Hunstanton

Worth seeing in and around Hunstanton

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Seahenge

   Seahenge, also known as Holme I, was a prehistoric monument located in the village of Holme-next-the-Sea, near Old Hunstanton in the English county of Norfolk. A timber circle with an upturned tree root in the centre, Seahenge, along with the nearby timber circle Holme II, was built in the spring-summer of 2049 BC, during the early Bronze Age in Britain.

   5.1 km · Early Bronze Age archaeological site, Norfolk · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Hunstanton Cliffs

   Hunstanton Cliffs is a 4.6-hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hunstanton in Norfolk, England. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

   2.3 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Old Hunstanton Lighthouse

   Old Hunstanton Lighthouse is a former lighthouse located in Old Hunstanton in the English county of Norfolk, generally called Hunstanton Lighthouse during its operational life. It was built at the highest point available on this part of the coast, on top of Hunstanton Cliffs, and served to help guide vessels into the safe water of Lynn Deeps.

   2.4 km · lighthouse in Hunstanton, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Mary, Snettisham

   St Mary's Church is the parish church of Snettisham in the English county of Norfolk. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

   6 km · church in Snettisham, Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Hunstanton Town Hall

   Hunstanton Town Hall is a municipal building on The Green in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Hunstanton Town Council, is a grade II listed building.

   1.3 km · town hall in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Heacham Brick Pit

   Heacham Brick Pit is a 0.8-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Heacham, north of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

   3.6 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Church of St Mary, Old Hunstanton

   St Mary's Church is the parish church of Old Hunstanton in the English county of Norfolk. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

   3 km · church in Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Hunstanton Hall

   Hunstanton Hall is a country house in Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, dating originally from the 15th century. The gatehouse, now detached from the main building, is dated 1487.

   3.1 km · Grade I listed country house in Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Mary's Church

   St Mary's Church is the parish church of Holme-next-the-Sea in the English county of Norfolk. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

   5.3 km · church in Holme next the Sea, Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Hunstanton Park Esker

    Hunstanton Park Esker is a 17.3-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Hunstanton in Norfolk, England. The esker extends 1.5 km from north of Ringstead Downs to Hunstanton Hall.

    2.9 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   The Red & White

   This famous, unique geological phenomenon that stretches from the new town into the old village beaches is a true 'postcard picture' place.

2. 02
   St Edmund's Chapel

   The arch of this Norman chapel dating from 1272 is now all that remains, but it is still an intriguing historical site.

3. 03
   Old Hunstanton Lighthouse

   A lighthouse only by name, as the actual beacon was removed in 1922, this building is unusual in appearance and lies on the border between the town and village.

4. 04
   Sea Life

From Wikivoyage: Hunstanton, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Blackbeard's Adventure Crazy Golf

   Southern Promenade, Hunstanton, PE36 5BH (beside Sea Life Centre),.

2. 02
   Hunstanton Watersports
3. 03
   Heacham Manor Golf Club

   Hunstanton Rd, Heacham, PE31 7JX,.

From Wikivoyage: Hunstanton, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   The Neptune Restaurant

   85 Old Hunstanton Rd, Old Hunstanton, PE36 6HZ, reservations@theneptune.co.uk.

2. 02
   The Northgate Indian Restaurant

   8-9 Northgate Precinct, Northgate, Hunstanton, PE36 6EA,.

3. 03
   Fishers of Hunstanton
4. 04
   Spice Garden

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Getting to Hunstanton

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 117 km · East Midlands (EMA), 122 km · London Luton (LTN), 131 km

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  166 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · £17–23
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  111 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · £14–18
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  166 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · £17–23
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No local-transport research exists yet for Hunstanton

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Hunstanton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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