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Beach Haven

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4.7
out of 5
Norfolk » Happisburgh, East Anglia
Sleeps up to 8
Pets 1
Hot Tub
Bedrooms: 4
Beach Haven is a large, detached, single-storey property resting beside the charming beach of Cart Gap, near Happisburgh, ideal for a family or a group of friends looking for a getaway to the coast of Norfolk. Park off-road in the ample parking space and unpack into a spacious property with tasteful interiors. Head into the kitchen and make the most of the many amenities on offer, cooking up a storm which can be enjoyed in the formal dining room, or for a more informal setting, there is a porch with a second dining table and utility space where guests can grab a bite to eat with a view across the garden.
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About Beach Haven

Beach Haven is a large, detached, single-storey property resting beside the charming beach of Cart Gap, near Happisburgh, ideal for a family or a group of friends looking for a getaway to the coast of Norfolk. Park off-road in the ample parking space and unpack into a spacious property with tasteful interiors.

Head into the kitchen and make the most of the many amenities on offer, cooking up a storm which can be enjoyed in the formal dining room, or for a more informal setting, there is a porch with a second dining table and utility space where guests can grab a bite to eat with a view across the garden. Settle into the sitting area in the selection of sofas, warming your feet beside the woodburning stove, or head over to the snug/games room and test your skills at pool and darts, listen to some of your favourite hits by using the jukebox, and have an evening dance under the disco ball, or grab a good book and recline in the conservatory snug area.

Guests can freshen up in the bathroom before settling into one of the four well-presented bedrooms, choosing between a king-size with en-suite, a super-king-size zip/link which can be set up as a twin on request, a second king-size or a twin. The wrap-around garden is an idyllic spot to indulge in the salty air, offering extensive lawn space, garden furniture for an alfresco affair, direct access to the local beach, and the added opulence of a bubbling hot tub boasting extensive sea views.

Cart Gap is a hamlet resting on the coast of Norfolk, offering immediate access to a pretty sandy beach, as well as a local café, Smallsticks Café, and amenities and eateries at the close by town of Walcott. The property is a short drive to the towns of Stalham, North Walsham or Wroxham, offering supermarkets and local shops, as well as a greater selection of amenities.

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Hot Tub
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Sleeps 4
Hot Tub
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Beach Haven Reviews

