VIP Norfolk's Natural Havens

Navigate Norfolk's natural havens of pioneering conservation, evolving estates and serene rail-sail vistas. Don your explorer hat for a Norfolk safari at award-winning Watatunga, a family-run nature reserve offering a special, close-up glimpse into Europe's rich wildlife heritage. Traverse through vast woodlands, grasslands, and lakes, encountering the UK's largest collection of endangered deer and antelope. Capture quintessential Norfolk charm at Blickling Estate, a Jacobean jewel set in 4,600 acres of countryside. Celebrate their award-winning conservation efforts and immerse yourself in a centuries-old landscape thriving with a joyful tree-planting initiative and diverse wildlife. From a scenic voyage on the Southern Comfort Mississippi-style paddle cruiser, purpose-built for the Norfolk Broads, to steaming on one of England’s premier narrow-gauge railways; embrace the wildlife haven and serene magic of the Norfolk Broads – Britain's largest designated wetland!

PRICE INCLUDES

Door to door pick up service

Elite coach travel

4 nights’ dinner, bed and breakfast

Watatunga Safari – one of a king opportunity to experience

Bure Valley Railway & Mississippi Paddle Boat

Experience Blickling Estate

Experience: Bure Valley Railway and Mississippi Paddle Boat

Sailing and steaming across ‘Britain's Magical Waterland’ the Norfolk Broads, navigate a landscape of serene natural beauty. Delight in a nostalgic steam train journey through the picturesque Bure Valley from Aylsham to Wroxham, on Norfolk’s longest narrow-gauge railway, rumbling through unspoilt countryside and idyllic villages. Cruise aboard a Mississippi Paddle Steamer, winding your way under 17 bridges, alongside charming, thatched cottages, timeless windmills, and forgotten churches, with reed beds rich in local wildlife enhancing your journey. Durations: - Train: 45 mins - Boat: 90 mins

Experience: Blickling Estate

Take a breathtaking glimpse of the Jacobean masterpiece Blickling Estate, emerging amongst 4,600 acres of magnificent Norfolk countryside, renowned for its award-winning conservation efforts. Uncover the life of Philip Kerr, the estate's last private owner, who was pivotal in shaping the National Trust, and the estate’s storied past as a WWII RAF base and Anne Boleyn’s birthplace. Stroll through Blickling's 300-year-old formal gardens and unearth impressive forestry efforts, enriching the landscape with new woodlands as part of the Trust's 20 million tree initiative, where you can encounter diverse wildlife from ancient trees to native bluebells and vibrant wildflower meadows.

Suggested duration: approx. 4 hrs

Experience: Watatunga Safari

A one-of-a-kind opportunity to experience an expert-led safari tour of some of the world’s most endangered species of deer, antelope, and birds. Prioritising animal welfare, your electric buggy ride through Watatunga's breathtaking 170 acres gets up close and personal with the animals thriving in their natural-like habitats—grazing on rich grasslands, sipping lakeside, or camouflaged among the woodland floor. Meet the owner (or manager) and uncover their inspiring conservation efforts to protect the incredible wildlife from extinction, earning them Visit Britain’s prestigious award for best new EcoTourism Spot. Cap off your adventure with exquisite local WhataHoot gin and refreshments, served with a side of spectacular scenery.

Duration: approx. 4 hrs Images courtesy of JBS Dog Photography & Watatunga

5 days / 4 nights

Duke's Head Hotel, Kings Lynn****

With striking powder-blue façade, a study in Georgian elegance, is as much a part of King's Lynn's Tuesday Market Place as the stalls that have traded here for generations. It's the quintessential market town hotel - a handsome hostelry with history at every turn, restored and restyled for the discerning twenty-first-century traveller. Today, period charm meets contemporary chic, spacious rooms envelop you in comfort, and the very best local produce is served - in an acclaimed restaurant and a buzzing new bar.