Enjoy The Sandy Expanse Of North Norfolk's Beaches
The beach at Holkham on the North Norfolk coast is a truly stunning expanse of sand
. It will keep you and the children amused for hours looking for shells or just walking along the water's edge.
Getting to Holkham Beach is reached by walking about a mile down Lady Anne's Drive near Holkam Hall and is worth a visit during any weekend break Norfolk.
Holkham Hall is the home of the Coke family and the Earls of Leicester and was built between 1734 and 1764 by Thomas Coke, the first Earl of Leicester. The current Earl of Leicester still resides, with his family, in the Hall which is open from April 1 to October 31 on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays 12 noon to 4pm.
If you are staying in one of the North Norfolk Hotels, the beach is the place to visit with either a bucket and spade or your walking boots. The whole family can enjoy a day out.
When you get fed up of collecting shells you can walk along the shoreline towards Wells-next-the-Sea. Walk around the waters edge at Wells and you might also just get a peek of seals bobbing in the water. These seals have a habitat just off Blakeney Point and are often seen in the surrounding waters off Wells.
The beach also has some lovely sand dunes that children can enjoy hiding in or you can spread your blanket on the dune and have a picnic.
If you are looking for calmness and solitude then this enormous unspoilt beach and woodland provides plenty of sandy and pine trees for you to explore.
Wells Harbour is not too far away from the beach. This harbour has been a safe haven for ships and boats for at least 600 years and was one of England's major ports in Tudor times.
If you are staying in one of the North Norfolk hotels in the area make sure you enjoy the beaches where you can walk for miles and enjoy the breathtaking views of the North Norfolk coast.
And with several Norfolk luxury hotels in the vicinity, many with excellent restaurants, there will be every opportunity also to sample some of the culinary delights of the region on the menu.