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4M ago
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed or ‘in the weeds’?
Stress has become a modern-day norm and it is the cause of many health issues as well as a feeling of procrastination and overwhelm which can stop us from making positive progress towards our goals.
Maintaining our beautiful site - Handling stress and overwhelm when faced with challenging tasks
A small level of stress is healthy, it challenges our bodies to push outside of our comfort zone and encourages us to stretch and grow. However stress on the level that it is typically experienced in our daily lives in not healthy or beneficial ..read more
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4M ago
Natural light flooding into a yurt with natural materials
Do you feel inspired to bring more nature into your life? With our modern lifestyles there is typically a limited amount of time we can physically spend outside and yet we all know that there are many benefits to our health, both physical and mental, of being in nature.
Nature can bring improvements to our mood, reducing feelings of anxiety and stress, leaving us more relaxed. To help us gain some of the benefits of nature while we’re within our homes, here are our 12 tips.
Ways you can bring aspects of nature into your home:
Indoor ..read more
Round the Woods Blog
1y ago
Recreate Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse’s fishing experience right here in Norfolk. Spend your days at a local fishing lake and join a local brewery tour, enjoy Mexican Stew around the campfire or a meal in a country pub and sleep soundly after a full day of adventuring in our luxury accommodation. The recipe for a ‘reely good break’!
Fishing Lakes in Norfolk - Credit Federico Giampieri Unsplash
Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Accommodation
In 2018 Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse spent 2 nights in our yurts at Round the Woods’ while filming an episode of their hit fishing programme i ..read more
Round the Woods Blog
1y ago
Norwich is a modern cultural hub with plenty to entertain. If you’re a culture buff you won’t be disappointed.
Morning
On the outskirts of Norwich, near the University of East Anglia and surrounded by Earlham Park, you’ll find the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, a museum of world art with regular exhibitions as well as special exhibitions. Set up from donations from Robert and Lisa Sainsbury from 1973 and with more recent additions, artists showcased include Francis Bacon The Sculpture Park in the grounds outside include Anthony Gormley, Elizabeth Frink and Henry Moore. (Free entry apart fr ..read more
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1y ago
There’s something very special in the air at this time of the year. A crisp autumn breeze, crackling fires and crisping leaves floating delicately towards the ground - it inspires many people to celebrate this picturesque season and embrace the cosiness that comes with it. The cooler seasons do mean less sunlight and maybe more rainy days, but do not fear, we know how you can still make your soul happy even when the sun has set, by adopting some simple lifestyle habits to warm the cockles.
Do you know what that word is that encompasses this warm fuzzy feeling?
It ..read more
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1y ago
Autumn in Norfolk - Credit Chris Lawton
With summer drawing to an end this signals a great time to explore rural Norfolk, with summer crowds dissipating, autumn colours a plenty and an invitation to enjoy the evenings cosied up by the fire. It could be just the autumn break you’re in need of.
Norfolk has so much to offer visitors throughout the year, here are our top 10 favourites that are especially wonderful in the Autumn.
Horsey Gap seal pups
Seal pup at Horsey Gap - Credit Amy Asher
Horsey beach is the perfect place to see Grey Seals at any time of year and in the autumn and winter thous ..read more
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1y ago
Submit your best photos of your experience at Round the Woods for a chance to win a £200 gift voucher.
1st Prize: £200 Gift Voucher for Round the Woods
2nd Prize: £50 Gift Voucher for Round the Woods
To enter the competition please complete this form and attach any high resolution photos you would like to submit for the competition.
Enter the competition with your best photos - Submit photos
Photos can be from 2021 - 2023 and must be of your stay at Round the Woods, showing the experience offered at Round the Woods. Kate and Seb will judge the winning photos in January 2024. All photos must b ..read more
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1y ago
Norfolk glamping at it’s best
Is glamping anyone else’s favourite holiday of the year?
We are big fans of glamping as a family & regularly look for new places to enjoy across the UK!
There’s something about being so close to nature, enjoying gathering around the campfire with loved ones, stargazing, eating delicious food and then collapsing into a proper comfortable bed at the end of a day of adventuring that is hard to beat!
Whose with me?
We’ve always carefully researched our options and have chosen glamping accommodation that matches what we’re looking for (I love researching!). Howeve ..read more
Round the Woods Blog
1y ago
With Christmas right around the corner we wanted to signpost you to some of the fabulous ways to celebrate and enjoy the festive period in Norfolk. Combined with a stay in our cabin, Willow Roundhouse, you’ll feel recharged and well rested, having taken some time out from the busyness that December often brings. When you’re not out exploring these Norfolk festive highlights, enjoy sitting cosily by the roaring woodburner while watching the winter landscape through the picture windows. You’ll find plenty of board games to bring you closer to loved ones and an onsite sauna to help soothe your ac ..read more
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1y ago
Taking time to notice and appreciate what’s around can help us to slow down and remain present in everyday life.
"Happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life." - Benjamin Franklin
Enjoying Life's Simple Pleasures
Here’s how we love to enjoy our days as a family; seeing the beauty in the small moments, finding fun in everyday exercise and chores, and filling the days with simple pleasures that feed our soul!
Spend Time with Family - this is a core value for us at ..read more