Six of us had a wonderfully comfortable week, with fortunately good weather, in this gorgeously decorated bungalow, with fabulous art work. The venue is a bit 'off the beaten track' but with a delightful small community around it, focused on the local, very busy, cafe, and a good beach within yards. With our stay over a bank holiday weekend there were two local artists with exhibitions on over the fours days, and each in their own way well worth a visit. Midway between the north coast resorts of CromerSheringham and Gt. Yarmouth and with the Broads on your doorstep, there is plenty to do from this delightfully quirky little community. Well worth the journey from our home in the NW, for us to get a chance to get the feel of the county of Norfolk! Comments directly to the 'owners' or their representatives, brought thanks and immediate action to improve the already exceptional offer at this property.
A fantastic place for a family reunion, loved the games room, loads of room for everyone, comfy beds and sofas for all. Hot tub was a big hit and what a view! Loves it!
This was a the best property was the best we have ever stayed at. The house was clean and had everything you could ever want. The location is amazing with the beach access and the massive garden. There is so much space for everyone to be able to spread out. The hit tub was monitored and we enjoyed using it every day. We would definitely go back
Thanks so much. We had such a lovely time.
Graham
Beautiful bungalow in a stunning location,everything you need was provided by the owner. The accommodation was very spacious and the games room is perfect, There is a really nice cafe close by and quite a few lovely pubs a short drive away. Fantastic holiday and we all will are all planning to go back to Beach Haven again. A credit to the owner for providing everything
We had a lovely time staying at Beach Haven and they really have thought of everything that you may need for your stay including things for the dog such as foodwater bowls. The hot tub was fantastic with amazing views and the games room was brilliant. The beach there is lovely and spotted a few seals while we were there, but if you don't spot them there we took a short drive to Horsey Gap to see them there. The secure garden was ideal for our dog who loved the space. We had 4 generations plus a dog with us and I would thoroughly recommend Beach Haven to others.
Caroline
Brilliant Holiday Home Everything you could need, wonderful location for beach walks and plenty of entertainment indoors if the weather is not so nice. We were comfortable and relaxed and the dog enjoyed it all with a lovely spacious secure garden. Great place for all the family.
Andrew
The property was as described. It was very well furnished and equipped, The conservatoryGames room was a massive hit with all the family We had an excellent stay and would hope to come back some time soon Visit from 07032025 to 140320205
A really super property and we loved the stay. We will be back Im sure. A second en suite would make it even better
We had a wonderful stay over Christmas at Beach Haven and the house was fully decorated for us with a tree, which was a lovely touch. It was one of the best equipped houses weve ever stayed at it even had a slow cooker and air fryer! The games room with pool table, darts and jukebox was so much fun and hot tub was fantastic with beautiful views across the sea. Our dog loved long walks on the sandy beach. There is a great butchers in Stalham and the seals at Horsey Gap are a must see!
Excellent property, just perfect for a family escape.
Beautiful cottage by the sea, the cottage was beautiful, well equipped and a perfect place for a relaxing holiday with the beach literally a minutes walk away. The property has large grounds and the beach is very clean and Happisburgh is about a 20 minute walk down the beach and the local pub is excellent with amazing food and hospitality. Would highly recommend this cottage.
What a fabulous holiday house! Perfect for our 3 generation family and accompanying dogs. . Love, love, loved the conservatory games room pool, darts and a juke box and loads of games and puzzles. The beach is wonderful walking and goes on and on. Extra special seeing so many seals between Horsey Gap and Sea Palling, as well as at Horsey Gap itself. Hot tub overlooking the sea is extra special after long walks. Photos don't do this house justice both living rooms are huge and furnished with very comfortable chairs and sofas. All bedrooms comfortable. Bonus to find that the slimline dishwasher, that we were expecting from the description. has been replaced by a full size dishwasher, thank you. Everywhere we visited was ultra dog friendly. Thoroughly recommend a holiday Beach Haven.
We arrived as a family of 6 and two dogs, we had the best time, the bedrooms ... We arrived as a family of 6 and two dogs, we had the best time, the bedrooms were large, kitchen was really well equipped, we brought loads of bits with us like washing up liquid, kitchen roll etc but all was provided, living room was very large and comfortable, bt tv including films which was great, the best bit for us was the games room, pool table, darts boards, board games, juke box and all in a large conservatory, we spent most of our nights in there enjoying all the games, there was also a beer fridge in there too, the garden was just huge and the pictures didnt do it justice, loved the hot tub, great for people watching, garden furniture was in a great spot as was shielded by the wind, I would definitely recommend this property
The property was fantastic, loved it. Just a shame that the issue with the door was not notified to us and the maintenance team didn't come out to it, but aside from this we loved it
Kenneth
Beautiful xx very comfortable and so much space, the dogs loved the garden and the beach xxx
Lesley
Wonderful property highly recommended
A Beautiful place, very spacious, excellent facilities, games room and conservatory are amazing to keep the kids entertained, if the weather isn't so good, OMG the hot tub is incredible looking out to sea, watching the seals swim by made my wifes week. The overall experience was amazing, we will definitely be back again.
