This week
Cromer Carnival runs from Saturday 15 to Friday 21 August, with Carnival Day and the parade on Wednesday 19 August. Cromer is about twenty-five minutes from the cottage; on parade day, go early.
The Cromer Pier Show has another month to run, until 19 September.
The season
The heather is out on Kelling Heath, ten minutes away: a sweep of purple between the pines, with views out to sea. It’s good walking, and dogs love it. In the lanes the first blackberries are ripening.
Looking ahead
- 21 August: Twelfth Night, open-air Shakespeare at Burnham Deepdale.
- 22 to 31 August: Festival on Rails on the Poppy Line.
- 28 August: a partial eclipse of the moon, early in the morning.
- 31 August: the Aylsham Show at Blickling.
- 5 and 6 September: the North Norfolk Food and Drink Festival at Holkham.