WELLS NEXT THE SEA | Seaside holiday town better than Sheringham or Cromer?

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Wells-next-the-Sea is a seaside holiday town close to Sheringham and Cromer in Norfolk, England. Situated on the North Norfolk coast, it lies around 20 miles east of King's Lynn. The town is part of the North Norfolk District and falls within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Wells-next-the-Sea is known for its picturesque harbor and beautiful sandy beach, which stretches for miles. The town is named after the natural wells, or springs, that can be found in the area. These wells provided a source of fresh water for passing ships in the past.
One of the notable landmarks in Wells-next-the-Sea is its quay, which is a bustling hub of activity. From the quay, you can take a scenic boat trip along the narrow channel known as the Wells Harbour Railway, which leads to the open sea. The beach is popular with visitors, offering opportunities for sunbathing, swimming, and walking.
Wells-next-the-Sea has a charming town center with narrow streets and traditional flint-faced cottages. You'll find a range of independent shops, cafes, pubs, and restaurants offering local produce and seafood delicacies. The town is also home to St. Nicholas Church, an impressive medieval church that dominates the skyline.
The area around Wells-next-the-Sea is known for its natural beauty and wildlife. It is part of the Holkham National Nature Reserve, which includes salt marshes, sand dunes, and pine woodlands. Birdwatchers flock to the area to observe a variety of bird species, including migratory birds and wading birds.
Wells next the Sea is a popular destination for tourists seeking a peaceful coastal retreat, with its unspoiled natural surroundings, charming atmosphere, and outdoor activities.
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@jasondyer811 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, that brought back a lot of memories . Wells is a lovely place , there’s also the fantastic beach and the beach huts .

@lynwratten9857 Жыл бұрын

Wells is also really accepting of dogs, the woods and beach together are excellent, the tide goes out so far and leaves large puddles for small dogs to run through. Most of the shops have dog water bowls outside and even the little bakery has a selection of homemade dog treats.

@brianmorley7165 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful part of the country like England used to be

@rosenamarshall5502 Жыл бұрын

You really should visit the most amazing beach along the walk way from the harbour it’s like a Caribbean beach with beach huts on stilts such a shame you missed it . I often visit wells I love it I enjoyed the video

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Next time!

@edmundblackaddercoc8522 Жыл бұрын

We went to that beach during that really hot summer last year, you are right it is like the Carribbean, beautiful.

@jackblue4078 Жыл бұрын

Went there last summer too. Really hot couple of days. Beautiful place.

@Anna23686 Жыл бұрын

You missed the best part! the actual beach with the pine forest and huts 😉 the harbour area is also very nice though. I need to go back soon

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

I filmed the beach it's coming in it's own video soon!

@Anna23686 Жыл бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV Oh thanks for letting me know.

@sueseibert4714 Жыл бұрын

Best of the towns so far on this trip! Lovely!

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

The best!

@thechilliman1602 Жыл бұрын

Wells is beautiful love the fish and chips stayed in a hotel there it has a outstanding beach

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

It does - that’s coming up soon too

@vickiparsons687 Жыл бұрын

We recently moved up from Hertfordshire to Norfolk and spend nearly every weekend at lovely Wells! It is just so picturesque ♥ Please go back and show the most wonderful beach in the country (obviously my unbiased opinion 😆🤣) with the prettiest beach huts and lovely pine trees. Also at the end of the video you missed the opportunity to cross the road into Buttlands, some wonderful houses around a very quaint village green and two very nice pubs (The Globe being one).....Thank you for a great walk 👍👍👍👍👍

@keza92 Жыл бұрын

Lovely Wells, :) i'm a bit surprised you didnt go to the huge beach as well with the beach huts even if just to film with a drone its lovely there, maybe another time? but still a great video, thanks.

@mrbancroft79 Жыл бұрын

We enjoyed a brilliant week in Wells, in 2022. We absolutely loved it. Your video is brilliant and captures what the town is like, but there's even more to it than that. Even after a week there we feel like we didn't see everything. One day we'll return!

@CLARE238 Жыл бұрын

Lovely film of the harbour but the beach is the real hit .... 🥳

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

It is!

