Overstrand to Cromer coastline - aerial view
Aerial image - Overstrand to Cromer coastline, Norfolk
An aerial view looking west along one of Norfolk’s most dramatic stretches of coast — from Overstrand to Cromer. The cliffs here form part of the famous Cromer Ridge, a glacial feature left behind by the last Ice Age. These soft cliffs are made up of sands, gravels and clays deposited by retreating glaciers around 15,000 years ago, and they continue to erode today, retreating by roughly a metre each year in places.
Below the cliffs, wide sandy beaches stretch along the shore, broken by timber groynes built to slow the relentless process of longshore drift. The green expanse near the cliffs is the Royal Cromer Golf Club, whose fairways run perilously close to the cliff edge. Further along, the Victorian resort town of Cromer comes into view, its pier jutting proudly into the North Sea.
Cromer grew rapidly in the 19th century with the arrival of the railway, attracting visitors for its clean air, sea bathing and grand hotels. Overstrand, just to the east, became known as “The Village of Millionaires” thanks to its fine houses designed by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. Both places now stand at the frontline of coastal change — a beautiful yet fragile landscape shaped by ice, sea and time.
Overstrand to Cromer coastline - aerial view
Aerial image - Overstrand to Cromer coastline, Norfolk
An aerial view looking west along one of Norfolk’s most dramatic stretches of coast — from Overstrand to Cromer. The cliffs here form part of the famous Cromer Ridge, a glacial feature left behind by the last Ice Age. These soft cliffs are made up of sands, gravels and clays deposited by retreating glaciers around 15,000 years ago, and they continue to erode today, retreating by roughly a metre each year in places.
Below the cliffs, wide sandy beaches stretch along the shore, broken by timber groynes built to slow the relentless process of longshore drift. The green expanse near the cliffs is the Royal Cromer Golf Club, whose fairways run perilously close to the cliff edge. Further along, the Victorian resort town of Cromer comes into view, its pier jutting proudly into the North Sea.
Cromer grew rapidly in the 19th century with the arrival of the railway, attracting visitors for its clean air, sea bathing and grand hotels. Overstrand, just to the east, became known as “The Village of Millionaires” thanks to its fine houses designed by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. Both places now stand at the frontline of coastal change — a beautiful yet fragile landscape shaped by ice, sea and time.