6 Best Activities In Sheringham

Nearly all of it. All six entries have an outdoor side and only two also have indoor space, so this is a coat-and-boots destination rather than a wet-weather one. On a bright day that is exactly the appeal; on a grey one it means planning around the museum and the railway.

The Poppy Line - North Norfolk Railway, usually. Steam trains hold children of very different ages at the same moment, which almost nothing else on a family list manages, and a ride gives the day a beginning and an end. Sheringham Beach competes hard for the under-sixes.

Hilltop Outdoor Centre is the strongest option, since an activity session asks something of an older child rather than merely occupying them. Sheringham Treasure Trail also works better with teenagers than you might expect, because it gives them somewhere to walk to and something to be competitive about.

Beeston Hills Putting Green takes the pace down without anybody having to sit still, and it works across a spread of ages in a way few sports manage. The Mo Sheringham Museum is the indoor version of the same idea, and it is a manageable size for small children rather than an endurance test.