Norton's in North Norfolk

Meals advertised on the door not available and no mash available. The pie however was excellent. Nice to sit out in the sun.

Today was my second visit this week. It is an amazing little find in the outstanding setting of the Shrine grounds. The service was excellent on both occasions, and the staff were friendly , helpful and very polite. The food was excellent, well presented and high quality. Portions were best described as plentiful and I ended up asking for a bag to take home what I couldn't manage! A very special mention of Marie’s fruit scones. They are to die for, and begging to be tried. You won’t be disappointed!

My husband and I went yesterday for lunch + afternoon coffee and cakes! Superb as usual, staff very attentive and helpful you cannot fault the homemade food and cakes they are wonderful.we had a lovely day also my assistance dog who loves it there!!!

Visited the snowdrop trail yesterday and went here for lunch. I had Greek flatbread with hummus which came with lovely side salad and hubby had broccoli and Stilton soup with croutons and bread. The food was beautiful and plenty. Lots of stuff homemade. Friendly staff. Definitely will be going back!

Stopped here for coffee and scone after a visit to the shrine. Great service, great produce and great value in a nice setting.

The Staff lost and very unhelpful what a Shame that my visit was spoilt by very disrespectful attitudes smell of cigarette smoke and ungodly sounds coming from behind the counter we will be visiting Walsingham again but not Norton's good luck if you dare step inside

First visit here and was not disappointed. The young gentleman that served us was very polite. Lots of seating inside and out. Nice variety on the menu with daily specials on the board. We all really enjoyed our lunch. There was a good variety of cakes on display at sensible prices. I thoroughly recommend Nortons.

Downhill from here - Visited this cafe with my family, first impressions were quiet courtyard and lovely setting. The staff were really quite rude and lacked customer service skills. Coffee selection very limited with children’s menu offering just the choice of a pizza only. (Saw this pizza offering which was burnt) there were no eggs! So ordered a bacon sandwich for our 2 year old granddaughter. This was brought out to our table by a very surly member of staff within minutes of placing the order. It was made with cheap white bread and bacon that was so overcooked an adult couldn’t chew it. Won’t be visiting again.

We always visit Norton's when we re in Walsingham.The surroundings are so pretty and you can sit inside or out.The prices are good for coffee and homemade cakes but my favourite is the real lemonade.I was reliably informed that each batch takes 70 lemons,wow! The cafe is always clean and tidy and the young staff who work there during the Summer are great.We will be back soon.

Went for lunch while visiting the Shrine. The food and service was excellent. The staff were extremely helpful nothing appeared too much trouble. Good seating for large groups.

Good home baked cakes and excellent coffeee. Great staff. The Vision Gin is excellent. Well worth a visit if in Walsingham.

We buy a ‘goat’ and a ‘queen’ pizza whenever we’re around Walsingham. Always enjoyed them. This time, they were beyond disappointing. We understand costs have risen but most of the topping had gone! The two were virtually indistinguishable where previously they’d been quite different and delicious. You’ve chosen a bad time to let things slip as there is now a second pizza place in Walsingham!

During our visit to this pretty village we called here for coffee & cakes. Nice cafe with both indoor & outdoor seating. The menu looked nice & our coffee & cakes were delicious.

Called in for a light lunch as staying in Walsingham. Had sausage roll, salad and homemade chutney, wonderful, filing and great value. Local beer on sale as well, rude not to try it. Very good and cheaper than elsewhere in the village.

It is always a pleasure to go to Norton's. It is very good value and the cakes and scones are always excellent. Service is always friendly and helpful. And why not drop into the shrine at the same time and have a wander round.

Stay in Walsingham every year and always make sure to use here once or twice. Great value, friendly staff in relaxed surroundings.

This is a lovely place to visit and have a coffee and meal with cakes as well, you can sit outside also, toilets are very good, reasonable prices

Lovely food - moussaka - and excellent surroundings. Friendly and helpful staff and a very relaxed meal. Thoroughly recommend it. Lovely grounds around the Church leading to the cafe.

