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Photo of Hunstanton Main Beach, a swimming spot in Norfolk, eastern England.

© Bill Boaden / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hunstanton Main Beach

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Hunstanton Main Beach is an official bathing spot in Norfolk. Its water quality was classed Good at the Environment Agency's last classification. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. It is one of 17 designated bathing waters in the county.

Other bathing waters nearby include Hunstanton (Old Hunstanton) and Heacham.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Hunstanton Main Beach

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.

0.5 km NE

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.

0.8 km S · Norfolk

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.

2.3 km NE

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.

3.7 km E

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.

12.5 km S

Photo of Scolt Head Island, an island in Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Scolt Head Island

Island near Brancaster Staithe

Uninhabited barrier island of dunes, saltmarsh and empty sands off Brancaster, with nesting terns and wintering geese

12.9 km NE