Norfolk Coast Path. Part 5 - Cromer to Happisburgh. Trail Walking. Cliff Top Camp.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ต.ค. 2020
- In this video, I am back on the trail, walking the stunning Norfolk Coastal Path from the seaside town of Cromer on the North Norfolk coast to the fast disappearing village of Happisburgh. A mixture of sandy beach walking, lofty cliff top trails and quaint, richly historical coastal villages, bring me finally to my camp spot on top of the crumbling cliffs, constantly under attack from the destruction of the sea beneath.
I devour a well earned and needed dinner and relax before falling fast asleep to the sound of the crashing waves and the heavy rain as a storm passes over, all warm and cozy inside my bivvi.
I ended up walking further than intended for this day, as my planned camping spots turned out to be unsuitable - sometimes the spot you see on the map and the reality when you get there are quite different. On the plus side, I’ll have a shorter walk tomorrow!
I hope you enjoy the video and please tune in for part 2.
Thanks for watching!
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Anyone who’s prepared to zip themselves into a bivi bag after an exhausting day, then get out to switch the bloody camera off deserves our unflinching admiration.
Hahaha - thanks matey!
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Grabbed the popcorn. Children and wife away. Letssss enjoy Simon. Its Bloke time
It' s not just you blokes who enjoy Simon's adventures! LOL!
Here here Maggie 👍, well said 😂, us ladies love simons adventures, hints tips and reviews too 😊
The things you do to keep us well entertained is very much appreciated, Simon. Cheers! 👍🙂
Coming back to this video to say I actually went to Cromer yesterday and retraced Simon's steps a bit down the beach and up the cliff path. I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that stray crab pot is still there.
Closest thing I can find in the US to the spicy cheese n jalapeno spread is 1oz MRE packets of jalapeno cheese. I can't believe I just bought 2 packets of O'Boy for $24 because of this channel. I love it so much.
An informative & genuine look at the Norfolk coast path which I've been mulling over. Or the Hadrian's Wall path.
After a great insight from Simon, showing how it is, I've learned enough to make a decision that's right for me.
I hope his DSLR was ok
Another AWESOME Simon production!👍
You always sign of with "Thanks for watching" while I am thinking thank you Simon, for making these marvelous videos of your stunning country and sharing your rich history...
ATB
Simon i just want to say i think you have one of the best, informative,interesting , programs on u tube some of the best camera work to keep viewers intested ,fun wholesome programming love all you do always look forward to the next vid god bless (Northern Ontario Canada
Thank you!
Ontario here! But not from the northern part of this huge province! ... Originally from Norwich, Norfolk.
@@simonablokeinthewoods Thank you for your wonderful video's, Simon. I've followed you as a subscriber for a while...
Love the Broads videos, the Norfolk beaches, I miss the sea so much having moved to Ontario, Canada. Beautiful lakes, rugged camping and hiking, but too fsr away from the Oceans, east or west. I miss that salty, bracing sea air! Thank you for bring it to me, until I can return to my homeland. Best wishes to you for 2021.
On that cheese "Love to share".... Nope... that was f'n hilarious 😅😅😅
Grog is a drink against the cold , usually added of cognac or rhum or wiskey ... They could have called it : tisane 🤗
From Colorado USA. At 10k ft. Altitude.....My main pack food is Mountain House..great stuff for sure. In the 70s my friend and I thought to try their new product...blueberry pancake . We added water and a monster grew out of the package. It foamed over everything and wouldn't cook...so we buried it a distance from camp. Next morning their was a blue blob trail over four feet from the whole down hill. We laughed it off as another trail memory and when we got back home watched a scifi classic.."The Blob" ....great memories to hou Simon..you did another great video! May your steps on the trail be sure and your fire warm at night!
Simon where’s the squeeze cheee, oh yeah, thanks 🙏
Amazing stuff fella
Massive Thanks to you
It's silly, but I really enjoy when Simon uses "squeezy cheese" on trips. Here in the States, the squeezy cheese we have is Easy Cheez and it's just chock full of preservatives and is absolutely a "cheese food product" and not actual cheese, so many of us don't eat it, especially those of us who do wilderness camping. Seeing that the UK and other places have ACTUAL cheese in tubes is fascinating and is something I REALLY want to try some day. Thanks for sharing, Simon!
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I wouldn’t call Primula a real cheese either, but it’s really good! 😋
Simon, a bloke in the woods Primula .... as an expat my mouth is watering
Primula had so many flavours about 25 years ago & had real pieces of the featured flavouring in it (garlic & herb, ham, shrimp, etc). It was good stuff but I recall it had to be kept at low temperatures otherwise it'd spoil.
