The Green Man Inn

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  • Peaceful rural site attached to a 19th-century inn
  • Half an hour's drive from Cromer beach and several nature reserves
  • Within 50 minutes of BeWILDerwood theme park and Thetford Forest Park
Is there anything better than a spacious, flower-filled meadow in a quiet Norfolk village, surrounded by forests, nature reserves and beaches? Yes… a spacious flower-filled meadow in a quiet etc etc… at the back of a pub. Particularly when the pub in question is The Green Man Inn, a 19th-century roadside lodge, just outside the village of Little Snoring, with a big log fire, a shaded beer garden and a restaurant serving fresh and homemade food. Around the area, it's not that quiet in Little Snoring (despite the obvious jokes…). Take a five-minute car trip to the Thursford Collection, where the Wurlitzer organs, steam engines and restored fairground rides make a fine old racket, and very prettily too. Further afield, take your little pterodactyl hunters to ROARR! Dinosaur Adventure Park, 20 minutes away, for wanders through a far from sleepy landscape of animated monsters. And in between your Norfolk adventures? With a long history of being hospitable to travellers, the team at The Green Man Inn make everyone welcome, and that includes both dogs and kids, on site and in the pub. Ask nicely and give a bit of notice, and the kindly kitchen staff will knock you up a picnic for your day’s adventures too. Facilities are simple and clean and, with an extra dash of decency, the washrooms are heated (handy on a bracing Norfolk morning…)

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 4
Motorhome pitches 2
Tent pitches 2

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Luxury

Peaceful

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Pub campsite

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

The Green Man Inn

Holt Road

Little Snoring

Fakenham

Norfolk

England

NR21 0AY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.85131°N
0.9145°W

Nearest transport

Coach
11.8 mi Market Place
13 mi Millwrights
13.2 mi Station Road
Rail
13.9 mi Sheringham Rail Station
15 mi West Runton Rail Station
16.7 mi Cromer Rail Station
Ferry
22.9 mi King's Lynn Ferry Landing
23 mi West Lynn Ferry Landing
Airport
19.8 mi Norwich International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Fancy some time travel? Head over to Holt (15 minutes’ drive) for heritage steam rides on the Mid-Norfolk Railway, poke around the stately homes of Holkham Hall, Felbrigg Hall and Sandringham, all around half an hour away, or connect with your inner cave man at the flint mines of Grimes Graves (50 minutes). Half an hour away, Cromer has all the right ingredients for the traditional seaside day, from beach, pier and fish and chips to lighthouse and clifftop walks. Great Yarmouth (an hour) has all this too, plus fairgrounds and fishy friends of all sizes in the Sea Life aquarium, and easy access to the cycle paths and waterways of the Norfolk Broads inland. Birdwatchers and walkers flock to this part of the world, as the cliffs, dunes, salt marshes and wetlands make for grand vistas and city-sized gatherings of avian life. The National Nature Reserves of Blakeney, Holkham, Titchwell and Holme are all about half an hour off, as is Morston Quay if you’re after a boat trip out to see the seal colony. If you’re more of an inland woodland wanderer, beetle over to the unbeatable BeWILDerwood (45 minutes) for a leafy combo of high ropes, zipwires, jungle bridges and fantasy-themed boat trips. Or forge a path through Thetford Forest Park (50 minutes), mixing sedate cycling with more challenging mountain bike trails, pony treks and adventure playgrounds.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Wells 8.9 mi Estuary N/A N/A N/A Good
Sheringham 13.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
West Runton 15.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
East Runton 16.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Cromer 17.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham 3.4 mi

Holkham Hall 8.2 mi

Houghton Hall 10.9 mi

Mannington Gardens 11.1 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 13.4 mi

National Trust

Blakeney National Nature Reserve 7.8 mi

Sheringham Park 12.2 mi

Brancaster 13.1 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 13.4 mi

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 14.9 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Fulmodeston 2.5 mi

MELTON CONSTABLE HALL 4.2 mi

SENNOWE HALL 4.3 mi

Hindolveston 4.8 mi

Saxlingham 6 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Reviews

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would recommend this site to a friend

71%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Wouldn’t stay here again

Overall 2/10
Location 10
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
kate f. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nothing

Disliked: Showers very poor condition no locks on the door Toilets brown stains in the bottom and husband had to clean toilet before we could use it Pub was never open Grass hadn’t been cut Never saw the owner

Recommend to friends Visit again

Convenient for Thursford Christmas Spectacular and the Sandringham Christmas Craft Fair. Facilities…

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Convenient for Thursford Christmas Spectacular and the Sandringham Christmas Craft Fair. Facilities were basic and functional.

Disliked: Although it was November, the grass was rather long and hadn’t been cut for quite some time. One of the reasons for booking the site was it had a pub, which was mostly closed. The food was good but a very limited menu, we did have good service though. One side of the pub was closed off, we were looking forward to the real fire. 🙁 For a Saturday evening it was very quiet, there is potential for the pub to do well but unfortunately it seems to be struggling.

Recommend to friends Visit again

May as well go wild camping for free

Overall 2/10
Location No rating
Value for money No rating
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nothing

Disliked: Was just a field with very basic facilities in a shed. We only stayed there because it was advertised as having a dog friendly pub on site. Well, the pub wasn’t open so we left after two nights having paid for three. Never again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Could be lovely spot but obviously is not functioning to full potentia

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Joe F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Basic facilities were adequate. Setting was nice, rural.

Disliked: The Green Man Inn was the main attraction but was not even open. Disappointing. No manager around even though I phoned the number another man staying there took time to check we were okay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice and quiet.…

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 4
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice and quiet.

Disliked: Arrived just before 8pm. Went inside the pub to let the owner know we had arrived and to seek directions of which pitch to go to. Sadly, not a very warm welcome . Just told to go through the gate as if we should of known this . We asked if we could come in for some food and was told all of the ovens are off. Manor was rude, abrupt and as such decided to only stay 1 night as opposed to the 2 we had booked. We wouldn’t return .

Recommend to friends Visit again

the site had what we were after,pitches are roomy enough,pricing is right,staff…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
robert r. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: the site had what we were after,pitches are roomy enough,pricing is right,staff were all ok.

Disliked: nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The pictures and Facebook posts for this site are old.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 4
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Pitches

Disliked: The pub wasn’t open and we weren’t told until our money had been taken and we were on site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

was excellent

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Mark N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: everything

Disliked: nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect for a couple of nights away

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Kirsty D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice quiet location. Well kept facilities. Good and helpful communication - emailed to advice we were going to be later than the 10pm check in and received a reply quickly with instructions where to go when we arrived. Local shop with essentials just a couple of minutes walk away. Not far from beaches such as Cromer. Wells-on-sea. Hunstanton.

Disliked: A lot of what seemed to be goose poo or some similar animal. Didn't bother us overly. Just got a lot on the wheels of our pushchair so had to be careful not to get it in the campervan. We know its impossible for the owners to clear all this but is good to just be aware if you are going with children.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Site was very pleasant & quiet .

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Good Location. Quiet site

Recommend to friends Visit again


  • Does The Green Man Inn have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Green Man Inn dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Green Man Inn? Fancy some time travel? Head over to Holt (15 minutes’ drive) for heritage steam rides on the Mid-Norfolk Railway, poke around the stately homes of Holkham Hall, Felbrigg Hall and Sandringham, all … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Green Man Inn?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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