A lovely property, very well equipped and comfortable beds. As a family of 7 we had more than enough room. A very nice find and very sad to leave. Missing my morning coffee watching the seals from the garden. Look forward to coming back some time.
Michael
The house was very clean and tidy and had a huge range of appliances and gadgets. The garden was absolutely ideal for the dogs. It was fully enclosed and very spacious for them to have a good run. The hot tub was an added bonus that was easy to use and enjoyable to use. The beach was incredible with the dogs being able to have long runs. Overall, we could not fault anything and would like to thank the owners for providing such wonderful accommodation.
Hayley
Myself and family with our dog stayed at Beach Haven at the end of March 2024 and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Lovely and clean, access to the Beach probably a little safer from the road than the garden but still very close. We had a lovely walk to the local pub a few times, really friendly people and great food. No need to really go far as Beach Haven has everything you need including the lovely Hot Tub looking out to sea. Thank you for a wonderful time, highly recommend.
We had a superb week away in this very sociable home. The property accommodated our party of 7 comfortably. The games roomsun lounge is a great area for socialising and was well used as was the jukebox with great selection of music. A very well equipped and sociable kitchen. The hot tub at the end of the garden and overlooking the sea was lovely. We have two medium sized dogs, so the enclosed, wrap around gardens were ideal. Lovely beach beyond the garden, which, with dogs, we found easier to access from the track at the front of the property. Will certainly stay again.
Lesley
Very enjoyable say for a long weekend in March. Had a problem with a bedroom radiator and a smoking wood burner which have been passed on. The advertised private access to the beach does in fact go down to the narrow beach wall which is about 8ft above the beach. Handily the beach access is a few minutes walk from the property and is a wonderful place to walk at all times of the tide. We are returning in September!
Beach Haven is a lovely, spacious, clean, well equipped property. We loved the games room and the hot tub. The hot tub is at the bottom of the garden with a super sea view. You can access the beach from the garden by walking about 50 metres along the sea wall and then down steps. Take a torch if you do this at night! The kitchen has all you need but only one bin bag was provided. Our only criticism was that the dishwasher was very small, not really adequate for the five of us. We were impressed by the prompt service by the friendly maintenance men when the juke box stuck. A generous supply of logs for the wood burner meant we could have a fire each evening or dance under the glitter ball, play darts or pool, all great fun. Thank you.
Graham
We absolutely loved are stay at beach haven. The bungalow was very clean, beautifully fitted and furnished, very well equipped and the games room was amazing for all of us. There were a few things that let it down slightly, they are as follows The juke box kept not loading certain cds and would show an error code and stop playing, lucky I'm a mechanic and managed to get round this but it is a reoccurring issue. The wood burning fire door needs adjusting and possibly the rope seals need replacing as it's drawing in too much air and rips throught the fire wood as it can't be restricted. The hot tub is a lovely feature and the reason we chose beach haven however we felt it wasn't hot enough despite being max temp, also the placement on the cliff edge would be lovely in the summer however the wind chill really did spoil the experience and I would personally move the tub close to the house. Also closing the tub lid and securing out in the dark at night was quite tricky as the lighting isn't great. The mains water pressure is terrible, the main bathroom shower is incredible however the on suite shower isn't as good. Overall we loved our stay at beach haven however there are some things that could be improved which would absolutely make this property perfect.
Absolutely beautiful. Fully equipped with everything you need. Stunning property and very comfortable. We had a small problem with a radiator and someone was there within an hour. Amazing service! Cant wait to visit again. So we can use the hot tub Couldnt use on this visit owing to freezing strong wind but it not spoil our holiday one bit! Also, it was wonderful to see the seals at Horsey Gap! Thank you for a lovely holiday.
Nicola
We absolutely loved it, such a lovely place and so well presented, so well catered for too, amazing kitchen and utensils, literally thought of just about everything you could possibly think of or possibly need we did leave our champagne flutes as only type of glass that wasnt already there but we didnt need to take half of what we crammed in the car Enclosed garden was wonderful, hot tub amazing, so nice to relax in on New Years Eve with bubbles and bobble hats! Conservatory games room amazing, so nice to have the lights and Christmas tree up too, such a thoughtful touch. We had many games of pool and darts, we loved the disco ball too. Unfortunately the juke box had an error so we couldnt use but it looked fab, we had taken our own music so no big deal, only suggestion might be for a chalk board by the darts board. The welcome pack was a nice surprise and we really couldnt have asked for more, we loved our stay and only wish it was a little longer. Thank you we would 100 recommend
Loraine
Clean, warm and comfortable. We spent Christmas here and the owner had made it special with decorations and a lovely tree. So many lovely touches in this house. Location overlooking the sea is amazing. Well stocked kitchen. We had a brilliant time. Would definitely recommend
Beach Haven should be renamed Beach Heaven. It is a beautiful house in a remarkable position. The hot tub is spectacular on a cold starry night. The conservatory gets the sun in the mornings making it a bright warm place to sit and listen to the Dukebox. I would definitely recommend this beautiful family holiday home.
Andrew
Could have had a tumble dryer,
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Attractions Near Beach Haven

