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Beaches in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

8 named beaches. Wildest: East Sands. Easiest beach day: Holkham Beach.

Wild beaches: Top 8

Nature is the point: famous, protected, big and quiet
Holkham Beach
Holkham Beach. Photo Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0
  1. East SandsNorfolk Coast National Landscape · about 203 hectares
  2. Snettisham ScalpNorfolk Coast National Landscape · about 128 hectares
  3. Holkham BeachNorfolk Coast National Landscape · about 67 hectares · Excellent water (2025)
  4. Brancaster BeachNorfolk Coast National Landscape · about 6.4 hectares
  5. West SandsNorfolk Coast National Landscape · about 249 hectares · Excellent water (2025)
  6. Hunstanton BeachNorfolk Coast National Landscape · about 203 hectares · Good water (2025)
  7. Stubborn SandNorfolk Coast National Landscape · about 637 hectares · Sufficient water (2025)
  8. West SandsNorfolk Coast National Landscape · about 151 hectares

Easy beach days: Top 8

Cafe, toilets and parking a few steps from the sand
Holkham Beach
Holkham Beach. Photo Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0
  1. Holkham BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Lifeguards · Excellent water (2025)
  2. West SandsCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Lifeguards · Excellent water (2025)
  3. Hunstanton BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water · Good water (2025)
  4. Stubborn SandCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water · Sufficient water (2025)
  5. West SandsCafe or food, Toilets, Parking
  6. Brancaster BeachToilets, Parking
  7. Snettisham ScalpParking
  8. East Sands

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