Norfolk Coast Path · stage 4

Sea Palling to Mundesley

From Sea Palling we walk up to Happisburgh and its striped lighthouse, then follow the shore past Walcott and Bacton, below the gas terminal, to the old Victorian resort of Mundesley.

  • About 10 miles
  • About 4 hours walking
Curved concrete sea wall towering beside a sandy beach, with waves breaking on the shore under a grey sky
Sea wall at Cart Gap - geograph.org.uk - 3001619 © Richard Humphrey . Shared under CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized by PathNous.

Today

Closures

Diversion at Happisburgh. Erosion has taken the old line at Happisburgh, so the path now follows a permissive route while a permanent one is worked out. Follow the signs on the ground along the temporary route.

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 Sea Palling and Mundesley.

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

See trains and buses back

Parking and toilets

At the start, Sea Palling
Parking
Clink Road: £1.05 for 30 minutes, £2.20 an hour, £11.50 for 24 hours or £46 for 7 days. Charged 8am to 6pm.Checked 25 October 2026 by BeachNous. More on BeachNous
At the finish, Mundesley
Parking
Beach Road and Gold Park: £1.05 for 30 minutes, £1.75 for the first hour then £1.45 an hour, £9.20 for 24 hours or £46 for 7 days. Charged 8am to 6pm.Checked 25 October 2026 by BeachNous. More on BeachNous

Beaches along the way

Dogs, tides and parking for Sea Palling, Happisburgh (Cart Gap), Walcott, Bacton and Mundesley 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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