The Shrieking Pit – Overstrand Beach Huts loop from Thorpe Market

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The Shrieking Pit – Overstrand Beach Huts loop from Thorpe Market

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The Shrieking Pit – Overstrand Beach Huts loop from Thorpe Market

06:35

25.2km

190m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Norfolk Coast National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.76 km

Overstrand is a beautiful, wide and sandy beach located to the south-east of Cromer on the Norfolk coast. This large beach is the ideal place for a stroll or swim, and there is a designated dog swimming beach, too.

Tip by

6.50 km

Beach Huts and Sunset View

Highlight • Beach

15.6 km

Cromer Cliff

Highlight • Climb

There are always interruptions here

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Tip by

16.5 km

Henry Blogg Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

A bust of Henry Blogg on the seafront. Helped save 873 lives over 53 years as a life boat man.

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17.7 km

View of the Norfolk Coast from the clifftop at Cromer

Highlight • Beach

From this bushy clifftop path between Cromer and Overstrand, you can enjoy delightful views up and down the stunning Norfolk Coast and out to the North Sea.

Tip by

18.5 km

Royal Cromer Golf Club

Highlight • Structure

Nice looking Golf Course, there are a few informational boards with stories about the club. Tom Watson visiting by helicopter to play a round of golf was interesting.

Tip by

21.3 km

St. Mary the Virgin Church, Northrepps

Highlight • Religious Site

Northrepps is a picturesque Norfolk village located within an Area of Natural Beauty and a stone's throw away from the coast. Northrepps features a number of pretty cottages, a historic church, and a local pub, The Foundary Arms.

Tip by

25.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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