What are the prices?Huts are £65 per day with the exception of The Bear Hut and The Boat Shed which are £70.
Check in is from 0930am (you can arrive later!) you will receive a key code via email so you can access the hut whenever suits you. We do not have a check out time, just note the car park opening times on arrival.
Yes we do! Head to www.thehappyhuts.com/shop
Access for all huts is via a key code box, you will receive an email with the key code the day before at 10:00am, please check your junk folder. You will also receive a reminder at 07:00am the day of your booking.
Yes! We are delighted to now have a map that shows all of our hut locations and beach amenities. Check it out here.
Check out your hut under the 'our huts' page, this will list everything your hut has included.
Please note that we can no longer guarantee beach toys, we have tried our absolute best but too many get broken/go missing. In order to continue to be able to offer single day hire with no check out time we have had decided to not replace any more once they have gone. We strongly advise you bring your own to avoid disappointment. The beach cafe also sells a selection of buckets and spades.
Wells Beach is split into two halves, a dog friendly side and non dog side. Huts numbered 1-37 are strictly no dogs in the huts or on the beach/sea opposite these huts. Any huts to the other side of this numbers 38-205 are dog friendly. All of our huts EXCEPT Upper Deck - No. 2 and Beach Hut - No. 11 are dog friendly.
Having a beach hut booked does not guarantee you a parking space. There is a pay and display car park on beach road, but it fills up very quickly in the summer months, usually by 09:30/10:00 it is full ** and you will be re-directed to the overspill carpark in Freeman Street, you can then either walk which takes about 40 minutes or take the Holkham bus there are also other additional car parks in Wells town and it is approx. 1 mile from here to the beach. For more information on parking please visit.
https://wellsguide.com/visiting-wells-next-the-sea/visiting-by-car/
Beach address: Beach Road, Wells, Wells-Next-The-Sea NR23 1DR.
Beach Road Car Park opening times:
October - March - 0600 - 1800
April - September - 0600- 2100
The car park on beach road during peak months often doesn't allow vehicles larger than 2m high, it is best to call Pinewoods directly ahead to check (01328 710439). The car park is pay and display and accepts cards & contactless.
This is now the case across most of the car parks in Wells too, if you plan to travel in a vehicle that is above 2m high we would advise researching where to park before you arrive or make some further enquiries with the car park operatives.
** No refunds will be given if you cannot get parked. In the summer months Wells town also gets very busy so we would advise arriving as early as possible.
Unless specified Hammocks hang from underneath the hut.
Upper Deck - No. 2
The Boat Shed - No. 38
The Cabin - No. 42
Poachers Hide - No. 87 - On a travel stand
Grumpys - No. 104 - On a travel stand
Ebb&Flo - No. 105
Surf Shack - No.107
Lazy Days - No. 108
Nauti Hut - No. 114 - On a travel stand
Starboard - No. 115
Beach Hut - No. 121
Happy Hut - No. 128
Salty Dog - No. 189
White Elephant - No. 205
An added safety feature perfect for small children and dogs!
Upper Deck - No. 2
The Boat Shed - No. 38
Ebb&Flo - No. 105
Surf Shack - No. 107
The Nauti Hut - No. 114
Starboard - No. 115
Beach Hut - No. 121
The Happy Hut - No. 128
Every few years owners have to have their huts raised to protect them from the sand build up, most huts have about 8-12 steps to get inside them however there are a few that are lower and more accessible. The are the following:
Sally's Folly - No. 11 - 6 steps
The Bear Hut - No. 89 - 6 steps
Grumpys - No. 104 - 4 steps
Nauti Hut - 4 Steps
Beach Hut 113 - 3 Steps
The huts are extremely close together so having any more than this simply isn't fair on neighbouring huts. This also includes inviting friends to join you at the hut/ on the beach in front. No more than 6 people (excluding children under 12) can be associated with one beach hut. We want everyone to enjoy their day on the beach and not have it ruined by large groups. 99% of the huts on wells beach are privately owned too, so the last thing we want as a company is to be upsetting other owners. Some of our huts have happy hut neighbours, so if you want to invite more people then we suggest you book two. A list of which huts have neighbours can be found below.
Poachers Hide (87) & Bear Hut (89) * (almost neighbours there is just one hut between)
Grumpy's (104) & Ebb & Flo (105)
Surf Shack (107) & lazy Days (108)
Beach hut 113 & Nauti Hut (114) & Starboard (115)
The main set of toilets are located in the car park along with the beach cafe, in the summer months there is an additional set of toilets located in the pinewoods conveniently situated for huts numbered 104-205. We have listed the distance to the car park so it is accurate all year round.
The huts that are the closest are the following which take approx 2-5 minute walk. It does depend on your walking speed so please use this a rough guideline.
Upper Deck - No. 2 (No dogs)
Beach Hut - No.11 (No dogs)
The Boat Shed - No. 38
The Cabin - No. 42
Closely followed by the following which are approx 5-8 minute walk.
Poachers Hide - No. 87
The Bear Hut - No. 89
The next few are approx a 10 minute walk
Grumpys - No. 104
Ebb & Flo - No. 105
Surf Shack - No. 107
Lazy Days - No. 108
The following are about a 12 minutes walk
Beach Hut - No. 113
Nauti Hut - No. 114
Starboard - No. 115
Everythings Rosie - No.121
The Happy Hut - No. 128
Our last two are the furthest away and we would say it takes about 15 minutes
Salty dog - No. 189
The White Elephant - No. 205
There is no electricity, fridges or running water or toilets at the huts, there is a water container provided and water taps can be found in the car park, by the lifeguard hut by beach hut 41 and near beach hut 138.
There are public toilets at the car park and during the summer months in the pinewoods. These are now open too. The Beach Café by the car park is open all year round and there is an ice cream van in the summer.
Each hut is provided with a single ring gas stove and gas canister, the stoves are only for boiling water for drinking and washing up.
Wells tides can be quite extreme, at low tide the sea can be about a 15 to 30 minute walk from the huts however high tide never cuts you off. Occasionally on a super high tide it can come almost up to the steps on huts numbered1-10 but this is very rare! Tide times change daily, so if you're curious do check the link below before your visit..
Wells Tide Times | Tide Times
Absolutely! Below is a selection of our favourites, here are some links to their direct websites which will enable you to get in touch and arrange your delivery or collection for your Happy Hut day. So go on treat yourself...
The huts do not have electricity or fridges so we would advise bringing a cool box with plenty of ice packs to ensure your goodies are kept cool on the day especially in the height of summer.
Welly Boot Bakery: Offer delivery to the beach car park of picnic boxes and celebration cakes
High Tide Picnics: Offer delivery to the beach car park of picnic boxes
The Picnic Hut - Offer collection of picnic boxes in Wells, Staithe street
The Crab House - Offer collection of seafood platters in Wells, Freeman street
Dates for next year will be staggered from around mid January 2024, all hut owners are given a new licence annually by Holkham until we receive this and know we can continue to let we cannot sell any dates. Once this has been issued we will publish a breakdown of when each month is going to be released. Sign up to our emails to find out first.
The use of drones is not permitted on Wells beach without permission from the park. See here for more details