, and with immediate access to miles of footpaths and trails direct from the doorstep. The area has a large number of footpaths, parish walks, and bridleways to enjoy.
Being a single storey barn conversion makes it an ideal choice for anyone wishing to avoid any steps or stairs. Indulge and enjoy some of the many award-winning restaurants within just a few minutes’ drive. A 4 minute drive is the local village inn, offering a warm welcome and serving good food all year round. The City of Norwich is 25 minutes’ drive, with theatres, castle museum, cathedral, art galleries, excellent shopping and fine restaurants. You will also find Dunston Hall Spa and Golf course in just 4½ miles. The historic market town of Beccles is located at the southernmost tip of the famous Norfolk Broads 15 miles away.
Wroxham, known as the capital of the Norfolk Broads National Park, is 15 miles away offering inland waterways, a natural haven for birds and an abundance of wildlife, daily boat hire, river trips and waterside shops and restaurants. Wonderful sandy beaches can be found along the coastlines of Norfolk and Suffolk. Enjoy a day visit and explore the charming seaside towns of Aldborough and Southwold with its working lighthouse, beach huts and award-winning pier, plus the quaint neighbouring villages of Walberswick and Thorpeness. Many RSPB nature and bird reserves, National Trust stately homes, parks and gardens are all within the surrounding area. Traditional seaside resort of Cromer is 33 miles with a pier and promenade, and a lighthouse.
Sheringham is 39 miles away with the RNLI working lifeboat museum, North Norfolk Steam Railway, the National Trust Sheringham Gardens and cliff top golf course. The Georgian market town of Holt is 36 miles, and Blakeney Quay a couple of miles further. The Royal Sandringham Estate and Gardens is 48 miles open to the public when the Royals are not in residence. Beach 25 miles. Pub and restaurant 1½ miles.£76From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
North Walsham, EnglandThe Beehive offers open-plan, studio-styled accommodation, designed to offer every day modern essentials and providing a comfortable and relaxing seaside holiday experience. At the rear is an enclosed garden with your own private hot tub to enjoy.
Within walking distance to the seaside town of Mundesley-on-Sea, an unspoilt seaside village with an array of pubs and restaurants. Excellent bird watching, golf, green bowling and sea fishing are available. There are plenty of coastal and inland cycle routes and excellent walking along quiet lanes, and designated footpaths lead direct from the doorstep. The beach is wide and sandy, and dogs are permitted along the beach all year round, with an area designated dog-free during the summer months. Bacton woods offer another great place to walk and explore.
Nearby places of historical interest include Sheringham Park, Felbrigg and Blicking Halls (all National Trust). The traditional seaside resort of Cromer has pier with its end of pier show, shops and eateries. The city of Norwich, 20 miles away, is a shoppers delight with two indoor shopping malls, market square, theatre, cathedral, castle museum and plenty of eateries. The popular seaside town of Cromer is 7½ miles away, with its famous pier and holiday entertainment.
The bustling market town of North Walsham is 5½ miles and Wroxham, known as the ’capital of the Norfolk Broads’, is 15 miles away, where boat hire and river trips are available, and there are riverside restaurants, the Bure Valley Steam Railway, model village, supermarket, boutiques and shops. Wroxham Barns is popular with all, having art, craft barns, and restaurants for great local fresh food. Beach ¾ mile. Pub and restaurant ½ mile.£72From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
Great Yarmouth, EnglandGorleston-on-sea, a lovely family focused traditional seaside resort, the house is a short walk from the sandy beach. This spacious family home boasts light, bright and stylish contemporary finish, thoughtfully prepared and equipped to offer a great holiday home. At rear is a lovely south facing patio with garden furniture. Standing opposite, and having commanding views of the harbour, an ideal spot to enjoy the arriving ships visiting Gorleston.
A short stroll away is the wonderful sandy beach and its amenities. Gorleston beach is a bay with a wide curving sandy beach with ramp access, a yacht pond, and children’s splashpad. There are shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants, a local theatre, sailing club and amusements. The beach is dog friendly, and offers great walks along the promenade, on the beach and upper levels, or join the weekend park run along the prom.
For more lively seaside family fun, visit Great Yarmouth, with plenty to entertain, from amusements and arcades to circus shows. Why not have a day out at Pleasurewood Hills family theme park, located on the A47 between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft? Alternatively, golf clubs can be borrowed for any golfers wanting to play at the local Gorleston golf club.
Seeking shopping and culture? Then enjoy a visit to Norwich City, 40 minutes’ drive where you will be spoilt for shopping, a market square, a cathedral, castle museum, plenty of cafes, restaurants, and pubs.
The famous Norfolk Broads is just 30 minutes’ drive, a National Park with over 125 miles of waterways, abundant with bird and wildlife. The waterways are best explored by boat, hourly river trips and daily boat hire available, and plenty of riverside eateries available to enjoy. Beach, pub and restaurants 280 metres.£146From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
- Horning, EnglandTucked away down a country lane in the heart of Broadland, and enjoying glorious views across open fields, a range of handsome barns has been tastefully converted to create the attractive cluster of cottages we offer here. Some nestle under their traditional Norfolk thatch, all are very comfortably appointed and each enjoys its own individual patio. From the cottages, a gentle and tranquil rural landscape dotted with ancient churches, wind pumps and nature reserves, among a myriad other delights all under vast, arching East Anglian skies, offers a wealth of opportunity for enjoying walking, cycling and bird watching. Nearby How Hill nature reserve, with its marsh meadows, dykes, woodland and open water, is well worth exploring and the wider surrounding area supports a host of attractions. Riverside pubs and cafés are plentiful and a number of Broadland centres offer bike hire or canoe hire (possibly the most delightful way to discover the lovely reed lined waterways and their abundant wildlife) and visitors can also hire boats at nearby Potter Heigham, 4 miles, or take a pleasure cruise from bustling Wroxham – the capital of the Broads and home to the ‘world’s largest village store’ as well as the train station for the Bure Valley narrow gauge steam railway. Close by, BeWILDerwood, a magical tree top park, promises children a day to remember, and lovely dune backed sandy beaches are a short drive – Sea Palling lies just 6 miles away. For lively family fun, visitors need look no further than Great Yarmouth and its famous pleasure beach, or Pleasurewood Hills theme park, whilst Cromer also offers traditional seaside entertainments including a renowned end of pier show. Bygone museums, craft centres and Blickling Hall (National Trust) are all within an easy drive, as is the medieval city of Norwich with its magnificent cathedral, castle, galleries, museums, cinemas, theatres and excellent shopping. A little further afield on the north Norfolk coast, seal watching boat trips can be found at picturesque fishing villages, many of which also boast pubs and restaurants serving superb, locally caught seafood. Coarse fishing is available on local waters just 400 yards away, and the pretty village of Ludham, 1 mile, boasts two pubs and a good range of shops.£59From price per night based on 7 night stayExplore & bookPrice Match GuaranteeDogs Stay Free
