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Laurence Mitchell
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Tag Archives: North Sea
On Stiffkey marshes
On August Bank Holiday Sunday we drove east along the coast road from Cley-next-the-Sea. The coastline was bathed in hazy sunshine; the sky, milky white and unthreatening. Rain and wind had been forecast for later – typical bank holiday weather … Continue reading
Posted in Norfolk, Walking, wildlife
Tagged birds, marshes, North Norfolk, North Norfolk Coast, North Sea, samphire, Stiffkey
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Lammas Day, Suffolk Coast
Lammas Day – the first day of August. School holidays, warm weather, beach visits, perhaps a swim in the sea? Or, on a windy cloudy day, a walk; a beach walk. At low to mid tide it is possible to … Continue reading
Posted in Suffolk, Travel, Walking, wildlife
Tagged coastal erosion, flora, Kessingland, North Sea, southwold, W G Sebald
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Beauty and the beach: Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk
What is it that draws us to the sea; to the coast, the beach? On hot days in summer the answer is fairly obvious: to sunbathe, to swim, to cool off in the sea. Hot summer days are not such … Continue reading
Great Yarmouth: the View from the Monument
The strangest place in the wide world Charles Dickens I wrote a post about Great Yarmouth’s Time and Tide Museum some time ago. The museum continues to be one of the town’s cultural highlights but for inquisitive visitors, especially those with … Continue reading
Posted in Human Geography, Norfolk
Tagged architecture, Britannia Monument, coastal resorts, Great Yarmouth, North Sea, Time and Tide museum
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Cromer New Year, 2011
Many of us feel a need to mark the turning of the year in some way other than simply customary overindulgence on the eve of the old year – an outing to some favoured spot on New Year’s Day perhaps? … Continue reading