@carolfuller2941 Жыл бұрын

My absolute favourite beach, I live in Norfolk so I am biased 😂shame you missed the actual beach, best fish and chips too 😊

@RayESmith-hk4dp Жыл бұрын

As a number of folk have said, there are many aspects that you missed, like the beach, the churches and The Buttlands and, of course, the East End, but this is only to be expected in one short wander! Talking of 'quaint', The High Street has its charm even 'though all of its many 'working town' shops and pubs from the past are now only hinted at as shopfronts to the residential premises behind them. While on the Quay and showing the old Granary, you did miss the opportunity to explain that it ( including its iconic loading gantry ) has now been turned into luxury flats! Even so, this is one of the better videos I have seen on the town!

@margaretrotherforth2346 Жыл бұрын

Great video, love the place but you must go back and video the wonderful beach, sand dunes and colourful beach huts its stunning . Brought back happy memories of the last holiday I had there with my parents. Thankyou so much 😊🤗

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Beach coming soon

@jaynekittycat9252 Жыл бұрын

I use to come here as a teenager in the 80's. It was our go too holidays. We use to treck through the pinewoods to the beach. We stayed at pinewood caravan park. We had fish and chips on the harbour front. The walk was quite long from the caravan park to the harbour, or you could get a little train. Those buildings by the harbour were not there in the 80's. Good memories. Thankyou for this. 🙂

@lornamales3920 8 ай бұрын

I live here. How lucky am I. Feel so privileged .

@GimbalWalkTV 7 ай бұрын

Very!

@user-kb7vt3nh4u Ай бұрын

It is a lovely place and the beach is fabulous.😀

@GimbalWalkTV 26 күн бұрын

It really is!

@sobo1956 5 ай бұрын

I Live in Norwich always go to Wells Next The Sea Fantastic Place to Visit

@GimbalWalkTV 5 ай бұрын

Lovely place!

@roannebell4467 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the videos they are great. Love Wells and Sherringham and Hemsby. We are going to book a Norfolk holiday for next year x

@kiftikhar Жыл бұрын

So many memories of visiting here. You must go to the beach!

@elainehowell2836 Жыл бұрын

That is a wonderful place for a holiday and walk round the shops and restaurants and fishing for crabs for your lunch or tea and the pubs and nice and sunny day and the gifts shops and thanks for showing round the town and the beach it is a beautiful waters and seagulls boats thanks Neil

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Yes, thank you

@paulshorney3465 Жыл бұрын

Only discovered this little gem of a place earlier this year. Fantastic

@geoffwright9570 Жыл бұрын

Have been on holiday there many years ago. Nearly got cut off on a sand bar by the incoming tide. Still enjoyed the holiday my first camping experience made it something to remember.

@chrispenn715 Жыл бұрын

Yep - one of my favourite places too - been there many times. The Llamas and ducks next to the church are always fun to see too. Don't tell everyone what a lovely place it is 🙂

@Robert-ts2ef Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your time taken to show the location. Will definitely plan to visit.

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sandrakent482 Ай бұрын

Paying it a visit in September .Forgotten how beautiful Wells is till I watched your video .

@GimbalWalkTV 26 күн бұрын

It really is!

@cafsixtieslover 8 ай бұрын

I did like Wells it is very pretty there. I did not get as far as the beach as it was too far for me to walk (I will try and do that next time) but there was very little in the town itself. I prefer Sheringham and Cromer.

@sarribel Жыл бұрын

Stunning ❤❤

@susanjennings4113 4 ай бұрын

Looks nicer than Cromer saw a walking tour there recently and I think Wells is much nicer. I will put it on my itinerary for September as I took Cromer off. Wells seems to make a feature of the crab which is why I thought of visiting Cromer but there was nothing relating to Cromer crab in the place a bit short sighted of the town. Thanks for sharing this video❤️

@loa4441 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is perfect to chill with on a weekend 😊

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that!

@colinlee1801 Жыл бұрын

Wells is so lovely and we have been there several times over the years whilst staying in Sheringham. Good to see your video as not been for about 3 years.

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Nicholas-co5px Жыл бұрын

Off to Norfolk this August so thanks for posting this video 👍

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Have fun!

@edmundblackaddercoc8522 Жыл бұрын

See you there

@Nicholas-co5px Жыл бұрын

1977 was the last time I was in Norfolk for a holiday, so I'm really looking forward to it.😎🥵

@davidhall7744 Жыл бұрын

Lovely walk 😎 Wells is on my to do list of destinations 👍

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Great place

@bobbybigboyyes 11 ай бұрын

What a lovely little place!

