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The beach (Holkham Beach is arguably the finest in England — the National Trust's vast sand backed by pines), the harbour, the whelks (Wells is famous for its seafood), and a North Norfolk harbour town of outstanding natural beauty
A little history
Wells-next-the-Sea was a significant port for centuries, trading with the Baltic. Holkham Beach — a vast expanse of sand with pine forest backed by salt marsh — is one of England's great natural places, owned by the Coke family of Holkham Hall. The town's whelk stalls have been selling seafood for generations.
Holkham Beach is genuinely extraordinary — the scale of the sand and the pine backdrop are magnificent. The Wells harbour for whelks and fresh seafood. Holkham Hall for the Palladian mansion. The narrow gauge railway to the beach.
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Wells has excellent independent food. The harbour seafood is outstanding. Burnham Market nearby has one of England's finest concentrations of independent restaurants.
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Wells-next-the-Sea is a place in Norfolk known for the beach (Holkham Beach is arguably the finest in England — the National Trust's vast sand backed by pines), the harbour, the whelks (Wells is famous for its seafood), and a North Norfolk harbour town of outstanding natural beauty. Wells-next-the-Sea was a significant port for centuries, trading with the Baltic. The population is around 2,500.
Wells has excellent independent food. The harbour seafood is outstanding. Burnham Market nearby has one of England's finest concentrations of independent restaurants.
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Roam covers Wells-next-the-Sea and the surrounding area in Norfolk, including Holkham, Burnham Market, Burnham Thorpe, Stiffkey, Blakeney, Morston, Brancaster and Fakenham.