@@simonablokeinthewoods they owe you some advertising money because it looks delicious whatever it actually is
Love these walking videos. The local history makes your videos so interesting to watch rather than just the same old cutting wood montage. Keep up the great work Simon
Thanks Simon
I'm a Norfolkman from Costessey and I have been living in Thailand for the last 27 years, it's nice to see the old county and I really enjoy your trips up and down the Broads.
Thanks for the memories.
Thanks John! 👍
How weird, I'm from Thailand but for the last 27yrs have lived in Costessey Norwich
Sponge and custard! What a great idea I'm nicking that. 😉
Don't know how many times I said look at that, it's beautiful! Thanks for the time, effort and expense you go to to makes these videos, I enjoy every one of them. Stay safe and well
I was born and bred in Norfolk and my fondest childhood memories are of being on this coast line, now while i live in another part the country’s it is wonderful to watch these videos you are making.
good video Simon , omg that's some walking lol, i love ya setup , and tarp
Excellent! 💖 So glad you didn’t stay down on the beach in case that tide came in waaay high.😮 Enjoyed this very much, and this history of the places and things you come upon is so appreciated as well. 🙏 thanks Simon!
Top drawer as always Simon 👍. Squeezy cheese for sharing, "Nope" 🤣. Many thanks for taking us along with you. Atb, J 👍.
Hello Simon! My family and I always watch your videos and they bring us great joy. We always feel so happy and comfortable while watching your many adventures! We hope all is well and thank you Simon. ❤️
Thank you Simon. Such beauty, and no, man will never master nature, no matter how hard he tries.
Cool video. Good morning.
Great start to my day. Thank you for the video
I love watching you on your adventures, i have a kayak and will be kayak camping, i also have the trangia 27 and plan doing some canals near me like the chelmer in Essex.
Keep up the interesting videos
It's fortunate that you found that little stand of trees to set up camp. Seems like a nice little stealth camp. There is no way you'd catch me setting up on the beach, lol. Knowing my luck even if i was higher up a storm would pop up and send a storm tide in and swamp me.
I’ve wild camped up & down this eastern seaboard. It was always my concern if the tide would swamp me
Great stuff Simon, thoroughly enjoyed that. Informative as always as well as keeping it "real" Best laid plans do not always work out and you showing that in your videos gives comfort to as all. Thank you! looking forward to part 2! Paul.
What really outstanding camera work and editing, it makes for another wonderfully enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing the journey.
Great video Simon, I spent many childhood summers holidaying at the former Crown and Anchor pub and hotel in Trimingham run by my Grandad sadly destroyed by fire in 1984 and remember the cliffs removing part of the gardens back then
Enjoyed that very much thank you 👍
Brilliant!
Over here in the states seems like our country is gone crazy. There's anything I needed it nice time away with Simon the bloke in the woods.
Thanks Ronald. 👍
Ain't no way Simon is a sharing his cheese NOPE. HAHAHA. I hope that chocolate custard concoction was as good as it looked.
What a nice relaxing post to watch maybe not so relaxing for Simon.
Hahaha. The choc pudding was lush! 😋
Crackers and squirty cheese, my go to camping lunch :-)
I spent a week up in N Norfolk this summer up from here in Devon and I had the fortune to end up at Waxham beach. In the summer sun it felt like Barbados. Stunning it was.
Waxham is lovely isn’t it - used to camp (glamp 😂) there a lot when the kids were younger. 👍
Very interesting something a bit different well done
Mum and I wanted to come down to that neck of the woods purely for its fossil qualities. Maybe one year we will, also was planning to come down to stay on site so myself and hubby could play on the broads but Covid had other ideas. Perhaps next year 🙏. Lovely to see you out and about, thanks for sharing and for a small in sight into the area
The Broads and the fossils will still be here long after this pandemic has burnt its self out, hopefully that’ll be sooner rather than later! 🙂
it's grim up t' north! Try the south west coastal path one day, especially from weymouth going west through the purbecks in dorset. Some beautiful scenery
Norfolk is not up north
@@ajlook5457 if it's past Salisbury they start to speak funny and it's up north
Me and my family did this walk February this year, starting from the RNLI launch. Love this part of the world, and love fish & chips from Happisburgh even more 👍👍
Great that there is a place called Happy. Thanks
@@hamwhacker Pronounced Hays-borough unfortunately.
Fish and chips on the coast - it should be law. 😁
Thanks for another great video Simon.... And congratulation on reaching enough Subs to fill Wembley Stadium!
Seems a wonderful walk! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Be well, be safe and take good care.
A lot of work ! Thank you.
