Toad Hole Cottage

Norfolk


This tiny cottage was home to an eel-catcher and his family and is restored in period style, showing how they lived and the tools they used to work the surrounding marshes. Nearby is a beautiful thatched Edwardian mansion and a picturesque nature trail.


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