Sidestrand
Parish in North Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.907, 1.361 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TG 26 39 |
| Dialling code: | 01263 (Cromer) |
Sidestrand is a tiny coastal parish on the edge of the North Norfolk coast in Norfolk, perched above a stretch of dramatic chalk and glacial cliffs that look out across the North Sea. The shoreline and clifftop footpaths are part of the rolling landscape of the Norfolk Coast and attract walkers and birdwatchers; erosion has long shaped the coastline here, giving the area a rugged, changeable character and striking sea views a few miles east of Cromer.
Settlement is sparse and largely rural, with agriculture and small‑scale tourism providing the local economy and a small, close‑knit community making up village life. The area has a Victorian cultural cachet through the late‑19th‑century “Poppyland” craze, and remains valued for its quiet charms, historic cottages and the sense of being slightly off the beaten track compared with Norfolk’s busier seaside towns.
Postcode districts covering Sidestrand
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 18.7 miles30 km
- North Walsham 6.1 miles9.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Poppyland Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Overstrand Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Northrepps Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Trimingham Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Southrepps Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Gimingham Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Suffield Park Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Thorpe Market Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Cromer Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Roughton Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Cromer Town Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Mundesley Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Sidestrand
NR27 0LW, NR27 0LS, NR27 0NH, NR27 0LT, NR27 0LU, NR27 0LX, NR27 0LY, NR27 0NA, NR27 0NJ
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Stansted Airport 85.1 miles136.9 km
- Roughton Road Railway Station 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Gunton Railway Station 2.8 miles4.6 km
Hotels near Sidestrand Ad
- Virginia Court Hotel 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Sea Marge Hotel 4 1 mile1.6 km
- The Grove Cromer 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Cliftonville Hotel 3 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Beechwood Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Hotel De Paris 3 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Rooms at Number 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Burlington Berties 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Royal Hotel 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Dormy House Hotel 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
Schools in Sidestrand
- Sidestrand Hall School Special
Local points of interest
- Gunton Estate 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Sheringham Beach Beach 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 8.5 miles13.7 km
- East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens 9.3 miles15 km
- Saint Mary's Church, East Ruston (Redundant) Historic site 9.3 miles15 km
- Weybourne Beach Beach 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Cart Gap Beach 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Hickling Broad National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Blakeney Harbour Harbour 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Plumstead Hall Estate 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 19.8 miles31.9 km