Very clean and hospitable - the cottage sparkled when we arrived and the goodies left for us were a bonus and a nice touch; thank you Phil.
The bedrooms were all a decent size, and it was nice that the two twin rooms had nothing to choose between them - no squabbles! There was plenty of storage space in the bedrooms too. Beds were all very comfortable. It is obvious that the bathrooms had been recently refurbished to a high standard.
Downstairs, it was nice to have two lounges, especially since we had a very young baby with us. I can imagine that families with young-ish children would like the games console and tv in that room too. We used the garden for parking, as suggested, although coming out onto the busy road was sometimes tricky. We also liked the fact that we could come in on the tiled surface at the back door, rather than through the carpeted front, so it was not messy. Good number of bathrooms and showers (though downstairs shower controls stay permanently on 'hot', no matter what dials you turn).
The kitchen was very well equipped indeed. It was good to see that the property had a large fridge and freezer suitable for the number of people. Once we got the hang of the induction hob that was good too - very quick to cook on.
Dishwasher was much appreciated. Washer and tumble dryer also handy.
We recommended in the guest book that maybe the owners could consider lining the curtains in the bedrooms with thicker material, as the sun shone in very strongly in the mornings. Another easy fix that would improve visitor experiences would be to provide more lighting in the dining room, which was very gloomy.
It was close to Sandringham, various beaches, a few railway lines and some lovely heath (we recommend Roydon Common). There was only really one walk we could do from the door.
Our one down side from this excellent property (much bigger than it looks from the front!) is something that the owners cannot change - the busy road outside. It is a main road and a lot of heavy farming and construction traffic goes along this at all times of day, as well as lots of cars (there is a huge construction college a couple of miles away). It turns out that Docking is a bit of a transport hub. This woke quite a few of our party up most mornings if their windows were open (our holiday was during the heat wave, so we had to have them open). Apart from this manic road, we had no real issues. We enjoyed our two weeks in Norfolk.