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The garden and Riverbank's brick garden room

Riverbank ◆ Hunworth ◆ North Norfolk

The cottage

A perfectly sized, highly considered country retreat. Riverbank is a North Norfolk brick-and-flint worker’s cottage, extended and rebuilt over two years into a luxurious boutique cottage in Hunworth, two miles south of Holt, with a clear chalk stream running along the garden.

The interiors mix modern and traditional British design, with fabrics and wallpapers from London’s Pimlico Road. It sleeps up to four adults in two double bedrooms with Euro King beds, plus up to three children in bunk beds, so it suits families, two couples or friends, and dogs are welcome too. Downstairs there’s a lounge with a wood burner and a wall of glass onto the garden, a kitchen and dining room, a galley scullery with a walk-in larder, and a bootroom for muddy walks.

Sleeps 4 + 3

Four adults, plus three children in bunks

Dogs welcome

Up to three, with walks from the door

Bath with a view

Plus a separate shower room

Riverside garden

Terrace and deck on the chalk stream

Riverbank from above, with its garden running down to the river

01

Arriving

The path to Riverbank runs between old flint cottages in Hunworth, and its red-brick front is wrapped in roses and cottage-garden planting. It shares its grounds with Spinks Nest, our flint cottage for two, with the old gardener’s sheds and a well between them. From above you can see the garden running right down to the river; after dark, the glazed lounge glows among the trees.

Riverbank's red-brick front, wrapped in roses and cottage-garden planting
The path to Riverbank between neighbouring flint cottages
The approach to Riverbank past old flint walls
Riverbank glimpsed through the reeds and trees
Riverbank's windows glowing among the trees at night
The glazed lounge lit up at night
Looking down on Riverbank's roof and garden

02

The garden

A wild, green garden with a riverside terrace beneath the trees, a brick garden room, climbing roses over the walls and striped loungers on the lawn. Long lunches happen under the parasol, and the lanes and footpaths start at the gate.

The riverside terrace beneath the trees
The wild garden and terrace beside the river
The garden and Riverbank's brick garden room
The garden path through the long grass to the river
Climbing roses over the cottage wall
Pink roses against a flint wall
Garden chairs against the brick wall
A garden path under the trees
Striped loungers on the lawn
A garden table among the buttercups
Lunch laid out on the white garden table
Lunch by the river under the parasol
The riverside terrace and its parasol
Old timber steps down to the chalk stream

03

The river

A clear chalk stream, the River Glaven, runs right along the garden. Old timber steps lead down to the water, yellow flag irises line the banks, and there’s a deck over the stream for drinks in the sun and a fire pit at the water’s edge. Look out for the resident water vole.

Irises and reeds along the stream
Yellow flag irises along the riverbank
Striped deckchairs on the deck over the water
Drinks on the riverside deck
Chalk stream water rippling past the bank
The cottage seen across the river garden
A fire pit at the water's edge
The lounge with the wood burner lit

04

The lounge

A panelled inglenook with a wood burner and a log store at one end, and a wall of glass onto the garden at the other. Patterned wallpaper, velvet armchairs, Persian rugs, a window seat and shelves of books: made for slow evenings with a glass of wine or a board game while the fire crackles.

The lounge, with patterned wallpaper, velvet chairs and Persian rugs
The lounge's panelled inglenook, with its wood burner and log store
The lounge's wall of glass looking out to the garden
The glass doors open onto the garden
Orange and blue cushions beneath the library shelves
The sofa beneath the bookshelves
Cushions on the window seat
A deep armchair by the garden window
An armchair against the patterned wallpaper
Cacti by the glass doors to the garden
A tray of candles on the striped ottoman
The lounge in the evening, the log store stacked high
The wood burner and log store in the panelled inglenook
A lit glass cabinet of glasses

05

Kitchen & dining

A teal-painted island, striped tiles, a Belfast sink and wooden worktops, with luxury appliances from Miele and Liebherr, shelves of spices and blue-and-white Delft tiles by the window. The dining table sits beside an old brick fireplace, ready for long breakfasts and big suppers.

The kitchen, with its teal island and striped tiles
The kitchen in the morning light
Wooden worktops and the Belfast sink
The dining table beside the old brick fireplace
The dining table and its pendant lights
Looking through to the kitchen's Belfast sink
The kitchen sink beneath the window
Fresh bread and coffee on the kitchen counter
Blue and white Delft tiles
Shelves of spices and tins
Glass jars of grains and pulses
Garden flowers and breakfast on the table

06

Scullery & larder

A long galley scullery under the skylights, with a plate rack, open shelves of crockery and turquoise glazed doors, and a walk-in larder beside it. All the space you need to cook for a houseful.