Good move not pitching camp on the beach! It looked like you would have been sand blasted Simon.
These type's of vlog's are great, thanks for sharing.
Really enjoyed that Simon. ATB
I am wading through all of your Vlogs Simon - I've enjoyed everyone so far. You've put out more Vlogs than anyone I know.
Love the "Nope" comment when the love to share bit came up on the tube of cheese, it tickled me did that 🤣
simply splendid!
The cheese part reminds me of when they brought a spreadable version of seriously strong cheddar out, I used to butter the bread with it when I made seriously strong cheddar sandwiches...cheese and cheese is a good mix.
Sounds like the perfect cheese sarnie to me!! 😋
It’s a Canadian kit drink Simon...you add spiced rum and the “grog” translates nicely 😄
Hahaha - Ah, that makes perfect sense now! 😁👍
Thank you Simon..it looks so peaceful and beautiful..👋❤🙂👍
Nice video Mate 👍Great Filming.
Mundesley of the smallest Museum has to be one of my most favourite places. For those who want to linger a while there are several cafes, fish and chips and ice creams to be found!!
Great video again thanks for sharing
Spend our 2018 holiday based at Dilham. Happisburgh was the nearest dog friendly beach, it noticeably eroded over the two weeks. One morning the electricity company turn up to more the power supply back. Don't know how long the car park will last. Thanks for the reminder a good holiday.
Scary isn’t it! It’s changed a lot since I was last there three years ago!
Great film as always, I kayaked Weybourne To Mundesley last month and plan to kayak the next leg so this is good to see what I will see next. Looking forward to part 2. Looks like you have a new stove surprised your not using the one made by your brother LOL.
Hahaha! Maybe next time!
A kayak tour of the coast sounds fun! Pull in to camp each night and a different perspective of the coast. 👍
Jalapeño primula is just the best. Try it with the smoked sausage. Mmm
Another excellent video. The only way to top that Lynch's Hot Apple Cider while camping on a cool evening is to add some good whiskey to it...maybe the best campfire drink there is.
Loving the sound of that!! 😁👍
I did large chunks of this path in September (inspired by your earlier videos), and enjoyed great fish & chips on the beach at Sea Palling. Thanks for bringing back memories of a great holiday.
Nice one Simon, “made for sharing”......”nope”.....😂 excellent footage as always and a bit of drone footage as well 👌🏻
Great vid, cheers Simon.
Thanks for the walk .
Nice hike and nice camp setup
Hi Uncle Simon! Great video
I have never been to the ocean... One of these days I gotta go
Cheese and crackers is my absolute favourite snack. With some pickled chillies. Glad you carried on your coastal route series, I enjoyed it. I've decided to break it up myself now.
Happy trails mate! Pickled chillies 😋
Great video Simon, good to see you back walking in Norfolk.
Thx Simon, enjoy seeing a coast we know so well, means even more during lockdown. Love it
I love the way you always check to make sure you haven't forgotten anything and always miss the camera ;)
Not sure when you did this, but we had some high spring tides 2 weeks ago so the line may well have been from them. Looks like an interesting area to hike and not too taxing aside from sand.
Haha, I always check these days, having left many a bit of gear behind in the past!
You might be right about the spring tide mark, I just got a bit concerned! 😁
Great to see you out and about again 👍 stay safe m8
Very enjoyable. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to record it for us.
Thanks great trip!
Packing a bivvy and expecting rain, I would have stopped at the brick and mortar shelter! However, I have just come to your channel having 'sat on my butt watching 'Cruising the Cut.' Narrowboat travelers have their homes with them and 'only' need a satisfactory mooring.
Haha, it was tempting! But I prefer trees to bricks. 👍
I'm hearing about lock down begining in the U.K. again. Who knows with our media across the pond. Hang in there man, I'm sure we'll be next. Stuck at home rewatching your adventures. Great hike by the way. Cheers
the east for the most part been fine. I from Norwich and we got our first proper case with Lockdown so we ain't were hit too bad, the trouble is people then think it is fake so we got it on the rise as people don't care for masks and things
We’ve been placed in a national lockdown as of midnight on Wednesday - back to filming in the garden then I guess! 😏
@@simonablokeinthewoods as long as your pulling out the cookware I'm watching. Didn't you do the chicken with the beer can at home? Hazy Jane, anytime of day! Strange times. Keep em all safe, we'll get through this.
@@mellonmarshall same thing here in the states. I just try to live as normal as the government will let me. Don't sweat the little shit, we say over here.
