Harbour House guidebook

Please check tide times before heading to the marshes, as they there been a number of incidents of people getting stranded and needing rescuing recently.

Great activity for children as well as adults. We have nets, buckets, and lines at the house for guests to use. You can walk down to Stiffkey marshes (at the bottom of Greenway road) and turn right. You can crab from the dykes at high tide. You will also find people crabbing on Wells-next-the-sea quay. TIP - buy bacon and leave outside to go hard as the perfect bait. There is no need to use hooks, instead tie knots in the lines.

A coastal bus service operates from Stiffkey, with a bus stop just outside the cottage. This goes to Wells-next-the-sea and Cromer. This service is called the Coastal Hopper.

There is a small play park in Stiffkey which is off the road and can be accessed by walking on the coastal walk or by walking through the village.

Stiffkey is also famous for its ‘Stewky Blues’ cockles, which are given their blue hue by the mud they live in. You will also find samphire growing here which is a local delicacy in many restaurants.

It’s definitely worth trying the local seafood and fish, such as cockles, crabs and muscles. There is a seafood van on Wells Quay near the car park. Also you may find some places selling seafood on the coastal road if you are taking a trip to Brancaster, however this is seasonal.

Unfortunately, there are no takeaway delivery services in this area. However, you can book and collect fish and chips from Wells-next-the-sea.

These cockles are found on Stiffkey marshes with shells commonly dyed blue due to the mud.