Delicious Victoria sponge and coffee. The cafe is in a peaceful garden at the Anglican shrine. It was wonderful to sit outside, so peaceful and relaxing.

Stumbled across when visiting Food was excellent quality and v generous portions other meals being served all looked excellent too Highly recommend !

Having had many lovely lunches here over the past few years we were really looking forward to our special Festive Afternoon Tea, a booking for four. the whole experience comfortably exceeded our expectations. Every ingredient was a delight, the wonderful sandwiches, scones, sausage rolls, cakes,...

Every time we visit Walsingham we stop by at Norton's and have something to eat. I like their scones and cakes. A helpful little cafe with good opening hours.

We had a fantastic festive tea on Thursday. Everything tasted wonderful and looked beautiful. Pat and staff had gone above and beyond to provide dairy free food. Cannot recommend enough except to say go and book. Terrific value for money.

We stopped for a light lunch during our visit to the shrine. The food was freshly cooked, tasty and of good quality. The portion sizes were good and the restaurant was clean.

Wanted to try Norton’s after reading good reviews. Arrived and walked through attractive gardens. Unfortunately the door to the cafe was tight shut. Walked back to shrine reception, very apologetic staff member explained they were closed due to staff shortage. She suggested we try Read...

We visited Norton’s for lunch. I had a delicious flatbread and my husband enjoyed a tasty sandwich. The decaf cafetière was lovely

We visited here after using the wells light railway and found it by chance. Luckily for us that we did as it is a truly lovely little place, Walled in along a beautiful little Norfolk street. The food options are brilliant and the prices excellent....

Lovely cafe with superb home made cakes, scones, and savouries. Good selection of alcoholic drinks and coffee/tea all served with a smile.

Lovely relaxing atmosphere I had goats cheese and chutney It was excellent, very flavoursome Washed down with a beautifully brwed pot of tea. Very reasonably priced

Absolutely loved this place Very clean, staff extremely friendly and sociable. All covid guidelines followed. Food was excellent and good sized portions. Definitely recommend

I opted for tomato and red pepper soup whilst my husband had the jacket potato. I have never before had a tomato and red pepper soup that left me with a burning mouth. If I had been told spicy or heavily peppered soup I would...

Called in for coffee and cake, had our 2 dogs with us and sat outside. Covid restrictions very good. Quick to be served. Good value. Pleasantly peaceful to sit outside.

I have visited Norton at the Walsingham shrine, often. In the past really & valued the space and food/drink. On Monday, 2nd March, coffee was disgusting, undrinkable. Exchanged for tea - horrible, too weak, tasteless. Also noted that fruit scones have shrunk in size...what is happening? Profit grab? Please go back to offering value at this special shrine.

We were nine people (and a dog) who had just walked the snowdrop trail through Walsingham Abbey Grounds and who needed tea and cake.We were delighted to find that Nortons Cafe had room for us all but dogs were not allowed in the cafe. So four of us sat out in the garden with the dog and the other five clustered round a table in the main cafe.Although it was still very early afternoon, there were only five scones, cream and jam left so we bought all of them. There were plenty of other cake based offerings of which we took advantage, the Norfolk shortcake proving very popular. The teapots were a good size and provided good quality, hot tea.This cafe has a good, airy feel to it, in a refurbished building, with several large tables each seating four or five comfortably and several low level seats and tables scattered around. Service was good with friendly staff. Definitely a go-to venue when visiting the Abbey grounds.

It's a cafe/ bar offering sandwiches, hot and cold, soups and stews. Clean, good service and excellent value. Ideal ending to one of 5 walks around the village.

Popped in to this lovely, friendly cafe for a lunch after having previously been in for coffee. My partner had the roast and I had the beef stew. Both meals were delicious and such good value. We’ll definitely be back for the same again. The staff are always friendly and welcoming too. It’s a lovely setting and serves delicious and value for money food. If you haven’t been before, you should definitely try it.

