Happisburgh
Ward in North Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.799, 1.511 |
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| OS grid ref: | TG 36 28 |
| Dialling code: | 01692 (North Walsham) |
Happisburgh is a small coastal community and electoral ward in North Norfolk, Norfolk, England, sitting on the edge of the North Sea. It is best known for its distinctive red-and-white Happisburgh Lighthouse, its exposed sandy cliffs and foreshore subject to dramatic coastal erosion, and the remarkable discovery of very ancient human footprints on the beach, dated to roughly 850,000 years ago.
Locally the economy mixes tourism, holiday accommodation and agriculture, with visitors drawn by the beach, wildlife and the village’s coastal character; communities here are often active in campaigning over coastal defences and conservation. The area retains a quietly rural, maritime feel, with small shops, cafes and an engaged local community balancing visitor pressure with ongoing erosion challenges.
Postcode districts covering Happisburgh
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 14.6 miles
- Lowestoft 24 miles
- Great Yarmouth 16.2 miles
- Beccles 24.1 miles
- North Walsham 5.3 miles
- Bradwell 17.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- East Ruston Parish 0.6 miles
- Brumstead Parish 0.8 miles
- Happisburgh Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Lessingham Parish 2 miles
- Stalham Built-up area 2 miles
- Ingham Parish 2.2 miles
- Eccles on Sea Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Honing Parish 2.5 miles
- Dilham Parish 2.6 miles
- Walcott Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Witton Parish 2.8 miles
- Sutton Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Happisburgh
NR12 0SL, NR12 9TA, NR12 9HW, NR12 9TD, NR12 0QL, NR12 0QE, NR12 0RP, NR12 0QB, NR12 0RL … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 12.8 miles
- Stansted Airport 83 miles
- Worstead Railway Station 4.7 miles
- North Walsham Railway Station 5.4 miles
Hotels near Happisburgh Ad
- Beechwood Hotel 4 5.6 miles
- Wayford Bridge Inn 3 2.4 miles
- Rooms at Number 4 5.4 miles
- The Cliff Top Inn Hotel 4.3 miles
- Sutton Staithe Hotel 2.9 miles
- The Kings Head Wroxham by Greene King Inns 3 7.3 miles
- Hotel Wroxham 4 7.4 miles
- Royal Hotel 4 6 miles
- The Swan Inn by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.8 miles
Schools in Happisburgh
- All Saints School Independent - special
- East Ruston Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Happisburgh C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Saint Mary's Church, East Ruston (Redundant) Historic site 0.4 miles
- East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens 0.4 miles
- Cart Gap Beach 2.1 miles
- Hickling Broad National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.6 miles
- Gunton Estate 8.2 miles
- Hemsby Beach Beach 11 miles
- Plumstead Hall Estate 11.1 miles
- Blickling Hall Historic site 11.7 miles
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.3 miles
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 14 miles
- Carrow Road Stadium 14.9 miles
- Yarmouth Racecourse Recreation 15 miles