Staycation in East Anglia - where to visit?

[Bryonyberries]

I’ve got a week off. Unfortunately, my plans to go away have been altered as I have to take a relative to a dental extraction on Tuesday and my daughter has a trip I need to drop her off for early on Weds (usually the relative needing the help would cover it).

Does anyone have any ideas of some nice days out that I may not have considered in the Norfolk/Suffolk region. Ideally dog friendly ideas as I wanted to go just me and the dog for a few days. I’m not on any other constraints outside of Tues and Weds and can be out as long as I want.

Holkham Beach?
Sandringham Estate?
Diss is nice for a wander.

Southwold: Park in Southwold. Then follow the paths down thru Walberswick marshes & use the ferry rowboat on return. Chips in Sole Bay company / Little Chip Shop (Southwold) are terrific yummy.

People watching in Yarmouth... can't be beat, lol. Yarmouth beaches are very nice.

So many National Trust properties... spoilt for choice.

Cromer
Hunstanton beach
Blakeney point

ps: Ely or Cambridge?

Thank you - I’m familiar with Cambridge/Newmarket/Bury St Edmund’s but not so much the Norfolk coastal areas so may have an explore that way. Haven’t been to Diss so could be somewhere new.

I have NT and EH so they are all possible options for places if dogs are welcome.

I love Sheringham. I spend most of my time there sitting on the seafront. Most of the many people passing are walking their dogs, so it must be a dog friendly area.

Sheringham reminds me of smaller English seaside towns in the 60’s, lovely gentle places to be before cheap holidays took away most of their visitors.

There’s a NT property nearby.

Suffolk:

Lavenham is gorgeous!
Hadleigh very cute
Bury St Edmunds also a lovely town and quite dog friendly

Highly recommend Flatford National Trust for dog walking!

I too love Hadleigh, Lavenham and Flatford Mill/ Dedham area. So beautiful. Sometimes walk from there to Manningtree and Mistley, some beautiful walks around there. All very dog friendly.

Wells next the sea.

you can visit Holkham hall, Waldsingham also nice if a little weird.

Depending where/when you do, there are various markets to visit if it coincides with a visit.
www.suffolkmarketevents.co.uk/calendar/

This thread is making me want to explore that area.

Thank you, I haven’t been to a few of those places so I am working out an itinerary based around some of those ideas. Most places are within about an hour and half of me so should be nice day trips.

I grew up in Newmarket and went to school in Southwold.
I love Southwold, but Dunwich ( the city that fell into the sea) as great walks too.
North Norfolk I love walking at Burnham Overy staithe and Cley. Burnham market has some nice shops and the Hoste Arms allows dogs.