Norfolk’s Coast

A Journey Through its Towns and Villages
A fascinating exploration of the history of Norfolks coast and the towns and villages which have faced the North Sea for centuries.

Norfolks long and varied coastline stretches from the border with Lincolnshire in the Wash in the north-west to the boundary with Suffolk in the south-east. From the historic port towns of Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth to small coastal settlements, the ever-changing coastline has evolved over millennia and has an eventful history. Popular destinations along the way include Hunstanton, Wells-next-the-Sea, Holkham, Blakeney, Cley, Sheringham, Cromer and Gorleston but less well-known places include the village of Heacham, where Pocahontas lived for a short while, Nelsons birthplace in Burnham Thorpe and Stiffkey with its controversial vicar. Brancaster beach saw rehearsals for the D-Day landings and the East Coast Floods of January 1953 resulted in the loss of many li