Small boats at Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk
Brancaster Staithe is a working fishing village set on the edge of the coastal marshes on the North Norfolk coast. It merges into the adjacent villages of Brancaster and Burnham Deepdale. Many local families still make their living by fishing from the staithe, which has always been famous for its first class shellfish. The village has a relatively large sheltered harbour (pictured here) which is popular with small boat owners, with some ship repair facilities at its eastern end. Brancaster Staithe is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve is just a short distance away.
There is also the site of a Roman fort - Branodunum - nearby. This was one of eleven forts known as the Forts of the Saxon Shore, built in the 3rd century to repel raids by Saxons. They were left deserted when the Romans retreated from Britain. The best example in Norfolk is Burgh Castle, near Great Yarmouth.
Small boats at Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk
Brancaster Staithe is a working fishing village set on the edge of the coastal marshes on the North Norfolk coast. It merges into the adjacent villages of Brancaster and Burnham Deepdale. Many local families still make their living by fishing from the staithe, which has always been famous for its first class shellfish. The village has a relatively large sheltered harbour (pictured here) which is popular with small boat owners, with some ship repair facilities at its eastern end. Brancaster Staithe is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve is just a short distance away.
There is also the site of a Roman fort - Branodunum - nearby. This was one of eleven forts known as the Forts of the Saxon Shore, built in the 3rd century to repel raids by Saxons. They were left deserted when the Romans retreated from Britain. The best example in Norfolk is Burgh Castle, near Great Yarmouth.