On your doorstep

The coast path starts at the gate. The seals, the quays at Wells and Blakeney, Holkham’s beach and the summer’s carnivals are all a walk, a short drive or a ride on the Coasthopper away.

What’s on nearby

Plan your stay around something good.

Dates are set by each organiser, so check their site before you book. Where the dates are known, Book a stay fills them in for you.

Seal trips

Out to the seals on Blakeney Point.

Blakeney Point is home to England’s largest grey seal colony, and common seals too. The boats leave from Morston Quay, two and a half miles east along the coast path from the gate, and take about an hour out to the seals on the Point. Trips run with the tide, so book ahead, especially in summer.

  • Beans BoatsFamily-run for over 50 years, daily in summer
  • Bishop’s BoatsTraditional wooden boats since the 1960s; well-behaved dogs welcome
  • Temples Seal TripsTickets from the Anchor pub in Morston
  • Ptarmigan (Blakeney Point Seal Trips)Daily from April to early November

All the boat trips from Morston Quay →

Prefer to walk? At low tide the seals can be seen from the shore facing the Point. See the walking map — and check the tide first, the creeks fill fast.

The campsite from the air, with the marsh and the sea behind
The site from the air: the marsh, the harbour and the sea.

Places to go

A day out, close by.

No car needed: the Coasthopper bus (CH1) stops at the end of The Greenway, for Wells, Blakeney, Cley and Sheringham. Coasthopper times →

On the marsh through the season

Something different every month you’re here.

Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Spring migrationWading birds passing through on the Freshes and creeks
Terns on Blakeney PointNesting colonies out on the Point, across the channel
Seal pupsCommon seals pup on the Point in summer; the boat trips from Morston get closest
SamphireThe marsh’s own sea vegetable, at its best in high summer
Sea lavenderThe whole marsh turns lilac
Autumn migrationWaders and migrants back on the move
Pink-footed geese arriveSkeins over the site at dawn and dusk

The campsite is open from late March to early October.

The marsh creeks at high water
The marsh creeks at high water
Sunset over the ebb
Sunset over the ebb
The marsh at dusk, in bloom
The marsh at dusk, in bloom

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