@GimbalWalkTV 11 ай бұрын

It really is!

@bobbybigboyyes 11 ай бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV A real hidden gem! 😂

@apems4676 Жыл бұрын

Been here so many times as a kid would love to go back someday

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

You should if you can - great place

@mickbutler9407 Жыл бұрын

Great video Neil it’s been a while since I was there must visit again soon

@ddunn3489 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍Another Nice Walk . Thank you !

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@Bessie66 Жыл бұрын

Booked a week there in September - dog friendly dog beach is the best ever 👍

@robertgray1756 Жыл бұрын

As said previously quite a lot missing from this vlog. They do have a Summer holidays Carnival week. Also usually do a film sing along event on the Buttlands green grass park area at the top of Staithe street. Very popular films have included Grease, Calamity Jane...etc. words are shown on the screen to sing along too. Good arcades, some with ticket machines. Sea fishing trips. And you saw lots of Lobster pot cages, as very large Lobster fields out at sea for the fishing trawlers. Seal sight seeing trips are down the road at Blakeney, Cley and Morston. Burnham Overy Staithe is also worth a visit, although similar to Blakeney, Cley and Morston. Great Beaches at Wells, Holkham, Brancaster and further along the coast both ways.

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@abigailmoirabowen4809 Жыл бұрын

We used to go there on holiday when I was a youngster, many fond memories, deffinately worth a visit 😊

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Definitely! 👍👍

@jaynekittycat9252 Жыл бұрын

And me abigail. Late 70's to the 80's. Its changed a bit.

@jackblue4078 Жыл бұрын

Can't believe ypu missed the beach😢

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

I filmed it - it’s coming on a separate video

@bexhil7 Жыл бұрын

Another great & fantastic video of WELLS NEXT THE SEA | Seaside holiday town better than Sheringham or Cromer?I have been once with my brothers. i like all of Norfolk but not Hunstanton!.✔✔✔✔✔✔💚💚

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

@deanskinner1761 Жыл бұрын

Love the norfolk coast wells cromer sheringham hemsby and great yarmouth are all beautiful.have you been to hunstanton

@leonardoswarchz1248 Жыл бұрын

Hello, I qm from Colombia S.A and I really like your videos. Thanks

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!

@user-vq2ss2eb9w Жыл бұрын

Why did you not go to the beach it’s got beautiful beach huts and the beach is better than all the north Norfolk beaches

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

I did It’s coming in a separate video

@user-vq2ss2eb9w Жыл бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV well done my kids spent all their child hood on wells beach it was the best time of their lives iam now 87 my kids are noe in their

@simonanon2 Жыл бұрын

Superb place,looks like we were there when you filmed. Word of caution,be wary of chip shop starting with P, obscene pricing, never found the need to scan pricing in a chip shop,wish I had! Other than that wonderful.

@ZL54JK8 Жыл бұрын

That's interesting. Some years ago since I was a frequent visitor to Wells, but I do have no hesitation in saying that of the two fish and chip shops there, one was best avoided and the other was outstandingly good (at least at the height of the season when demand was high). Taking account of the queues outside the respective establishments, I would say my judgment was shared by others. French's is the one to go to!

@EmilyS-28 Жыл бұрын

Such a nice harbour, one of the most beautiful parts of Norfolk, did you know there was also a large beach there?

@hmonaghan1130 Жыл бұрын

Were is the harbour the amount of times I have visited Wells and never knew there was a little street with so much going on loved this video now I have to go back and visit

@dawnbetts400 Жыл бұрын

stunning ,its like you say bit like old Bridlington and chapel st leonards ,cant get over the grassy plains dotted around in the water would love to see it in the winter .

@elddisguy Жыл бұрын

I taught my two sons how to row a boat in the harbour many years ago. We would row from behind the lifeboat station up into the town end of the harbour and back, but only when the tide was in. Also pleasse show the narrow gauge steam train that runs alongside the enbankment from Pine trees campsite to the carpark behind the harbour masters office.

@rosenamarshall5502 Жыл бұрын

The little train is not there anymore

@tutts999 Жыл бұрын

Lovely spot, but it gets go busy now during the summer. Now I tend to visit out of season.

