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The Broads and the North Norfolk Coast

This drive begins in the bustling and historic county town of Norwich before
cutting through the beautiful Norfolk Broads National Park, where the flat still
waters magnify the sunlight streaming from wide skies. Then it heads to the
sea, simply following the spectacular coastline west. It’s one of the few places
in the country where you can see the sun both rise and set in the ocean in a
spectacular display of pinks, oranges and mauves. And if the drive ever feels a
long way from the sea, simply turn off the main road to find safe, sandy beaches,
fishing villages and old-fashioned English resorts. The trip is clearly best enjoyed
in fine weather, with glorious opportunities for swimming and sunbathing, but
lowering skies and storm-tossed seas also make for dramatic scenery. Walkers,
birdwatchers, naturalists and photographers will be in their element among
unspoilt salt marshes and wild shores.

HolkhamHolkham
BrancasterBrancaster BayBay BlakeneyBlakeney
BayBay BurnhamBurnham HarbourHarbour CLEY NEXT CLEY NEXT
Holme-next-Holme-next- DeepdaleDeepdale HolkhamHolkham THE SEATHE SEA
WELLS NEXT
the-Seathe-Sea BrancasterBrancaster WELLS NEXT MorstonMorston Salthouse WEYBOURNE
Salthouse WEYBOURNE
THE SEA
THE SEA SHERINGHAM
SHERINGHAM
Holkham
Old HunstantonOld Hunstanton ThornhamThornham Holkham StiffkeyStiffkey BLAKENEYBLAKENEY Nor thNor th
HallHall
CROMER
BURNHAM
HUNSTANTON
WEST
T heT he HUNSTANTON BURNHAM BurnhamBurnham LanghamLangham WivetonWiveton Upper WEST CROMER Overstrandand SeaSea
Upper
ThorpeThorpe
MARKET
Overstr
RUNTON
Sheringham
WashWash RingsteadRingstead MARKET WightonWighton BinhamBinham FieldField Sheringham RUNTON
SummerfieldSummerfield DallingDalling LetheringsettLetheringsett Trimingham
Trimingham
GreatGreat Gresham
Gresham
HEACHAMHEACHAM North CreakeNorth Creake WalsinghamWalsingham Holt Holt
Roughton
LittleLittle SharringtonSharrington North North Roughton
Metton
Barningham
SedgefordSedgeford DockingDocking StanhoeStanhoe South South WalsinghamWalsingham Barningham Metton
MUNDESLEY
Gimingham
CreakeCreake NORFOLKNORFOLK Hunworth Gimingham MUNDESLEY
Hunworth
Thorpe
Trunch
Market
Paston
Plumst
Market
SnettishamSnettisham GunthorpeGunthorpe Plumsteadead Thorpe Trunch Paston
FringFring EastEast GreatGreat
IngoldisthorpeIngoldisthorpe BarshamBarsham SnoringSnoring BarneyBarney BrininghamBriningham Bradfield
Bradfield
Keswick
Knapton
SyderstoneSyderstone Wickmere Antingham Knapton Keswick
Wickmere
Antingham
Briston
ShernborneShernborne BirchamBircham Briston Edingthorpe
Edingthorpe
Swafield
Happisburgh
Calthorpe
DersinghamDersingham ToftsTofts Calthorpe Suffield Swafield Happisburgh
Suffield
Saxthorpe
KEY Saxthorpe
Banningham North Walsham
Banningham
North Walsham
Oulton
Drive route Oulton Felmingham
Felmingham
Honing
East Ruston
Blick
Blicklingling Tuttington Honing East Ruston
Tuttington
ACTIVITIES
Aylsham
Worst
Below Norwich’s Art Nouveau Royal Parade, first Aylsham Worsteadead Dilham
Dilham
Ingham
Skeyton
Canoe along the tiny creeks and shallow lakes of the opened in 1899, see p122 Marsham Skeyton Stalham Ingham
Stalham
Marsham
Fairst
Norfolk Broads from Horning Fairsteadead Smallburgh Sutton
Smallburgh
Sutton
Buxton
Buxton
Hunt for crabs and shrimps in tidal pools at Mundesley Hevingham Stratton Neatishead Catfield
Hevingham
Stratton
Catfield
Neatishead
Strawless Bure Bure
Strawless
Catch a traditional end-of-the-pier show at Cromer Irsteadead
Irst
Coltishall
Coltishall Hoveton Ludham
Hoveton
Ludham
Walk along the Norfolk Coast Path at Sheringham Frettenham St John T heT he
St John
Frettenham
Felthorpe WroxhamWroxham
Felthorpe
HORNING
See a bittern or marsh harrier in the salt marshes at Horsham Crostwick Br oadsBr oads HORNING
Crostwick
Horsham
Cley-next-the-Sea St Faithaith
St F
Woodbastwick
Woodbastwick
Rackheath
Rackheath
Drayton
Take a boat to Blakeney Point to see the migrant terns, Drayton South South
Walsham
dunlin and wigeon and the resident seal colony Catton Sprowston Little Little Walsham
Sprowston
Catton
Plumst
Plumsteadead
Great Great
Picnic in the glorious sand dunes at Wells-next-the-Sea Plumsteadead
Plumst
Thorpe Blofield
Thorpe
Blofield
Eat a cup of delicious Stewkey Blue cockles doused in Colney St Norwich
St Norwich
Colney
Brundall
plenty of vinegar, while sitting on the beach NORWICH Brundall
NORWICH
Cringleford
Go shopping in Burnham Market, known as “Chelsea on Sea” Cringleford Kirby Kirby
Redon
Redon
Bixley Bixley
Watch the sun sink into the sea from the stripy cliffs
of Hunstanton
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