About Crabpot Cottages

Crabpot Cottages, quality holiday cottages in Norfolk, is owned by myself, Penny and my husband Mike. I am a Norfolk girly through and through and have slowly converted Mike, a Leicester lad, to the joys of living in this incredible landscape of salt marshes, crumbling cliffs and beaches.

I have worked in the property business for over 17 years and nothing excites me more than buying a wreck of a house and transforming it into something to be proud of. I have renovated a run down old cottage, designed and built a large 5 bedroomed house, project managed a renovation of a 1930s house in Hunstanton and refurbished over a dozen other properties. Mike and I recently designed and built our current home overlooking the Downs at Ringstead.

In later years I have worked as Property Manager for Norfolk Hideaways, a holiday home agency based in Wells-next-the-Sea, being responsible for taking on new houses, a job that gave me the keys to some of the most beautiful and unique properties on the coast.

Mike’s background is in business with over 35 years experience. His attention to customer service and detail is second to none. He is also now extremely handy with a wall paper stripper and a sledge hammer – something he has told me he never thought he would be doing. He is often to be seen whizzing along the coast road in our Crabpot Cottages van sorting out problems and checking on houses.

We have now grown so much that my daughter Lucy, and her dog Peggy Sue are now part of our team, they can be found in our Sheringham office. Lucy has a First Class Honours Degree, and spent 2 years working in Australia before coming home and buying a property in Norwich.

She worked at Barefoot Retreats before coming to work in our family business. She is highly experienced in all aspects of holiday cottage letting, and has been a welcome addition to our tech department! She is now responsible for all our in house walk through videos which we provide free of charge to every property. She is a keen runner, and her dog Peggy Sue is now quite famous in Sheringham. so do pop in and see her.

My son Tom has also recently joined the team and is doing the marketing and social media. He has a background in multimedia and has worked in a variety of roles for the NHS and was also a teacher for the Prison Service. Tom lives in Norwich with his wife and two children and loves being creative with all things media!

Cottages in Norfolk

Together we have created Crabpot Cottages, based on our extensive joint knowledge of the Norfolk holiday market and great customer service. Our aim is to give you the best holiday experience, we only market houses we would stay in ourselves.

We always try to give you the best service we can, we know your holiday is one of the most important purchases you will make this year. If you call us you will either get myself, Lucy or Mike. No call centres here.

Let your holiday property with Crabpot Cottages

Do you have a holiday home you are marketing yourself, or through an agency?
Are you tied down with onerous contracts and restrictions?
Do you feel you are not getting the exposure your house deserves?
Have you become ‘One of Many’?
Are you paying high commission for little service?
Local knowledge and family owned business
A more personal service
Call for our Home Owner Information pack.
Award winning agency (Theo Paphitis Small Business Sunday)

We have two offices, in the quaint seaside towns of Sheringham and Hunstanton, so please feel free to pop in and have a chat about your house.

We have experience in both letting our own North Norfolk holiday cottages, and marketing other people’s second homes for the past 9 years. We feel confident Crabpot Cottages can provide holiday home owners with the level of service and commitment that the larger agencies cannot.

If you would be interested in letting your home through us please do get in touch for an informal discussion. We are looking for cottages in Norfolk along the coast and inland.