Sitting on the King’s Lynn to Thetford road is the village of Wretham which was once shaken by World War II aircraft at the nearby Military airbase, which today along with Thetford forest and farmland still surrounds part of the village.
The house we are staying at is special to its owners Terry and Karen because they designed and built it (with help ) 3 years ago. Surrounded by a large garden and fields, and with just one neighbour nearby the only sounds we hear is the early morning call from the cockerel and roaming pheasants.
The village itself is small with no more than a dozen houses, and with no amenities, the nearest shops are in Thetford which is 6 miles away, so there’s no forgetting the bread or milk here.
Tasked with looking after Rosco their dog, Oliver the rabbit and chickens we spend a couple of days getting to know their routines before Karen and Terry leave for their holiday.
Rosco is a laid-back 2-year-old Dogue De Bordeaux cross who likes you to embrace his what’s-mine-is-yours approach to life, like our food, the settee and our personal space. He also enjoys playing, going for walks or just lounging on the settee where he tends to snore quite loudly whilst leaning against us and we won’t even talk about the excessive drooling.
A typical day for Rosco involves a drive to Thetford forest for his walk. The “forest” is massive and made up of various smaller managed forestsaround the area. We go to the one closest to us in Breck’s woods where there are plenty of tracks that Rosco is familiar with and he loves nothing more than a good old sniff amongst the trees and wild mushrooms. Back at the house he enjoys a game of football in the garden or lounging on the sofa until it’s time for tea and one more walk around the village.
Twice a day we feed the rabbit, then check the chickens have food and collect any eggs, but as they are confined to their pen due to the Bird flu it seems like they are on strike so we get very few eggs.
Once everyone is fed and watered we spend our time exploring the area, and it’s a fascinating place from filming locations, Grimes graves flint mine, pretty villages, and huge manor houses to the daily sound of the old military planes training the pilots in the skies above, it’s a part of the country with lots to offer.
Our three weeks here have flown by and even though the weather has varied at times, from bright sunny days to heavy windy rain we have thoroughly enjoyed what this part of the country has to offer. However it’s Rosco who has been the highlight of our stay, we have got used to seeing him sitting at the bottom of the stairs in the morning and the challenge of opening a rustling packet without making a noise, as bought back memories of our old dog Hooch who had the same mannerisms.
Before leaving we spend the evening chatting to Terry and Karen about the adventures we have all experienced in our motorhomes.
