property, homes and houses for sale in Fakenham

 

Cromer	Great Yarmouth	King's Lynn	Thetford
Diss	Holt	Norwich	Wells-next-the-Sea
Downham Market	Hunstanton	Sheringham

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Fakenham is a thriving market town on the A148 midway between Cromer and King's Lynn in north Norfolk. The town centre has pretty brick-and-flint buildings, fascinating alleyways, twisting streets and a market square that has been renovated with new paving, street signs and seating. Fakenham has plenty to offer including independent shops; numerous pubs and restaurants; and to the south of town, Fakenham Racecourse, one of the finest national hunt courses in the country. To the east is Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park, set in 500 acres of exquisite countryside.

Houses for sale in Fakenham and its satellite villages offer a rich mixture of styles and periods and include two and three-bedroom, terraced cottages; modern, semi-detached townhouses in small developments, often built in stone, or brick & flint; converted barns in rural settings; period-style new-build detached houses; and substantial houses with large gardens, mostly built within the last 100 years but with a few properties dating back to the 17th century.

For details of flats for sale in Fakenham and for all houses and cottages, please contact Fakenham estate agents.

Amenities for property in Fakenham

Fakenham has three supermarkets and a popular Farmers' Market, offering fresh local produce, organic food and drink, and home made delicacies. Hidden behind the town's traditional English architecture lie Chinese, Thai and Indian restaurants; takeaway fish 'n' chips, pizza, and kebab; and traditional tea and coffee shops. For entertainment, there is tenpin bowling, a cinema, a local golf course, and the shimmering sands of Brancaster Bay, little more than 10 miles to the north. Fakenham has a full complement of local schools including Hindringham Primary School and Fakenham High School & College, a co-educational secondary school.

Transport in Fakenham

The railway station in King's Lynn is 20 miles west of Fakenham on the A148, and the station in Norwich is 26 miles to the south-east on the A1067. Local buses are operated by Peeling, Sanders and by Norfolk Green, providing services to King's Lynn, Norwich, Holt, Cromer and numerous other destinations.

Surrounding areas

While searching for property to buy or property to rent in Fakenham, which is covered by postcode NR21, you may also wish to consider King's Lynn, Downham Market, Holt, Sheringham, Cromer and Great Yarmouth.