North Norfolk

The coast road

The A149 from Hunstanton to Cromer is the highly popular and scenic route along the North Norfolk coast. The road is the principal coastal route, and carries a lot of tourist traffic during the summer months. Do not be surprised by how narrow it can become as it passes through the pretty coastal villages of the region. The route is equally easily explored by bicycle or public transport.

From west to east, the road passes through:

Old Hunstanton

Holme-next-the-Sea

Thornham

Titchwell

Brancaster

Brancaster Staithe

Burnham Deepdale

Burnham Market is a few km inland from here, and well worth a diversion

Burnham Overy Staithe

Holkham

Wells-next-the-Sea

Stiffkey

Morston

Blakeney

Cley next the Sea

Salthouse

Weybourne

Understand

A quiet backwater, and largely unspoilt coastal region. The landscape is mostly flat and agricultural populated by quaint, if unremarkable towns and villages. The real highlight is the coastline itself, which ranges from the sandy beaches of Sheringham and Cromer to the mudflats of Morston marshes.