The scullery, with its turquoise glazed doors
The long galley scullery
The scullery worktop and open shelves
Open shelves of crockery in the scullery
A plate rack above the scullery sink
Skylights over the scullery
The walk-in larder
Larder shelves stocked with essentials

07

The bootroom

Olive-painted panelling, brick and flint walls, a bench for pulling off boots after a riverside walk, framed butterflies and porcelain light switches. The stairs lead up from here.

The bootroom, with brick and flint walls and a hanging lantern
The olive-panelled bootroom and stairs
Shelves and stairs in the bootroom
A bench beneath the bootroom window
An old pine door in the panelled bootroom
Framed butterflies on the panelling
Porcelain light switches on the painted panelling
The cast-iron bath looking out over the river and woods

08

The bathroom

The large cast-iron bath is positioned to look straight out over the river and the woods, turning an everyday bath into a spa-like ritual. Brass taps, a bath rack, botanical prints and an old pine door complete it.

The bathroom, with the roll-top bath beneath the window
The bathroom, seen through its old pine door
The copper-coloured roll-top bath
Brass taps and a bath rack on the roll-top bath
The bath and the botanical prints above it
A bath rack with bath salts
The bathroom basin and brass wall lights

09

The shower room

Dark timber walls, star-and-cross tiles, a walk-in shower behind reeded glass, a high-level cistern and a geometric pendant beneath the skylight.

The shower room, with dark timber walls and star tiles
The walk-in shower behind reeded glass
Star and cross tiles in the shower
The high-level cistern and basin
A geometric pendant beneath the skylight
A towel on the brass heated rail

10

Bedroom one

Under the eaves, with a Euro King bed, a skylight, floral wallpaper and wicker pendant lights, a green longcase clock beside the fitted wardrobes and a mahogany chest of drawers. Prints and a mirror line the picture shelf.

Bedroom one, under the eaves, with a skylight and prints on the shelf
A green longcase clock beside the fitted wardrobes
A mahogany chest of drawers
Prints and a mirror on the picture shelf
Wicker pendant lights
A lamp against the floral wallpaper
A patterned cushion on the bed

11

Bedroom two

A Euro King bed against patterned wallpaper, a Victorian fireplace and a blue quilt, with a reading nook through an arched doorway and a writing desk beneath a round window.

Bedroom two, with a Victorian fireplace and blue quilt
The bed in bedroom two, against patterned wallpaper
A reading nook through an arched doorway
An armchair in the reading nook
A writing desk beneath a round window
A pine chest of drawers by the window
A turned wooden lamp by the bed

12

The bunk room

Bunk beds for up to three children, with a big map on the wall and shelves of books and painted wooden skittles. For younger guests we have two cots, one large and one small, and a high chair.

Bunk beds in the children's room, with a map on the wall
The bunk beds and their ladder
A travel cot in the children's room
Books and wooden skittles on the shelf
Painted wooden skittles

13

The details

Botanical wallpaper, framed insects, block-printed throws and bottles on dark shelves: the small, carefully chosen things that make Riverbank feel like a home rather than a holiday let.

Botanical wallpaper
Framed insects on the shelves
A block-printed throw
Bottles on the dark shelves

Good to know

The cottage

  • Sleeps up to four adults in two double bedrooms with Euro King beds, plus up to three children in bunk beds.
  • Babies and young children welcome: two cots, one large and one small, and a high chair.
  • Cast-iron bath looking out over the river, plus a separate shower room.
  • Wood burner in the lounge.
  • Super-fast full-fibre broadband, up to 900Mb/s.
  • Riverside terrace and deck on the chalk stream.

Your stay

  • Check-in from 4pm, check-out by 10am. Early check-in from 2pm can be booked as an extra. There’s no late check-out as standard, but do ask: it’s sometimes possible if no other guests are arriving that day.
  • Parking on the road outside the cottage.
  • Up to three small to medium dogs are very welcome (the dog charge is added when you book). Bags are provided; please don’t leave them alone in the cottage.
  • Firewood is available as an extra.
  • No smoking inside. You’re welcome to smoke on the terrace.
  • Holt is five minutes’ drive; Blakeney and the coast about fifteen.

More answers on our questions page.

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RiverbankSleeps 4 + 3 children

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