A great walk to a great pub: Sculthorpe Mill, Norfolk

Wander through weeping willows on the Wensum then tuck into Gamekeeper’s pie and ‘Beers that Belong’ at a Beautifully restored watermill.

Above the A148, that’s north Norfolk proper – Blakeney, Cley, Wells,” says Siobhan Peyton. “And that gets mobbed.” South of that road is a lesser-known, watery corner of Norfolk, placid and empty-looking under big East Anglian skies. We turn off the A148 on to a narrow lane between hedgerows. It comes to a dead end after half a mile, but what an end. Here the great river of Norwich, the Wensum, is in its infancy, flowing clear and shallow under weeping willows, then under a 260-year-old watermill, which has been a pub since the early 19th century....

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thrilled and surprised to have been named one of only two pubs in England to receive a new Michelin
by Caitriona Peyton 12 Feb, 2024
We were thrilled to have been to have been awarded a Bib Gourmand at the Michelin Awards, for the third time since we opened in 2021. This accolade is testament to our passionate and dedicated team of staff and suppliers.
Best Hotel in the East  of England - Times
14 Oct, 2021
A local pub and 18th-century watermill has been given the Shoreditch treatment while retaining its status as a popular boozer...
thrilled and surprised to have been named one of only two pubs in England to receive a new Michelin
by Caitriona Peyton 12 Feb, 2024
We were thrilled to have been to have been awarded a Bib Gourmand at the Michelin Awards, for the third time since we opened in 2021. This accolade is testament to our passionate and dedicated team of staff and suppliers.
Best Hotel in the East  of England - Times
14 Oct, 2021
A local pub and 18th-century watermill has been given the Shoreditch treatment while retaining its status as a popular boozer...
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