The seaside village of Overstrand, a couple of miles east of Cromer, still retains the elegance of its golden years in the Edwardian era, when it was known as The Village of Millionaires. Overstrand shot to prominence through the writings of theatre critic and playwright Clement Scott, who christened the area Poppyland after a visit in 1883, when happenstance led him to stay with miller Alfred Jermy and his daughter Louie. Scott’s stories of this idyllic poppy-brightened corner of Norfolk caught the imagination of the metropolitan wealthy. Within a few years the tiny fishing village (crabs are still landed there today) sprouted a series of elegant houses of the rich and famous. Lady Battersea, a Rothschild, had The Pleasaunce built there: designed by Lutyens (who also designed the Methodist chapel nearby), and with gardens laid by Gertrude Jekyll, it was the epitome of Edwardian style. Financier Sir Edgar Speye constructed Sea Marge on the cliff tops, a mock-Tudor mansion set in extensive gardens, now an elegant country-house hotel. Winston Churchill stayed in the village as a boy, his father owning Pear Tree Cottage there. This is a place for old-fashioned seaside holidays, with extensive sandy beaches (reached by a steep clamber from the village above – Overstrand of course meaning above the beach) and no amusement arcades. The village has the basic shopping facilities and pubs that no gentlemanly destination should be without, set in neat surroundings with plenty of Norfolk flint walling to complete the scene
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Places to Stay near Overstrand
Sea Marge Hotel (0.16 miles)
This fine Grade II listed building resplendent in 5 acres of terraced gardens and ... More | visit website
The White Horse (0.16 miles)
The White Horse Overstrand is a family-owned AA four star Inn. A traditional Village Pub with a difference, offering luxury Accommodation, a first class Restaurant serving top quality cuisine and a well-stocked Bar. We are ... More | visit website
Northrepps Cottage Country Hotel (0.55 miles)
Welcome. Historic Northrepps Cottage Country Hotel is one of East Anglia’s finest bijou hotels from which you can enjoy the delights of beautiful North Norfolk. The hotel is located close to ... More
Links Country Park Hotel Golf Club (1.79 miles)
Anglia Court Hotel (2.01 miles)
The Hotel is less than five minutes walk from the town centre and all of Cromer's popular attractions. The magnificent church of St Peter & St Paul dominates the town centre with it's ... More | visit websiteBriarwood at Thorpewood Cottages (3.22 miles)
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Within 5 miles of sandy beaches on the beautiful north Norfolk coast, these charming, single storey and south facing cottages offer newly renovated and very comfortable accommodation. ... More
Felbrigg Lodge (3.85 miles)
This luxury bed and breakfast accommodation is situated in an idyllic romantic setting, in a peaceful countryside location a short drive from the picturesque north Norfolk coast. Felbrigg Lodge adjoins the southern boundary of Felbrigg Hall, ... More | visit website
Elderton Lodge Hotel & Restaurant (4.14 miles)
Elderton Lodge nestles into its own six acres of naturally wooded grounds, beautifully aspected over looking on to 800 acres of Deer park. The 200 year old building, formally the shooting ... More | visit website
The Eiders (4.25 miles)
Manor House (4.30 miles)
Small family run Victorian Manor House bed & breakfast, in tranquil location, with views across Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, yet embedded in village of historic character. Close to sea ... More
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