West Sands Info, England

A visit to Norfolk offers a refreshing escape from the hustle and bustle of busy Britain. Around every corner you will find pretty villages and historic churches, miles and miles of unspoilt beaches, countryside and rivers teeming with wildlife and relaxed towns and a city with wonderful shops and tempting cafes.

Skegness is a thriving resort on the East Coast of England. Skegness once extended much further out to sea and the coastline has suffered erosion over many years though it is now gaining ground. We know that the area has been occupied since before Roman times. Roman pottery can be found today on the shore, it makes a change from collecting sea shells! Salt was manufactured along much of the low lying coast of Lincolnshire in Roman times and evidence of their working sites and even artifacts bearing their fingerprints can still be found today.

Lowestoft is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park at Oulton Broad and the North Sea. The most easterly point of the United Kingdom is within Lowestoft at Lowestoft Ness, a length of coastline adjacent to an industrial development area.

Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea.

Blakeney is a small village on the north coast of Norfolk UK in an area of outstanding natural beauty and remains largely untouched by the pace and commercialism of modern life. The village is recorded in King William's Domesday Book of 1086 under the name Esnuterle, later known as Snitterley. By 1240 the haven in the lee of the shingle ridge was known as Blakeney, and this became the name of the village.

Cromer is one of the most attractive seaside resorts in Norfolk, and is also an important residential, administrative and service centre for the growing population of North Norfolk - yet Cromer still retains the air of Victorian and Edwardian charm at its heart. A recent regeneration programme has enhanced this charm whilst introducing new facilities in the town and on the seafront.

Wells-next-the-Sea, known locally simply as Wells, is a town, civil parish and seaport situated on the North Norfolk coast in England.

Heacham started to become popular as a seaside resort with the Victorians due to the opening of the railway line between King's Lynn and Hunstanton in the early 1860s. The beach at Heacham is one of the few beaches in eastern England where the sun sets over the sea instead of over land. As such, with the right weather conditions, beautiful sunsets can be viewed.

Stalham is a market town (population 2,951) in the English county of Norfolk, in East Anglia  

Between Burnham Overy Staithe and the sea, the river spreads out into multiple tidal creeks through the salt marshes that fringe the coast hereabouts, and finally leaves land behind by passing though the fronting sand dunes at a gap locally known as Burnham Harbour. Small boats can reach Burnham Overy Staithe through this gap and creek. Today Burnham Overy Staithe, and the associated harbour, is a major recreational sailing centre. It is also the point of departure for ferries to the Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve.

Norwich is a city in Norfolk, East Anglia which is in Eastern England. It is the regional administrative centre and county city of Norfolk. During the 11th century Norwich was the second largest city in England, after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom.

Hunstanton is known colloquially to locals as 'Sunny Hunny'. Hunstanton is the only east coast seaside town in Norfolk where the sun can be seen to set over the sea.

Sheringham is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, located west of Cromer. Historically, the parish of Sheringham comprised the two villages of Upper Sheringham, a farming community, and Lower Sheringham, which combined farming with fishing.

This small seaside town in East Lindsey on the coast of Lincolnshire, England offers a wide long flat beach, Mablethorpe hosts the UK's only beach hut festival 'bathing beauties' in September every year.

Happisburgh is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

Withernsea is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and forms the focal point for a wider community of small villages in Holderness.

Pakefield is a suburb of the town of Lowestoft in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. Pakefield is located around 2 miles (3 km) south of the centre of the town.

Scratby is a village in Norfolk in England with a great surfing beach. There are two peaks, one off the small bar directly opposite the steps and another good left is a short walk away.

Hemsby is a village, civil parish and seaside resort in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 12 km (7.5 mi) north of the town of Great Yarmouth.