Weekend itineraries · 7 min read
A private house on the North Norfolk coast
Six rooms, a walled garden and the whole of the North Sea. An intimate clifftop retreat for two, a short walk from Cromer.
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52.93° N, 1.32° E ·
01 — The HouseCliff Lane, near Cromer
A Georgian flint rectory on the clifftop, restored slowly for two people at a time, and for the long, unhurried hours in between.
We didn't set out to build a hotel. We found an empty house on the edge of the land and spent four winters making it somewhere we would want to escape to ourselves.
Today The Saltmere House welcomes a handful of couples at a time: six rooms, a cottage at the end of the walled garden, a pantry that never closes and two acres of meadow running to the cliff edge.
Somewhere to escape to
Step through the garden door.
6Rooms, none alike
2Acres of garden & meadow
40Minutes on foot to Cromer
1Uninterrupted horizon
02 — StayView Rooms
Rooms that feel like destinations.
Each one shaped around its view: a copper bath facing the sea, a window seat above the cliff path, a round window in the eaves.
03 — The SettingNorth Norfolk
Where the land runs out of reasons to hurry.
Big skies, soft cliffs, saltmarsh and pinewoods. The Saltmere House sits on the Norfolk Coast Path, between Cromer's Victorian pier and the quiet village of Overstrand.
04 — ExperiencesStay · Weddings · North Norfolk
Not simply somewhere to sleep. Three ways to know Saltmere.
- I.Stay Rooms designed around comfort, privacy and atmosphere, each with a view worth waking for. View Rooms
- II.Weddings Intimate celebrations for up to forty guests, with the house, the garden and the clifftop to yourselves. Explore Weddings
- III.North Norfolk Seals, saltmarsh, crab on the prom and lanes to cycle without a plan, curated by people who live here. Discover North Norfolk
06 — Moments
I want to stay here.
07 — The Guest ExperienceHosted, not managed
A day at Saltmere, more or less.
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08:00
Breakfast, brought up
Coffee, sourdough and eggs from up the lane, carried to your door whenever you wake. No buffet, no sittings.
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10:30
The cliff path to Cromer
Out of the garden gate and along the Norfolk Coast Path, with a map of our favourite detours in your pocket.
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13:00
Crab, on the prom
A dressed Cromer crab, brown bread and a bench facing the pier. Or a hamper from the kitchen, if you'd rather stay put.
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16:00
A bath with a view
The light goes gold over the North Sea. The copper bath in The Lookout faces it directly.
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19:30
Supper by candlelight
A short, seasonal menu from the boats and the walled garden, at a table set just for two.
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22:00
Stars over the garden
Blankets from the hall, a nightcap from the pantry and a sky with nothing in the way.
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Breakfast whenever you wake
Brought to your room, from seven until late.
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A pantry that never closes
Cake, cheese, wine and a kettle, all on the house.
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Bicycles, hampers & maps
Everything for a day out, packed by the kitchen.
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Sunday checkout at two
Because the best part of a weekend is the end of it.
09 — Book Your Stay
Come and stay.
Book direct for the best rooms, a bottle of something cold on arrival and a late Sunday checkout.