Norfolk Coast Path · stage 2

Great Yarmouth to Winterton

From Great Yarmouth we head up past the North Denes dunes and Caister's lifeboat station, then along quiet beaches under the sandstone cliffs at Scratby and Hemsby to Winterton.

  • About 8 miles
  • About 3 hours walking
Grassy track winding through rolling marram dunes under a clear sky, with scrub on the higher ground
Hemsby, Norfolk Coast Path - geograph.org.uk - 7932762 © Michael Garlick . Shared under CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized by PathNous.

Today

Closures

Warning at Hemsby. Erosion has taken the high-tide path through the Marrams dunes, and the council has closed it. The only way through here is now along the beach.

Read Norfolk County Council's notice

Tide

No tide sections on this stage.

Ferries

None on this stage.

Getting back

There's no bus we know of between Great Yarmouth and Winterton.

We don't show times yet. Check the timetable before you set off.

See trains and buses back

Parking and toilets

At the start, Great Yarmouth
Parking
Euston Road: From 1 April to 31 October, 8am to 9pm: £3.30 for up to an hour, £6.60 for up to 2 hours, then £4.10 an hour. £1.60 from 9pm to 8am. From 1 November to 31 March: £1.60 an hour.Checked 25 October 2026 by BeachNous. More on BeachNous
At the finish, Winterton
Parking
Winterton Beach car park.Checked 31 October 2026 by BeachNous. More on BeachNous

Beaches along the way

Dogs, tides and parking for Great Yarmouth Central Beach, Great Yarmouth North Beach, Caister-on-Sea, Hemsby and Winterton-on-Sea beaches are on our sister site, BeachNous.

Map

Our map, drawn from Natural England's route data.

Something wrong?

Facts on this page were checked Sunday 1 November. If you find a fallen fence, a missing sign or a diversion we don't know about, tell us.

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