The Journal — The Saltmere House

Featured · Weekend itineraries

Forty-eight hours on the North Norfolk coast

A weekend itinerary for two, from a Friday night fire to a slow Sunday on the sand.

12 September 2026 · 7 min read · By Nell Carrow

Coastal walks · 5 min read

Forty minutes, one gate and a walk that is never the same twice.

Local food & drink · 4 min read

A short, messy and entirely serious guide to the town's most famous export.

Seasonal escapes · 5 min read

Why a cold boat trip in December might be the best morning of your year.

Stories about the house · 8 min read

How an empty house on the cliff became Saltmere, one wall and one window at a time.

Romantic getaways · 4 min read

Frost, fires, a cold sea and very little else. Exactly as it should be.

Places to visit · 3 min read

Bookshops, delis and a very good excuse to leave the coast for an hour.

Tide tables, new walks, what's in the walled garden and the occasional room that has come free. Four letters a year, never more.