Happisburgh to Winterton Beach

Start: Post office bus stop, Happisburgh. (NR12 0AB) Grid ref. TG 380 309

(S) From the bus stop, walk South along The Street to take Beach Road on the left. The beach is accessed at Happisburgh via a sand ramp at the end of Beach Road.

(1) Enter the car park on the right and follow the footpath on the left hand side to the ramp. From here onwards, providing the tide is right, there are acres of firm sandy beach all the way through to Winterton. (E)

Start: Post office bus stop, Happisburgh. (NR12 0AB) Grid ref. TG 380 309

⚠️ It must be stressed before reading any further that tide times need to be consulted before attempting this beach walk. Although there is easy access to the dunes throughout it must be noted that certain high tides can cover the beach up to the sea defences. Throughout the route there are alternative paths through the dunes and the tracks behind them.

Transport :
Public transport linking the ends of this walk is few and far between. North Walsham is the town that becomes the common link for connections with an early morning bus to Happisburgh and a regular service to and from Great Yarmouth calling at Caister.

From the Winterton end, there is a hourly bus service into Caister and Yarmouth or walking another half a mile to Hemsby will provide a half hourly service to the same destinations, where there are connections back to North Walsham. This gives ample opportunity to either terminate the walk at Winterton or Hemsby or if time allows to continue through to Caister or even Great Yarmouth. It must be noted that there are no evening buses back so timing is crucial.
Sanders Coaches - bus Service :

• 6 - Sanders Coaches Service 6 Nth Walsham - Stalham - Potter Heigham - Great Yarmouth
• 34 - Sanders Coaches Service 34 North Walsham to Happisburgh, Sea Palling and Bacton

First Group - Bus Service : 1 - First Group 1 service linking Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Caister, Hemsby and Winterton

Terrain : This walk is dominated by acres of flat golden sand, big skies and a backdrop of dunes covered with marram grass.

Refreshments :
Fishermans Return, Winterton On Sea

Accommodation : Woodhill Park Campsite

Find more information and walks at Griffmonsters Great Walks here.

One cannot help but persistently turn to view the scene from whence one has walked as it gives an ever changing panorama of the coastline with Happisburgh slowly disappearing into the distance.

• Eccles
• Sea Palling
• The Stone, Winterton