Coast Guard Cottage on the Clifftop
Clifftop Cottage is a 4 bedroom semi-detached property that sleeps 8 on the coastal path just East of Weybourne. A special location by the edge of the cliff-top and not far from Sheringham to the East.
The cottage is approached down a long gravel drive shared with its neighbours and a windmill, all of which are off-grid.
The cottage is in a very quiet location on top of a 50-foot cliff overlooking the North Norfolk Coast. It has a unique feel being the actual coastguard duty property from the 1890s to World War 2. It is spacious with 3 floors and is in walking distance to a quiet part of the beach. Sheringham itself is a walk away along the coastal path, cliff walk or along the beach. If you like golf, then Sheringham Golf Club has a very good reputation and is located on the way to Sheringham.
The experience
Coast guard cottage is something different, quite an experience. This cottage has just that something, encouraging friends and families to make memories they can treasure. Some cottages have character - this one has character with a capital C by the sea – historically the actual coastguard look out station for this part of the north Norfolk coast – the lookout room is now the living room.
The cottage is off grid but two years ago it was fitted with solar panels and will provide all the electricity you will need including WiFi and gas central heating.
Weybourne village, about 900yds away, has a buzzing village shop. The ship pub does excellent food and drink but booking for meals is essential during the high season. Weybourne is also home to the famous Muckleborough military collection. Weybourne has always been a strategic point for defence. It is the only point in Norfolk you can land a fleet and be ashore in minutes, “He would olde England win, must at Weybourne Hope begin”. Weybourne station has working steam trains and is a time warp for steam and rail enthusiasts. It is the midway point on the north Norfolk poppy line.
If you don’t want to go out, there are sand martins nesting in the cliff, fulmars, gulls and terns diving. Count the lobster pots or just sit in a chair and look at the sea. Close your eyes – all you can hear are skylarks and the waves on the shingle. Open them and you will probably see a steam train chugging along a couple of fields away, no houses except a windmill – just restful views for miles inland or out to sea.
