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Photo of Hemsby, a swimming spot near Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, eastern England.

© Michael Garlick / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hemsby

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Hemsby is an official bathing spot in Norfolk with a sandy shore. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. The county has 17 designated bathing waters; this is one.

For more of the same, Caister Point and Great Yarmouth North are close by. Great Yarmouth Station is 9.3 km away to the south.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Hemsby

Photo of the Broads, a National Park in eastern England.Iconic

The Broads

National Park near Ranworth

Britain's largest protected wetland — a watery maze of rivers, fens and windmills.

2.2 km W

Photo of the Norfolk Coast, a National Landscape in Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Norfolk Coast

National Landscape near Holt

Saltmarsh, dunes and enormous tidal beaches along north Norfolk, with huge skies, seals and first-rate birdwatching

2.6 km N

Photo of Winterton Dunes, a National Nature Reserve near Winterton-on-Sea in the Broads, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Winterton Dunes

National Nature Reserve near Winterton-on-Sea

A National Nature Reserve in Norfolk.

3.1 km N

Photo of the coast at Horsey, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Horsey

Coastline near Potter Heigham

Winter beach thronged with grey seal pups.

7.6 km NW

Photo of Horsey Gap Seals, a landmark near Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Horsey Gap Seals

Landmark near Winterton-on-Sea

Winter dunes where hundreds of grey seals haul out to pup, watched from roped-off clifftop paths.

8.1 km NW

Photo of Hickling Broad, a Lake near Potter Heigham in the Broads, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Hickling Broad

Lake near Potter Heigham

Largest of the Norfolk Broads, a shallow reedy expanse and nature reserve noted for swallowtail butterflies and marsh birds.

10 km NW