Jo and I walked this, the 11th stage of my Grand Norfolk Hike, on Saturday 25th March 2012.
Burnham to Wells
After a long, and rather fraught journey to the coast, we disembarked the Coasthopper at Burnham Overy Staithe and made our way down to the beach.
And what a place it is, miles of sandy beach, dunes, woods and with hardly any other people about. All our stresses and worries dropped away, it was lovely.
Martin on Holkham beach
Jo decided to go for a dip in the Wash, she lasted ten minutes before coming out, ‘too cold for a spring swim’ she announced. Fair enough.
Jo going for a dip in the Wash
We walked at a leisurely place up the beach…
On a Holkham sand dune
and admired the beach huts at the foot of the wood.
Beach huts
We decided to head into the wood itself.
The pine forest at Holkham
We finally arrived at Wells just in time for a bag of chips each before catching the bus back to King’s Lynn.
A fine days walk in the most beautiful of countryside, and all in the company of my wonderful wife, Jo. Perfect.
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Gorgeous! My wife has been there and says it’s the most beautiful beach she’s been to. We plan to visit!
It’s a great place Tim, you must go : )
Sounds & looks absolutely wonderful. I would love to do that walk with you one day.
The vast Holkam Beach is an amazing place . My favourite Norfolk place. Did you see the marsh harriers circling behind the pine woods ? Jo’s dip equally amazing