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Picture the scene, you are out walking the Norfolk coast. The ground beneath you is firm, grassy, rivers and streams surround you. To the east, the land stretches on—no shoreline, no horizon broken by waves. You walk for days, following thick wooded valleys and mammoth tracks, crossing wetlands and climbing sloping hills. Eventually, without ever needing a boat, you set …
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If you are planning a visit to the Norfolk Coast, then you will most definitely want to spend some time in King’s Lynn, especially if you fancy maritime history, for which the town has gained fame for as long as it exists. If you didn’t know it already, King’s Lynn began as a small fishing village that historians trace back …
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Norfolk is home to six blue flag beaches, making it one of England’s top beach destinations. Blue flag beaches are distinguished by their water quality, environmental upkeep and education, facilities and safety standards. Norfolk makes for a great day out on the beach in a beautiful setting. In Norfolk, you’ll discover a stunning coastline with cliff drops and dramatic sunsets, …
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Fossil finding When autumn comes around, the tides tend to be higher. This often means the chances are higher of the waves washing away debris and material to reveal what’s hidden underneath. Historically, the coast around Norfolk is a treasure trove to find fossils in this way. West Runton in particular is known as a great place to visit since …
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In May 2013, storm waves eroded a section of the coastline at Happisburgh, a small village on the north-eastern coast of Norfolk. This unearthed a great archaeological discovery, of many sets of prehistoric footprint hollows imprinted into the clay. When the discovery was reported, a team of archaeologists lead by Simon Parfitt from the National History Museum rushed to the …
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Bacton on the Norfolk coast is 10 miles south of Cromer and approximately 20 miles from Norwich inland. Bacton is the home of Broomholm Priory, famous for possessing the relic “The True Cross” Broomham Priory was once a popular pilgrimage site for Christians. Founded in 1113 the priory was dissolved in 1536 and by the 1800s the site was being …
