Norfolk Coast Path. Part 2 - Two Day Solo Wild Camping Trip. Burnham to Wells.
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- In this video (part two in the series) I will be continuing my walk along the Norfolk Coast Path, a long distance trail following the beautiful, rich coastline of North Norfolk, carrying everything I need and wild camping along the way.
In this episode, I wake up to a stunning Norfolk morning in the marshes and after a quick breakfast, pack up and get back on the trail. I walk through Burnham Overy and out past the beautiful saltwater lagoon and out towards the dunes. The journey then continues along the sandy beaches leading towards Holkham before swinging beside the pine woodland and on towards Wells Next To The sea. This old fishing port and busy seaside hot spot marks the end of this leg of the trail. But I will return soon to continue along this stunning and unique coastline, and continue to give you a taste of North Norfolk.
I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching!
Links
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path (A Cicerone Guide)
www.cicerone.co.uk/the-peddar...
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (Norfolk Coast West)
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop...
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (Norfolk Coast Central)
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop...
Burnham Deepdale Backpackers Hostel and Camping
www.deepdalebackpackers.co.uk...
Coastliner Bus Service (Lynx Buses. No. 36)
bustimes.org/services/36-coas...
National Trail - Info on Norfolk Coast Path
www.nationaltrail.co.uk/pedda...
Music:
Surrender By Dan Lebowitz
Dome Sweet Dome By Nat Keefe and The Bow Ties
As he gazed out in early morning light with his coffee you could see that look in his eye. That look that says god I wish I had a bacon sandwich. 😁
Hahaha - not bloody wrong there mate!! 😂😁
On a croissant with some sharp cheese....
abe frohman 😂😂
@@SouthernPatriot1the sausage king of Chicago?
Simon, you're one of few people who really captures the beauty of the landscape in their videos. Excellent stuff.
Thank you! 😁👍
He really does. You shoot good material Simon.
SO nice to be able to see where 1 half of my ancestors came from. Sure it didn't look as such in their day, but nice just the same. And especially nice to see the spelling. For a long time I figured Whales/Wales and that it transversed along the way, but this proves otherwise and that makes me gleefully happy!! Thank you so much, Simon!! 😎
The British Isles offers some stunning walks and scenery. Thanks for sharing a part of the country I’ve not seen in over 40 years.
You've no idea how much pleasure this series has given me. Love the area. Done lots of the walk in bits. Has inspired me to do it all in a oner. With the boy hopefully. Cheers 👍
I’m so glad this series has come up on TH-cam. I’ve walking the area several times also in winter & ended up walking in the dark. I also camped along this area but on the beach,💜
Beach walking in sunny weather, can’t beat it.
Fantastic video as usual Simon,you’re really showing Norfolk for what a beautiful county it is,feel privileged to live here and a pleasure to watch your videos. Thanks for all your efforts 👍🏻
Thanks Paul! 👍😁
Thank you , Simon .
🐺 Loupis Canis .
Done that walk many times it’s great.live in Wales now but wheelchair bound now no more walking.but I have some great memories.thank you Simon.👍
Cheers Steve - stunning stretch of coastline. I love Wales just as much though - need my mountain fix an a regular basis!! 😁
Si absolutely loved this broadcast now I am looking for part 3 😁👍
Ah, part three is yet to come! I was supposed to do the next leg a few weeks ago, but a knee injury has put it on hold for a bit. 👍
Absolutely stunning part of the UK. Great video. Weirdly your soundtrack choice reminds me of a Shane Meadows film!
Another fantastic video!
Hats off to you Simon that was some adventure mate! Thanks for taking us along with you. Take care, Steve. 👍👍
I love England’s fish and chips , very lucky you , enjoy .
Gee, Simon, how do you find the time to do all these videos?And your videos are getting better and better with this one topping! I keep hoping to land a typical English recipe into the bargain. Love the bird sounds!and a windmill to boot! Oh what a lovely video. I love your enthusiasm and down to earth comments, advice and tips. I feel I am tramping along with you. Sniff that sea air... She sells sea shells on the Sea shore.
Now your viewer clicks are currently 19,875 . Are we, your viewers, going to score when you reach 20 K? That won't take too long! Cheers.
Great video Simon 👌🏻 love that part of the world 🗺
Beautiful country side thank you for sharing God bless brother
I was glad to see the frost, I was starting to think the U.K. had become a tropical climate. ;)
French's chippy on the quayside😋
ATB Pete
Lovely, great video! I love it when folks take a chance now and them to share the best parts of their areas with us all. Thanks Simon!
Another great installment! Lovely to see you in Wells and outside the pinewoods holiday park. I had many great family holidays down there. Very nostalgic, thanks!
