The kids and I are just back from four nights in Norfolk, we went over with a couple of other families. We went last year also, (this post) this time there was three adults and five children - a nice little gang though, as last year, Toby was the only boy.We were extremely lucky with the weather, it tanked down on the way over but after that there was no rain and although a bit chilly one day, on another day it was 20°C.
On the first full day we decided to walk down to the beach at Holme. It takes about 30 minutes but is very pleasant since the village is very quiet and then it's through some fields, over a stream and onto the boardwalk above the sand dunes.
It was a little windy but the kids didn't seem to notice - what with the cow pats to jump in, the dead (massive) jelly fish to poke and crab parts and shells to collect they were happily occupied!
I think they both enjoyed it far more as they could read all the signs and were a bit more independent choosing what they wanted to see. They also had a quiz to do as you went round and they loved that.
We also took a picnic down to munch but had it on the hoof as it was just that little too chilly to sit in one place.
On the way home we had to pass the village pub, with the sun shining and the play area shouting to the kids, we thought it would be rude not to pop in for a pint.
In between activities the kids occupied themselves with reading, puzzles, games and playing with Bonnie the dog in the garden. It was lovely to be somewhere with no internet at all (though we did have a phone signal at times) as the kids couldn't go on computers and actually were not interested in the tv either as there was so much else to do. :)
The Sea Life Santuary in Hunstanton only re-opened last week after storms flooded it in December last year. I think I've been once before as a teen but the kids had never been - I think the last aquarium-like place they went was back in 2011 when we went to the aquarium over in Northern Ireland (this post).
Beth's favourite bit was holding a starfish though I think I enjoyed walking through the under-tank bit and seeing Ernie the turtle! 
We also got to see the seals, otters and penguins being fed though it's nothing like Sea World in San Diego - there's not tricks beyond them playing with their food as they would in the wild.
The sun was out and it wasn't too windy (though windy enough to fly a kite). On Tuesday it was warm enough for the kids to break out their cossies and go in the sea!
Toby spent a lot of his time digging tunnels and making ball runs in the dunes. Beth enjoyed playing with Bonnie, building boats in the sand and doing handstand flips off the dunes.I even put my toes in the water and they didn't drop off and got a few minutes peace to read my book - indicators of a great holiday!
