Handmade homewares from North Norfolk
One-of-a-kind pieces curated for Spinks Nest, Riverbank, and homes everywhere.
About the shop
A small shop of handmade and thoughtfully chosen homewares, started to furnish two holiday cottages on the North Norfolk coast — Spinks Nest and Riverbank — and grown into somewhere to shop in its own right.
Everything here is chosen the way we choose for the cottages: ceramics thrown in Norfolk, antique bread boards, natural candles and scents, and one-of-a-kind finds from small studios and independent makers. Each piece is picked for how it’s made and how well it’s used.
On site, for guests
Staying with us at Spinks Nest or Riverbank? There’s a little shed shop on site, stocked for guests and paid for right here on the website.
Birdy Villa #8, a handmade bird house
Built from recycled local timber and ‘found’ metal roofing gathered from around Norfolk, each Birdy Villa has a hand-finished porch made from foraged branch wood. Individually considered, no two are ever quite the same.
Designed as a cosy first home for garden birds, with a detachable base for easy seasonal cleaning. Approx 25cm high, 14cm wide, 12cm deep.
£40.00
Shop by category
Kitchen and table, scent and light, garden and outdoors, bath and body — the shop sorted by what you're after.
Kitchen and table
Kitchen and table
Scent and light
Scent and light
Garden and outdoors
Garden and outdoors
Bath and body
Bath and body
Floral bowls, hand-thrown in Norfolk
Eleanor Torbati works from a small pottery studio in Norwich, throwing and glazing every piece by hand. Her work is focused on functionality, minimalism and the process of slow living — simple stoneware forms inspired by the North Norfolk landscape just up the road from her wheel.
These bowls are thrown one at a time, so no two are quite the same. Made for displaying foraged blooms and garden cuttings, and available in lightly speckled, cream or terracotta — exactly the kind of quietly useful object Eleanor makes best.
£42.00
Meet the makers
The people behind the pieces — potters, woodworkers and small studios from across Norfolk, each with their own collection to browse.
Eleanor Torbati
Eleanor Torbati
Norfolk Makers
Norfolk Makers
Norfolk Natural Living
Norfolk Natural Living
Popular in the shop
The pieces people keep coming back for, picked fresh each week.
Small gifts
Little extras under £15 — stocking fillers, thank-yous, and treat-yourself additions.
On site for guests
The Shed Shop at Spinks Nest and Riverbank
A little shed shop for guests staying with us, boarded inside to match the cottage ceilings, painted in Farrow & Ball Matchstick and floored with the same pamment tiles as Spinks Nest. Choose what you like and pay for it here on the website.
Stay with us
Two homes, one story
Spinks Nest and Riverbank are our two boutique holiday homes in North Norfolk. This shop grew from furnishing them — and if you're staying with us, you can add welcome extras like firewood and late check-out right here.