Questions & answers

Spinks Nest sleeps up to two guests, plus a baby in arms. It’s a cottage for two, with a bedroom tucked under the eaves.

Yes, babies in arms are very welcome, and we can provide a travel cot. Just let us know when you book.

Spinks Nest is a small flint cottage in Hunworth, near Holt in North Norfolk, restored over two years with curated, reclaimed and vintage materials. Exposed ancient flint walls, lime render, reclaimed oak beams, bricks and Norfolk pamments sit alongside Mulberry Home fabrics, Designers Guild bedlinen and towels, and a Woolroom wool mattress and bedding. Guests often describe it as rustic luxe.

Yes, it’s made for two. There’s a woodburner in a brick inglenook, a bedroom tucked under the eaves with Designers Guild bedlinen and a Woolroom wool bed, and a garden terrace for long breakfasts. Holt’s shops and restaurants are five minutes away, and the seals at Blakeney and the North Norfolk coast about fifteen.

It’s rustic luxe: ancient flint walls, reclaimed oak beams and Norfolk pamments, softened with Mulberry Home fabrics, Designers Guild bedlinen and towels, and a Woolroom wool mattress and bedding. The interiors were pieced together from the antique shops around Holt, and the cottage has been featured in The Observer, The Times, The Telegraph, Condé Nast Traveller, Elle and Country Living.

Yes. Spinks Nest has been featured in The Observer, The Times, The Telegraph, Condé Nast Traveller, Elle, Country Living, Time Out, Homes & Antiques, Country Homes & Interiors, SheerLuxe, easyJet Traveller and Metro, and it has appeared on the BBC’s Escape to the Country.

Yes. There’s a woodburner set into the brick inglenook in the sitting room.

The bathroom has deep green panelling and a big ceramic basin, and there’s a walk-in shower with brass fittings. Towels are provided.

No, there isn’t a bath, but there is a step-down walk-in shower. We’ve upgraded the cottage to an eco-friendly air source heat pump, which can’t fill a bath, so we no longer offer one.

Yes. The bed is made up with Designers Guild bedlinen on a Woolroom wool mattress and bedding, and Designers Guild towels are provided.

Yes. There’s a gravel garden terrace with a table, chairs and a parasol, and a wildflower meadow in front of the cottage.

Yes. The cottage has super-fast full-fibre broadband with unlimited data, at speeds of up to 300Mb/s.

There are two steps up from the entrance and kitchen to the sitting room and bedroom.

Firewood is available as an extra. Just ask when you book.

Check-in is from 4pm and check-out is by 10am. You can buy an early check-in from 12pm or a late check-out until 12 noon.

The minimum stay is usually two nights. Changeover days are usually Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and sometimes Sunday for last-minute availability.

Parking is on the quiet country road outside the cottage.

Yes, dogs are very welcome at Spinks Nest: we take up to three small to medium dogs, at £50 per dog per stay. We ask that dogs are never left alone in the cottage, are kept on a lead when outside the cottage on the property, and that any mess is bagged (bags are provided free) and put in the grey outside bin.

The garden is enclosed, but it isn’t completely dog-proof, so please keep an eye on your dog when they’re outside.

There are beautiful walks for all abilities around Hunworth, with local maps and walking books in the cottage. The North Norfolk coast is about fifteen minutes away; at Holkham, dogs need to be on a lead during the bird nesting season. See our local guide for ideas.

You can book directly with us on our booking page, where the calendar shows availability and prices. You can also email us at info@spinksnest.com.

If you need to cancel, we refund 100% of your booking fee with at least three months’ notice before your arrival date, and 50% between three months and six weeks before. After that, we can’t refund the booking fee. Full details are in our terms and conditions.

We’re always willing to help where we can if you need to move your dates. Please get in touch and ask.

Yes. Our sister cottage, Riverbank, shares the same grounds, separated by the old gardener’s sheds and a well: close enough to be together, far enough for privacy. Together the two sleep up to six adults and three children. Book each on its own booking page, or email us at info@spinksnest.com and we’ll help.

No smoking of any kind (including vapes) is allowed inside Spinks Nest. You’re welcome to smoke on the garden terrace.

Of course, for your own memories. Commercial or commercially advantageous photography, including paid social media content, needs our agreement in advance.

Spinks Nest is on Kings Street in Hunworth, a village near Holt in North Norfolk (postcode NR24 2EH). Our directions page has a map and how to get here by car or train.

Holt is about five minutes’ drive from the cottage, and Blakeney and the North Norfolk coast are about fifteen minutes away. Holkham’s huge sandy beach is around twenty minutes, and Cromer and Sheringham are close by too.

The nearest station is Sheringham, about 30 minutes’ drive from the cottage.

Not at the moment. The Hunny Bell in Hunworth is expected to reopen in the next year or so; until then, The Kings Head at Letheringsett and the pubs of Holt are a short drive away.

Plenty: seal trips to Blakeney Point from Morston Quay, Holkham Beach and its pine woods, birdwatching at Cley Marshes, the shops, galleries and antiques of Holt, heritage steam trains on the Poppy Line, and some excellent pubs. Our local guide has all our favourites.

Close by, The Kings Head at Letheringsett serves elevated pub classics using local ingredients, and Byfords in Holt is a café, restaurant and deli in one. A little further, The Dun Cow at Salthouse has views over the salt marshes and The Gunton Arms is known for its food and art collection. See the eat and drink section of our guide.

Yes: The Store @ Spinks Nest sells beautifully made products by local artisans, as well as vintage and antique found objects.