Happisburgh, Ostend and Ridlington and then a paddle and some vertical exploration

We decided to walk North West along the coast from the Happisburgh and got as far as Ostend, which is a 'Coastal Community'. This seem to be code for 'will be in the sea soon' as coastal erosion takes its toll. We then headed inland towards Ridlington and then back to Happisburgh.

On Sunday, we'd passed a lot of ripe backberries and Rosie had repeatedly wished that we'd brought a box. She'd remembered one today, so we duly picked enough for several pies. Not that we're going to be baking anytime soon.

We passed several fields that had sunflowers planted in a corner or at the end.  Rosie's theory is that they're cover for game birds.

Carolyn and Gerry joined us for the afternoon that involved a swim for Rosie and Gerry (who pronounced the water 'boiling'), a visit to the Happisburgh Village Fete (didn't take long!) and a climb to the top of Happisburgh Lighthouse.

The lighthouse is the only privately run one in England, and is managed by a local trust that recently raised £25K for a re-paint. Although parts of Happisburgh are falling into the sea, the lighthouse is thought to be safe for 100 years yet.

View Happisburgh, Walcott and Ridlington in a larger map


I forgot to track this walk on my phone. Rosie was kind enough to trace it using the Google Maps editor.