A day out in Sheringham - Norfolk.

I love exploring local places and Sheringham is a lovely seaside town less than an hour away from my house. Me and my boyfriend visited here after our day at The Pigs and we got really lucky with the weather. It was a bit chilly as it was only March, but the wind was low so when the sun was shining it was lovely.

I didn't get many pictures of the town center unfortunately but it was lined with lots of little independent shops ranging from Fishing Tackle shops to Homemade Fudge (yum!). There is a market on Saturday's too, but we went on a Friday. 

Sheringham used to be heavily involved in the fishing industry in the 1900's.

I love these beach huts, they're so cute. The pastel colours really caught my eye.

I always have to have chips at the seaside. These were amazing, I hadn't had any for so long I enjoyed every bite. And you have to eat them with a wooden fork, they just seem to taste better does anyone agree hah?

The Pigs Norfolk - Spa Room Review

I recently booked an overnight stay for myself and my boyfriend and decided to stay at The Pigs in Edgefield. Their spa rooms caught my eye and I HAD to book one. Complete with an outdoor bath/TV, sauna and fire-pit I thought this would be a trip to remember.

I booked us the dinner, bed and breakfast deal which included £25 meal allowance per person which was more than enough to cover the cost of our food for the evening.

When I booked our stay, I asked for a birthday cake and then a week later I couldn’t remember if I’d ordered one or not so I emailed them to confirm  and they got back to me very promptly which I thought was really good customer service.

We arrived around 3pm ready for check in and were taken straight to our room. We were shown around and also told where the firewood was for the firepits. There were also complimentary marshmallows to burn if we wanted!

The room was huge. The bed was 2 single beds pushed together, it was massive and really comfy. The TV was large, and everything was clean. My favourite part of the room was the outdoor sauna and bath. The sauna was the first thing we tried out and it was a luxury! They even provide sauna oils so we tried some of that out too.

We went for dinner about 7pm. For starters, or 'iffits' as they are called at The Pigs we had a selection of scotch egg (amazing), fritters and potted pork. All enjoyable, the scotch egg was my favourite. For main course I had the plate pie off the specials menu which was chicken and leek. It was delicious and piping hot and came with mash and gravy. My boyfriend had the steak. We didn't need dessert as we still had the cake in the room!

The next morning I woke up early to try out the bath and was greeted by a centipede! Eeek! I guess that's the price you have to pay for the outdoor amenities!

Breakfast the next day was lovely. We could help ourselves to the breakfast table which had juices and cereals, then choose from the menu. I had a sausage and onion sandwich and my boyfriend chose kippers with poached egg which he really enjoyed.

Overall I really enjoyed my stay at The Pigs and would love to go back. It was a shame we didn't get to use the firepit so that's something I would like to do if I went again, perhaps in the summer.

Our stay at The Pigs ended with us watching the eclipse too, which was really fascinating. 

If you would like to check out these rooms yourself and perhaps book a mini getaway, you can visit The Pig's website here.

The Outback Restaurant/The Swan Inn Norwich - Review

I recently went for a meal at The Outback which is an Australian themed restaurant in Norfolk for my Nanny's birthday. I didn't realise that the restaurant was actually closed (I assume for refurbishment?) so we actually ate in The Swan Inn next door but our menu options were from the Christmas menu across both restaurants menu options.

When we walked in we were shown straight to our table which was decorated very festively (is that even a word?!) with crackers and Christmas napkins.

The staff were very attentive and took our drink order straight away. They then asked if we were ready for our starters which were promptly brought out.

For starters I had soup. I think this was tomato soup, I honestly can't remember but it tasted really good. The croutons were some of the best I've ever had.  This was served with warm bread and butter.

My main course was something simple, sausage and mash. this was also really nice, the onions were cooked to perfection. the mash was really creamy, just how I like it.

For dessert I had homemade mince pie and cream. This was my favourite course of the lot. The pastry was quite hard and I did end up flicking half of my cream up the wall as I tried to cut a bit off but nevertheless it was really nice.

Admittedly I didn't take the Australian theme on board as you can tell by my menu choices, but I had a really nice meal and would love to come back another time and go for something different. The restaurant had a really friendly atmosphere and meals were served promptly.