Coast - Visit Norfolk, England
Norfolk has more than 90 miles of superb coast and beaches, with huge expanses of pristine sand, tidal creeks and saltmarshes, towering cliffs, quaint quays and harbours, shingle spits, and family-friendly seaside resorts. You can build sandcastles, go rockpooling or crabbing, go for a swim, take a boat trip to see the seals, spot rare or migrating birds, walk your dog, or just hire a beach hut, kick back and relax. And coast means seafood too… tasty crabs, tender lobsters, juicy fat mussels, mouth-watering oysters and fabulous fish.
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Places to see in ( Great Yarmouth - UK )
Places to see in ( Great Yarmouth - UK )
Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. Great Yarmouth is located at the mouth of the River Yare, 20 miles east of Norwich. Great Yarmouth has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the North Sea. For hundreds of years Great Yarmouth was a major fishing port, depending mainly on the herring fishery, but Great Yarmouth fishing industry suffered a steep decline in the second half of the 20th century, and has now all but disappeared.
The discovery of oil in the North Sea in the 1960s led to a flourishing oil rig supply industry, and today Great Yarmouth services offshore natural gas rigs. More recently, the development of renewable energy sources, especially offshore wind power, has created further opportunities for support services. A wind farm of 30 generators is within sight of the town on the Scroby Sands. Great Yarmouth has a beach and two piers.
Great Yarmouth is on a 3.1-mile (5.0 km) spit sandwiched between the North Sea and River Yare. Great Yarmouth well-known features include the historic rows (narrow streets) and the main tourist sector on the seafront. The area is linked to Gorleston, Cobholm and Southtown by Haven Bridge and to the A47 and A149 by the Breydon Bridge.
Great Yarmouth is connected to Norwich by the Wherry Lines from Great Yarmouth railway station, it is served by an hourly service provided by Abellio Greater Anglia via Acle or, less frequently, via Reedham. The bus station in Great Yarmouth is the major hub for local routes and is located under Market Gates Shopping Centre. The River Yare cuts off Great Yarmouth from other areas of the borough such as Gorleston and Southtown and so the town's two bridges have become major transport links.
Alot to see in ( Great Yarmouth - UK ) such as :
Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
Time and Tide Museum
Norfolk Nelson Museum
Joyland
Somerleyton Hall
The Broads
SEA LIFE Great Yarmouth
Merrivale Model Village
Hippodrome Circus
Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens
National Trust - Elizabethan House Museum
Great Yarmouth Beach
Great Yarmouth - Seafront
The Tolhouse
Wellington Pier
Gold Rush
Great Yarmouth Row Houses
Caister Roman Site
Leisureland
Saint George's Park
Triangle Amusements Ltd
Hemsby Beach
Hirstys Family Fun Park
Ocean Bay Amusements
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Things to do on the coast, Norfolk, UK
Fun and adventure all year round, activities for everyone including crabbing, rockpooling, hunt for mammoth bones, family games, family amusements, walk the dog... relax and enjoy!
Discover the Norfolk Coast
Take a picturesque 70 mile journey along the Norfolk Coast Path from 'Sunny Hunny' Hunstanton to the golden sandy beaches at Hembsy.
Watch how this beautiful Norfolk coastline changes dramatically as we move from west to east.
From the amazing coloured layered cliffs at Hunstanton to Marram Grass filled sand-dunes at Holkham with miles of shell filled beaches.
Salt marshes and meandering creeks take prominence from Brancaster to Blakeney - areas of outstanding natural beauty!
Cliffs re-emerge at the pebbled filled beach at Weybourne and continue around the North East corner protecting this vulnerable part of the Norfolk coastline from the North Sea until they merge again with sand dunes and gorgeous beaches at Sea Palling and Hemsby.
Also along the route we visit popular tourist spots like Blakeney Quay and the beach huts at Wells next the Sea. We take in views of Sheringham and West Runton from Beeston Bump and marvel at the elegant Cromer Pier.
This photographic slideshow tour of the Norfolk coast has been created by published professional photographer Daniel Tink. Visit Daniel's website at or search on Amazon for his and local author Stephen Browning's books on Norfolk.
