Things to see and do

The house's location is idyllic and peaceful, with uninterrupted views over the river to the water meadows beyond. While away your time sitting on the sun deck watching sailing boats and cruisers go by, or enjoy the sunset over the water meadows.

Fish directly from the garden, with its 60 ft key-headed river frontage (season begins mid-June and permits are available locally). Hire a boat, for the day or the week, to explore the rest of the Norfolk Broads, or bring your own, and moor it in the mooring dock. Have fun feeding the ducks and swans from the garden or go bird watching across the marshes. The Hickling national nature reserve, famous for swallowtail butterflies, is nearby. Take the Weavers' Way footpath from right behind the house or enjoy a network of other walks and cycle rides. There are a number of historic houses and gardens within easy reach.

Potter Heigham is one of the major boating centres on the Norfolk Broads, with many boating holidays or day trips starting from here. The medieval bridge gives access to the Upper Thurne, Hickling Broad and Horsey Mere, but only for smaller craft and at low tide! The famous Lathams store is located here, as well as a pub, two café/restaurants, chip-shop and gift shop/newsagent. The main village is located the other side of the A149 road and is mainly residential and quite separate from the boating centre, but it has a lovely village church. There is a pub near the medieval bridge, with good food and excellent take away pizza, (there is another pub further out of the village centre on the road to Ludham). If you prefer a cafe, a mobile one is situated on the opposite side of the road, and there are two other licensed cafes serving good quality food. Shopping in Potter means one thing ... Lathams! ... a famous Norfolk discount store. No visit to Potter is complete without a visit to Lathams ... they stock discount items from clothes, toys, household items and even have a garden centre.

The Weavers Way passes through Potter and is a good place for a walk. Along the path you will find bungalows, one of the few places on the Norfolk Broads where the Broads Authority have allowed buildings directly on the riverbank. They are only accessible by the footpath behind, or by boat. The Little House on the River is one of these.