Bure Valley Railway
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Why stay here ...
This lovely new CL lies on the southern border of Marsham and Cawston Heath.
Created on Botany Bay Farm, which is listed on ordnance survey maps and possibly dates from the 18thCentury. We overlook the ancient heathlands of Cawston and Marsham, which are now a designated SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). A peaceful and tranquil spot with direct access onto the heath.
There are miles of heathland and woodland walks right on the doorstep, where wildlife abounds. Wild ponies graze on the heath next door to the CL and their little heads often pop up by the fence to say hello! Birdwatchers will be able to enjoy spotting the many species, and if you are lucky you may see the pair of Buzzards who live in our trees, occasionally a Red Kite, and at dusk Barn owls and Tawny Owls. The heaths are managed by Norfolk Wildlife Trust, and they aim to keep the habitat as natural as possible to allow some of the rare species here to thrive. It is the home of the rare Night Jars and the Blue Studded Butterfly.
We have created 5 spacious hardstanding pitches, with ample grass in between for your own awnings and tables and chairs. We supply electric hook up, and BBQ spots. Easy access to water tap and chemical emptying point. We like to be as environmentally friendly as possible and in an effort to tread lightly on the earth we advocate the use of environmentally friendly chemicals in your loos. If you already use organic flushes then we applaud you, but for those who currently do not then we ask that you purchase organic green fluid to use during your stay with us.. They are just as effective as the harmful chemical additives and they are much kinder to the environment and your health, and our sceptic tank.
We have an information hut, supplying useful local information and where Farm Fresh Free Range Eggs are usually available to purchase. Well behaved dogs are welcome, but please do clear up after them and ensure they do not pester other guests or go into our paddocks where our horses graze!
Our farm is ideally positioned, in North Norfolk, equidistant between Norwich and Holt, about 10 miles to each. The coast is around 20 mins drive to Cromer and 30 Mins to Blakeney, 45 mins to Wells. The Norfolk Broads are a short drive to the east (30 mins) and there are several National Trust properties within a short drive (10 mins to Blickling Hall, 20 mins to Felbrigg Hall, 45 mins to Holkham Hall, 50 mins to Houghton Hall and about 1 hr to Sandringham).
The owners live in the Farmhouse on site, and are usually available to assist with any queries. We hope that you will have a very enjoyable stay.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Electric car charging available on site by metered EHU, pay for what you use or alternatively nearest charging point at Norwich & Holt.
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Latest arrival time: 10:00 PM
Latest departure time: 11:30 AM
0.75 acres
Electric amperage: 16
Lawned site
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- NR10 5QJ
- GPS:
- Lat 52.762838 / Lon 1.208696
- OS field ref:
- TG165231
- OS map ref:
- 133
Transport links
- Buses go to: Norwich, Holt
- Nearest train station: Aylsham
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Peaceful stay
Botany Bay Farm CL
Ideal site for our bank holiday weekend away - just a shame the weather was rubbish! We booked this site over the CL Booking App - and Penny confirmed our stay on the same day. Her email also contained all the information needed for a seamless arrival. We paid in advance via BACS to secure our pitch. Ehu was extra at .39p pkwh - we paid just over £11 for the 4 days of our stay. The pitches are all hard standing with cut grass in between each pitch. It's just a shame that the grass cuttings aren't collected as trailing wet grass into the motorhome sometimes couldn't be avoided. We also had to speak to Penny as her little dog pooped on one of the pitches. She did clear it up, but there was an occasion when we had to clear a poop away ourselves on our pitch - but we didn't see the culprit this time. In between our pitch and our neighbour's there was a picnic table, which did get used on the rare occasion when the sun did shine. We enjoy cycling and with many quiet roads/various cycle routes in the area, we were able to get out and about - even though we got absolutely soaked to the skin on our ride back from Blickling Hall on the Friday. The nearby heath/wooded area was also lovely to walk around - especially with the added bonus of the ponies on the heath. We cycled down to the village of Marsham one evening for a meal in the Plough Inn. It took just over 10 minutes to cycle there and the food was excellent. It was lovely to stay on a CL that wasn't overpriced too - as just lately we have seen the prices rocket. On the whole we enjoyed our stay, it was lovely watching Penny's ponies frolicking in the adjacent paddock, as well as trying to identify all the bird sounds we heard. We even heard a cuckoo - a rare occurrence these days.
A little gem of a CL
Botany Bay Farm CL
What a lovely peaceful little CL, well positioned for the Norfolk coast, well kept site with wide pitches and pretty outlook of the horses.
Penny was approachable and friendly and even tho electric was metered it still proved to be good value.
Lovely villages around the site and The Plough at Marsham was a good find.
Horsey gap, Happisburgh lighthouse, Cromer, Aylsham market place, Blakeney Point (Magpies cafe for delicious cakes) all should be visited.
Great little CL
Botany Bay Farm CL
Thank you, Penny for allowing us to stay on your lovely CL - just the sort of quiet "away from it all" site we like. Also, to see Tilly and her Mum!
What a great location you have! Access straight on to Cawston Common and Marsham Heath - superb area for our Collies - both of whom are well trained, so we were able to let them run and run, whilst keeping them well away from the wild ponies who live and really "own" the common, but plenty of room for all though. We walked every day including across the common up into the woods beyond, even up to the pond and it's lovely, thatched boat shed.
rom you site it was also easy, we were able to easily drive and see the Norfolk broads even down south as far as the very southern tip. We also found the East and North Coasts were easily accessible, so we visited lots of lovely beaches and saw some lovely creeks and wetlands along the North coast. We went through many stunning villages and were taken with the small town of Holt further North.
We were even able to easily access Norwich itself with it's Cathedral and lovely streets - with is plethora of Park and Ride site around it it was so easy to get into the centre.
We had a great time as did our two dogs. I've no doubt that we will come again when we are next in Norfolk
Wonderful
Botany Bay Farm CL
Wonderful CL, well worth the journey from East Yorkshire
If you do not like Silence do not come
It one of the best CLs we have been on and we have been caravanning 40 years
You will not be disappointed
Collin and Anita
Nice CL in an area we’ve not visited in over 30 years
Botany Bay Farm CL
Lovely CL in a great location, my only criticism would be the hard standings are only wide enough for the caravan we a visited in October after not much rain so the car on the grass wasn’t a problem, but with the awning on the grass it was starting to get a bit muddy. Should have put the caravan on the grass and the awning on the hard standing, but that’s not always allowed.