Two of us had lunch here-beef stew followed by local speciality, Nelson slice, were superb. Nice ambience and would definately return

Popped into the tearoom after a dog walk, ordered cappuccinos and hot chocolates - these were average hot drinks with little taste. Food was good on the whole but expensive - ordered sandwiches which were very expensive (6£) for a few finger sandwiches and a toasties - these were only average using thin and tasteless bread. The scones were very good and better value for money. The setting is very nice and dog friendly, with a reasonably large variety of options on the menu however I think there are better options around the local area.

Stopped in for a sandwich and cake late lunch. Sandwiches are freshly made to order and come with a side salad and crisps, so are great value for a light meal. Good selection of cakes and drinks as well.

Delicious food in a friendly relaxed atmosphere. Option to sit outside in nice weather. Settees are so welcoming for relaxing and it’s open in the evenings too which is wonderful.

A friend recommended we visit Walsingham whilst visiting Norfolk from Australia. We found this very nice cafe / bar inside the Shrine. Loved the decor. We chose the beef stew which was wonderful and piping hot. Beautifully served. The bar had a tempting selection of guns but a bit early for me! Loved the book case outside inviting is to take what w would like leaving a donation. I found a great book for my husband!

This was a lovely cafe with a very peaceful air about it. They make a delicious sandwich. There was a good selection of home made muffins and cakes. It was lovely to visit the holy shrine afterwards.

Stopped for lunch here for the second time. Both had a baked potato, mine was fine but my husbands was very hard. We got a fruit scone and Nelson slice to go which were delicious. Staff were brilliant especially a young lady who I witnessed interacting with an elderly gent who was obviously a regular customer, she was absolutely brilliant with him, it was great to see. We will be returning.

We came to the cafe looking for lunch after a wonderful walk around the Abby during the snowdrop season. We had to wait ages to be served, during which we asked the server what toppings were available to go wth the jacket potato. From the kitchen came a terse ‘it’s on the board!!’ It clearly wasn’t or we wouldnt have asked. By the time we got to order they were all out of jackets.. oh well it happens. We then went and sat down only to have another huge wait. I went inside to enquire how long it would be. The waitress I spoke to was really pleasant however from the kitchen came another incredibly rude comment of ‘Ive only got two hands!’

Lovely cafe. Delicious cake and very reasonably price. Definitely worth a visit. Staff where friendly, quite had to park in walsingham though. But that’s to be expected I suppose for small town.

Very friendly café even though it was extremely busy and we were a party of 7. Service was excellent as was the food. we had a very enjoyable lunch and the prices were reasonable too.

An oasis of peace and quiet within the grounds of the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham. I frequently arrange to meet people in the village (friends visiting from far away places) and this is a useful place to pop into. The quality of the food is always very good and the staff are so welcoming. During the good weather there is an opportunity to enjoy the grounds and the gardens: but even inside, the whole place has an air of welcome. Thank you for looking after us. The place obviously receives a lot of visitors: don't forget there is a beautiful shrine church to visit, which literally "houses" the replica Image of Our Lady of Walsingham in the atmospheric Holy House. Make a visit, light a candle, say a prayer.

Stopped here for coffee after a wander around Walsingham and a look at the farm shop. We only had coffee and resisted from their lovely cakes! Our coffee was a lovely flavour and good and hot! On the menu is sandwiches, jacket potatoes, ploughman’s etc and a soup of the day. It all looked delicious. It’s nice and light and airy inside but on a good day it would be nice to sit outside too. Lots of outside tables. Wheelchair/ pushchair friendly. Lastly we’d like to mention how lovely the staff are, we’re not from the area and asked them for recommendations for the local area for food and they were very helpful especially Zachary. He’s an asset to your team.

