We’re on holiday in Norfolk and I’ve come up with a new business idea

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DH won’t even discuss it as he thinks it’s ludicrous. Spoilsport.

I reckon you could make a fortune if you rented out shiny Range Rovers or the latest Discovery along with a choice of black Labradors or spaniels.

Red trouser / beachcomber jumper / well worn deck shoe rental available for a premium.

Barbour jackets, Hermes scarves and pearls an option.

Obviously there would be the set up cost, but you could partner with the terribly smart holiday homes along the coast and everything could be waiting on arrival.

Is there a market for this? Have I come up with the Next New Thing?!

PS today’s underwear is from Sainsburys and my shoes are from Tesco...

You should venture to Holt as well, you would LOVE IT, essentially gets taken over by Londoners around this time of year and they seem to all dress a bit like Madonna when she was married to Guy Richie.....

Going for coffee at Byfords tomorrow @PinkSpring! Lunch at Wiveton Hall yesterday...just need to get myself a floral frock.

I live here too. We always sit in Wells/Holkham and score points for everything you describe. It's particularly fun watching the landrovers pull up and betting on which pedigree will spill out.

You could have an urban branch in Muswell Hill too!

Do any of you know anything about North Norfolk, folks are skint not paying over the odds for mc stuff.
Further down Yarmouth is one of the most deprived areas in the UK
People with money tend not to go to Norfolk on holiday, the locals who stay in the area are too skint for touristy services.

I reckon this would go down a storm in cornwall too!

And West Wittering

Yarmouth itself maybe deprived as its such an old fishing / tourist town but don’t be deceived, there is plenty of money just outside of it.
Although I think Yarmouth has more pound shops than any other area in the country.

Bakers and Larners have got some smashing red trews in stock at the moment.

Deli counter is my favourite bit. The most ridiculously over-priced food slapped in a bag by the surliest, most joyless man in the world. If I were flogging Scotch eggs for £3.75 each to people who are old enough to know better, I think I’d have a permanent grin on my face.

Their vegan/veggie ranges are very good though (and why I am dragged in by DD).

Yarmouth is not typical of North Norfolk as a whole.

As for Norfolk generally - Thetford, Kings Lynn and parts of Norwich are pretty deprived. Everywhere else is predominantly MC.

You also need a pop-up yurt at Latitude - The Boden of music festivals

YouWhoNeverArrived - really? Advice is that dc should not try crab and shellfish till 12 months. Plus advised weaning age is 6 months, not 4...

@thegreatcrestednewt Babies can be safely weaned any time after 17 weeks, as long as they're able to sit supported etc. Having looked at the research evidence, DH and I (both doctors) were happy to start first tastes at 18 weeks. We started giving purees regularly at 20 weeks. Very happy with our informed decision to start weaning earlier than 26 weeks

We couldn't find any reason not to give shellfish to a child who is being weaned. The NHS advice just says to avoid raw shellfish due to infection risk. This was cooked.

From an allergen point of view, he was fine.

There is actually evidence that introducing peanut and egg before 6 months is beneficial in terms of reducing future allergies: www.food.gov.uk/research/food-allergy-and-intolerance-research/eat-study-early-introduction-of-allergenic-foods-to-induce-tolerance

From an allergen point of view, he was fine.

If you've got the requisite number of labs or spaniels he'll have a hearty immune system already, won't he?

It's years since I've seen the word 'jaunty', delightful thread.

Hmm don't think you'd get the custom in Overstrand as everyone seems quite normal. Or Hunstanton for that matter.
Maybe it's because it's Chisits central in the summer.

You're forgetting something OP. When the north-east wind blows in from the North Sea along that coast it is damn cold. People are going to want to rent an Aga.

I visited Bakers and Larners in Holt when I was training a Labrador Guide Dog puppy, they are allowed in shops. She helped herself to a bread roll........ooh, the shame.....

I live in North Norfolk. We will be on the beach on Saturday :)
I expect to see plenty of lurchers, fat folk, pasty skin & sunburns.
Landrovers & wellies, no.

I met the most beautiful wolfhound wearing a neckerchief on the quayside last night.

His owner has had to reinforce the suspension on the car as he’s so heavy.

I don’t think wolfhounds and Agas could be conveyed by pony express.

Maybe I just need to buy a mansion here and set up an enclave. Might be easier.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off for a run and then a bacon butty on the beach with DH. Whilst I’m pounding the coast path I will smile and pant good morning to everyone I pass, fear not!

OP you are welcome to borrow my spaniel to hire out. However on a recent trip to the beach in north Norfolk he rolled in a dead seal - so perhaps not the look (or stink) you are aiming for 🤢

You have to sell temporary names for children. Hugo Darling and Jemima Sweetie are good ones. 😄

Yes don't forget the hunters! Also, national trust badge stuck in the Range Rover window and strict instructions to only drink coffee from 'independent chains'. No costas please!

Bloody hate those north Norfolk know it all's.

We've just been to Norfolk, staying fairly near the towns just mentioned. We tried to go to wells one day but couldn't find anywhere to park so came back......which was just as well as my friend later told me it was compulsory to have a dog if you go to wells (and we dont!)

Wish I could find the photo but in Wells a few years ago, there was a handwritten sign in a shop window, asking for newspapers for recycling 'broadsheets only'

Obviously.