The coast path makes a brief detour inland. Walk east through the village of Thornham, towards Titchwell, and turn right up the lane signposted to Choseley.
You now face a steady climb and gentle descent of 1.25 miles (2km) in all until the familiar coast path sign points left off the road by a small plantation. To the west is Beacon Hill, occupied since Neolithic times and once a Roman signal station.
Continue along the edge of a couple of fields and soon the path becomes a broad track. The path continues over the crossroads and then over a second small road to Titchwell, and then itself turns left towards the coast again. Now there are skylarks singing overhead, and once more there are fine views of the sea beyond Titchwell, where the Titchwell Marsh Nature Reserve, in the safe hands of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, boasts many fine and rare species of bird and plant life. The path itself descends past ancient barns to Brancaster.
At Brancaster, the route crosses over the main road and then makes its way along the edge of the marsh. Conditions can be wet and muddy along this stretch, though a boardwalk now handily carries walkers over the vast majority of it. Continue towards the site of the Roman fort of Branodunum.
Brancaster is also the site of a fine golf course, part of the Royal West Norfolk Golf Club, and the path to the course affords fine views of the creeks.
The next point of interest is the village and harbour of Brancaster Staithe. The route then runs almost imperceptibly into the small village of Burnham Deepdale, the first of five (once seven) villages with the prefix Burnham. Before embarking on the next stage of the journey, you would do well to investigate the fascinating Saxon Church of St Mary’s, with its superb and famous font whose carvings illustrate the months of the year by depicting life on the land.
The Norfolk Coast Path follows the line of one of the most unspoilt and beautiful coasts in the country, justifiably famous for its harsh beauty and remoteness. It runs from the Victorian resort of Hunstanton in the west along wild stretches of marsh, beach and cliff, interspersed with a few... attractive villages and small towns on or near the route, and ends at the town of Cromer, famous for its crabs, pier and fishing boats. This second section heads uphill from Thornham to run parallel with, and offer great views of, the coast. It then descends to slip between the sea and two north Norfolk villages – Brancaster and Brancaster Staithe.
The North Norfolk Coast is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and probably the finest of its kind in Europe. Here you’ll find a string of quaint villages and small towns – Holkham, Wells-next-the-Sea and Cley next the Sea are 21st-century favourites, while Sheringham and Cromer are classic examples of a good old-fashioned seaside resort where grand Victorian hotels look out to sea.
The coast path makes a brief detour inland. Walk east through the village of Thornham, towards Titchwell, and turn right up the lane signposted to Choseley.
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You now face a steady climb and gentle descent of 1.25 miles (2km) in all until the familiar coast path sign points left off the road by a small plantation. To the west is Beacon Hill, occupied since Neolithic times and once a Roman signal station.
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Continue along the edge of a couple of fields and soon the path becomes a broad track. The path continues over the crossroads and then over a second small road to Titchwell, and then itself turns left towards the coast again. Now there are skylarks singing overhead, and once more there are fine views of the sea beyond Titchwell, where the Titchwell Marsh Nature Reserve, in the safe hands of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, boasts many fine and rare species of bird and plant life. The path itself descends past ancient barns to Brancaster.
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At Brancaster, the route crosses over the main road and then makes its way along the edge of the marsh. Conditions can be wet and muddy along this stretch, though a boardwalk now handily carries walkers over the vast majority of it. Continue towards the site of the Roman fort of Branodunum.
Brancaster is also the site of a fine golf course, part of the Royal West Norfolk Golf Club, and the path to the course affords fine views of the creeks.
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The next point of interest is the village and harbour of Brancaster Staithe. The route then runs almost imperceptibly into the small village of Burnham Deepdale, the first of five (once seven) villages with the prefix Burnham. Before embarking on the next stage of the journey, you would do well to investigate the fascinating Saxon Church of St Mary’s, with its superb and famous font whose carvings illustrate the months of the year by depicting life on the land.
The Norfolk Coast Path follows the line of one of the most unspoilt and beautiful coasts in the country, justifiably famous for its harsh beauty and remoteness. It runs from the Victorian resort of Hunstanton in the west along wild stretches of marsh, beach and cliff, interspersed with a few... attractive villages and small towns on or near the route, and ends at the town of Cromer, famous for its crabs, pier and fishing boats. This second section heads uphill from Thornham to run parallel with, and offer great views of, the coast. It then descends to slip between the sea and two north Norfolk villages – Brancaster and Brancaster Staithe.
The North Norfolk Coast is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and probably the finest of its kind in Europe. Here you’ll find a string of quaint villages and small towns – Holkham, Wells-next-the-Sea and Cley next the Sea are 21st-century favourites, while Sheringham and Cromer are classic examples of a good old-fashioned seaside resort where grand Victorian hotels look out to sea.
