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North Norfolk has 45 miles of coast with award winning beautiful beaches for great days out, rock pooling and fossil hunting, walking and water sports. Head inland to the beautfiul countryside and explore the towns and villages, steeped in history. Visit canals and the Broads National Park to enjoy boating, kayaking or paddle-boarding or just take in the tranquility. Coast or countryside, north Norfolk is the place to go to enjoy the great outdoors and wildlife all year round.
The north Norfolk coastline, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is ideal for days out and enjoying water sports, as well as discovering wildlife. There are several Blue Flag beaches meaning they are safe and clean and with paved access. There are several places to try surfing and paddleboarding as well as kite surfing. At the end of the day, enjoy gorgeous sunsets and look up and the north Norfolk skies at night for star gazing in the unpolluted skies.
Explore the huge expanses of sands at Brancaster, Holkham and Wells-next-the Sea with its colourful beach huts. Discover the famous striped cliffs and rock pools at Hunstanton, an east coast resort that faces west towards the sun, giving it the name, Sunny Hunny. Enjoy traditional seaside charm at Cromer, Sea Palling, Sheringham and Mundesley and take a step back in time on the Deep History Coast at West Runton beach, where significant historical finds have been uncovered including a 600,000 year old mammoth skeleton. Great for rockpooling and fossil hunting, you just might come across an ancient fossil! Try crabbing at Cromer Pier, Blakeney or Wells Harbour.
Beach fishing is free for those with a valid fishing licence. You can expect to catch bass, tope and cod off-shore from Wells-next-the-Sea along the coast to the shingle bank at Cley and Salthouse beach, where skate and thornbacks have been caught. There’s good night fishing at Weybourne, Sheringham and West Runton to Cromer, plus mackerel in summer. In late Autumn and Winter, expect to see cod, whiting and codling along from Cromer to Overstand, Mundesley and Trimmingham. Walcott and Bacton provide good sea fishing all year. Find out more from British Sea Fishing. There are several other places to go fishing in north Norfolk - find out more here.
If golf is your game, there are some fantastic coastal courses at Brancaster and Cromer, both renowned for their royal golf courses and you will find equally attractive courses at Fakenham, Hunstanton, Sheringham and Mundesley. Find out more here.
Visit any time of the year and discover wildlife unique to the area. Don't miss the seals at Blakeney Point and north Norfolk is renowned for the best birdwatching. You can see new born seal pups as well as pink footed geese at Brancaster Staithe and Holkham and rare birds visit due to north Norfolk’s proximity to the European continental mainland. Head to one of the nature reserves to get up close to some of Norfolk’s most unique species.
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The coast and countryside is great for walking and cycling. Amble along the quiet country roads or take one of the formal trails such as the Norfolk Coast Path while taking in some of England's most exhilarating scenery. Finally, north Norfolk is home to much of the Broads National Park, Britain's largest protected wetland and third largest inland waterway. It's also home to over a quarter of the rarest plants and animals in the UK. Take a guided boat tour, paddle by canoe or hire a boat for a holiday. You can also explore by wheels or foot – hire a bike or take a stroll down the array of footpaths surrounding the broads.
Get Outdoors in North Norfolk
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Clues to historic military campaigns of air, land and sea are hidden among the tranquil villages of west Norfolk’s Nelson Loop.
Sheringham
Leisure centre with swimming pool with splash pad, 70-station gym, group fitness and cycling studio and cafe.
Aylsham
Enjoy a fun walk or cycle around the perimeter of Blickling Park. This multi-use trail – perfect for walkers, pushchairs, adapted wheelchair users and cyclists – is ideal for all-weather use with a hard surface, and takes you through woods and open…
Aylsham
Enjoy a great walk around most of the Blickling Estate's parkland. Visit points of local historical interest including Long Plantation, the Great Wood, the Tower, Brickyard and Mausoleum.
Aylsham
The cycle hire hub at Blickling Estate has a variety of bikes for all ages, including electric bikes, trailers and balance bikes so the whole family can get outdoors to explore over 4,600 acres of parkland together.
Thought to be the only traffic-free cycle path in Britain that runs alongside a narrow guage railway. 9-mile route, Aylsham to Hoveton & Wroxham
Wells-Next-the-Sea
Experience Wells Next The Sea and the North Norfolk Coast with Curlew Coastal Charters. Offering quality Boat Tours, Crewed Private Charters and sight seeing, all aboard Dunkirk Veteran Lifeboat Lucy Lavers!
Cromer
The Deep History Coast Trail covers 36km of coastline from Weybourne to Cart Gap along the clifftops of the north Norfolk coast. Walk it all or pick a section.
Norfolk
The Bure Valley Path is for cycling and walking following a nine-mile route through the picturesque Bure Valley between historic Aylsham and Wroxham in the heart of the Broads.
East Quay, Wells-Next-the–Sea
We create fun, relaxing, sometimes challenging, but undoubtedly life-enriching adventures on traditional wooden sailing boats, based in Wells-next-the-Sea, on the beautiful North Norfolk coast.
North Walsham
Swimming pool, gym and fitness classes.
Norfolk
This 25-mile cycle ride takes you from the historic town of Aylsham into a beautiful area of peaceful countryside, through picturesque villages.
Aylsham
A six mile walk around the historic market town of Aylsham.
Norfolk
Not a cycle route but a cycle friendly railway line. The line links Norwich with Cromer and Sheringham.
Norwich
Marriott's Way is perfect for cycling and walking. At 26 miles this is one of the longest off-road routes in the country.
Norfolk
There is a network of mainly quiet country lanes around the rivers and broads of this special wetland area giving access to many nature reserves.
Hickling
Norfolk Outdoor Adventures strives to be the number one provider of Stand Up Paddling & Kayak activities on The Norfolk Broads and its surrounding coastal environment.
NOA are also the only organisation in the entirety of East Anglia that coaches…
Norwich
A pleasant ride along quiet country lanes starting from the cycle hire centre at Bewilderwood and passing through the picturesque Broads Villages of Neatishead and Barton Turf.
Norfolk
Network of bike hire centres supported by the Broads Authority.
Weybourne, Holt
Family friendly cycle hire centre offering a large choice of routes, including a trip on the North Norfolk Railway.
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