Norfolk Days Out

Now the summer sun has arrived in Norfolk it’s time to hit the beach. But which one? With over 100 miles of coast on offer you may be wondering where to start. To help, we’ve compiled the top 5 beaches that Norfolk has to offer.

1 Horsey. The remoteness of Horsey beach is it’s greatest charm. The approach track is challenging but worth persevering as the reward is the classic golden sand, blue sea with the dune back drop keeping the real world at bay. The National Trust do a good job preserving this gem of a beach and uncharacteristically for them the car pack is free!

2 Cart Gap. A little unknown beach just down the road from Happisburgh which holds a well deserved a place in our the top 5. A favourite for water sports enthusiasts with a slip way so you can drive your jet ski right up to the drink - if thats your thing, dude.

3 Great Yarmouth. So it’s a little cheesy and not Brighton but Yarmouth has buckets of good, old fashioned seaside fun. Fish and chips, piers, fun pack, arcades, sealife centre, horse rides, ice creams and one of Norfolk’s largest stretch of beach. They call it the ‘Golden Mile’ and it guarantees to make you smile.

4 Hunstanton. ‘Sunny Honey’ in the far north of Norfolk is probably the easiest beach to get to with a car park the size of several football pitches and then just a short hop, skip and a jump to the sea. Lot’s of sand so you’ll have no problem finding space for your sand castle village.

5 Holkham. The trendiest Norfolk beach. You may well have seen Gwyneth Paltrow grace the sands in the film Shakespeare in Love. It also boasts the hugest of huge walks from the start of the beach to the sea - make sure you take a pic-nic.