3 days in Wroxham

Three days from a Wroxham base give you a gentle start and two bigger days out. Day one stays compact: Horsey Windpump in the morning, lunch just 2.6 miles away at The Kings Arms (rated 5/5 for food hygiene), then Waxham Great Barn a further 5.2 miles on. Days two and three ask more of the car. It's 32.7 miles to East Barsham Manor, and 50.8 miles to Cockfield Hall before a 5/5-rated lunch at The Tudor Bakehouse and an afternoon at Dunwich Museum. Early starts pay off.

Arriving by train? Hoveton & Wroxham is the nearest station. Stay on the water aboard Brinks Quartet (sleeps 6) or Gala Girl (sleeps 3). Alternatively, book Mark's Cottage in North Walsham (sleeps 4), 0.7 miles from the station and 4.1 miles from Mundesley beach, whose bathing water is rated Excellent by the Environment Agency. Groups of six might prefer The White One in the Middle in Brundall.