Welcome to Sea Palling & Waxham Community Website

We are two small villages on the North Norfolk Coast that contain everything needed for a really good holiday or shorter break whether you have family with you or not!

Sea Palling, on account of the nine off-shore reefs built as part of the flood prevention scheme, has a wonderful sandy beach, which has been awarded and retained the coveted Blue Flag award for several years. During the summer, there are Royal National Lifeboat Institute lifeguards on duty every day and additionally our Inshore Lifeboat Crew all carry pagers so the boat is on call 24 hours a day 365 days a year.    As well as good swimming , there is also provision for launching personal water crafts.

There are two pubs, cafes, amusement arcade, a Post Office and general store, farm shop and a stall which sells fish caught locally. The market town of Stalham is four miles away. There is a regular direct bus service during the week to Wroxham and onto Norwich for shopping and sight seeing. We are equidistant from the seaside resorts of Great Yarmouth and Cromer. Sea Palling has its own cycle hire.

If you are interested in nature then the Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve at Hickling is only four miles away and both the NWT and RSPB have reserves easily reached by car or bicycle. A walk along the beach towards Waxham and Horsey (National Trust) may well be rewarded with sightings of seals. For historians there is the famous Waxham Barn which has been rebuilt following severe damage in the Great Storm of October 1987. Originally built by the Wodehouse family in the late 16th. Century, it is one of the largest in the country. Norwich, some twenty miles away, is famed for having the greatest number of medieval churches in northern Europe, together with the only remaining complete medieval friary in the country.

We feel that whatever your interests, you will be able to indulge them during a visit here.

Further details may be found on our other pages and we should be most grateful if you would spare the time to look at our advertisers’ inserts, for without their generous support, we should be unable to continue running this independent site.

Do enjoy your visit.

Norfolk Village Games/Road Show

Sea Palling Village Hall is hosting an Active Norfolk Road Show on the 12th May 2012, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The aim is to get as many people of all ages to paticipate in various activities available which at the moment  include Archery, Carpet Bowls, Table Tennis, Football and interestingly New Age Kurling.  Coaching will be available on the day and thereafter towards the finals.

Active Norfolk and North Norfolk District Council are looking to work with villages such as ours to form teams of players to compete in a variety of sports.

Road Shows  will feature some competition however,  the initial aim is to provide a taster for the main competition which starts at  The District Games being held at Cromer on the 10th June and then ultimately the County Final which is planned for Sunday 15th July, at the University of East Anglia Sport Park in Norwich.

Anyone who has an interest or is interested in any other sporting activities please contact any member of the village hall committee. Don't let our village miss out in being part of these games.

Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

Monday, June 4th 2 - 4 p.m. will include children's art competition for under 5's, 6-10 years and over 11's. All winners of groups will receive a prize. Entertainment provided by Billy Bubbles followed by a grand tea party for all residents, all free of charge, thanks to contributions from the parish council, the community trust, the village hall committee and the village stores. More information to follow - look out for the posters. All children to receive a jubilee momento. 

Palling Beach

Sea Palling beach achieved FOUR major awards last year!

We retained our Blue Flag for 2011 and a recent survey by the Marine Conservation Society reports that we continue to have excellent water quality and continue to have 'recommended status' (their highest grading). Further information on www.goodbeachguide.co.uk 

 Additionally, according to the Environment Agency's new website (www.environment-agency.gov.uk/bathingwaters) Palling has been awarded the highest possible water cleanliness rating and has held constantly high water quality since 2002. Finally the European Union annually monitors over 21,000 beaches and has just issued its report for 2010. In it the European Environment Agency listed Palling's beach as being in the top grade, fully complying with the law and guidelines.

Website Statistics

In the first quarter of  2012 a total of 15,894 pages were viewed by 6,419 visitors to this site

Stop Press

Dogs on Beach - please see News Page

New lifeboat - please see News Page

Grants for uniforms for pupils entering high school in September - please see Community Trust Page

 Craft Fairs are back in Waxham - please see What's On Page

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