Photo Copyright © 2014 Daniel Tink. No unauthorised use permitted. For further information and purchase requests please contact info@scenicnorfolk.co.uk
Hopton on Sea, Norfolk, the beach.
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Hopton on Sea. View North towards Great Yarmouth. Spend 10min sitting on the beach and watch the tide come in. Video filmed in June 2007. I'm afraid that the sand here has washed away over the years and the sea wall partly burried in the dunes is fully exposed to the sea.
Top 10 Coastal Towns in Norfolk
These are my favorite top 10 coastal towns in English county of Norfolk. Holkham, Happisburgh, Hunstanton and mundseley are one of the top 10 coastal towns in Norfolk.
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The Golden Mile - Great Yarmouth
The fun starts in Great Yarmouth on the Golden Mile, with more than a mile of fun to be had between the two traditional seaside piers.
Great Yarmouth is Norfolk’s biggest seaside resort, where happiness is guaranteed and you can share the great times with your friends and family. As well as enormous beaches to enjoy, there’s so much to do indoors as well as out.
Outside you can enjoy cycling, bowling, trotting up and down in a horse drawn landaus, adventure golf, the enormous sandy beach including trips to see the seals at Scroby Sands and donkey rides for the kids, a fabulous model village with landscaped gardens and a tiny gauge railway track and a choice of two fun theme parks, one for the little ‘uns and one for the big kids with amazing views from the big wheel.
Inside there’s seaside ten-pin bowling open from early ‘til late, a large tropical swimming pool with beach and sea views, shows at the end of the pier, the cinema, quasar laser, the offshore windfarm visitor centre, a huge range of amusement arcades with all sorts of games, indoor play centres and the Sea Life Centre to explore.
You won’t go hungry either, there’s a huge choice of food and drink from tea rooms and cafes to restaurants with indoor and al fresco dining options.
Featured in this short film: Joyland, Big Wheel at the Pleasure Beach, Donkeys on the beach, bouncy castles, Castaway Island, Merrivale Model Village, Sara’s Tea Rooms, Pleasure Beach, Bowling, Wellington Pier Bowl, Hinchinbrook, Pirates Cove Adventure Golf, Hollywood Cineman, Hippodrome, Amusements on Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth Sea Life Centre and Summer fireworks.
Seals at Horsey Beach
Seals at Horsey Beach in England.
Winterton-on-Sea Lighthouse 2015
This short footage documents the historic converted lighthouse at Winterton-on-Sea in Norfolk. A Lighthouse has been known to have stood in this location since the 17th century This first lighthouse was constructed between 1616 and 1618. This lighthouse was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt in 1687 and had an octagonal tower. This lighthouse was privately owned by the Turner family. The owners were entitled to a penny for every ton for every ship that sailed within the light. The lighthouse can be seen clearly on Faden’s large-scale map (at one inch to the mile) of the county of Norfolk of 1779, and Bryant's map of 1826. In 1836, the lighthouse was bought out by Trinity House. During the First World War, the present lighthouse became a military lookout post. Soon after, in 1921, the Lighthouse ceased operations. In 1921, the lighthouse and its cottage were turned into a private residence. The lantern was replaced by a circular observation room. The lighthouse was further used as a military lookout post during World War Two. At this time, the tower was strengthened with brick and concrete above the level of observation room and a gallery was added. The lighthouse was then used for observation for the Winterton Emergency Coastal Battery. The adjoining buildings were also used by the Coastal Battery’s garrison. After the war, the lighthouse was the home of Viscount Elmley; M.P. for East Norfolk. In 1970, or perhaps earlier, the lighthouse and cottage became part of the Hermanus holiday complex. In 2000, the lighthouse and cottage were sold again and is now two private dwellings, one in the tower, the other in the cottage. In 2012 the flat-roofed observation room on top of the tower was removed and replaced with a lantern structure, giving the tower an all together more lighthouse-like appearance once again.
Filmed on my Sony Cybershot DSC-H55 digital camera on 15th February 2015. My apologies for the mobile phone interference noise in the first segment of the video.