#rural villages

Blakeney Hotel in North Norfolk. by Adam Swaine
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Blakeney Hotel with its coastal, quayside location has magnificent views across the estuary and salt marshes to Blakeney Point, which has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Blakeney National Nature Reserve Norfolk.. by Adam Swaine
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River Glaven..The River Glaven flows for 17 km through one of the most beautiful valleys in England. Rising from tiny headwaters in lower Bodham and Baconsthorpe, the main river begins just below Selbrigg Pond where three streams combine at the outfall. Thereafter, it descends through wooded hills of glacial debris and passes through lush countryside and picturesque flint villages. Finally, the river meets the sea behind Blakeney Point. The Glaven is surrounded by arable land, coniferous plantations, grazing meadows and wetlands. The river is a haven for wildlife.

Barton Mills Village by Adam Swaine
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Barton Mills is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is on the south bank of the River Lark. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is ‘corn farm by the mill’. The village was originally called Barton Parva

Blakeney Quay @ Dusk Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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The River Glaven in the eastern English county of Norfolk is 10.5 mi long and flows through picturesque North Norfolk countryside to the North Sea. Rising from a tiny headwater in Bodham the river starts 2+1⁄2 miles before Selbrigg Pond where three small streams combine..

St Faith’s Church, Little Witchingham by Adam Swaine
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St Faith’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Little Witchingham in 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

Cley next the Sea Village Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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Witness the amazing springtime migration of birds on this ornithological wander along the North Norfolk coast..There are few journeys more incredible than the annual migration of birds, and the north Norfolk coast is one of the best places to see this in action. The low, creekriddled shore is dotted with nature reserves where resident and passing birds seek sanctuary amid a watery landscape of reedbed and saltmarsh. Cley Marshes.

The Ford on the River Glaven Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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Footbridge crossing the River Glaven beside the ford at Glandford, North Norfolk, UK

Priory Road Castle Acre Norfolk.. by Adam Swaine
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St. James the Great Church.. Castle Acre takes its name from the walled castle built in the 12th-century by the Normans. A rural village in north west Norfolk, it lies four miles north of Swaffham and to the west of the A1065 at the point where the river Nar is crossed by an ancient route known as the Peddars Way. There is much to see in Castle Acre including the castle ruins and the Cluniac Priory.

Norfolk Coastal Path @ Blakeney by Adam Swaine
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Blakeney Point Coastal walk, Blakeney, Norfolk..Explore the Norfolk coast on foot..This walk through Blakeney Village and around Blakeney Freshes is fantastic for spotting wildlife, especially birds. Keep an eye out for them on the grazing marshes and reed beds. Take a leisurely walk along sections of the Norfolk Coast path. There are also excellent views to enjoy as you stroll around Blakeney and Cley harbours

Norfolk Village Pond by Adam Swaine
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Like a postcard lovely village on the way to Snettisham on the coast.

Salt Marsh @ Thornham Norfolk… by Adam Swaine
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Thornham Harbour where it lies beside Staithe Lane. It can be accessed via the Coast Path near the visitor centre (but not easily, if at all, in a wheelchair), or from Thornham village by car. Thornham Harbour is an excellent birding venue, with waders and wildfowl on the seaward side, birds such as wheatears, twite and linnets mainly on the landward side, and marsh harriers almost ever-present over the grazing marshes. Increasingly red kite are present overhead, too. Besides the birding, the spectacle of the harbour and saltmarsh being completely covered by the sea at high spring tides is an attraction in itself.

“Roadside Beauty” by Adam Swaine
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Cabbage field in Great Massingham West Norfolk village

Cottages @ Burnham Market Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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The village green is surrounded by a beautiful cluster of cottages.

West Raynham Norfolk by Adam Swaine
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Norfolk Cottage Garden in this lovely village in North Norfolk