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    • TravelerNorfolk Coastal Path
      1
      Day 1

      Sheringham to Weybourne

      May 17, 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      Sheringham is another seaside resort and we enjoy our walk along the promenade; we see more beach huts, as well as fishing boats and lots of groynes along the beach front (physical barriers to limit the tidal movement of sand and sediment moving along the shore).

      We climb up to The Leas Garden and Shelter and then rejoin the clifftop path along the top of Weybourne Cliffs; Sheringham Golf Club is on our left and it is a long course! Further on we see Weybourne Windmill and then reach Weybourne Hope, heading up to the village here to visit Weybourne Priory - the standing remains are Grade II listed and attached to Weybourne All Saints Church.      Read more

    • TravelerThis Has to Stop.
      1
      Day 14

      Blakenely Beach, the Day After.

      August 14, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Well there’s more to the Riviera of Norfolk than we thought.

      There is swimming water.
      There is also car drowning.
      We think all vehicles survived the tide. A fellow turned up and sheepishly moved his Audi, by reversing even further into the water.
      Was very confident of his 4 wheel drive?      Read more

    • TravelerNorfolk Coastal Path
      1
      Day 156

      Mundesley Circular Walk

      October 19, 2021 in England ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      The coastal village of Mundesley is well known for its firm, golden sand beach. In the cliff top gardens above this is the memorial to the Bomb Disposal teams that cleared the Norfolk coast of landmines post WW2, which is next to the smallest maritime museum in the world (formerly a coast guard lookout station).

      Many of the coastal villages around here have circular walks, and the Mundesley circular walk heads inland, past the golf course and follows the Paston Way as far as Gimlingham. From here, we head towards Trunch; the village is known for its 14th century, Grade I listed parish church of St Botolph as it contains a magnificent carved and painted wood font canopy (one of 4 in tbe UK), as well as a decorative hammerbeam roof.

      We follow "quiet roads" as they are known here, back to Mundesley and enjoy a view of the Stow Hill tower windmill in the neighbouring village of Paston on the way.

      Back in Mundesley, The Ship Inn beckons.      Read more

    • TravelerThis Has to Stop.
      2
      Day 14

      Blinkling Estate Gardens

      August 14, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      A short 4 kilometre walk around the gardens.
      What’s not to like.
      Enormous walk, walled garden, English young folk frolicking including an 18mth dragging a croquet mallet, a Temple at the end of a walk and 4 painters doing up the Orangery and laughing outrageously.
      Also has a 400 set of yew hegdes that are a joy so long as you don't have to trim them.
      The cuttings go to makeTomoxifil the anti breast cancer drug. Amazing.      Read more

    • TravelerThis Has to Stop.
      Day 14

      Blinkling House

      August 14, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      Anne Boleyn could have been born here. It's that sort of story. The original house did belong to her family.

      A very, very rich lawyer Henry Hobart bought it, tore it done and built himself a Jacobean country house.

      It’s had a few owners before ending up with the National Trust in 1940, opened to visitors in 1960.

      It was leased to someone during that period. What sort of person leases an enormous, old, old house with a garden that needs a morning to see.

      Would you like to see the attics they asked, what could you say but yes. Mark’s Fitbit says that we climbed the equivalent of 19 stories but who counts these things. Great house with the biggest Library eat of the Pennines.

      They were having an art installation around the risk to books in the 21 century, quite interesting in parts. Better than the “Surrealism Experience” at Peckover House we did not discuss with you.

      Many K’s walk, much gawking and good time had by all.

      Bernadette had a wasp incident in the courtyard but a true tourist takes these things in their stride.      Read more

    • TravelerNorfolk Coastal Path
      Day 155

      Sea Palling to Mundesley

      October 18, 2021 in England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      Sea Palling is a small holiday resort village to the south of Cromer. The Environmental Agency has erected 9 barrier reefs here to protect the village from the North Sea, as there is a lot of coastal erosion in this area. We start our walk at the small RNLI station and take the beach walk option towards Eccles-on-sea; this was abandoned in the 17th century due to being engulfed by the sea, and now exists as the Bush Caravan Estate behind concrete sea defences.

      We reach Happisburgh, which has national archaeological significance as evidence of the oldest human occupation in the UK was unearthed here in 2010. There are many groynes along the shore here to slow erosion; we pass the iconic red and white striped lighthouse - the oldest working in East Anglia - and St Mary's Church, the tall tower of which is an important landmark for sailors.

      We pass Walcott, well known for its sandy beaches, to reach Bacton; there are extensive sea defences here.... The Bacton Gas Terminal is an industrial complex of 6 different supplier terminals, each receiving gas from the UK continental shelf; a scheme was undertaken here in 2019 to deposit 2 million metric tonnes of sand in front of the cliffs to form an artificial dune to protect the complex and local villages for the next 15-20 years from from further erosion.

      The path continues along the beach at the bottom of Mundesley Cliffs, a site of scientific interest, to reach the RNLI Volunteer Station at Mundesley.

      It has been a good walk of close to 10 miles.      Read more

    • Michelle CreasyEurope
      Day 30

      Seals and birds and boats oh my!

