5 Luxury Dog-friendly Cottages in Norfolk

Think of the perfect country manor – grand entrance hall, billiard room and library, winding staircases to attic bedrooms. Rippon Hall in Norfolk, with its beautiful neo-Tudor heart wrapped in a handsome Victorian upgrade, has all this and more.

In the heart of a pretty market town and with original Elizabethan and Georgian features, this handsome manor house has been carefully restored to provide every modern comfort you could wish for. As you enter the magnificent hallway, you know this is a special place to stay.

This redbrick Georgian gem is set amidst 22 acres of private grounds in rural Norfolk. It’s ideal for a close family or friends’ getaway, and you can head to Norwich for city culture or hit the coast in under 20 minutes. Or sink into the hot tub under the big Norfolk skies and relax.

Drop your plans for exploring Norfolk, Saxton Manor is a destination in itself. At first glance, this 10-bedroom country mansion is simply a handsome period house. But you soon realise there’s more to Saxton Manor than history. It’s a joyful space, where old beams and exposed brickwork meet technology, entertainment and modern art.

Belwick Hall is a proper country house; a glorious, Grade II listed property with a traditional knapped flint façade that puts it firmly in Norfolk. It greets you with a grand entrance hall, sweeping carved oak staircase and portraits on the walls. Gather your brood and surrender to its charms.