Blakeney Harbour

The weather was far too gorgeous to be decorating, so we took ourselves off to Blakeney and spent a brilliant afternoon bird watching and walking, finishing off early evening on Friars Hill, where cowslips, buttercups, daisies, bluebells and speedwell were nodding gently in the onshore breeze.

Blakeney was a commercial seaport until the early 20th century.  Now the harbour is silted up, and only small boats can make their way out past Blakeney Point to the sea. The harbour and surrounding marshes are owned by the National Trust  and is a nature reserve where seals can be seen basking on the sand.

Just inland from the harbour is Mariners Hill. This vantage point is believed to be man-made, probably as a lookout point for the harbour. Adjacent to the hill, at the foot of the village's High Street, is the old Guildhall with a 14th-century undercroft

Higher up the village, the Church of St Nicholas has two towers: the main tower is over 100 ft (30 m) high and a well-known landmark for miles around, and the smaller tower was built as a beacon to guide boats into Blakeney harbour.