Called in here for lunch while on holiday in the area. Good menu. Sensible prices. Very good, friendly service, excellent food and plenty of it - more than most similar places serve up. Nice and airy inside, with loads of outside tables.Probably the best cafe I went in in the area. No obvious nearby parking which might be an issue (I was cycling) but worth finding

as we were visiting the shrine (Parents wish, not mine :) ) we needed a coffee or some drinks, so made our way over to the cafe.

We were delighted to discover this new cafe in the grounds of the Our Lady of Walsingham Shrine. The scones and tea were delicious and would definitely recommend As it was a lovely sunny day were able to sit in the beautiful peaceful garden - delightful

We like to visit Walsingham when holidaying in Norfolk. The gardens are so beautiful and the Shrine such a peaceful atmosphere.

Fabulous delicious food and service. Lovely coffees. Highly recommended. Exquisite cakes. Light lunches ie sandwiches are lovely.

Norton's is very nice, set in a part of the grounds of Our Lady of Walsingham (Anglican) Shrine. They have the best cheese scones served with butter & a sweet onion chutney that is gorgeous. I also tried their lemon drizzle cake, toasted tea cake, and fresh elderflower cordial in addition to their giant cups of coffee that got me revved up for the day ahead. Nice outdoor area as well as comfy indoor space.

We have been visiting the Shrine for many many years and Nortons is always the "Go to " place of choice. Their Soups and sandwiches are always made fresh and an excellent quality. In the Summer evenings during the Pilgrim Season they are often open until 11pm and there is quite a party atmosphere!!! after a glass of wine etc. Thanks for everything looking forward to our next visit.

Café bar serving hot and cold food. Cakes are excellent and I particularly recommend the lavender shortcake made on the premises. Good range of drinks including real ale. Seating inside and outside.Friendly staff.

So welcoming and I enjoyed hot chocolate and an excellent scone. The service is good and friendly and the whole place speaks of peace and tranquillity. We visited midweek so not sure what it would be like at a weekend but it is certainly a good café and value for money.

We sat in a sunny corner outside enjoying gluten free lemon drizzle cake and ground decaffeinated coffee from a cafetiere. Portions were generous and quality was excellent. WiFi was free and disabled access and loos made for a pleasant all round visit.

They do the basics really well, the crab sandwiches are lovely. Beware though, the salads are not particularly slimming-friendly! The cakes are scrumptious and generous. Everything is homemade or made locally. The staff are wonderfully cheerful and helpful with a quirkiness that is endearing. I love coming here year after year.

Had a bite to eat here after visiting church and grounds in the village. Lovely food in an ideal spot. Very friendly service.

Lovely setting, sun drenched seat in the morning, counter service friendly. Quite literally tasteless tea. Ordinary cooked breakfast.

On a day trip to Walsingham incorporating the narrow gauge railway from Wells, we stumbled on this wonderful café/restaurant. Spotlessly clean, lovely ambience, good service and the Ploughmans was the best I have ever tasted, full of quality ingredients.

Having arrived on the light railway from Wells we were gasping for refreshment and finding any directions at all once in Walsingham was hard. We walked around the beautiful village and had our picnic basically in someone's drive as all the other open spaces seemed a bit holy and we had young children with us. Anyway we arrived at the heavily advertised Farm Shop where a sign said coffees - went in and had a look at the usual farm shop fayre and asked a lady where was the café. She said we don't do coffees- that's all she said. Anyway we find Norton's which is basically situated behind the farm shop and I recommend visitors go there where they will find a warm welcome, refreshments including lovely cake and nice areas to sit in. Walsingham is a most beautiful village but a bit bereft of facilities for the visitor unless you are willing to pay entrance for the religious attractions - a bit expensive for young children.

Best coffee in Walsingham served here. An ideal spot for coffee, a snack or lunch. Friendly service and comfortable cafe.

Vegetable and rosemary with a chunk of malted granary bread! Ideal after counting 116 different varieties of snowdrops.....or so the guy who served us said!!!!

