Norfolk Coast Path · stage 1

Hopton to Great Yarmouth

We start on the beach at Hopton and follow Gorleston's long sandy shore north, then pass the port at Gorleston Quay on the way into Great Yarmouth.

  • About 6 miles
  • About 2½ hours walking
Wide sandy beach below a railed promenade, with a wooden groyne running into a calm sea and a ship on the horizon
The beach at Gorleston-on-Sea - geograph.org.uk - 2998396 © Richard Humphrey . Shared under CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized by PathNous.

Today

Tide

No tide sections on this stage.

Ferries

None on this stage.

Getting back

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

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

See trains and buses back

Parking and toilets

At the finish, 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

Beaches along the way

Dogs, tides and parking for Gorleston and Great Yarmouth Central Beach 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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