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Wells

Photo of Wells, a swimming spot near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, eastern England.

Wells

© Peter S / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Peter S / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wells

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Wells is a designated estuary bathing water in Norfolk with a sandy shore. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. It is one of 17 bathing waters in the county. It lies inside the Norfolk Coast National Landscape.

The nearest other bathing water is Holkham Beach, 4.1 km to the west.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Wells

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

Norfolk Coast

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Holt

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

Photo of Holkham, a National Nature Reserve near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Holkham

National Nature Reserve near Wells-next-the-Sea

A huge sweep of sand, pinewood and grazing marsh on the north Norfolk coast, backed by Holkham Hall and loud with geese in winter

0.2 km NE

Photo of Wells-next-the-Sea, a village in Norfolk, eastern England.Iconic

Wells-next-the-Sea

Village

Working harbour town with crab boats at the quay, a Georgian green and a beach of huts and pinewoods a mile north

2.1 km S · Norfolk

Photo of Holkham Beach, a beach near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, eastern England.Iconic

Holkham Beach

Beach near Wells-next-the-Sea

A vast golden sweep of sand backed by pinewoods and saltmarsh, regularly voted Britain's finest beach.

4.1 km W

Photo of Holkham Hall, a Grade I registered house & garden near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Holkham Hall

House & garden near Wells-next-the-Sea

Palladian mansion in a deer-grazed estate.

4.1 km SW

Photo of Blakeney, a National Nature Reserve near Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, eastern England.Iconic

Blakeney

National Nature Reserve near Cley next the Sea

Shingle spit crowded with grey and common seals.

4.7 km SE