The lovely Georgian town of Holt is about 5 miles from Blakeney, and is ideal for a shopping trip and lunch in one of its many tearooms and restaurants. Holt has a lovely eclectic selection of gift shops, antiques shops, curio shops, clothes shops as well as a wonderful old fashioned department store Bakers and Larners whose fabulous food hall reminds me of a smaller version of Harrods.

There is also an excellent book shop, chemist, library, numerous estate agents, several charity shops, a supermarket, a 'paint a pot' shop and a wonderful newsagents called Starlings with a toy department that never fails to satisfy my youngest child