WALKING THE NORFOLK COASTAL PATH

Some images from the three day walk along the Norfolk Coastal Path

Hunstanton War Memorial

 

 

 

 

Hunstanton lighthouse from the remains of

St Edmund's Chapel

 

 

 

 

From Old Hunstanton

 

 

 

 

Dunes at Old Hunstanton towards Holme next the Sea

 

 

 

 

The walk towards Holme next the Sea

 

 

 

 

Perfect weather for walking!

 

 

 

 

Heading towards Thornham

 

 

 

 

Magnificent views and an excellent lunch spot!

 

 

 

 

All Saint's Church, Thornham

 

 

 

 

The thirteenth century doorway with its

fifteenth century perpendicular door

 

 

 

 

The fifteenth century octagonal font with its

painted shields

 

 

 

 

The altar

 

 

 

 

The nave with its thirteenth century arcade columns

 

 

 

 

The little side chapel

 

 

 

 

The walk continues towards Brancaster

 

 

 

 

The fifteenth century tower of St Mary's

Church, Brancaster

 

 

 

 

A very beautiful church with lots of interesting

features including alms boxes and a wheeled bier

for transporting coffins up the hill to the cemetery

 

 

 

 

The east window showing Christ seated

upon a rainbow

 

 

 

 

Onwards towards Burnham Deepdale

 

 

 

 

Near Burnham Deepdale and the end of the first day's walk

 

 

 

 

 

Day two began with a look at the beautiful church of St Mary's,

Burnham Deepdale with its distinctive round tower

 

 

 

 

The Saxon round tower

 

 

 

 

View from the churchyard at the back

 

 

 

 

The Saxon belfry windows constructed with

flat flints to make round topped openings

 

 

 

 

The Norman font with its depictions of the

farming year for the working man

 

 

 

 

The nave

 

 

 

 

The altar and the east window

 

 

 

 

The pulpit and the little low-side window with

medieval stained glass depicting a cross within

a circle

 

 

 

The side chapel

 

 

 

There are some very beautiful and interesting

stained glass works within the church

 

 

 

 

Overy windmill as seen on the walk towards

Burnham Overy Straithe

 

 

 

 

Perfect weather once again and the second day's

walk ended at Stiffkey

 

 

 

 

The third and final day's walk began at Stiffkey, and

continuing on past Morston and Blakeney where we had

lunch (Weybourne crab)!

 

 

 

 

The windmill at Cley next the Sea where we

stopped for tea and cake!

 

 

 

The lovely Priory and Parish church at Weybourne

 

 

 

 

The altar from the nave

 

 

 

 

The simple altar at Weybourne

 

 

 

 

The organ and the lectern

 

 

 

 

The pulpit

 

 

 

 

Cross and brass memorials...

We ended the third day at Sherringham, the end

of the Norfolk Coastal Path for us as we had

previously walked from Sherringham to Cromer

 

 

 

 

An unforgettable sunset ended day three at Heacham Beach

near to where we had been staying!