The Cranny | Winterton Cottages

We had seen this cottage on previous visits to Winterton on Sea and this time stayed here. All I can say is ‘Wow’ it lived up to and exceeded expectations. Everything about this cottage was perfect to the point I could live in it. The garden is beautiful and secure. We have booked again before leaving, I think that says it all.

We had a fantastic relaxing weekend at The Cranny. Just the two of us and the dogs. Literally a stone's throw from the pub, beach, fish and chip shop, convenience store and two excellent cafes, one of which overlooked the beach. The beach and dunes go on for miles, so there was no need to go anywhere else the whole weekend as everything was close at hand. Communication was excellent, both from Winterton Cottages and the host, with welcome texts containing all the information we needed in advance. All in all a fantastic cottage (even our escape artist dog couldn't find a way out!), very clean and welcoming. Would definitely recommend to anyone seeking a weekend away where you can just leave the car parked up until you need to go home - reluctantly!

Superb accommodation with everything you need, in an ideal location. Very comfortable. Lovely secure garden. Fabulous welcome pack. Would highly recommend.

Our 3rd visit to the lovely Cranny.Home from from home. Great location. Everything you need.Booked for next year.

This is the second time we have stayed and absolutely love the place, very dog friendly large enclosed garden. The Cranny has everything you need for a home from home, pub just across road, chippy, shop and cafe within 5 minutes. Dunes couple of minutes walk and lovely dog friendly beach 5 minutes walk with a fabulous beach cafe. We will definitely be going back next year it is our dogs happy place for sure.

The Cranny is well presented , with a lovely garden, equipped with everything we needed, very comfortable in a lovely setting in gorgeous Winterton village , such a wonderful holiday, thankyou.

What a wonderful cottage in a truly magnificent location. On arrival, the cottage is 'chocolate box' perfection. In a quiet location yet there is everything you need in the village. A gentle 5 minute stroll down to the beach means you have everything you could possibly need on your doorstep. The Cranny was clean and well maintained with a beautiful garden surrounding the cottage. The welcome package was a lovely surprise and went down a treat. We didn't want to leave and wished we had booked 2 weeks. We will definitely be returning and are already looking at dates for next year.

The cottage is unique, well equipped, handily tucked away near the Fisherman's Return pub and within walking distance of everything Winterton has to offer for a week by the sea. The Cranny had everything we needed for a comfortable and relaxing holiday with the added bonus of a lovely wraparound garden which was safe and secure for our dog. We were worried that the village and beach would be too busy in mid August but it wasn't a problem. Everywhere was dog friendly with good signage on where to keep dogs on leads to avoid ground nesting birds or disturbance to wildlife. There was plenty of room on the long sandy beach to avoid the holiday makers and the little tern colony. We can highly recommend the walk along the beach to Horsey, watching the seals bobbing up along the way, lunch at the Nelson's Head and back via the National Nature Reserve We found that both the cafes were excellent for an early breakfast before the day trippers arrived and that it's best to book at the pub to be sure of a table. We can also recommend the Fish and Chip shop with a top tip to order online to avoid the long queues at busy times. We are already planning to return for an autumn/spring long weekend.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at The Cranny. The cottage was so lovely, comfortable and clean, well equipped and perfect for our comfort. It's location and easy walk to the beach, local pub and village life was a real bonus.

Always clean and tidy on arrival excellent welcome pack and the garden is a joy plenty of places to sit and relax

Although not our first visit and stay in Winterton on Sea, it was our first stay at The Cranny. It was great to find everything located so conveniently. Just around the corner from The Cranny, the Fishermans Return is only a few steps away. The local corner shop, the chip shop, Poppys Tea Room (great food) and Post office are all close. It's not too far to drive to the Co-op store if you are looking for a larger place to shop than the local store. The beach is a short walk away, across the dunes, to what I consider to be the best beach in Norfolk. My ten year old Cockapoo loves Winterton beach more than anywhere else. It was lovely to see a few seals bobbing about in the sea most days too. The Cranny itself had all the conveniences of home and the large garden was really lovely, with a couple of paved seating areas. Plenty of room for dogs to safely run around without fear of them escaping. We also visited Wroxham Barns, which is nice if you have young children as there is also a small animal farm within the site. Poppylands, a 1940's tea room, in Horsey, was well worth the visit, decked out with Union Jacks and old war memorabilia. The lunch we had there was very good. Would have loved to stay in Winterton for another week!

