3 - Burnham Deepdale to

Distance: 12.4 km/7.7 miles Terrain: Exposed Time: 3hr 5mins floodbanks interrupted Type: Walk the Coast Path in 7 stages, part 3 by a harbour, then Accessible by public transport sandy beach path with very little Experience the elements boardwalk. walking along floodbanks Maps: interrupted by a small Ordnance Survey harbour and onwards to Explorer 251 Landranger 133 one of Norfolk’s most beautiful beaches, as Public Toilets: Unfortunatley there featured in Shakespeare are no public toilets in Love. A walk to blow on this stretch . the cobwebs away. Refreshments: Natural England - Photographer Andy Tryner 03-7834 Start at the Drove in Burnham Burnham Deepdale - Deepdale and follow the  Deepdale café black and white National Trail you can see dates from 1814 . Its acorns from here going eastward. (t: 01485 211055) internal machinery has been removed and is now let as a holiday home. See more at: Follow the floodbank round Walk through the village past the www.brancasterstaithe.co.uk and onto harbour and once again onto the  the approach to Burnham floodbank. It is possible to get a Overy Staithe. ferry to Scolt Head Island from here, Staithe - The Hero During the post medieval which is a National Nature Reserve (Closed Mon evening, period, the inhabitants of Burnham managed by the National Trust and serves food) Norton attempted to drain and . The “skeleton” (t:01328 738334) reclaim some of the landscape close to of Scolt Head Island, is made of the coast, which provided valuable glacial shingle above which sand and See more at: www.theheroburnhamovery.co.uk grazing land. A number of post silts were deposited. It is a non- medieval drainage ditches are visible intervention reserve where natural on aerial photographs, as well as the coastal processes are allowed to Holkham - remains of industries that were occur. Victoria Hotel carried out in the parish such as the (t:01328 711008) remains of a salt producing site and Continue walking on top of the Restaurant, bar meals and accommodation oyster beds. These show that floodbank and enjoy the Burnham Norton thrived on the spectacular views. Marsh Larder Tea natural resources of the coastline. rooms (t:01328 711285) Past Gun Hill the sand

Take the cross field path off  can get very hot in See more at: the floodbank towards the the summer months. Make www.holkham.co.uk  village of Burnham Overy your way onto the beach but keep Staithe. The windmill to existing tracks to 3 - Burnham Deepdale to Holkham of

ith Getting there : ite By Bus - CH = Coasthopper: King's Lynn to Cromer along the coast. (Summer: 1/2 hourly, rest of year: hourly, ’s namecomes from the alterations on Sundays) From Norwich: Norfolk Green’s x29 service to Fakenham then onto Wells to meet the CH.

By Rail - The CH service

Of interest: interest: Of BurnhamOvery Staithe English Old for ‘Homestead by stream a across the river’. GunHill is a large,now eroded sand , it was reputed to have beenused duringthe Napoleonic WorldWars and WarTwo as artillery an emplacementand military installation respectively. . Large quantities ofMiddle Saxon potteryfragments and highquality continental metalwork recovered fromsuggests site this this mayhave beenthe site important an market. is alsoIt possible that the s was the originalfocus of settlement in the area, w present the BurnhamMarket developing from the Late Saxonperiod. is accessible from King’s Lynn and Cromer/

County Council. Licence No: 100019340.2010 Sheringham stations.

Disabled Parking: Burnham Overy Staithe : There is a car park on the quay, please be aware of tide times as this car park is liable to flooding. Holkham : There is ample metered parking at Lady Ann’s Drive, however during peak periods this

car park gets very busy.

© Crown Copyright. rightsAll reserved. Norfolk Additional Info: Note to wheelchair users Follow the bay round to the main access theaccess to main theround bay Follow the and onto thebeach point for Ann’s to Lady leads which boardwalk from up picks The Coasthopper Drive. end the southern of to the left thestop Drive. Ann’s of Lady The beach hereof Holkhamis part Estate which also a spectacular boasts house, deer park .lake and boating The estate a herd has of 150 ofcows, meat the which viasold is the Victoria(at Holkham) and Inn the Globe (at Wells). regarding the CH bus : Norfolk Green can’t assure that all buses are fully wheelchair accessible during busy periods. If you need to make sure that your bus will be accessible, then call them on tel.:01553 776980 24 hours before you travel. Holkham Holkham Bay is also a

Contact us and let us know how you’ve got minimise damage but keep clear clear butkeep minimise damage in May, which areas, offenced of colonies protect July June and

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Produced by National Trail office 04/10  nesting birds. nesting birds. National Nature Reserve, this of part the isbay also a much favoured spot for naturists! Walkingon thesand sand - is If dry and progress foris slow, wetter,slightly look harder sand which should make things easier.slightly