Food all freshly prepared so you may have to wait a while but worth it. Lots of choice of sandwiches, cakes etc.

We popped in here after a trip to the Abbey. We were very cold but received a warm welcome. We were served quickly with a smile & were soon tucking into hot vegetable soup & bread which was lovely. The atmosphere was relaxing & we weren’t rushed at all. There are large round tables & if you are just having coffee there are 4 comfortable looking settees. Will certainly revisit when next in the area.

The curried cauliflower soup is excellent, as are the shortbread offers. Cappucinos come out of a dispensing machine and so you can't order one with frothed soya milk (for those with allergies).

We only stopped here for a beer and coke but the service was brilliant and friendly, we did have to sit outside as we had s dog with us but they were happy to provide water for our thirsty companion. Will visit again when next in the area.

My family and I descended on the restaurant/cafe for lunch to discover that lunch is only served between 12:30 & 13:30, contrary to the signs and advertising. We left as hungry as we arrived.

It is conveniently located adjacent to the main Shrine in the village and has direct access to the gardens, so you don’t have to walk around to the main entrance.

Norton's is fresh, clean and has welcoming staff. We enjoyed lunch (relatively limited menu) but many people were having teas, coffees and snacks. The cinnamon and currant scones looks so good that I had to try one, well two actually, and they were excellent.

Sat in sunshine and had a really good crab sandwich served with salad and crisps and pot of Earl Grey, it couldn't be faulted.

The cafe is in a peaceful garden at the Anglican shrine. I came for lunch. I had the best crab sandwich I've ever tasted and delicious, moist, well-spiced banana cake. The homemade cakes, including Norfolk specialities, were widely praised by everyone there. The decaf coffee in a cafetière tasted great but had some flecks of coffee bean in it: my only criticism. A nurturing experience!

Clean, light, very comfortable. Not too expensive and ideal for those who are staying at the shrine.

Travelled on the railway from Wells. Stopped for lunch at Norton's. Excellent food, very clean, friendly staff, good value. Would definitely return.

We visit Walsingham twice a year partly to take the freebies I get when buying online from Damart, Witt International and La Redoute to the Let the Children Live charity shop in the village and then go visit the shrine despite the fact I am low Church it is a special place to me.

Visited here for lunch when we went on the railway.

Brilliant cafe scrupulously clean lovely menu Reasonably priced food in lovely surroundings Highly recommend

Cafe attached to the Anglican shrine, snacks and meals can be had here, there are other places for snacks/ meals in the village and at the RC shrine. It's a good place for relaxation

Stopped for drinks and a loo after a ride on the train. Nice, new, modern, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, worth a look. There is inside and outside seating. A popular spot and the first cafe we came across - walk straight down the road from the little railway, follow the road round to the right at the bottom, and there it is on the right. They serve a decent pot of tea and had a setter we sat on that encouraged us to linger longer. Also they have good wifi and toilets just through the glass door opposite the bar where you order. Worth a visit.

Lovely village, Norton's is pleasant with good facilities and a good range of lunches. Good coffee, delightful staff.

My family stopped here for lunch, my wife had been here before and recommended the ploughmans lunch, it was very good, with a large portion of tasty cheese and pork pie together with the usual bread, pickled onion and salad, all for a very reasonable price.

In the grounds of the Anglican shrine which are lovely this modern cafe has comfy sofas and the usual chairs and tables. You will probably find loads of clergy having coffee here which is unusual but not in Walsingham. Food is prepared to order. We just had cakes and coffee and returned next day to do it agsin

We had a snack lunch for 6 adults and 4 children including 2 babies. Just right. We had soup which was exactly what we wanted and there were children's boxes for them so everyone had what they wanted. Nice gardens for the children to wander in when they got bored.

The service was excellent, staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was good value for money, high quality, and delicious.

