Special day out in Norfolk (with a dog)

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My DDad is celebrating a significant birthday in October and will be going with DMum and a well behaved dog to stay near Blickling. I always struggle with gift ideas, so I thought I might pick the brains of wise Mumsnetters and ask for suggestions for a lovely doggy-friendly day out or activity that I could give him a voucher for while he's away.

Any recommendations for things to do? I was wondering about a boat trip on the Broads, or a trip to see the seals at Blakeney (bit of a boat theme going on!) but would love any other ideas that you may have!

Hopeful bump for the morning crew! 😊

I’d do a day on the Broads- great fun.

These Broads Tours allow dogs on board www.broadstours.co.uk/norfolk-broads-river-trips/ and it’s quite a lot nearer than Brancaster.

The Gunton Arms - very popular though so you’ll need to book it now.

I'm not sure that a dig would be allowed on one of the seal watching boats. They go quite close to the seals.

We’ve just done the seal watching trip at Blakeney and there was a dog on our boat!

The Victoria Inn at Holkham has a lovely dog-friendly pub and restaurant and is located between the lovely Holkham beach (with walks through pine trees and sand dunes) and Holkham Hall.

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The Gunton Arms - very popular though so you’ll need to book it now.

Yes just come back from there and really enjoyed it, particularly the art although I bet it annoys some! Definitely a day on the broads then a steak at the Gunton Arms, we could only get in for lunch though despite a month's notice!

Link for Holkham Hall - www.holkham.co.uk/

It’s worth checking what events they have on as many (most?) are dog-friendly