Trip away to Norfolk

[Fozzy59]

Sorry for a lengthy first new post.
Trip away to Norfolk
Following on from my introduction in the Say Hello thread here are my thoughts regarding my trip to Sheringham in North Norfolk.
First of all thank you everybody who gave us suggestions for charging points and/or places to visit
Set off from West Yorkshire on Friday evening and stopped at the Travelodge in Spalding. Charged up at the Instavolt at the McDonalds on Holbeach Road. When we got there about 7:00pm all 4 points were showing as available however 3 out of the 4 were ICE'd. Connected to the available unit and charged to 93% from 41% (Cost £20.45) while we were eating in the McDonalds.
Drove to Sheringham on the Saturday via Hunstanton and Wells-next-the-Sea and did a little touring around over the next few days.
Used a 22 kWh Genie point Charge unit in the Morris Street CP in Sheringham on Wednesday & Thursday to top up. On both days all 6 units were available but 1 was showing as faulted (just looking on the app and 4 are now showing as faulted). Costs of £12.33 & £8.22 which included the £0.50 connection fee on both occasions.
These charges gave us enough juice to potentially get us home but not wanting to chance it decided to top up on the Instavolt at the Costa just outside Kings Lynn, however both units were occupied and in use when we got there so decided to go to Spalding (slight detour) Instavolt. When we arrived there 1 unit was occupied by a Tesla. Hooked up and charged to 91% from 47% (Cost £17.84) while we had a drink.
Got talking to the Tesla driver and it turned out he had got the car new the day before and this was his first use of a public charge unit and was having difficulty getting the unit to work, I showed him what to do and he was happy to get some kWh's added, sufficient to get him home.
After we got home we add completed 490 miles which with the full charge at home of 38.6 kWh (Cost £3.86) came to a total charging cost for 132.17 kWh of £62.00 averaging £0.47 per kWh at 3.71 miles/kWh.
The final dash reading shows 4.2 miles/kWh

 

[GaryMG4]

Hi from west Norfolk, hope you enjoyed your trip. We are heading to North York Moors later on this year for a few days, currently thinking Beverley/West side York on the way to Pickering. Looks like only 22kw chargers around Pickering and next to nothing around Whitby.

 

[Gomev]

Hi from west Norfolk, hope you enjoyed your trip. We are heading to North York Moors later on this year for a few days, currently thinking Beverley/West side York on the way to Pickering. Looks like only 22kw chargers around Pickering and next to nothing around Whitby.

Mostly right.
There is a BP Pulse at the Black Swan in Pickering with CCS, also 2 Zest CCS in Eastgate car park, Pickering. I cannot vouch for either of these.
Very little around Whitby, only really Lidl and Aldi., again I cannot vouch for any here.
Depending on direction you are coming from top up at Malton or Scarborough (not much there either)

 

[Fozzy59]

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Hi from west Norfolk, hope you enjoyed your trip. We are heading to North York Moors later on this year for a few days, currently thinking Beverley/West side York on the way to Pickering. Looks like only 22kw chargers around Pickering and next to nothing around Whitby.

Yes we did enjoy our trip thank you, superb area.
There are some MER 22kw chargers in St Hilda’s Business Centre on The Ropery (near the Abbey) in Whitby which I have used a couple of times.
You also state west side of York. There is an Instavolt station at the Starbucks at Bilbrough Top, just off the A64

 

[GaryMG4]

Thanks the Whitby one is worth knowing, only saw Lidl when I last looked. Of course I meant the East side York not West, there's a council charging hub near the A64. Lived in Norfolk for 7 years now, always something going on and you can't beat a walk along the coastal path.

 

[Fozzy59]

Thanks the Whitby one is worth knowing, only saw Lidl when I last looked. Of course I meant the East side York not West, there's a council charging hub near the A64. Lived in Norfolk for 7 years now, always something going on and you can't beat a walk along the coastal path.

Been visiting Norfolk for a number of years (my late father-in-law lived in Scratby, near Hemsby) so have spent a lot of time in the area over the years, mainly staying in the Hemsby and Great Yarmouth vicinity, however we have also stayed in Hunstanton and Sheringham on occasions but this was the 1st summer visit to Sheringham.
The coastal drive from Hunstanton to Sheringham always gives me pleasure despite some of the other drivers on that road.
Agree with the walks along the coast, did that on most evenings, with some glorious sunsets.
Will be visiting again