North Norfolk Coast
Enjoy North Norfolk with its untamed ever-changing coastline, award-winning beaches, dramatic vistas, classic seaside resorts, charming market towns and picture postcard villages. Much of it is designated an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty' internationally known for its wildlife.
Cromer
Dominated by the tower of its parish church (the tallest in the county), this sedate seaside town stands on a cliff top, with beaches (Blue Flag Award) of sand and shingle running down to the sea. Cromer is famous for its catch of common crabs, caught by its little fishing boats which still work from the beach. The pier is noted for its traditional seaside theatre and RNLI lifeboat station.
Sheringham
This traditional seaside town grew up around its old fishing village, and a band of little boats still bring in the daily catch. A mixture of Edwardian and Victorian buildings - Sheringham is home of The Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway), which operates steam train rides. At low tide the sand and stony beach (Blue Flag Award) reveals rock pools.
Wells-next-the-Sea
Picturesque small town, its bustling and colourful fish quay home to a fleet of little boats. Not quite on the sea, but sitting on an estuary, Wells has narrow streets lined with traditional flint buildings. Whilst on the green (The Buttlands) is a series of Georgian houses. The pine-fringed sandy beach with its colourful beach huts is to the north of the town.
Other 'Seaside' Places of Interest
Holkham is noted for one of Britain's best sandy beaches - huge, private, with dunes backed by pine trees. East and West Runton has quiet sand/shingle beaches backed by low crumbling cliffs (rich in fossils). Mundesley is a clifftop village harking back to a bygone age, with its sandy beach and colourful wooden beach huts. Whilst Sea Palling is a dune-backed stretch of white sand protected by man-made reefs.
