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Happisburgh is a coastal village on the eastern side of Norfolk. It is 38 miles from here, around an hour by car using small country roads. Local people pronounce the name ‘Haze-borough’. I have no idea why that is.
Given the power cut at home today, it seemed like a good idea to take Ollie out in the car, and that is where we went. The village is known mainly for its impressive lighthouse, which dates from 1791. It is still the oldest working lighthouse in the east of England, and tours can be arranged through the volunteers who run it.
The lighthouse, and the keeper’s cottages.
The sandy cliffs in that area are dangerous, as they are eroding and constantly falling onto the beach. Huge rocks have been brought it to try to protect them from the sea.
At this time of year, the sandy beaches are almost deserted.
Old coastal defences from WW2 are still dotted around the village and cliffs. This pill-box is in good condition.
The soldier’s viewpoint, from inside.
Unfortunately, Ollie did not consider walking the coast path to be a good exchange for his usual trip to Beetley Meadows, and refused to pose for a single photograph!
For more information on the lighthouse, here is a link to their website.
An interesting town.
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Just a tiny village on the edge of nowhere, Lloyd. But a nice place to visit. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Best wishes Pete.
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Lovely photos from Happisburgh, Pete. 👍🏻I was so hoping to see a recent photo of good old Ollie … 😢😉
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He refused to pose at all, Dina. 😦
Love from Beetley, Pete and Ollie. X
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I had no idea that the WWII costal defense structures were called pill boxes. Makes perfect sense. The lighthouse is beautiful! Best to you, Pete.
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Those pill-boxes are all over Britain, Jennie. We have quite a few near Beetley. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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That is really wonderful!
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The lighthouse is lovely.
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It is lovingly cared for and preserved. Glad you like it,.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you for the very interesting sightseen tour.Love the landscape. Best wishes,Michael
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There are many small coastal places like this in Norfolk. This one is famous for the lighthouse.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Lighthouses are great. Here i got closer to them by the usage of the ter for projects funded by the EU. But from most of these projects there is not going out any light, nor they are giving orientation. Lol
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I need to visit Happisburgh. Haven’t been there yet.
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There isn’t much there other than the beach and lighthouse, Stevie. But you can tie it in with Mundesley and Bacton, which are both close by.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks Pete.
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Great photos, Pete. I have always wanted to visit places, where you can find old WWII items and lighthouses. Sadly there are none here, unless you go to the northeast of our country.
Thanks for the great tour.
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Thanks, Ron. Glad you enjoyed the post. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Great photos…..looks like low tide…..looks serene and a good place to walk Ollie…..chuq
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Yes, the afternoon tide was just coming in.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Time to get Ollie back to familiar ground……LOL chuq
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what a lovely coastal place, Pete! the lighthouse is beautiful. 🙂
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Thanks, Wilma. It is in good condition because it is still an active lighthouse.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Lovely photos, Pete. Did Ollie not enjoy his outing or was he just being a bit of a prima donna?
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He didn’t seem to be very happy to be so far from his home turf, and every time the camera pointed at him he walked back to me, or twisted away. He is hard to get in shot. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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That’s a beautiful lighthouse and I love your last photo.
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Thanks, Arlene. Glad you enjoyed the photos.
Best wishes, Pete.
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The lighthouse is beautiful.
Looks like a lovely spot!
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Thanks, Margie. It is very popular in the summer months.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Beautiful photos! Looks like a great place to visit. I missed Ollie but still enjoyed the lighthouse and beach photos.
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Thanks, Lisa. Ollie is notoriously hard to get in a photo. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wonderful pictures, Pete. They stirred memories of ‘Hazeb’rugh’ when I lived in Norwich and later when I visited family over there. Realise how much I miss having left the UK.
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Thanks very much, Roland. Nice to see you again. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I keep seeing posts from you & Ollie, but I’m snowed under so many are filed for easier days. But with that title, I had to open and read.
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No problem. Life comes first! 🙂
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Ah, Happisburgh…I have happy memories of a car jolly in Norfolk, and after it ended we spent one night in Happisburgh and I photographed them time around sunset – a couple of images in this post: https://suejudd.com/2013/07/14/weekly-photo-challenge-the-golden-hour/
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You did better than me, Sue. I had cloud/sun, followed by cloud/sun. The wind was in charge! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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😄
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I can’t get over all the ways people are determined to prevent the inevitable effect of tide, wind, rain and gravity on sea cliffs. But we sure keep trying.
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There are houses there just three feet from the edge. They have no future at all.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Closer to the edge every day.
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That looks beautiful Pete – thanks for sharing!
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Thanks, John. No restaurants though! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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You should have given him more sausages, Pete.
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He won’t even pose for sausages, Shaily. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I do love the photos, absence of Ollie notwithstanding. Warmest regards, Theo
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Thanks, Theo. As for Ollie, I give up! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Lovely beaches, but coastal erosion is a real problem, all up the east coast. Cheers, Jon.
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That area is affected very badly, Jon.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I used to think French pronunciation was hard to pin down based on the spelling, but English town names are far, far more difficult! Why not pronounce it Happy Burgh? Cheers!
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We used to say ‘Happizborough’, and the Norfolk people just laughed at us. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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You did! And what good photos too. I love the lighthouse one and some interesting shots of the beach. A nice day too by the looks of it, but was it windy? Warm here today but still very windy.
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It was on and off cloudy, and VERY windy. (Moving the car)
The temperature was 12 C, though felt colder in the wind.
But it didn’t rain! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Seems to have rained every day since September! And more on the way for us in the west 😕
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We had rain last night, but none at all today. A bonus! x
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👍
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It looks like you had a lovely day Pete even if Ollie didn’t want to cooperate.☺️
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It made a nice change, Kim. And it didn’t rain! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Nice Pete! Beats sitting home with not power! Best from Florida
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It did, Frank. And the country roads drive goes through some nice villages on the way.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pretty ♥
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It is a nice spot, Maranda. Not much to do there, but then that’s the point. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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What a great way to spend the day! 🙂 Your pictures are great, though it’s too bad Ollie refused to pose for you. I love the lighthouse.
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He avoids posing at all costs. I get fed up trying to get him in shot. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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What an interesting place! Thanks for the photos. It reminds me of looking out of an old military something–bunker or some sort–in Denmark when I did a volunteer work camp there once long long ago–the view to the sea seems pretty universal from them. We worked very close to the building where they had filmed Babette’s Feast and it looked still the same.
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Thanks, Donnalee. I LOVED that film! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It was really a lovely, timeless area.
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Lovely. That brings back some happy memories for me. Ollie is SO picky! 🤣
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He is. And he hates cameras1 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sausage bribes for a picture? Warmest regards, Theo
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He won’t be bribed for photos, as he just hates seeing a camera up to my face. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Switch to a cell phone, it might fool him 🙂 Warmest regards, Theo
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I might try that. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Looks like a lovely spot. I love lighthouses.
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Me too, Darlene. That’s why I chose that place. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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