Thanks Dean - lovely up there isn’t it! 😁
Most certainly a fun trek along the sea coast. Enjoyed both episodes and looking forward to your next trip. Thank you for taking us all along.
Great walk ,along your country’s coast . Fantastic video , good vistas .
You capture the scenery beautifully * Thank you for that.Oh,and I found your noodle slurping funny :-)
It’s a mark of appreciation! 😂
A familiar area to me mate, walked the whole thing. didn't know they are planning to extend it to Hopton, thats quite a trek! I'm planning to do Cromer to Lowestoft in the next month or so, I'll have then walked the entire East Anglian coast! The intro to this part was spectacular btw, the way the music stopped as you started walking off was pure class! I love little touches like that, good editing skills! That stretch down to Wells from Holkham gap is so long, takes ages to walk! Amazed you carried a drone too and still went so light! As for that flat spot to wild camp, I'm DEFINITELY going there lol. Can't wait for the next instalment mate.
Cheers Tom!
I loved walking this section - Holkham especially! The extended route is up and running I believe - my plan is to walk the lot in stages, then back to the start of the Peddars Way via a couple of other trails. 😁 the camera gear weighed more than the rest of my kit combined!! Oh, how I suffer for my art! 😂
@@simonablokeinthewoods I'm doing the Cromer to Lowestoft bit at the beginning of August. Would say you're welcome to join me if you don't mind jumping a few places lol.
Beautiful photography. Thank you for this. Just the tonic I needed.
I absolutely love watching your videos. It's your spirit, and I can not for the life of me, say what it is. This was an awesome video. It is very obvious that you love your beautiful country, and I am so happy that you can share it with us. I will wait for the next one :)
Thank you Joyce!
A very enjoyable watch - Thanks
Really, really nice to see the Norfolk coast. I've never been there, and probably never will so I really appreciate the time you take to show all the wonderful scenery. Thank you.
Beautiful walk, thanks Simon!
Ahh, what joy to see this video. Great guiding, beautiful scenes, spring weather better than we ever see. Amazing that you have this weather when I am sitting, not far away, in Gothenburg, in snow drizzle and about 2 degrees plus. Happy for you! Thank you for another excellent production, awesome!
Thank you Roy! It’s crazy isn’t it, just a few degrees further north and a huge difference! It’s not normally like that at this time of year - last year we had heavy snow! 😁
Another great video of one of my favorite places cheers Simon.
Awesome trip! It's cool to see how people do things in other places. Thanks for sharing!
Great video, enjoyed it very much.
Thanks, Simon. I really enjoy the educational vid's like this. :)
Great video Simon! Some dandy country there. Man, the fish-n-chips sure looked good, the real stuff I'm sure.
Really enjoyed that, I'd love to do that but without the camping😁
The fish and chips looked a treat, Simon.
What a fantastic way to start a day, looks like you've a well thought out, lightweight set up. Once again, great camera work.
Cheers
Ian
Thanks Simon a great vid haven't bean to NN coast for a long time but now I must go back, really cant wait for the next instalment.
Great trek and looking forward to the next leg! Thanks for sharing!
I camped there in the sand dunes last night. I was intending to camp in the pines but as soon as I entered the woodland I had flies swarming around. Back down the beach and found a quiet spot where I could watch the sunset AND the sun rising the next morning. Magical place!
Great video Simon as always had some happy times in wells
I have just retired to N Wales to enjoy the mountains but I have a close friend in Norwich and he's suggested this route, I must admit it's way more appealing than I imagined, I'm also a bit of a birder too so your vids have inspired me to say yes to him Simon, thank you, subscribed.
Thanks Chris! If you like birds, I think you’ll love this walk. At its best in the Autumn and Spring before the masses descend! 👍
@@simonablokeinthewoods Yes indeed! More migratory birds around late Autumn too if we can fins a weather window. Thanks Simon.
Super walk and you caught that brief spell of summertime weather too. Thanks for sharing. Take care..
lovely walk that.. I'm off to wells tomorrow hope weathers nice...👌
Hope you had fun! 😁
Wild camping is the greatest thing ever.
You were certainly blessed with some glorious weather (apart from the frost!), i loved the look on the couple`s faces when you were eating your chips. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the walk. ATB Steve.
Haha - they must have wondered what on Earth I was doing eating chips into my camera like a nutter! Cheers mate!
Great walk and weather Simon. I walked the Boudicca Way that wknd.
That’s a nice walk - I’ve walked most of it, in short legs with Maggie - starts not far from where I live. 👍
Grate video Simon, and eating by the water , fish and chips, sweet ,couldn’t be any better than that . thanks for the video and the views absolutely beautiful
Atb !
