The Walk
Cliff car-parkSt Mary's Church
Old Hunstanton
Lifeboat Station
The Cliffs
North Promenade
The Green
Pleasure Beach
Water Sports
Hill Street
Youth Hostel
Union Church
Council Offices
St Edmund's
The Gardens
The Squares
Mail to the webmaster
| A walk round Hunstanton - The Striped Cliffs | |
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| As you walk south from the Lifeboat station the striped cliffs rear up on the left. The stripes are formed by layers of white chalk, red chalk stained with iron and brown carrstone. | |
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The rocks contain interesting fossils, particularly belemnites.
The carrstone is widely used in local buildings.
There is a pronounced dip in the strata towards the north.
Treat the cliffs with respect. They are made of soft rock and are unstable. |
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There is the wreck of a small boat (the Sheraton) under the cliffs. It is a target boat from World War 2 that 'escaped' and drifted on shore here. There is still an RAF range on the far side of the Wash and you will often see or hear a strike aircraft (typically Tornados) low overhead, since Hunstanton is on their route. |
| When you reach the concrete sea defences that carry the North Promenade, climb the steps and look back at the cliffs. Then walk south along the North Promenade or for a shorter walk climb the ramp up the cliffs to the squares and the gardens. |
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