Cool Place of the Day: The Boathouse, Norfolk
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Your support makes all the difference.Mike and Belinda Minors run the excellent Waterside restaurant a few miles up the road, so they know a thing or two about feeding hungry punters in beautiful Broadside locations. So it made perfect sense for them to take over the iconic Eel's Foot pub a couple of years ago, which enjoyed a fabulous location right on the banks of Ormesby Broad but was badly in need of a shot of TLC.
They have since transformed this old broadside building into a pubby-style restaurant, wedding venue and boutique B&B, with some well-appointed lodges in the garden for good measure. The restaurant is very nice, with two large rooms and comfy chairs by the fire if all you want is a drink – though to really appreciate the Boathouse's perfect Broads location you have to wake up in the rooms upstairs: five in all, stylishly furnished and well-priced.
The wedding venue is a self-contained unit off to the side, with its own waterside decking and gazebo and eating area – great if you're getting married here, but even better if you're not and don't want to be knee-deep in wedding guests in the bar or fighting to book a table for dinner. Finally, there are the lodges in the grounds, one of which is used for happy brides and grooms while the rest are comfy two-bedroom affairs, equipped with verandahs to watch the sun setting over the water in the evening. Broadland bliss, we reckon.
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