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Heacham

Photo of Heacham, a swimming spot near Hunstanton, Norfolk, eastern England.

Heacham

© Rod Allday / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Rod Allday / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heacham

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Heacham is an official bathing spot in Norfolk with a sandy shore. The water was rated Sufficient when last classified. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. The county has 17 designated bathing waters; this is one.

The nearest railway station is Kings Lynn, 17.9 km to the south. Hunstanton Main Beach and Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) are among the bathing waters within 5.2 km.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Heacham

Photo of Hunstanton, a village in Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Hunstanton

Village

Elegant Victorian resort, 'Sunny Hunny', famous for its west-facing sunsets and layered red-and-white striped cliffs.

2.4 km N · Norfolk

Photo of Hunstanton Cliffs, a rock formation in Norfolk, eastern England.Iconic

Hunstanton Cliffs

Rock formation near Hunstanton

Striking layered cliffs of white chalk over red limestone and rust-brown carstone above the Wash.

3.6 km N

Photo of The Gin Trap Inn, a gastropub near Ringstead, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

The Gin Trap Inn

Gastropub · With rooms near Ringstead

North Norfolk village inn named the Times' pubs-with-rooms hotel of the year and picked by olive.

5.2 km NE

Photo of The Neptune, a restaurant near Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

The Neptune

Restaurant · With rooms near Old Hunstanton

Small restaurant with rooms in a former coaching inn on the North Norfolk coast.

5.3 km NE

Photo of White Horse, a gastropub near Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

White Horse

Gastropub near Holme-next-the-Sea

North Norfolk coastal village pub listed among the 100 best.

7.2 km NE

Photo of Sandringham House, a Grade II* registered house & garden near King's Lynn, Norfolk, eastern England.Iconic

Sandringham House

House & garden near King's Lynn

The royal family's country retreat and gardens.

9.7 km S