A pleasant and relaxed hour can be spent here: with a delicious light meal or a refreshing drink with some delicious cakes. Well worth seeking out this corner of the grounds of the Anglican Shrine. Walsingham is a mystical place to visit and this adds to the experience of a pleasant time in North Norfolk.

We enjoy the salads and the cakes here! It has become part of the annual treat when we return to Walsingham.

Very good coffee stop in peaceful location. Excellent seating arrangements outside. Good, friendly staff who were willing to accommodate individual requests

A lovely cafe tranquil settings in a lovely village.Great access for push chairs wheel chairs etc.The choice of indoor or outdoor tables makes it a fantastic place to meet & chat over tea/coffee & cakes or lunch.

Always go here with a group of friends because there is plenty of space and the tables are large enough for 8 people.

Went here for light lunch after a long walk. Staff were really friendly and food good and served quickly. Other customers were really friendly and atmosphere very calm. Good range of cakes and light lunches. Have had Sunday lunch there in the past which was really good too

This is more a complaint than a review. I have been coming to this cafe which serves mainly pilgrims who come to stay in the retreat house at Walsingham. It is a pleasant spacious restaurant, good tables, new ones outside which are very smart. The menu is good plain fare. But the last three times we have been here two men have been serving behind the counter. One is cheerless and dour and miserable- he clearly hates his job, hates people and does his very best not to be even faintly welcoming. Today, however, when we went to coffee and possibly breakast ( at 11.10 when it finishes breakfast service at 11.30) he was downright rude. I was shocked and tried to be extra cheerful and pleasant.. clearly a mistake. I was told breakfast items were not available - I insisted that it was only 11.10. he rang up to the canteen where the food is cooked and of course, they WERE available. I asked for extra strong coffee. 'We serve it as we serve it.' For the on-the-menu toasted teacake with cinnamon butter. 'No.' I asked what No meant. 'It means we haven't got any.' He slammed the tray down onto our table so that the cups rattled. He was being very rude to a lady in the queue afterwards - within our hearing ,. Of all the places where this should not be the attitude, this cafe, in a Christian place of pilgrimage and retreat to which many older, frail, and disabled people come should be ashamed of the itself. Work is not so easy to come by in Norfolk, the work surroundings here are pleasant and spacious, the customers nice, well-mannered people. Plenty would be glad of the job and serve the place better. We are regular visitors to the place but we will be going elsewhere for coffee etc until the counter staff can change their attitude to customers.

This is a super café serving light lunches, tea, coffee cakes etc. It was very busy on the day we visited as the weather had certainly brought the crowds out, but we were able to find a place to enjoy our cakes!!

This was a very busy and full restaurant, it was a bit overwhelming and the tables were large seating around eight people which did not allow just two to have a coffee together, maybe this is deliberate to help people mix together. We had a beer and an elderflower drink for 6 pounds so not cheap. The addition of some sofas was nice though.

Have visited the Norton Cafe quite regularly, and enjoyed comfortable seating and delightful setting in the beautiful Shrine Gardens, and usually have received warm welcome, but on my last visit made to feel very unwelcome by quite hostile attitude of the server: made to feel quite guilty at bothering him ! What a shame that one person can create an unfavourable impression.... This underlines the importance of staff training, and remembering the old phrase that it's the customer who pays your wages.

Always a great selection of food, and a welcome break. Staff are always friendly no matter what time of the year

Having had a bad experience in the morning at the Roman Catholic shrine down the road we called in here for afternoon tea on a cold wet day and are glad we did. The décor is warm and welcoming, as are the staff, and we all had a bowl of very good home made soup with a doorstep of soft yummy bread. A great place to rest and contemplate the surroundings.

I mis-read the rating system and only gave one circle. It is definitely a 5 circle spot, I.e., EXCELLENT!

I have visited on a number of occasions with friends. The Norton Room serves cakes, pastries and light meals. there are hot and cold drinks as well as alcoholic beverages including local real ales.