Snettisham Beach
The expansive sands of Snettisham are in fact Norfolk’s only west facing beach. Given that Norfolk is generally considered to be on the east coast this is worthy of mention. This, of course, means it gets some of the best sunsets in Norfolk. In fact it has been dubbed “the sunset coastline”.
Snettisham beach is a natural haven and largely unspoiled. The extensive sand and mud flats are frequented by various wading birds such as avocets, knots and bar-tailed godwit which can be seen from the RSPB reserve.
Despite its obvious attractions Snettisham beach never gets busy, in fact in winter you can enjoy some solitude on many days.
Over the years erosion has meant various sea defences have been installed along the beach. Some success was achieved by placing timber groynes along the beach. Some still remain and are a popular feature with photographers
Type of beach
Sand & shingle
Lifeguard service
No
Dogs friendly beach?
There are some restrictions around plover nesting season (April to end of August) when dogs must be kept on leads. Please avoid cordoned areas where the birds are nesting on the beach.
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Activities
- Sailing
Facilities
- Toilets
- Picnic area
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Snettisham Beach Reviews
Jennie Mead
Dec 26th 2019We love the wide open expanse of beach, sky and sea as well ss the quiet & solitude. Our favourite place for a walk.
Great beach
Reuben
Jun 23rd 2021Its a great beach i do my photography there its peaceful clean lovely sunset one pf the best beaches i know
Disappointed and disgusted
Maddie
Sep 16th 2020I traveled 2 hrs to this beach today as recommended as a peaceful and large beach and ideal place to walk my dogs and was looking at maybe buying a caravan, at first glance was lovely even though weather not great but very few people. However it soon turned pretty disgusting as when walking along the beach we came across bad human behaviour .....Lots and lots of dog poo… cannot blame the doggies it is the disgusting and lazy humans who should not have a dog if they cannot pick up after it, even worse was the ones who did pick it up and bag it but then left the tied up bag on the beach so also littering with plastic, the beach was full of it and the car park was even worse, had to continually watch where you stepped, was evidence of responsible humans as the poo bins were overflowing however that depends when they were last emptied, filthy place and won’t be going again and certainly will not be purchasing a caravan if these are the kind of people who live or holiday there and have no respect for what would be a beautiful place without these dirty selfish humans.
Ruddy good place
Geoff
Aug 19th 2024I came across this place by accident, the sunset was amazing clear skies helped, the beach is shingle and the sea line is sandy, check for the tide times because when it’s out,, it’s out, I walked on the mud flats for 20 minutes to boy number 3, it would of taken me another 20 minutes to get the the sea channel, when the water level was at 5 metres it was shoulder height, great for paddle boarding if there no wind,, there’s was a portaloo in the car park which was very clean,, but I do think I used it 1st, because I’ve never seen 1 that clean,
Dirty place
Percy d
Sep 27th 2020It’s just for disgusting dog owners not all of them
Niceish beach, over zealous parking enforcement
Chris
May 20th 2020Nice beach and a nice walk, nothing special, but good enough.
However 3 days later have a parking ticket for £100 for being 8 minutes over time on a day when the car park was less than 10% full.
As such I can not really recommend it, there are much better beaches in Norfolk in far nicer places that don’t have a parking warrior wandering around !