Lovely, sweet cottage in a great coastal location. The cottage is well equipped with everything you may need. Walking distance to shop, pub, beach and fish n chip shop! What more can you ask for!

Excellent cottage located so close to the beach and the local pub and chip shop. Everything you need is available in the cottage. Made a great week by the sea enjoyable and look forward to returning again. Thanks to the team

This property is beautiful Had everything we needed for a wonderful holiday in a delightful village and the garden is amazing Looking forward to returning for a long weekend in September

Ideal cottage for a chill out week. Every facility you need.. Spotlessly clean and very quiet. Second time we have stayed and would definitely stay again. This is a delightful village and the surrounding area is really nice . Highly recommend

The Cranny is a beautiful, unusual home, in a lovely village. We absolutely loved it. Lovely walks on the doorstep, including the dunes and the beach which are wonderful and a very nice pub nearby with great meals. It was freezing when we arrived and we had some problems getting the heating to come on, but the wonderful and very helpful Kim, the housekeeper, helped us to get it going. Even though the weather was fresh we could sit out in the lovely, sheltered garden when we arrived back every day. Altogether an absolutely fabulous place to stay.

Great holiday property. Two comments: the sunny garden would benefit from having available the umbrella for the garden table and a scrubbing brush to use to clean the bird excrement from the garden furniture; the springs in the sofas are weak.

We stayed in the Cranny with my 91year old mum and it was lovely. Great quaint little cottage with everything we needed, comfortable beds and very clean. The garden was completely private and enclosed and weather being kind to us we managed to sit outside most days. Great location 5 minutes walk from beautiful clean beach with beach cafe and toilets, Poppys tea room located inside post office and convenience store and fish and chip shop again all within 5 minutes walk. Local pub Fisherman’s return only few minutes walk so all amenities were easy to get to with elderly lady with mobility walker and scooter. Easy access to Great Yarmouth with its lovely promenade plus plenty of other places to visit. Would definitely recommend and we will be back

We had a great relaxing week at The Cranny. Idlyic looking cottage and comfortable. Beach and dunes just a short few mins away and our dogs loved it. No complaints everything was perfect. Highly recommend if you are looking to be close to sea

Lovely cottage every thing you need. Garden beautiful, lucky enough to sit out Fishermans return pub nearby good food Breakfast at Poppies good too Lovely location

Had a lovely stay Everything that we needed was on hand. Garden was excellent for the dog Look forward to staying here again

Wonderful stay and just perfect for a weekend away by the sea. We struggled a little with the heating so it was either very warm or very cold other than that it was the perfect weekend with lovely outside space to enjoy the sun! Definitely would stay again :)

The Cranny is a lovely thatched cottage. Very clean and comfortable, It has all the equipment you need. A secure garden for the dogs to roam around safely. Situated near to the beach, Village has a good pub, small supermarket, fish and chip shop, tea room. And a Lovely old church.

Amazing cottage that we were grateful to be able to return to. Amenities on your doorstep, beach and dunes 5 minutes walk, cosy and comfortable lounge, secure garden for our dog and seals on the beach. What else could you ask for?!

We had a lovely stay at The Cranny.. it’s a unique property in the middle of the village, close to the pub, shop and Fish&Chip shop… it’s also a minutes walk from the dunes.. it is well equipped and comfortable and unusually has a tv in each bedroom as well as the lounge which we found handy… it has a secure garden for a dog and off road parking.. the owners kindly left us some lovely goodies on arrival as well as a much welcomed bottle of milk in the fridge.. this is my second stay at this property and I have no doubt it won’t be my last.. I highly recommend

Excellent property and location Have visited village several times and stayed at different properties This is certainly superb Will return next year Already booked

Had another fabulous short break at the Cranny. Wonderful cosy cottage with everything you need. Perfect. Hard to come home . Thankyou

Lovely little cottage in central position in the village, so cosy and well equipped. The cottage was very nicely presented with a lovely pretty garden. We felt very welcome, and enjoyed a comfortable peaceful stay.

The Cranny is a short walk from the village shops and the chippy. The Fire Assembly Point can be considered as the Fisherman's Return! It is in an ideal spot and, after so many return visits, feels like home.