World-first wine tasting in an 18th-century courtroom at Walsingham Abbey. Full range with Norfolk cheeses, sparkling Bacchus for snowdrop walk. 2-4pm, £35pp includes Abbey admission. Limited tickets.

Your complete guide to experiencing Stiffkey's purple sea lavender season, wildlife watching opportunities, and the artistic inspiration behind authentic Norfolk saltmarsh paintings.

Stiffkey artist Sophia Williams reveals her favorite Cley Next the sea spots - from wildlife viewing points to local hidden gems

Stiffkey artist Sophia Williams captures North Norfolk's essence in five landscapes - bring home the golden light, vast skies, and coast.

Lancome Lash Idol Mascara for J shape eyelashes. This is literally the only mascara that can lift my eyelashes and keep them lifted all day long. I've spent hundreds of pounds over my lifetime on mascara and this is truly in a league of its own. Using a brush to put translucent powder around your lips before applying lipliner to stop the bleed of colour. Overnight lip treatment game changer to keep your lifts soft and chap free when you spend a lot of time outdoors.

*Updated November 2026 Stiffkey Village Guide: North Norfolk Coast Walks, Restaurants & Local Tip Stiffkey is a unique place on the North Norfolk coast, both for visitors and for residents. It offers a way of life that ebbs and flows like the tide. Life here evolves over the months, offering new things to explore, with each new season. Popular with tourists because of its access to the coast, and its position on the North Norfolk coastal path. Have a look at my guide if you'

Paint out Norfolk begins this July, in a couple of weeks. I am participating for the first time in the plein-air (open air) painting event. The skills that you need as a plein-air painter take you beyond the realm of putting oil paint onto a surface. As an artist you've got to be organised, from both an operational point of view, by needing to get all of our kit right through to deciding where to paint and what to paint. The amount of kit that you've got to take with you, is

Fun things to do in #NorthNorfolk in February. #Snowdrop Walk In #Walsingham #Holkham Stories #DeepHistory Coast Fossil Hunt Snowdrops are just fabulous at this time of year. There is nowhere more serene to walk around and see their abundance, than in #Walsingham. Where you can make the day of it. Go for lunch at Victorious or one of the other eateries in the mesmerising village. www.walsinghamabbey.com Perhaps you could book a room at the #Red Lion in Stiffkey. Where you'll

I discovered the fantastically interesting author, Tristan Gooley, because of his book, How To Read Water. It was recommended to me by a fellow artist, and since then I've discovered his other books too. If you're interested in understanding nature, and the clues that are presented to us by the natural world, then Tristan Gooley needs to be on your radar. He is doing an online virtual event tonight for the bargain price of £3 to raise money for Surfers Against Sewage. It will

Who else is selling their house in Lockdown? I hope my estate agent isn't too annoyed with the constant tagging because of my marketing efforts. I think it's because I can't do much else at the moment due to Lockdown. My creative brain wants to feel productive, and comes up with marketing ideas to sell the house. So far, I've managed to get Rightmove to feature our house on their Instagram page. I've attained over 300 likes for a post on a Facebook group called English Countr

Lockdown mark II has made me reflect on how the past 13 years I've been lucky enough to live in wonderful Wilpshire. I've lived all over the country, Harrogate, Northwich, Manchester and London. I thought it would be great to share the virtues of Wilpshire life. I will miss living in this beautiful place; it is an undiscovered gem. Wilpshire marks the beginning of the Ribble Valley, a wonderful place to live. It has a rich tapestry of history, fabulous food, wonderful walks

Having been raised on filtered water, it is something I have continued to do and cherish enjoying. Instead of having an inbuilt water source, or a filter under the tap fitted, I've just gone for the traditional water filter jug. Which means that roughly every 45 days I've required a new water filter. Until 3 months ago, when I bought a Phox V2 Water Filter. With the purchase of the Phox V2 Water filter, I am now part of the #RefillableRevolution movement. Instead of disposabl

Period wear. An easy sustainable swap, that works. These are sexy, washable, and work. My favourite brands are ModiBodi and Thinx. Try them

I am a glass half full woman. Not even COVID isolation will get in the way of that. My husband is someone who will need to self-isolate until a vaccine is created, and therefore, so will I. Confined environments like a hair and beauty salon's are a no-no. Several superficial positives have resulted in my new at home beauty regime. 1. Cruelty, Paraben, and Toxin Free Nails I have discovered a gel polish system from the brand Orly. Their brand is Vegan, cruelty free and formula

Mood Boosters, we all need them. My top 4 are: Neom Happiness Candle, Neal's Yard Oil, Aveda Foot Relief Cream and my Chilli Margarita recip

How to regain your loss of sense of smell and thereby taste post virus

This is probably my shortest post ever. I decided to try and reorganise my kitchen cupboards and came across some old coffee beans. I thought, hmm, what can I do with these rascals and well this is what I came up with. (See image below) My wet brushes now don't get paint from the other brushes on them when they are in use. You could use any dried beans to the same effect. there maybe paid for affiliate links contained within blog postings. all views are my own.

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This year I am trying to buy less things and give more memories. I think memory based gifts are enhanced when the recipient has physical items to remember those experiences by. Here are my three favourite ways of remembering all the fun things I do throughout the year. A Five Year Line A Day Diary Various colours starting from £11 from Amazon A really easy item to pop in your hand luggage or leave on the kitchen table. I use it to reflect on the previous 24 hours. You don't h

Hi, my name's Sophia, and I'm a newly converted Audible Addict. I know it is not for everyone. I also love to read on my kindle and read physical books. When I'm out and about in the car or on a train or bus I can listen to books without the need for bringing something to read them with me. I know you can read on your phone, with various apps, such as Kindle. I just prefer not to always be looking at a blue screen. This gives me the chance to idly look at the view and absorb