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Don’t blame you

@thebard9786 Жыл бұрын

I've been here a few times, Neil. Wells is an amazing place that introduced me to Samphire with a splash of vinegar... Lovely. Youve definitely encouraged me to make a return trip. 👍

@essanjay8604 Жыл бұрын

I liked it much better 30 yrs ago when you could ride the little train from the harbour down to the caravan park where you could take a bargain holiday close to the beach. There was a brilliant little shop in town where you could shop for loads of food bargains. Parking was easier and cheaper. I felt disappointed when we visited last year. Everything's tried to go too 'up market'.

@MrGylsen Ай бұрын

The only thing about Norfolk, you need a car mostly to get to these places if you don’t drive and since the 1970’s trains don’t run to wells any more or any other places that as lost this service to parts of the uk as well as Norfolk or even Suffolk as I live on the border and the town I come from had two stations now only one….😢

@GimbalWalkTV Ай бұрын

That’s sad to hear Are the trains not very good in Norfolk now?

@chrisburton8079 11 ай бұрын

Great video Wells used to be. Norfolk is best kept secret, but now it’s over run by hipsters and second homeowners I’m afraid.

@dottydot8058 11 ай бұрын

Boat trip to see seals is good. And go inland to walsingham church and animal sanctuary

@rosebooth7367 Жыл бұрын

You've gone and done it again ! Wells is one of my most favourite places(as well as the rest of North Norfolk) :) I first went there with my friend (and then boss) who was born and raised in Norfolk. I loved it so much that I even got married there. The last time I was in Wells was in 2000 and it's so lovely to see it again. Thank you xxx

@billiondollarman3847 Жыл бұрын

He's walked 500 miles!... and will walk 500 more! Just 4 U ! 🎉

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣❤️

@arthurkeith1561 Ай бұрын

It would be nice if I knew what country this is at.

@GimbalWalkTV Ай бұрын

How do you mean

@arthurkeith1561 Ай бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV The story never tells the viewer what country they’re in.

@GimbalWalkTV Ай бұрын

@@arthurkeith1561 I tuhink there's a flag on the photo image of the place

@arthurkeith1561 Ай бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV you think

@alicebutler2007 Жыл бұрын

Hope you're ok after your fall on Hunstanton🤕 I had a day trip to Wells while on holiday in Hunstanton. I've been before but this time it was May. Very windy and quiet and some of the shops weren't open but it was still a lovely walk round with the dog. It's a beautiful place😍

@pamelastory8737 Жыл бұрын

Cromer is definately the best seaside tiwn 😊 i was brought up nearby . The pier is ace wonderful promenade. The smell of the Sea . Love it all ❤ Thanks for your walks Gimbel.. Very enjoyable x

@MusaA Жыл бұрын

Wrong music, right sight!

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

@rogerbixley6911 6 ай бұрын

It´t nice that you showed the tourists side of the place. But like any tourists towns there are also the down side to places..like junkies ...crack heads and alcoholics...did you see any of those ?...stay well and stay safe.

@GimbalWalkTV 6 ай бұрын

No - never see them when I'm there to be honest I think it's one of those things that if you look for those kinds of things' you can find them in any town, village or city

@rogerbixley6911 6 ай бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV thank you very much for your answer

@GimbalWalkTV 6 ай бұрын

YOu're welcome!@@rogerbixley6911

@Jas2Blue 2 ай бұрын

Crack heads and alcoholics? In Wells? Where in the town did you see them and when? We have been to the town dozens of times and haven't seen any.

@Dashcam_Drivers_Switzerland Жыл бұрын

There is another Wells to visit, filming locations for Hot Fuzz 😊

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Ah yes! I will try and film there too

@sambrooks7862 Жыл бұрын

I spend a lot of time in wells for work (lots of holiday lets) and I've never understood the attraction, 500 yards from the harbour there's a less than salubrious council estate and the only shop is a co-op, parking is always a nightmare and in the winter it's a really depressing place.

@GimbalWalkTV Жыл бұрын

Why would a council estate some way away be an issue for holidaymakers though?

@sambrooks7862 Жыл бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV ok, without wishing to cause offence to the good people of Wells, if you walked around that little town for long you would've seen people who you wouldn't want living in your street, did you ever watch shameless? I also think a lot of Wells looks very tired and considering how much it costs to rent a holiday home for a week there i reckon there are much nicer places in norfolk to stay.

@ajlook5457 11 ай бұрын

Jesus.... Bet you're fun at parties 🍩