About Us

The Grove Glamping

In 1936, the Graveling family purchased The Grove and moved in. That same year, Bob and Hilda welcomed their fourth child, John Graveling, into the family. The household of six thrived at The Grove, but as the children grew up, they eventually left home. Many years later, John returned with his wife Ann and their three children, living at The Grove until 2004. During their time there, they welcomed a couple more children, the youngest being Ruth. The Graveling children spent countless summer hours outdoors, often camping in the field, creating a magical childhood experience.

John Graveling sadly passed away in November 2023, leaving behind his remarkable vegetable garden and greenhouse, which supplies fresh produce for the two Grove restaurants. Renowned as the best cherry tomato grower around, John’s legacy continues through Leon, who worked alongside him and now lovingly tends to the garden. Ann still resides on the grounds and crafts award-winning marmalade that is served daily at The Grove—definitely worth a taste!

The five siblings—Richard, Chris, Liz, and Hannah—now manage The Grove, while Ruth, the youngest, launched her own glamping business in 2015. Since then, The Grove Glamping has flourished, offering a variety of five and six-metre traditional Mongolian yurts. There are three yurts that accommodate four people, one that sleeps six, and a six-metre yurt designed for eight. In 2022, Ruth and her husband Rich introduced the Shepherd's Lodge, featuring a hot tub and luxurious amenities like a Big Green Egg, a pizza oven, underfloor heating, an ensuite toilet and shower, as well as both indoor and outdoor kitchens and table tennis. The Shepherd's Lodge comfortably sleeps five, with a cleverly designed triple bunk that can be tucked away, making it ideal for couples as well.

Each Mongolian yurt, complete with oak doors, is surrounded by a wooden lattice and features a window for stargazing. They are equipped with all the comforts of home, including a double bed with a proper mattress and duvet, bunk beds, and a wood-burning stove for cozy nights. Each yurt also has low-wattage 240-volt electricity for charging phones and staying connected, along with its own undercover cooking and dining area featuring gas hobs, a fridge, and a charcoal BBQ for sizzling sausages or burgers.


The site itself is in a quiet corner of the garden with easy access to the pool and is a great safe place for kids to play and make friends. The five yurts are huddled around a fire pit, which has a convivial atmospheric feel in the evenings. All yurts are fully kitted out with everything for your stay, you will need to bring towels, slippers and your swimming kit, to enjoy the free onsite pool. You may also want to bring some charcoal for the BBQ. The washing up facilities provided include hot running water, but neither washing up liquid, dish-cloths nor tea towels are provided, so please remember to pack these It’s also worth bringing a torch as there is little light pollution on site. Tucked behind the pool, the yurts have their own washing up area, fridges, stoves, fire pits, BBQ's, as well as benefiting from the short walk through our private woodland path to the award winning Cromer beach.

Many of our guests enjoyed booking the whole glamping site for a few days with friends or family. The site can hold up to 26 people in its five yurts and five more in the Shepherd's Lodge. To make your stay that bit easier and we can provide a variety of hampers, which can be pre-booked including cheese and wine, barbeque or breakfast. Of course, all the facilities of The Grove are also available to our intrepid Glampers, so you can book one of our superb breakfasts, come in for dinner, swim in the pool then head back to your yurt for a cosy night’s sleep in ready-made-up beds; getting back to nature in style.

We are a family friendly site and so we do not accept stag or hen nights and try to keep the site quiet after 10pm. It is also a pet free site.