Happisburgh Lighthouse

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Happisburgh Lighthouse in Happisburgh on the North Norfolk coast is the only independently operated lighthouse in Great Britain. It is also the oldest working lighthouse in East Anglia. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°49'10"N, 1°32'19"E

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Happisburgh Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Museum of the Broads, Horsey Windpump, Weavers' Way, Saint Mary.

3.7 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
The Museum of the Broads, Norfolk Broads
95 min walk • The Museum of the Broads is an accredited museum and registered charity in Stalham, Norfolk, England. It describes its mission as being to "bring the story of the Broads alive". The Norfolk Broads are a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.
6.8 miSE
Windmill, Historical place
Horsey Windpump, Norfolk Broads
175 min walk • Horsey Windpump is a windpump or drainage windmill in the care of the National Trust in the village of Horsey, on The Broads near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The structure is a grade II* listed building.
3.3 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Weavers' Way, Stalham and Sutton
84 min walk • The Weavers' Way is a 61-mile long-distance footpath in Norfolk, England. Much of the Weavers’ Way footpath follows the old trackbed of the Aylsham to Great Yarmouth railway line operated by Midland and Great Northern Railway Company.
1.7 miSW
Church
Saint Mary
45 min walk • St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of East Ruston, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
6.5 miSE
Sand dune
Horsey Dunes, Norfolk Coast AONB
166 min walk • Horsey Dunes is an extensive dune system on the east coast of Norfolk, England. It is owned by the National Trust and is within the Norfolk Coast AONB. It is sometimes known as Horsey Gap. To the south is the adjacent SSSI Winterton Dunes - it is possible to walk from one to the other.
1.6 miSW
Park, Garden
East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens
41 min walk • East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens is a notable privately owned garden in the county of Norfolk at East Ruston in Eastern England. The gardens were established in 1973 by Alan Gray and Graham Robeson, who have created a 32-acre design which incorporates exuberant and innovative planting alongside a more traditional formal design.
4.6 miNW
Memorial
Paston Great Barn, Norfolk Coast AONB
119 min walk • Paston Great Barn is a medieval barn near Paston Hall on the southeast edge of the village of Paston, in northeast Norfolk. It is owned by the North Norfolk Historic Buildings Trust. It dates from 1581 and is associated with the Paston family. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a grade II* Listed Building.
2.8 miS
Church
The Ingham Swan
72 min walk • Holy Trinity Church in Ingham, Norfolk, England has been designated as a Grade I listed building by Historic England. The tower dates from the 15th century.
4.3 miS
Windmill
Hunsett Mill, Norfolk Broads
110 min walk • Hunsett Mill is located on the east bank of the River Ant one mile north of Barton Broad in the English county of Norfolk. The Windmill is 1.2 miles south west of the town of Stalham. The mill structure is a grade II listed building.
5.6 miNW
52°52'35"N • 1°26'29"E
Mundesley Independent Lifeboat/Flood rescue, Mundesley
144 min walk • Museum
3.4 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Norfolk Coast Path
86 min walk • The Norfolk Coast Path is a long-distance footpath in Norfolk, running 83 miles from Hunstanton to Hopton-on-Sea. It was opened in 1986 and covers the North Norfolk Coast AONB.