Holt is a market community, civil parish as well as electoral ward in the English area of Norfolk. The town is 22.8 miles (36.7 km) north of the city of Norwich, 9.5 miles (15.3 kilometres) west of Cromer and also 35 miles (56 km) eastern of King's Lynn. The town is on the path of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham where access to the nationwide rail network can be made using the Bittern Line to Norwich. Holt also has a railway station on the managed North Norfolk Railway, the 'Poppy Line', of which it is the south-western terminus. The closest airport is Norwich. The town has a population of 3,550, increasing as well as including the ward to 3,810 at the 2011 census. Holt is within the location covered by North Norfolk District Council.