Wells-next-the-Sea
Parish in North Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.954, 0.85 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 91 43 |
| Population: | 2,165 |
| Dialling code: | 01328 (Fakenham) |
Wells-next-the-Sea is a small coastal parish on the Norfolk coast, set within North Norfolk in Norfolk, England. It sits at the mouth of the River Glaven and is famous for its long sandy beach backed by pine woods and colourful beach huts, a tidal quay and shingle banks that shelter a working fishing harbour. The surrounding salt marshes and nearby nature reserves, including Blakeney Point, make it a magnet for birdwatchers and seal-spotters and give the area a strong sense of wild, maritime landscape.
Historically a market town with maritime connections, Wells has a compact town centre of period buildings, a continuing small fishing fleet and a visible RNLI lifeboat presence; today its economy mixes fishing with a heavy reliance on tourism, short-break cottages and local hospitality. Socially it combines a year‑round local community with a marked summer influx of visitors, and retains a lively independent shop and café scene alongside events and walks that celebrate the coastal environment.
Postcode districts covering Wells-next-the-Sea
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 22.3 miles35.9 km
- North Walsham 24.3 miles39.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Wells-next-the-Sea Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Wells with Holkham Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Warham Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Holkham Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Wighton Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Stiffkey Parish 3.8 miles6 km
- Walsingham Parish 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Burnham Overy Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Burnham Thorpe Parish 3.9 miles6.4 km
- Little Walsingham Built-up area 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Burnham Overy Staithe Built-up area 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Binham Built-up area 4.7 miles7.5 km
Example postcodes in Wells-next-the-Sea
NR23 1HF, NR23 1LP, NR23 1BF, NR23 1LL, NR23 1BB, NR23 1EY, NR23 1LH, NR23 1JN, NR23 1BG … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 26.4 miles42.5 km
- Stansted Airport 78.3 miles126 km
- Holt NNR Railway Station 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Weybourne NNR Railway Station 12.6 miles20.3 km
Hotels near Wells-next-the-Sea Ad
- Victoria 4 1.5 miles2.5 km
- The Railway Hotel by Barefoot Retreats 5 miles8.1 km
- The Red Lion at Stiffkey 3.3 miles5.2 km
- The Hoste and the Vine House Hotels 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Black Lion Hotel 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Manor Coastal Hotel & Inn, Blakeney, Norfolk 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Harper 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Sculthorpe Mill 8.1 miles13.1 km
- The White Horse Blakeney 7 miles11.3 km
- Briarfields Hotel 3 9.7 miles15.7 km
Schools in Wells-next-the-Sea
- Alderman Peel High School Secondary
- Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wells Harbour Harbour 0.9 miles1.4 km
- The Bink Hill 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Holkham Meals Forest 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Blakeney Harbour Harbour 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Weybourne Beach Beach 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Sheringham Beach Beach 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Wild Ken Hill Nature reserve 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Sandringham House Estate 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Snettisham Beach Beach 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 18.7 miles30.1 km