Is Tourism in North Norfolk Becoming a Real Problem?
Is North Norfolk going to experience the fate of the West Country and suffer from over-tourism in the years ahead?
The Effect of the COVID pandemic on House Prices in North Norfolk
How the COVID pandemic affected house prices in North Norfolk.
Exhibition at BIRDscapes Gallery Glandford
BIRDscapes Gallery at Glandford in North Norfolk presents an exciting new exhibition 19th July to August 3rd.
Post-Pandemic North Norfolk – what has changed?
The old lifeboat house at Wells-next-the-Sea North Norfolk What I am about to write about is a phenomenon that has affected not just North Norfolk. I am sure that other parts of the UK, where tourism forms a significant portion of the economy, will have noticed a marked increase in visitor numbers. Norfolk’s tourism industry suffered severely during the pandemic, with many jobs lost, business closures and millions of pounds removed from the local economy. Post-pandemic, the recovery has been…
2021 – Will it be better than 2020? Let’s Hope So
I posted an article at the end of 2019 that began: “Almost there! 2020 beckons and I wonder what that will bring for North Norfolk and the rest of the world. What a year 2019 has been. Political turmoil has gripped the nation this year, in fact for the past three years, but things in that regard should now settle down and we will see less of politicians on our television screens.” Well, I got that wrong! A global pandemic…
North Norfolk – Wells-next-the-Sea best place to live says Sunday Times
The North Norfolk port town of Wells-next-the-Sea has been named as being one of the best places to live in the UK by the Sunday Times. In its supplement on the 28th of March the newspaper described the location of Wells-next-the-Sea in North Norfolk: “This bewitching stretch of coast has charms of its own – golden sands, creeks and marshes bathed in ethereal light, endless horizons and wondrous wildlife.” Wells Maltings arts centre also came in for praise as did…
The Big Freeze of 1962/63
A North Norfolk Road during the ‘big freeze’. For many people of my generation, 1962 will be memorable for the ‘big freeze’; however, it was quite a trying year in other ways. I was still at school in 1962 and can remember the anxiety caused by the Cuban Missile Crisis that brought the USSR and the US to the brink of nuclear war. In October, that political crisis was resolved to everyone’s relief, only to be followed by the severe…
The Wicker Man and the Gresham North Norfolk connection
Gresham North Norfolk © DPH North Norfolk is steeped in folklore, local myths and legends, from Black Shuck to the laughter and calling of long-dead children sometimes heard echoing across Horsey Mere. However, some strange things said to be factual rather than fanciful have happened in the area. An example is the ‘Gresham Incident’, of which few people are aware. That is because the locals only talked about it late at night when the pub (now closed) had a lock-in…
A Favourite Norfolk Photograph
Photographers, professional and keen amateurs alike, all have a few images in their library that are special to them for a variety of reasons. It could be where, when or how the picture was taken, or a reminder of a particular time in the photographer’s life when things were going particularly well and photographs of loved ones, now so treasured, or beautiful locations were recorded. It can also be for aesthetic reasons when impressive images bring particular pleasure. This photograph…
Merry Christmas and a peaceful 2020
Almost there! 2020 beckons and I wonder what that will bring. What a year 2019 has been. Political turmoil has gripped the nation this year, in fact for the past three years, but things in that regard should now settle down and we will see less of politicians on our television screens. I hope that the image of Cromer Lighthouse doesn’t turn out to be prophetic. Weather-wise, the summer of 2019 proved somewhat unpredictable but business was very brisk at…