Regency Guest House, The Street, Neatishead, Norwich presented by A1 Tourism

The Street, Neatishead, Norwich, NR12 8AD
Telephone: 01692 630233
Fax: 01692 630233
English Tourism Council 4 Diamonds Silver Award Rated

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Accommodation in a delightful house of character in the centre of a peaceful Broadland village.

Haven for sailing, fishing, walking, bird watching and wildlife. Ten miles from the medieval city of Norwich. Six miles from sandy coastal beaches.

18th century house of character in a picturesque, unspoilt village in the heart of the Norfolk Broads - five minutes walk from the public mooring.

Neatishead, a peaceful, sprawling village, where grass still grows down the middle of its side roads, continues to move at a leisurely pace compared with the nearby busy, crowded boating centres of Horning and Wroxham.

Just a few yards walk from the guest house is a village public house, with separate dining room, where speciality of the house can be local wild duck. Also just over the road is an attractive old style licensed restaurant - for afternoon cream teas or varied dinner menu. At Regency House guests can peruse a good selection of menus from other highly recommended eating hostelries within a five mile radius.

The Broads are bustling with things to do...

Broadland is one of Britain's newest National Parks, where the Broads join with six rivers and stretch into marshes creating a very special area of scenery and wildlife.

Cromer, renowned for its crabs, is less than an hour's run through pretty countryside; Blakeney is worth a visit for its estuary sailing, seal colony and bird sanctuary; the Queen's estate at Sandringham is a perfect day's outing; Norfolk lavender can be found at Heacham; Blickling Hall (National Trust) ten miles away, is one of the many more National Trust homes to see in this area; and the city of Norwich with its magnificient Cathedral boasts abundant museums and art galleries.

Neatishead is indeed an ideal base for East Anglia sight seeing. The village is six miles from the coastand twenty minutes drive from the city of Norwich. It offers a hive of activities - is excellent for walking,cycling and bird watching holidays. Cycles can easily be hired locally (lockup barn available to store cycles).Boats can be hired locally and an extensive range of boats from rowing boats to cruisers are alwaysavailable in the nearby town of Wroxham. A variety of leisurely boat tours operate daily from local villages.

Quality accommodation with personal service...

Run by owners Alan and Sue Wrigley, Regency House is situated in the centre of the village.

Operated by the same owners since it was opened in the 1970's it has a long established reputation for serving very generous English breakfasts.

Three bedrooms: King size Double or twin en suite, double en suite and King size double or twin non en suite. Washbasin in non en suite. In addition two public bathrooms available.

All rooms individually Laura Ashley decorated and tastefully furnished, have colour TV, radio, tea making facilities and hairdryers.

Children and pets welcome.

Separate tables in delightful sunny breakfast room, locally made oak tables and wall panelling and traditional willow pattern crockery. On the walls are photographs of bygone Neatis head and prints by local artists.

Very large English breakfast served. Also happy to cater for cholesterol counters, vegans and vegetarians.

Light suppers served by arrangement. Packed lunches provided.

Two beamed-ceiling sitting rooms for guests- radio cassette, selection of tapes, books, magazines. Vast supply of informative tourist leaflets.

Fire Certificate held.

Adequate parking available.

Guests welcome to use peaceful, walled garden of flowers.

Special terms for three day breaks. Open all year round.

Holder of Broadland partnership 'Good Care' award for high quality services.
The Guest House continues to be recommended in best seller guide book "Good Bed and Breakfast", by the Which? Consumer council.

Former Manchester Bank Manager Alan Wrigley was so touched by the friendliness of Neatishead people towards a newcomer that, after a few years here, he began planting wayside trees as a 'thank you', the total has already reached 4000. He and his wife Sue, previously a Daily Express reporter, run this 18th century guest house to an immaculate standard in the heart of the Norfolk Broads area - now a national park.

The breakfasts are outstanding, standard issue is 2 sausages, 4 rashers of bacon, 6 mushrooms,2 whole tomatoes, 2 slices of fried bread and as many eggs as you request! But if you prefer it, Suewill produce a vegetarian breakfast instead. This is served in a fresh, white room with traditional willow pattern crockeryon tables that were specially made by a local craftsman. On the walls are photographs of bygone Neatishead.Bedrooms have Laura Ashley fabrics (the bed in no 6 is king size and its bathroom is pine panelled) and, insome cases, garden views. (As to dinner, there are two good places in the village to choose from, andothers at popular Horning - such as the Swan. The nearby White Horse serves a local speciality, wild duck.Sue will provide snack suppers if these are ordered in advance).

Pretty little Neatishead, at the centre of the Norfolk Broads, fortunately does not attract the crowds which sometimes ruin Horning and Wroxham.

There is a staithe (mooring) here for fifteen boats. Pleasant picnic spots are by the waterside at, for instance,Barton Turf. Some familes choose to divide themselves between cabin cruisers (for the younger generation)and Regency House (for older members, who prefer to sleep on shore and boat with their family only by day).There is good cycling around here, too; wildlife and birdwatching; and plenty of sightseeing in mediaevalNorwich and elsewhere. The sandy beaches are easily accessible, too. Rose nurseries, and the gardens at Blicking, Hoveton Hall and Burnt Fen interest flower lovers; antique hunters head for Holt and Norwich.

The Broadland Conservation centre is worth seeking out at Ranworth (which also has a very fine church interior): a nature trail leads to a thatched, floating building with an exhibition about the Broads and their wildlife, and a hide from which to catch the waterfowl. Sue will give you leaflets with maps of two interesting walks - the Weavers Way and Marriotts Way.

'Welcoming, friendly, good breakfast, large rooms, lovely furnishings, amazing breakfasts, generous hospitality. The best B&B we've stayed in.'

From Norwich take the A1151 signposted Wroxham. Continue through Wroxham town centre, still on the A1151, for a further two miles until you see Neatishead signposted one mile to the right.