@@robster985 reminding people to wear masks all the time is annoying
Great video very informative 👏
great video simon--your a great youtuber mate
So glad you left the beach. Choice of the small woodland would be mine too, both for multiple reasons. Hope you stayed warm. Your videography is top notch. We all appreciate that. A bit of sweet at the end of a long day just hits the spot. “Nackered” means extremely tired or worn out? It’s a new word for this Texan. Do you call gravel on the beach, “Shingles”? There are beaches like that in Maine, miserable to walk far on. Thanks for taking us along, showing us more of the UK’s natural beauty. Good to see you again. Texas
Papa Jeff: We spell it as knackered and yes it is a slang word for exhausted.
Thanks mate!
Yes, knackered just means dog tired.
Shingle is the name we use for stony beaches like that (but just to make things confusing, we also call flat timber roof coverings and sidings ‘shingles’ just as you guys do😁) it’s a confusing language!! 😂
Well, I truly enjoy our shared language. I’ve taught my kids and grandchildren that words are important. So, here, shingles for the roof and walls are also referred to as “cedar shake or oak shake”, don’t ask me why. (Smile) Thanks for the help with “words”. I probably won’t use the word, “knackered”, simply because I think it’s unique to you guys. I’ll also stick to “rocky beach” rather than “shingles”. Although I will understand, they belong to you guys.
@@papajeff5486 : Hello! again, I should also have said that the phrase, 'the knacker's yard' was where horses were sent when they were no longer fit to work. Their meat would be rendered down in to pet food and their hooves and bones into animal glue.
The expression knackered came to mean that one was fit only for the knacker's yard and had no other useful purpose in life.
I'm from Lincolnshire and don't know the Norfolk coast south of Overstrand, I didn't know the erosion was that bad. 😳 Really enjoyable video as ever Simon. 👍
Looks good. I’m put doing some more Suffolk coastal next week. If you ever want some more real turmat meals Simon let me know.
Thanks mate. 👍
Thank you Simon. I always enjoy your videos. Very gentle but also interesting. I like your style of filming and production and am always trying to improve my vids so every day is a school day when I watch what you do! 😄
- ATB, Rosy 👍
Nice to have something really satisfying to eat after a long day of outdoors and exertion! A super trek and thanks for sharing with us! Cheers Simon!
Love these coastal path episodes. Its good to see you back out.
So good to see this. Many great memories of similar adventures. Now, I realise what a privilege that was. Favourite game was to get visitors and American family to pronounce 'Happisburgh'! (Happys-berg vs 'Hayzbruh')
Great work Simon
Pretty views. Earths conveyor belt. Movement of all kinds to the hot cleansing mantel... That was a good twist of a look about for possible left debris.. Wow! how big are the waves 50 100 200 ft.... tall??? Rogue wave area? Did you bring scuba gear on this trip???? Better choice than a water logged beach...
Norwegian oats are grot I think.... Grog and Grots sounds pretty yummy!..as a Porridge.. Taking that spoonful of dessert, you look like a 007 man....the future.
Hahaha, thanks Julie! There waves weren’t as big as they looked, but I still wasn’t going in! 🥶
When you said that the shoreline was depleting or eroding away. I thought massive waves.
I need to proof better, my typing spelling and..are off at times . Thanks
They’re sneaky, stealth waves - peck away at the base of the cliffs until a chunk falls down - during storms more damage is done.
It is the North sea...right. Big waves on that sea.. Record breakers both literally and figuratively. Thanks
I walked the extension in lockdown. Good luck with the weather
Looks so wintery up there. Great video as usual Simon, thank you 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
Great work fella!
Ooh Primula squeeze cheese on Oatcakes. Yum. Be better though with Orkney Oatcakes! Some great walks and scenery up there Simon (where I was brought up) - if you want any tips on Orkney adventures pls ask!)
Thanks Jason - I’d love to get up there some day. 👍
Really enjoying this series thank you Simon!
Another great history lesson! Thanku😊
Love the mountain house/coat hack. Very useful information. TFS
Really enjoyed watching. Have walked from Cromer to Overstrand but never any further round the coast. Looking forward to part 2😀
Thank you, Simon. This was a great time spent with you virtually on your day trip along Norfolk. Thanks for the bits of history in between. On the look out for part 2. 😎😎😎
Always a pleasure to watch your videos. We would be happy to take you canoe camping around Ottawa and enjoy “Grog” with you !
Thank you!!
Ah just what I need on this damp autumn evening...
Those rocks must be a bugger... beautiful views.. keep them coming Simon... always enjoy the videos mate ...
Beautiful locations & not another living soul! Wonderful.
That was careful editing and patient waiting for people to pass before hitting ‘record’ haha.
This coast is always popular with walkers, dig walkers, bird watchers etc. 👍