Holme Bird Observatory, North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest

Name: Holme Bird Observatory
Address: North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest

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Holme Bird Observatory, North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest

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Holme Bird Observatory is a nature reserve near Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, adjoining the Norfolk Wildlife Trust Holme Dunes reserve. It is 5 ha in extent, with Corsican pines and scrubby sand dunes as its main habitats. It is managed by the Norfolk Ornithological Association as a bird observatory to study migration. It has five bird hides and has operated a bird ringing programme since its foundation in 1962. ()

Area: 12.36 acres (0.0193 mi²)Coordinates: 52°58'16"N, 0°32'13"E

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Holme Bird Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Royal West Norfolk Golf Club, Hunstanton Golf Club, Old Hunstanton Lighthouse, Blackbeard's Adventure Crazy Golf.

4.9 miE
Golf
Royal West Norfolk Golf Club, North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest
125 min walk • Royal West Norfolk Golf Club is a golf club in Brancaster, Norfolk, England, about 7 miles east of Hunstanton, between Brancaster Bay and the salt marshes. The links course opened in 1892. Simon Rayner is a professional at the club.
1 miSW
Golf
Hunstanton Golf Club
27 min walk • Nestled along the picturesque Norfolk coast of the United Kingdom, Hunstanton Golf Club offers a challenging and scenic golfing experience for enthusiasts of the sport. Established in 1891, this esteemed golf course has been drawing golfers for well over a century with...
2.3 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Old Hunstanton Lighthouse, Hunstanton
60 min walk • Old Hunstanton Lighthouse is a former lighthouse located in Old Hunstanton in the English county of Norfolk, generally called Hunstanton Lighthouse during its operational life.
3.3 miSW
52°56'8"N • 0°29'2"E
Blackbeard's Adventure Crazy Golf, Hunstanton
85 min walk • Mini golf, Golf
1.8 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Anna's Walk, Norfolk Coast AONB
45 min walk • Anna's Walk is a five-mile circular walk in North Norfolk coast around the village of Thornham and sands of Holme Dunes. The walk takes in parts of the village, a woodland stretch beside Drove Orchards, salt marshes, Holme Dunes beach, Thornham Harbour and the Village Green.
2.8 miE
Protected area
Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk Coast AONB
73 min walk • Titchwell Marsh is an English nature reserve owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
2 miSW
Village
Old Hunstanton and Hunstanton
51 min walk • Old Hunstanton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.35 km² and had a population of 47 in 25 households at the 2001 census. The population had risen to 628 at the 2011 Census.
4.8 miE
Forts and castles
Branodunum
124 min walk • Branodunum was an ancient Roman fort to the east of the modern English village of Brancaster in Norfolk. Its Roman name derives from the local Celtic language, and may mean "fort of the raven".
0.7 miW
Archaeological site
Seahenge, North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest
18 min walk • Seahenge, which is also known as Holme I, was a prehistoric monument located in the village of Holme-next-the-Sea, near Old Hunstanton in the English county of Norfolk.
4.3 miE
Locality
Brancaster
110 min walk • Brancaster is a village and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish of Brancaster comprises Brancaster itself, together with Brancaster Staithe and Burnham Deepdale.