Some excerpts from the website of The Manor that might be useful
All
room tariffs include and are quoted per
room, per night. Two day Blakeney Breaks are offered for a minimum of two nights with
Dinner, Bed
Breakfast. Out of season bargain. Three day Blakeney Breaks are offered for a minimum of three nights (excluding Saturdays) between November and March inclusive, with
Dinner, Bed
Breakfast. We also offer special Christmas and over the festive season. Bed
Breakfast Tariff 2008. All prices are per night. Coastal Path View
Garden Rooms. 2 Day Blakeney Break 2008. All prices are per night,
Dinner, Bed
Breakfast. 3 Day Blakeney Break. November 2007 to March 2008. Excluding Christmas New Year and all
Bank Holidays. 2 Day New Year Break 2008 - 2009. 30th December New Years Eve. New Years Eve New Years Day. If you wish to reserve a
room please
telephone to make a provisional booking and you will be requested to provide a £30 per person deposit to confirm the booking. Credit card details may be given over the
telephone. Please note that deposits are non-
transferable and non-refundable in the event of cancellation or reduction of your stay. See 'Dining' page for details of
restaurant and
bar meal prices. Note: above prices for guidance only, please check when booking for current rates.
Manor Hotel Blakeney, Near Holt, Norfolk.
Tel: 01263 740376. Uniquely situated between National Trust Friary Hills, coastal paths and Blakeney quayside, the Manor Hotel provides an ideal base from which to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the North Norfolk coast. The
bedrooms, located in
courtyards adjacent to the 17thC manor house, were converted from it's original flint face barns. Close attention has been paid to the colourful walled
gardens where a 400-year-old mulberry tree vies for top billing with 500 rose bushes and a well stocked orchard. Spacious lounges and public
rooms offer guests a choice of dining options from informal
bar meals to a choice from the extensive
restaurant a la carte menu.
37 en suite Bedrooms all with
TV,
direct-dial telephone and
tea/
coffee making facilities. 4 Poster bed available. Ample car
parking available. We regret that the Manor Hotel facilities are not suitable for Children under 14yrs
The
Restaurant offers a fixed price Table d'Hote menu (changed weekly and included with 'Blakeney Breaks'), supplemented by our daily 'specials' selection. Alternatively we have a range of
bar meals available, also supplemented by the daily 'specials'.
Bar meals are available from 12:00pm to 2:00pm and from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. The
restaurant is open from 7:00pm to 9:00pm evenings only. Non-residents are very welcome in the
bar and
restaurant.
The Manor Hotel is situated at the end of the Quay in Blakeney between Mariner's Hill and the Friary Hills, in front of the duck pond. Directions from Cromer : Take the A149 out of Cromer signposted Hunstanton/Sheringham. Continue through East and West Runton. At Sheringham take the second exit at the roundabout, continuing along the A149 signposted Wells. Continue through Weybourne, Kelling, Salthouse and Cley next the Sea. At Blakeney turn right toward the quay. Directions from Fakenham: Take the A148 out of Fakenham signposted Cromer. Continue through Little Snoring and Thursford. At Letheringset turn left (unclassified road) signposted Glandford and 'Wildflower
Centre'. Continue through Glandford. At Wiveton bear left signposted Blakeney. At Blakeney either carry straight on at the crossroads down 'Back Lane' or turn left and then right towards the quay. Directions from Norwich: Take the A140 out of Norwich signposted Cromer. About 3/4 mile past the traffic lights at Norwich
Airport turn left on the B1149 signposted Holt. Continue through Horsford. At the junction with the B1145 take the second exit at the roundabout, continuing along the B1149 toward Holt. Continue through Edgefield. At Holt take the second exit at the roundabout along the A148 signposted King's Lynn. In about 1 mile turn right (unclassified road) signposted Glandford and 'Wildflower
Centre'. Continue through Glandford. At Wiveton bear left signposted Blakeney. At Blakeney either carry straight on at the crossroads down 'Back Lane' or turn left and then right towards the quay. Click Map above for Google Satalite Image
Take a small historic fishing village, add the character of narrow streets and traditional flint cottages, mix in the appeal of boating and wildlife, and colour it with legendary tales of piracy and smuggling and you have Blakeney, probably the most attractive village on Norfolk's fabled heritage coastline. It has been said that the appeal of Blakeney lies in it's unspoilt simplicity, a place where you can reach out and almost touch the past, knowing that it has escaped virtually unscarred with the passing of time. A place guarded jealously by those who share its secret. The first references to Blakeney can be traced back to the 12th century with its emergence as a rapidly-growing fishing port. Some historians claim that before this the village was known as Snitterly, while others have supported the theory that Snitterly was a smaller neighbouring village which had surrendered to the sea many years earlier. Whatever the truth, it is an undeniable fact that between the 13th and 17th centuries Blakeney thrived as one of East Anglia's major ports, with many sizeable ships taking advantage of the natural shelter offered by 'Blakeney Haven'. Indeed, the prosperity and importance of the village can be measured by the building in the 13th century of both a Carmelite Friary to the east of the Manor Hotel, and the impressive village church dedicated to St. Nicholas, the patron saint of fishermen. Later, in the 15th century, the church was extended to embrace the Nave and a lantern turret, used for guiding ships into the port. The village had its own Fish Merchants Guild, the headquarters of which are believed to have been the old Guildhall, a part of which still remains at the foot of Mariners' Hill. In later years, the building was used for a myriad of purposes from a store for smuggled contraband to a makeshift mortuary for victims of shipwrecks. Although Blakeney began to emerge as a holiday resort in the 1920s, it was slow to succumb to 20th century commercialism, preferring to hide its light under a bushel until 1951, when street lighting was eventually installed. Four years later, piped water became freely available and in 1962 a sewerage system was completed, condemning the rattle of the night-cart to the pages of local history along with the more romantic images of smuggling, piracy and Sir Percy Blakeney, the fictional hero of 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' series, the first of which was written during Baroness Orczy's stay in the village. Today, visitors find a tranquil resort where the pace of life is reflected accurately by warm summer breezes filling sails, where the peace is broken only by the cries of the gulls, terns and redshanks etc. which have established Blakeney's reputation as a bird sanctuary. Regular short boat
trips offer many their first opportunity of close-up views of the seal colony on Blakeney Point. To others, the appeal lies in the desolation of the marshes on a crisp winter morning, a scene which offers a totally new dimension to those who know the village only in the summer months. For nature has offered her entire repertoire to Blakeney, sometimes kindly and sometimes cruelly, as in the sever floods of 1897, 1953 and 1978, the levels of which are recorded on plaques opposite the quay.