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The Geography Department |
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Sunday at Thornham and Hunstanton
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Early-morning walk - Burnham Deepdale to Brancaster Staithe
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An early-morning walk from Burnham Deepdale out along the earthen sea wall; above is the point where the path leads out from the 'real' coastline.
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Views of the tidal inlets, and, in the middle, a look back towards Burnham Deepdale/Brancaster Staithe.
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Returning with improving light, I even tried to stalk some sea lavender! |
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The creek at Brancaster Staithe with its boats beached by the tide. |
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Holme Dunes National Nature Reserve - Thornham
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Information panel and location map for visitors.
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Some relic trees mark the entrance to the salt marsh at the car park - very atmospheric. On the right West Sands can be seen through the horns of the dead trees. |
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Views over the salt marsh, left, right and top - and the reclaimed but flooded land behind the sea walls ... and a great sky!
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Notices on the path from Thornham (there is a car park at the end of the track)
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A boardwalk takes the visitor along the ridge of the dunes, (looking towards The Firs) which are crossed by an informal path through the sand.
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A pretty-much empty beach (West Sands) and a great sky on the North Norfolk Cast.
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Another shot of that sky, with the party gathering under the lee of the dunes.
Alan, Dave, Christine, Emma and Victoria. |
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Cloudscape at Thornham. |
Christine, Victoria, Katherine, Pauline, Emma and Judith. |
Pauline, Victoria, Judith, Katherine, Val, Dave, Emma, Christine and Alan. |
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The sand dunes at Thornham - on the left showing signs of erosion (slumping) and wind-blown sand (centre as well as colonising marram.) |
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Messages in the sand. Dave starts a message to Kate in the sand .. and Alan takes over with a rich supply of razor shells. |
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Hunstanton - a contrast!
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As ever, a finely-turned groyne caught my eye! |
The true spirit of geography - ' Please do not ride if you are a big girl's blouse, a mummy's boy or a wimp!' |
The crowds were out for the first sunny Sunday in recent living memory! |
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Sauntering down the seafront with our t-shirts like the rest of north west Norfolk. The shark-painted machine did trips around The Wash, which seems a very interesting things to do!
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Beaches and people - and pony rides along the beach! |
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