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Holt in general

Newest Review: ... has an owl sitting on top of the Holt name and one of the tea-rooms is called after this. Sadly now though Holt is a market town without a market! I know just a few of you may wish to visit a pub while you are there and this I am afraid is not my specialist subject, but I can recommend The Feathers in the main street through the town. It has a good atmosphere and serves lovely food, as for the beer well you try it and let me know! The town is full of antique shops, old book shops and nic-nac shops too as well as shops for all a country couple might require, gr... more

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Holt in general: Holt.....who goes there ? (1205 words)
by - written on 07/02/02 (Very useful, 160 readings)
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Well actually quite a lot of people and I am happy to be amongst them. Let me give you a Dooyoo guide to Holt and I hope to whet your appetite so that next time I ask the question, Holt…who goes there? you will be able to answer, “Me”! Holt is situated in north Norfolk; in fact if you can picture the shape of Norfolk it is almost at the very top and roughly in the centre.It is just about six miles from the coast and twenty miles north of the city of Norwich. Let me tell you how I came to first visit Holt about 15 years ago now. Well I was having a holiday with my family in the near by coastal town of Cley, a birdwatchers dream come ... Read the complete review

Hmmm it oh so quiet..Oh so still (315 words)
by - written on 23/06/01 (Very useful, 46 readings)
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I used to live in Holt, the sleepy little Georgian town just inland from the North Norfolk coastline. For a start the place is tiny. I have walked from one end to the other in less than 10 minutes, not just the centre of town either. The fact that it is so small makes it an excellent place to visit if you have mobility issues or small children. It is well paved and kept rather clean and tidy. If you are a steam railway enthusiast you can ,for the moment at least, catch a traditional steam train to Holt from Sheringham <the final station on The Bittern Line which is a direct link from Norwich>. The steam train station is situated about a mile outside of ... Read the complete review