Blakeney
Parish in North Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.944, 1.014 |
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| OS grid ref: | TG 02 42 |
Blakeney sits on the windswept coast of North Norfolk in Norfolk, England, fronting a wide estuary of salt marshes and creeks that form part of the protected North Norfolk coast. The nearby Blakeney Point, managed by the National Trust, is famed for its seal colony and rich birdlife, and the marshes feed into the Norfolk Coast Path and a popular network of boat trips and wildlife-watching activities.
Historically a busy medieval port that slowly silted up, the village still shows its maritime past in old quays, listed buildings and a compact historic centre. Today the local economy mixes tourism, small-scale fishing and hospitality, with a close-knit community balancing year-round residents, second-home owners and conservation volunteers who keep the area's natural and cultural character alive.
Postcode districts covering Blakeney
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 23.7 miles38.1 km
- North Walsham 17.8 miles28.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Blakeney Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Wiveton Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Coastal Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Cley next the Sea Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Langham Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Morston Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Field Dalling Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Letheringsett with Glandford Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Stiffkey Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Salthouse Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Binham Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Thornage Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Blakeney
NR25 7NE, NR25 7ND, NR25 7PJ, NR25 7NB, NR25 7PD, NR25 7NX, NR25 7BD, NR25 7PH, NR25 7PE … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Stansted Airport 80.2 miles129.1 km
- Holt NNR Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Weybourne NNR Railway Station 5.7 miles9.2 km
Hotels near Blakeney Ad
- The Manor Coastal Hotel & Inn, Blakeney, Norfolk 0.9 miles1.4 km
- The White Horse Blakeney 0.8 miles1.3 km
- The Pheasant Hotel, Holt, Norfolk 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Harper 1.4 miles2.2 km
- The Kings Head 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Maltings 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Wiveton Bell 4 1 mile1.7 km
- The Feathers Holt 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Red Lion at Stiffkey 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Victoria 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
Schools in Blakeney
- Blakeney C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blakeney Harbour Harbour 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Weybourne Beach Beach 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Bink Hill 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Wells Harbour Harbour 7 miles11.3 km
- Sheringham Beach Beach 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Holkham Meals Forest 9 miles14.6 km
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Gunton Estate 14.8 miles23.8 km