Thornham

Thornham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the north Norfolk coast some 7 kilometres north-east of the seaside resort of Hunstanton, 30 km north of the town of King's Lynn and 70 km north-west of the city of Norwich.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Titchwell Marsh and Holme Bird Observatory.

Titchwell Marsh

Nature reserve

Photo: Jimfbleak, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Titchwell Marsh is an English nature reserve owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Located on the north coast of the county of Norfolk, between the villages of Titchwell and Thornham, about 8 km east of the seaside resort of Hunstanton, its 171 hectares include reed beds, saltmarshes, a freshwater lagoon and sandy beach, with a small woodland area near the car park.

Holme Bird Observatory

Nature reserve

Holme Bird Observatory is a nature reserve near Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, adjoining the Norfolk Wildlife Trust Holme Dunes reserve. It is 5 ha in extent, with Corsican pines and scrubby sand dunes as its main habitats.

Church of All Saints

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hunstanton and Brancaster.

Hunstanton

Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old Hunstanton and Hunstanton are an adjoining town and village on the Norfolk coast. Known for being one of the few places on the east coast in England where the sun can be seen to set over the sea, the two places combine ancient heritage with traditional English seaside resort thrills.

Brancaster

Village

Photo: Martin Pearman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brancaster is a village and civil parish on the north coast of the English county Norfolk. It is about 3 miles west of the town Burnham Market, 22 miles north of the town King's Lynn and 31 miles north-west of the city Norwich. Brancaster is situated 2½ miles east of Thornham.