Horsey gap Norfolk

I was in Norfolk visiting some friends for a couple of days and on the way back I decided to go to horsey gap.

We had tried to go on a seal safari the night before but it was randomly cancelled :( I was so disappointed I went searching for another place to seal watch the next day before leaving and found out about horsey gap. Horsey gap is home to one of the UK’s largest seal colonies. To begin with I was told there were a few in the water but none on the beach, so I was very happy to get down there and see a whole bunch on the sand. I first went to the national trust horsey wind pump as I am a member and you can climb up to the top and look out at the views and use the carpark and facilities. I then walked the 2.2 km down to horsey beach. When I first got there I saw a few in the water and I was happy enough with that but I saw a huge group of people further down the beach and felt they must be there for a reason and my chances were good a couple had come to shore. When I got down there I saw maybe 100 seals all on the beach. You can walk right up to them, obviously you’re meant to keep a fair distance as they can bite and you don’t want to scare them, but you can really get pretty near and they seem pretty unbothered by humans for the most part.

This was definitely an unforgettable experience.