Top 5 things to do; Cley Next The Sea
Cley (Next The Sea) was much nearer the sea in the 13C, situated at the mouth of a harbour known as the ‘Blakeney Haven’ that stretched from Wiveton to Salthouse, a medieval conurbation of wool trade....
View ArticlePinpricks of light on the landscape: the severe beauty of Norfolk in winter
Thornham Marshes When walking on Thornham Marshes, I was reminded of the story of The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico; although the book is set in the Essex marshes, it could easily be describing the...
View ArticleRedundant ports: Glaven churches, wedding flowers
Norfolk has the greatest concentration of medieval churches in the world. From its tiny headwaters at Bodham/ Baconsthorpe to its spill into the sea behind the shingle spit of Blakeney Point, the river...
View ArticleSurfing, East Coast style
Although the east coast doesn’t get the wave consistency that the hotspots of west coast Cornwall enjoys, there is plenty of opportunity to take to the waves! WHEN A deep low pressure area centred...
View ArticleBest Beaches; The Our Norfolk Top 5
Sporting over nearly one hundred miles of coastline, there is always a Norfolk entry in any ‘best UK beach’ listing. This is Our Norfolk’s Guide to the top 5 best beaches in our county. Somewhat...
View ArticleOasis Burnham Overy Staithe beach
Norfolk has its own paradise beach with white sand, deep blue sea and endless views: Burnham Overy Staithe beach. It is less known than the familiar Holkham, Wells and Brancaster and not so easy to...
View ArticleQuirky shore finds
Pick a Norfolk beach, any one will do. In fact, you could dive into our COAST category and find the Our Norfolk top 5! Eyes down…. now what’s the most quirky thing you can find on the shore? You’d be...
View ArticleGolden autumn – a rich source for photos
Autumnal trees by Chris Taylor With the leaves on the trees turning a beautiful golden and the dramatic autumn coastal storms rolling in there are plenty of great shot opportunities just around the...
View ArticleHurrah for an ‘R’– It’s mussel time!
It’s mussel season again as there’s an ‘R’ in it! For an ‘R’ month means it isn’t summer, the sea isn’t ‘warm’ and there’s mussels to be had. Former Editor Sarah Tribe decided to explore the coast in...
View ArticleTop 5 things to do: Joyful Cromer
Cromer’s motto, visible on town road signs, reads ‘Gem of the Norfolk Coast‘. This is Our Norfolk’s take as to why. 1. The beach It’s got the lot! Cliffs, sand, opportunities to hawk for fossils, heart...
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