Fritton Lake - the Clubhouse

I was lucky enough to stay in the clubhouse four times across the seasons in 2022 and really appreciated the sense of privacy, English culture and pristine environment on the grounds but it was actually the local, organic food and dining experience that left me feeling like I had been on some kind of high-end health food retreat designed to show my body how it could feel when properly nourished. A massive, very delayed thanks to all the staff and Somerleyton family.

Having visited a few times over the last couple of years sadly this place has lost its charm. The recent food hygiene rating of zero is also very alarming! Fritton lake is desperately trying to be Norfolks answer to Soho farmhouse but it’s struggling (Norfolk doesn’t want a Soho farmhouse!) The clubhouse rooms are tatty, the sauna and changing rooms are dirty and unmanaged. It’s unprofessionally run with only a handful of inexperienced staff. Its social media is a joke - tacky and Inappropriate posts which are swiftly taken down when they receive negative comments. The place is just trying too hard but can’t keep up with demand and failing fast. My experience of large groups of holiday guests hogging the sauna for hours and leaving it filthy really is the nail in the coffin for me and I will not be returning.