Sea Palling is just one more of those quintessentially small north Norfolk coastal fishing and agricultural villages that famously populate and enrich this beautiful, picturesque Norfolk coastline. The Church of St Margaret’s overlooks the outstanding countryside, while the rich golden sands of the coastal area attract those who are willing to trade the holiday-driven hustle and bustle of the likes of Cromer, Hemsby or Yarmouth for peace and tranquility. Here you can find the space you need without the trappings you don’t need, but there’s no guaranteeing the weather.
 Kite flying on Sea Palling Beach
A stroll on the beach whilst listening to the constant gentle ebb and flow of the Norfolk coastal current, combined with the experience of walking on historic, ever-changing and shifting sands is an experience to remember for a lifetime. Be sure to take the time to talk to the occasional fisherman, or just enjoy the tranquil breeze atop the sand dunes, but always be careful to protect the fragile ecostructure of such a fine place. |
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It's not so unusual to spot the odd seal that’s become lost off this coastline, although they are most popular further east and further west from Hunstanton to Yarmouth.
 Offshore Sea Defenses at Sea Palling
In 1953 Sea Palling’s sea defenses were breached during an abnormally high tide, many homes were washed away by the sea, carried inland by the high winds that accompanied the storm, and it's recorded that seven folk perished that day. It was perhaps not unlike the recent Tsunami in Asia, but on a much smaller scale. It surely won't be the last occurrence of such an event.
 Sea Palling - A family beach |
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Offshore reefs of massive Scandinavian boulders have recently been placed a few hundred meters out to prevent further erosion inland especially to the concrete coastal defence structures/walls, put in place after 1953, and to prevent salt water entering the Norfolk broads.
As a result of such structures, the coastal sands are once again expanding outwards at Sea Palling, the sands forever shifting along the coast & pilling up on this shoreline, whilst the opposite is found further around the north Norfolk coast, where erosion is the biggest worry.
 Sea Palling Cliffs and views of the village
Nissen Huts can still be found in sea Palling, relics of the second-world-war, forming a small part of the then coastal defences that can still be spotted around the local Sea Palling area..
Text author and copyright © 2007 : Chris Crane |
