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Chapel of Saint Edmund

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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.94893, 0.49301

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

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Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +98 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Knapweed, Ribwort Plantain, Common Toadflax +53 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Greater Knapweed, Ribwort Plantain, Common Toadflax +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Box Bug, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Stictopleurus punctatonervosus +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Bug, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Stictopleurus punctatonervosus +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Alexanders +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Long walkWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton BridgeWalking route53 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 53 kmNational walking route
Heacham CircularWalking route4.3 km

A short and very accessible route, the Heacham circular often provides sparkling views across the Wash.

Named routeLength 4.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hunstanton CircularWalking route3.8 km

This short circular route is linked by a series of clifftop greens and gardens .

Named routeLength 3.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Thornham CircularWalking route2.5 km

This route offers rich history and a vast, natural remoteness.

Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCC Route 02Cycling route
Named routeRef H2Regional cycle route
NCC Route 03Cycling route
Named routeRef H3Regional cycle route
NCC Route 01Cycling route
Named routeRef H1Regional cycle route
NCC Route 05Cycling route
Named routeRef H5Regional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Remains of St. Edmund's Chapel, Hunstanton

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Remains of St. Edmund's Chapel, Hunstanton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Boston Square Sensory ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Sensory ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Esplanade GardensUrban park900 m→⛪St Edmund's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→🌱Woodland GardenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Heacham Recreational ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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