Simon, beautiful in that early morning haze, and the sun coming up, just hearing the birds, there is nothing better anywhere else :)
Nice video again Simon- I spent a week going round the coast from Southwold to Hunstanton in my best up old Campervan before it blew up lol. One word of warning though- there used to be a nudist beach nr Holkham so unless you are keen on oap wrinkly bits it’s best to look seaward when passing by lol
Haha! I’d heard about that bit if beach, fortunate for me, it was empty when I walked along there!! Phew!! Haha
Great Video Simon! I'm glad I'm not on the walk with you at that pace you move at! lol I walk fast but I think I would have a hard time keeping that pace for long. Beautiful country an looking forward to more videos! Thanks my friend
Pleasure mate! Glad you enjoyed it! 😁
Thanks Simon been looking forward to this video.......feet up tea and toast 👍🏻
I really enjoyed this video. Such great scenery and history. Thank you so much!! Looking forward to seeing your next video!!
Stunning photography, Simon. Beautiful weather helped, I guess. Makes me regret not keeping up with water colour! Looking forward to Part 2!!
Beautiful coastline!
Great vid Simon, nice one. Nice flat stomping - good for those of us with dubious knees :)...and great fortune with the unseasonal weather! atb
The countryside windmill reminds me of the setting on the old black-n white Frankenstein movie.Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.👍
That looked like a cold camp Simon! Brrrrr. Love the coastal stuff, great viewing mate and If you ever find yourself up in Skegness/ Ingoldmells there’s always a kettle on for you 👍🏻
Thanks Alex! 😁👍
I love the area at 7:15 but of course it is all beautiful.
will stay tuned in for more, cant wait for the Sweden trip with Kent Survival!
Me neither!! 😁🛶🇸🇪
Gonna do the full one in june thanks to your videos simon.
Superb! Enjoy mate, it’s a lovely stroll! 👍
You film excellent material, however I wanted to comment on the sand bars. I know you're a UK man but if you ever do come to America the great lakes (especially superior) do the sand bar you mentioned. There's immense beauty in the states, well everywhere. But, the great lakes are second to none. If you ever get a chance, the shores of Lake Superior.. That's my home and it is wondrous. There's a thing that happens where you get a glimps of no horizon. It's looks as is it goes on forever. Like the edge of the earth. This bit of beach footage reminded me of that. Also thank you for putting your knowledge out there. You could charge people for what you know. I've learned a huge lot from you and I just wanna say thank you. Love the channel.
Thank you Shane! One day I hope to get over there - I’ve always been fascinated by the Great Lakes. 👍
@@simonablokeinthewoods I certainly hope you get a chance to see them Simon, I'm sure you would enjoy yourself!
Great series Simon.
Wonderfully enjoyable. Loved every bit of it especially that ending. 👍
Until recently coasters still came into Wells carrying grain. Not sure when they stopped but it was certainly still happening 20 years ago.
Thanks Roger, I assumed that all stopped well back in the 40s or 50s. 👍
Another Truly Awesome Video Simon. Ready For The Next Section. Lots For Trails Outside Corbin Kentucky, At Cumberland Falls, And At Laurel River Lake.
Fancy encountering you on Simon's channel. I grew up in your neck of the woods. I went to CHS and CC/UC.
Love to get over there one day! 👍 thank you!
Hello Gordon - I Am A Tickled Transplant. My Wife Is From Whitley County, We Moved Here About Twenty-Six Years Ago. I Figure I Am Grafted In Now, Love It Here !
Beautiful!
Thanks for the video I love seeing the country side. When I retire I plan on taking a trip to England maybe we will hike the path .
It’s worth it - stunning coastline!! 👍
Wow ,the peace and tranquillity so envious., again brilliant vid.
Thanks buddy! :-)
Stunning coastline. 🤘
THANKS Simon.
Hooped bivi bags are ideal for stealthy overnighters👍. Some lovely views mate, thanks for taking the time to share. I loved hearing the oystercatchers on the mudflats.
Really enjoyed watching this video. Wonderful to see how beautiful everywhere was even in February. We adore Norfolk but only really come in the warmer months like most holiday makers. Am slowly working my way through your videos. Thanks for sharing🥰🥰
Hi Simon!
Great Video and beautyfull landscape!!! Greetings from Germany!
Tobias
Can't wait to see more of this trip! The scenery is beautiful : )
Beautiful videos Simon. That was a stunning weekend wasn’t it? I had many childhood holidays around Hunstanton, Holme and Wells so stirred up happy memories for me too.