      September 22, 2016 in England ⋅ 🌙 13 °C

      I started the day at Morston with a seal tour.
      We went out in what looked and felt like a massive lifeboat, but with a motor.
      It took us our to Blakeney point were we could get with about 2m of the shore where the seals were lolling about.
      There are two types of seals - grey and common. One type (common?) had their pups about 2 months ago so we saw babies!

      Blakeney point is a spit and the other side is the north sea. After viewing the seals we were able to land/beach/pull up/whatever it is called when a boat comes up on the beach on Blakeney point (not near the seals) and have a wander around for 45 mins. The beach is shale (smooth small stones) and I had a nice wander around although really there wasn't much there.

      From Morston I made my way around the coast to Horsey. It was such a beautiful drive, mostly on B roads I think. I hadn't gone far when I came across "Cookies", a seafood cafe/store.
      My crayfish tail salad had everything - cockles, prawns, smoked fish and tiny crayfish tails. The crayfish are about 15cm here and so the tails a bit smaller than I was expecting, although still delicious.
      The view was gorgeous with wind turbines in the distance (possibly in the ocean).

      At Horsey I went on another boat tour, of the Horsey mere and broads (I think, the terminology is a bit confusing). I saw a lot of rare birds such as marsh harrier, common crane, bitterns as well as heron, egyptian geese and swans.

      I didn't take a lot of photos as you needed a much more powerful lens than I had and I preferred to just look, use the binoculars and listen to the guide rather than wait for the perfect photo.

      From Horsey I made my way to Great Yarmouth, just because. I had a look around, the beach front is very holiday park touristy with arcades and other attractions. I did stop just north of Great Yarmouth and got to see the beach there.

      I'm currently in Drayton, just out of Norwich where I stopped for tea at a random pub. It's curry night so I had an english curry (tikka masala), another food item to check off the list.

      It's been a good day, to add local flavour I've been listening to "The Big Six" by Arthur Ransome, set in this area. I've still got about an hour to drive back to the hotel so I'll upload this while I have good wifi.

      Morston/Blakeney harbour is tidal, the cruise times depended on the tide.
      Lifeboad style tour boat
      Seals
      On Horsey mere
      Geese in flight
      Wind turbines north of Great Yarmouth      Read more

    • TravelerNorfolk Coastal Path
      Day 1

      Cromer to Sheringham

      May 17, 2021 in England ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

      We're stopping in Cromer for a couple of nights with a view to do some walking along the Norfolk Coastal Path. The route from Cromer to Weybourne is part of the Sea Palling to Weybourne section of the England Coast Path, which is opening in sections around the UK.

      Starting at Cromer lighthouse - now automated, so the lighthouse keeper's cottage alongside the tower is now let out as holiday apartments - we descend down the East Cliff to the town of Cromer, enjoying wonderful views of the pier and church tower. It is a lovely town, although very much a tourist resort now, and we see the church and explore some of the streets.

      We walk along the shingle beach as far as East Runton Gap and divert along the A149 for a few minutes before cutting down to the West Runton Cliffs and walking along these; the fossil remains of the "West Runton Elephant" were discovered here in 1990 - it was the skeleton of the best preserved specimen of a 4m tall steppe mammoth ever found and put the town on the map.

      We continue along the cliff walk past Beeston Regis and reach the "Beeston Bump", an isolated hill above this village, and descend down the other side to Sheringham.      Read more

    • TravelerNorfolk Coastal Path
      Day 157

      Mundesley to Cromer

      October 20, 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      The coastal path from Mundesley takes you through a caravan park - there are many along the coast here - on its way to the village of Trimingham. On the outskirts of the village, we pass the RAF Trimingham Air Defence Radar Station, which is shaped like a giant golf ball. We reach the parish church of St John the Baptist's Head; a life size alabaster head of the saint was kept at the church and visited by pilgrims. The church has a short, buttressed and unfinished tower.

      From here, it is back to the coast to walk along the Sidestrand and Trimingham Cliffs, another Site of Scientific Interest, en route to Overstrand. This village was originally a crab fishing centre like Cromer, but it became a holiday destination for wealthy Victorians and was dubbed "the village of millionaires". We walk along the promenade there and then on to the beach for the rest of the way to Cromer.

      It is a lovely stroll to Cromer and there are excellent views as we get closer. It has been another excellent walk (about 8.5 miles).      Read more

    • TravelerNorfolk Coastal Path
      Day 3

      Blakeney to Wells

      May 19, 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

      We leave Blakeney with the Morston Salt Marshes on our right to reach Morston village - like Blakeney, this used to be a major port 400 years ago but is now used by a small number of fishing boats, leisure craft and seal watching trips to Blakeney Point. There are distant views of the Watch House (formerly used as a lookout for sailors in distress and for smugglers) and the blue Blakeney Point visitor centre (formerly a lifeboat station).

      The coastal path now skirts the Stiffkey Saltmarshes, part of the National Trust, and then the Warham Saltmarshes; there are good views of the marshes themselves and the birdlife on them as we approach port the town of Wells-next-the-Sea. The distinctive landmark of the seafront is the granary with its overhanging gantry on the quay; this has now been converted into luxury flats (it ceased operating as a granary in 1990).      Read more

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