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Studland Bay, Beach and Nature Reserve - Studland Beach, Nature Reserve and Sea Stacks

Location: Poole, Dorset

Today's featured coast is Norfolk

The Norfolk coast covers over 100 miles much of which designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The coast is scattered with traditional seaside holiday resorts, and wide sandy beaches. Great Yarmouth is the largest of the Norfolk coastal towns. Find out more, visit Norfolk

We have visitor information and photographs for the main coastal towns and resorts in Norfolk, including Mundesley, Happisburgh, Hunstanton, and details of beaches, visitor attractions such as Sandringham, visitor accomodation, B&B's, hotels, guest houses and restaurants.

UK Shore

An exploration of the coast line of the United Kingdom, featuring seaside towns and seaside resorts, and natural coastal features with details of visitor attractions, beaches, accommodation, cafes and restaurants.

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Featured coastal articles

History of the Goodwin Sands

Goodwin sands hovercraftThe Goodwin Sands are a notorious stretch of sands just off the coast of Kent. Submerged at high tides, with areas being exposed and drying sufficiently for a man to walk on at low tides, they present a particular challenge to shipping given their location at the narrowest part of the busiest shipping channel in the world [...] Read more.

Martello Towers of the East Coast

Hythe martello towerThe East Coast Martello towers were built in Essex and Suffolk around the same time as the South Coast towers starting in 1809. They were intended to prevent Napoleon's armies from reaching London via Essex/Suffolk [...] Read more.

Martello Towers of the Kent and Sussex Coast

Hythe martello towerMartello Towers were built along the coast of Kent and East Sussex, between 1805 and 1808 to protect against invasion by Napoleon. A good number of them survive today, some restored as museums and residences [...] Read more.