Thornham

Thornham is a charming, picturesque and ancient village situated close to the traditional seaside resort of Hunstanton. Thornham retains its old world charm and is full of ancient buildings including manor houses and the church.

The Orange Tree, The Lifeboat and the Chequers are three traditional friendly and characterful pub restaurants in the village which welcome children and serve excellent Norfolk food and real ales with fresh mussels, when in season, high on the agenda for most visitors. Dogs are also welcome in the bar eating areas and beer gardens, with one, The Orange Tree, providing a bar menu for dogs. These three pubs also have tourist information leaflets available for customers detailing attractions and places of interest in the area

The friendly village deli/shop provides for day-to-day needs of groceries, pastries, breakfasts, newspapers, fire wood and logs etc. The deli also has a bistro which serves excellent food all day and welcomes children. The deli shop provides a wide and interesting range of local portable antiques and bric-a-brac. The deli is a one minute drive from Mallards and can also accessed off-road and on foot by a pleasant five minute walk across a field to the rear of Manor Farm and for which access is given for our guests.

Next to the deli the village hall often shows films, plays and holds exhibitions. Nearby a well-equipped play area for children is provided by the village and is free for visitors. Thornham’s tennis court is available for hire at short notice.

A further minute down the road is Drove Farm where the farm shop is well stocked with local produce. On the same site Eric’s Restaurant is known along the coast for its marvellous fresh fish and chips. The fish shed sells fresh fish and sea food and the Yurt provides a broader restaurant menu.

Historically Thornham traded by sea as well as land and had a small thriving harbour filled with cargo boats and barges on a daily basis. Now all that remains is the ruins of the old granary and the old coal house. Today the creek is populated with the boats of local fishermen. From the old harbour it takes 15 minutes to walk across the salt flats along purpose made footpaths to reach the wide and sweeping beeches, dunes and Holme Nature Reserve. The pathway is part of the North Norfolk Way and the walk can be extended to reach Hunstanton.

The Orange Tree

The Chequers

Drove Farm

The Lifeboat

Thornham Deli

Thornham and its Surrounds