While there'll be plenty to keep you entertained at Beach Haven itself, if you plan to get out and about and see some of what Norfolk has to offer, here are some of the nearby attractions you can enjoy during your stay. Please note that some of these activities and days out are paid and it's always a good idea to book in advance to secure your place where applicable.

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Bewilderwood - NR12 8JW
about 8 Miles
Bewilderwood is a fun day out for the whole family located in the Wroxham area of Norfolk.  This imaginative adventure park has won awards and we think kids especially will love the characters and the magical tree houses. You can even book your ticket online and beat the queues by visiting their website where you can also view video clips of the park. This place is also the setting for the book 'A Boggle at BeWILDerwood', by local children's author Tom Blofeld.  Parents are not left out either as you're encouraged to take part and play alongside your children.
Sheringham Park - NR26 8TL
about 17 Miles
The National Trust Sheringham Park in Norfolk was designed by Humphry Repton and the book of original designs can still be seen. The park has many attractions including a viewing tower and a gazebo with amazing coastal views, wildlife trails which young children will love and an exhibition barn where visitors can learn the history of the park.
Dinosaur Adventure Park - NR9 5JW
about 19 Miles
This fun family day out has been well planned and we think is certainly worth a visit.  New for 2010 is the PrimEvil at Dinosaur Adventure.  Other fun activities include the Dinosaur Trail, Arachnophobia, the Raptor Races and the adventure play area.  The secret animal garden is also popular.  You can play a role in wildlife conservation and sponsor an animal if you wish.  At the moment if you sign up for their newsletter there is a chance to win a family ticket.
Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park - NR32 4TZ
about 22 Miles
Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park is an amazing 50 acres area of stunning coastal parkland and is packed with family friendly rides and attractions. This park is an excellent choice for families with children of varied ages as there are a number of small rides for the little ones as well as some adrenaline boosting white knuckle rides for teenagers. As well as rides the site hosts some fantastic shows including the ever popular Sea Lion and Parrot encounters. At Halloween, Christmas and Easter other themed shows can also be enjoyed.  The site also has a good range of places to eat and drink whether you are looking to spend a leisurely hour relaxing with a meal or just grab a quick snack.
Bishops Boats Seal Trips - NR23 1RY
about 24 Miles
This is a really unique attraction running daily seal watching trips from the middle of March right through to the end of October.  The experienced skippers will lead you out on one of the traditional wooden boats where you will have the chance to see both common and grey seals.  If you love animals then this is one attraction not to be missed! They also do some boat trips combined with guides on dry land such as seal watching combined with a visit to Blakeney Point Nature Reserve, owned by the National Trust.  We think this attraction is excellent value for money as they keep their admission prices low.
Pensthorpe Nature Reserve & Gardens - NR21 0LN
about 27 Miles
if you and your family are interested in nature and wildlife then Pensthorpe Nature Reserve & Gardens is the perfect place for a day out. This beautiful area of national parkland is home to a huge range of common and rare birds from sparrows to Red Crowned Cranes and also has a red squirrel enclosure - part of a conservation programme and now home to a family of adorable squirrels. Other activities to enjoy at Pensthorpe include pond dipping and Landrover discovery tours. Pensthorpe also played host to BBC'S Springwatch in 2010.
Africa Alive - NR33 7TF
about 28 Miles
Africa Alive is one of Suffolk's largest attractions and one of the most popular in the whole of the UK.  The Africa themed park is very unique and gives visitors the chance to see some amazing creatures in a habitat which is as close to nature as possible. The park can be explored by car and on foot and Hyenas and Giraffes are just some of the animals you will encounter as you make your way around the park. Watch out for the lightning fast Cheetahs and keep your eyes peeled to spot the more reclusive creatures. During a day at Africa Alive there will be plenty of shows and educational talks taking place and if the weather turns then the indoor Adventure Play Ground comes in very handy. The site also has a well stocked Gift Shop and a Discovery Centre.