Sea Palling - Norfolk

Again, another great day for us to visit a blustery beach with the dogs, but this time we headed further North than yesterday to Sea Palling.

Only a 20 minute journey from our base at Clippesby, but if you follow the coast road, it is a very pleasant one.

Similar to Winterton-on-Sea, you can park at the end, and walk over the dunes to the beach. There is also a fish and chip takeaway and restaurant, together with an Ice Cream come small family fun arcade, the 2p slot machine sort... not all singing and dancing and expensive!

As we walked along the beach it was quite evident that this was the place to be to spot coastal birds. There were plenty of 'twitchers' about some on the beach others up high on the dunes all with their telephoto lenses.

After the dogs had had their fun and the children were worn out from the dunes, we headed for fish and chips. They were fantastic - Suzie had the haddock whilst the children and I had the scampi - no complaints - well only one; being charged 10p per sachet of tomato ketchup when you spend over £20.00 on a take away, although we did 'eat in'.

A quick play on the 2p arcade games, Ice Cream and we were headed back for the campsite where my son informed me football was our afternoon activity.

Wiki History
The Domesday Book (1086) records that Palling comprised nine villagers and fourteen smallholders. There were 20 acres (81,000 m2) of meadow, 14 wild mares, two cobs, 23 pigs and 71 sheep with a total value of £4.00. It was surrounded by areas of salt marsh

Horsey Corner and Beach

We awoke to snow flurries - Great!!!, but thankfully it had been snowing the previous week at home so we were well prepared for cold weather - indeed we had the caravan as opposed to our trusted tent.

Once we were all up and fed - we headed for Horsey Beach, a firm favourite of ours and the dogs. You have to go 'off road' from Horsey corner, but it's well worth it as you can park at the end near the beach - no facilities though!

You can often see seals in the sea and on the beach here so take care with your dogs as they will attack other animals.

The Nelson Arms public house is not too far away on the way back to the campsite. A great pub with good food and ale all wrapped up in a pet friendly atmosphere. Always worth a visit and hasn't disappointed in the past 3 years. It's a busy pub, so book if you want to eat!

Once back at the campsite, our afternoon was fun filled for the children, who enjoyed the parks and zip wires as well as the BMX track that circles the site. We'll get to the crazy golf and other activities another day!

Wiki Info.

The coast next to the village, known as Horsey Dunes, is a major wildlife site. Grey Seals on Horsey Beach. During the months of December and January the colony heads on to the beach to give birth to seal pups. Creating a beautiful local attraction for many wildlife enthusiasts.