Horsey Windpump

Explore the iconic Norfolk Coast from Horsey Windpump. Discover the area on foot with our walking trails. Click to discover more.

The Norfolk Broads have been shaped by man, with the iconic Horsey Windpump standing proud in the landscape. Enjoy a circular walk around the Mere and keep your eyes peeled for the Swallowtail butterfly, the UK's largest butterfly that's unique to this area.

Our wildlife garden at Horsey Windpump provides a home to many insects as well as bringing a splash of colour throughout the year. Perfect for wildlife spotting, you can often see Swallowtail Butterflies feeding during the summer months.

Heigham Holmes Nature Reserve is effectively an island and is important for its wildlife.

The unauthorised use of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) or drones as they are more commonly known, is not permitted on or over National Trust land as part of our byelaws without the necessary required qualifications and a licence granted by us. Find out more here.

Read our metal detecting policy and the conditions under which we might grant an Archaeological Research Agreement.

Here on the Norfolk Coast we love that our visitors can take home and share special moments from their day with us, but for those who are looking to use National Trust locations for anything other than personal use, here's a handy guide for filming and photography on the Norfolk Coast.

Horsey Windpump has had a dramatic history – it has survived floods, a lightning strike, a collapse, storms and gale force winds. Standing on the site of previous mills, Horsey Windpump is the youngest and one of the largest windpumps on the Norfolk Broads.

In the eighteenth century Horsey was a wild and desolate place, known locally as Devils’s Country due to it’s wild and lawless nature. The Enclosures Act paved the way for the land to be drained and changed this landscape forever.

Millwrights built and carried out running repairs on windmills and drainage mills and still do today here at Horsey.

Sleeps 3. Traditional and comfortable accommodation and the smallest of our three barns at Horsey. Perfect for couples wanting to explore the Norfolk Broads or coastline.

One of three converted barns, 2 Horsey Barns is a fun retreat for families. The barn has comfortable open-plan living space and children will love sleeping in the galleried area. Winterton Dunes and beach is also only a ten minute walk from the cottage where you could jump over waves or go for a walk bare foot. Sleeps 4 + 2.

Sleeps 6. The largest of the three barns and perhaps the most dramatic conversion, this spacious accommodation provides a central living area with two ground-floor bedrooms on one side and an extensive galleried bedroom, sitting area and new shower room above.