Thanks mate, I was so lucky, almost like summer! Lovely bit of coastline isn’t it! 👍
Love your videos Simon and your adventures thank you for sharing ❤️✌🏼
Due to A minor health issue I can no longer fly anywhere so it is so nice to travel through others eyes. lol...I hope the extra weight on your back isn't too much. Great video and you make it more interesting with the dialogue.
Thanks for taking us along. One thing that struck me was the area in which you camped could pass for my state, Florida. While we have lots of oak hammock and pine forests, large portions of the Everglades and Kissimmee Prairie are marked by massive flat vistas, the nearest tree line far off on the horizon. Looking forward to your future trips.
Spent six months living in Suffolk in the first half of 2000 before travelling on to West Africa for a year. Loved tramping around the countryside at the time and your videos have brought back lots of memories. Did think that you were about to take a dip in the ocean when you dropped your bag on the beach. (As an Aussie I would have had nothing but admiration for you. The water of the East Anglia coast is freezing at any time of year).
P.S Have talked my oldest daughter into making me a stuff sack for my 12cm Zebra Billy after watching one of your videos.
Thanks mate - glad I brought back some nice memories! I did half consider going for a dip, I’d got quite warm on the walk up to the dunes - quickly came to my senses though!! 😂
Cheers!
It's really all been said...…..just fabulous photography, and a speechlessly (?) beautiful walk.
Again, thank you.
Been up there once or twice on motorbike and for a w/e away post surgery. Such a wide unique place for this little overcrowded island.
Thanks Laurie! There are pockets where it’s super-busy, but thankfully the masses can’t be bothered to walk far for their patch of sand and ice cream, so there are still quiet spots not far away! 😁👍
well it was a long walk to get fish and chips but there you go.
Another enjoyable video , stunning scenery and summer like weather . What's not to like !
Looks so beautiful and the sea you dropped on lucky with that weather different again now , fish and chips look as good as our Yorkshire ones lol enjoyed the video I will visit there this year been invited to do some metal detecting later in the year down there best wishes :)
Weather was amazing! So lucky!!
Enjoy your detecting! 😁
Love these videos! North Norfolk is we're me and my misses are saving up to try and move down too. It's a truly stunning place. I think watching your videos inspired us to get walking and exploring when we go on our holidays, we've had some stunning walks. Do you know when your planning on completing the coastal path 😁👍
A great place to live!! I’m hoping to continue over the winter months - best time of year! 👍
@@simonablokeinthewoods looking forward to your upcoming winter videos 😁 safe travels buddy 👍
Thank you. I'm planning on doing Hunstanton to Cromer once this lockdown is over. You've provided a great understanding of what I can expect.
You've no idea how much I enjoyed that, seeing old sights of an area I absolutely love. (You didn't show the flood height mark by the Wells beech front cafe.)
Anyway, cheers, and I'm really looking forward to your next leg x
Thanks Ian! I saw that as I passed - should have included it. Cheers!
Good video mate :)
Great video of the Northfolk Parth and great views of North Norfolk coast nice one Simon take care
This has been a lovely series - and I look forward to more. I have to laugh though - my knowledge of your geography is somewhat limited so there was no framework for the Norfolk Coast in my mind. So when you said Wells, I heard Wales and imagine my surprise to see that you were on the opposite coast! LOL - very nice indeed.
Hahaha - Yes, I can image that was surprising - a bit flatter along this coast! To make things more confusing there is another Wells in the West Country! Glad you enjoyed the videos. Cheers!
Another good one son xx
Thanks Mum! Xx
Nicely done. Interesting walk. When you are doing your editing at home how about inserting photos of the maps showing the area. Thenks
In other episodes of this series, I showed the route on the map, I just forgot to film it for this one. 👍
Them chips looked good
Thanks Simon. I have very much enjoyed this series on the Norfolk Coast path along with the Peddars Way. I live " across the pond " here in Vermont USA. We have a trail that runs the length of our state for 270 miles. Known as the Long Trail. Very nice to see the beauty of your local trail as well! I currently have about 2 feet of snow in my yard, so long distance hiking will need to wait a few months. Your time And effort is greatly appreciated! Wonderful job sir.
Thanks Kevin! The long trail sounds good - have you walked any of it?
Hope the snow melts soon for you!
Simon
Yes I have! I hiked it end to end in 2001. It took me 27 days. Love your work friend.
Really enjoy your videos. I especially liked your choice of opening music. I had the headphones on and had to listen to the song 3 times before watching the rest of the video.
Hahaha - glad you liked it, seemed fitting for the ambiance of the early morning.
So U got a drone, like the aerial footage at the beginning. Thanks for sharing. Grays
Thanks! Yes, I had it for a couple of months now - the odd snippet on other videos. 👍
Another great video Simon. Always look forward to them 👍👍👍👍