Cley Next the Sea
Cley next the Sea is a small village with a high street in Norfolk. It lies in the North Norfolk Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, near the mouth of the River Glaven.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cley Marshes and The Shell Museum.
Cley Marshes
Nature reserve
Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cley Marshes is a 176-hectare nature reserve on the North Sea coast of England just outside the village of Cley next the Sea, Norfolk. A reserve since 1926, it is the oldest of the reserves belonging to the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, which is itself the oldest county Wildlife Trust in the United Kingdom.
The Shell Museum
Museum
Photo: David Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shell Museum in Glandford, Norfolk is the oldest museum in the county and holds one of the country's largest collections of sea shells. It was founded by Alfred Jodrell.
St Margaret’s, Cley
Church
St Margaret's is the Anglican parish church of Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, in the deanery of Holt, the Archdeaconry of Lynn and the Diocese of Norwich.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blakeney and Holt.
Blakeney
Blakeney is a small village in Norfolk on the north Norfolk coast within the Norfolk Coast Area of Natural Beauty and the Norfolk Heritage Coast. It is a lovely village but most travellers will be going there for the surrounding countryside, beaches and wildlife.
Holt
Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holt is a market town and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. The town is 23 miles north of the city of Norwich, 10 miles west of Cromer and 35 miles east of King's Lynn.
Cley Next the Sea
- Type: Locality
- Location: Norfolk Coast, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.9445° or 52° 56′ 40″ northLongitude
1.055° or 1° 3′ 18″ eastElevation
89 feet (27 metres)Open location code
9F43W3V3+QXGeoNames ID
7295675
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