Enjoy a unique stay at glamping site's restored railway carriages
One of the railway carriages you can stay in at Amber's Bell Tent Camping at the Little Massingham Estate. - Credit: Amber's Bell Tent Camping
Norfolk is on track for another staycation boom this summer and in a quiet corner of the county you can now stay in railway carriages.
Amber's Bell Tent Camping at the 2,000-acre Little Massingham Estate has launched a new glamping experience.
There is a comfy double bed inside the railway carriages. - Credit: Amber's Bell Tent Camping
The multiple-site business is run by couple Amber Wykes and Shaun Perkins who started it a decade ago at Mannington Hall.
It is now at five locations in Norfolk and two in the Midlands.
The railway carriages overlook a rewilding meadow. - Credit: Amber's Bell Tent Camping
The sites are franchised and estate manager Oliver Birkbeck runs the Little Massingham one which has seven bell tents.
This year he has lovingly-restored two railway carriages dating back to the 1890s, which were rescued from demolition in King's Lynn.
Called Myrtle and Beryl they overlook a rewilding meadow and feature a bedroom compartment with double bed, a mini lounge and kitchen area with a pull-out bed, shower room and a woodburner.
Inside one of the railway carriages that you can stay in. - Credit: Amber's Bell Tent Camping
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Mrs Wykes said: "Everyone loves it as it is a unique experience and people want interesting stays.
"Graffiti artists Harry Malt, who lives locally, has also done edgy graffiti on the outside."
