Overstrand
Overstrand is a village on the north coast of Norfolk in England, two miles east of Cromer.
Overstrand is a village on the north coast of Norfolk in England, two miles east of Cromer. It was once a modest fishing station, with all or part of the fishing station being known as Beck Hythe. In the latter part of the 19th century it was catapulted into prominence, and became known as “the village of millionaires”.
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Worth seeing in and around Overstrand
5 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.
- 01Cromer Lighthouse
Cromer Lighthouse is situated in the coastal town of Cromer, in the English county of Norfolk.
3.3 km · lighthouse in Cromer, North Norfolk, Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Sea Marge Hotel, Overstrand
The Sea Marge Hotel is an AA 4-star hotel in the English seaside village of Overstrand in the county of Norfolk. The hotel also has 2 AA Rosettes for Food.
1.3 km · building in Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Church of St John the Baptist
The church of Saint John the Baptist's Head is the Parish church of the coastal village and parish of Trimingham in the English county of Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. The building is a Grade II* listed building.
2.3 km · church in Trimingham, Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Overstrand Cliffs
Overstrand Cliffs is a 57.8-hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cromer in Norfolk, England. It is a Special Area of Conservation and part of it is a Geological Conservation Review site.
2.8 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia - 05Overstrand Hall
Overstrand Hall is a country house in Overstrand, Norfolk, England, designed by Edwin Lutyens for Charles William Mills, 2nd Baron Hillingdon, a partner in Glyn, Mills & Co. Bank.
2.1 km · country house in Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Overstrand
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 137 km · London Luton (LTN), 164 km · East Midlands (EMA), 181 km
- Stations
- Northrepps Aerodrome, 3.3 km · Sidestrand Halt railway station, 400 m · Trimingham railway station, 2.1 km · Overstrand railway station, 1.7 km
- London, Essex → Overstrand186 km · quickest by road, 3h 48m · £20–26
- London → Overstrand186 km · quickest by road, 3h 48m · £20–26
- Luton, Luton → Overstrand166 km · quickest by road, 3h 17m · £18–24
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Overstrand
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 Overstrand. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Overstrand – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Overstrand
- Northreppsvillage in Norfolk, England, UK1.7 km
- Triminghamvillage in Norfolk, England, UK2.3 km
- Sidestrandvillage and civil parish in England400 m
- Frogshallhamlet in Norfolk, England, UK1.9 km