A new word – and you heard it here first in Norfolk!

Ruth in the shop at HoltRetropolitan. A word first used by Ruth Northway’s husband Mark as he looked at the Glory Days shop in Holt on its opening day. “I don’t think the word existed until that moment” laughs Ruth, who explains that it is “The basic colours of Neopolitan ice cream, with a sprinkling of hundreds and thousands on top, and a dose of nostalgia thrown in for good measure”. And there does have to be a word for that!

Ruth was brought up in a shop environment – indeed her family still run the Post Office in Reepham. “I used to love looking and playing in the shop – seeing new things come in and wishing my friends and I could have the lovely things which were on the shelves”.

The shop at Holt.So it was small wonder that all those experiences would eventually come out in the form of her own shop. Glory Days originally opened in Norwich, Holt and Cromer “North Norfolk provides so much inspiration. It gives people a feeling of space and time, and the shops were perfectly placed there. The vastness of the sky and the brightness of the sun does provide inspiration towards a look that is quintessentially Norfolk”

Over the years, Ruth has developed an eye for recreating themes which evoke memories. First it was with painted furniture: “ There is something so warm and secure about the possessions we have and see about us when we are young. It’s remembering the types of furniture, small things dotted around houses – radios, toys, and even practical things”. Glory Days is immediately retro, with a look and feel familiar to anyone brought up in the 1960s and 70s.

Colour is the predominant theme as Ruth explains: “I love colour – it means so much. We’ve tried to create somewhere which will put a smile on faces as soon as people walk in. Yellows for sunshine, pinks and reds for warmth, and blue for the sea”.

Come and see for yourself, and stay at our Glory Days holiday cottage, 

 It all certainly put a smile on our face!

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