Cley Marshes
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.Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve on the North Sea coast of England
- Also known as: “NWT Cley Marshes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Margaret’s, Cley and Church of St Mary.
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.
Wiveton
Village
Photo: Hamiltonstone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wiveton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the west bank of the River Glaven, 3 km inland from the coast and directly across the river from the village of Cley next the Sea.
Cley Marshes
- Categories: wetland and recreation area
- Location: Cley next the Sea, Norfolk Coast, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.9599° or 52° 57′ 36″ northLongitude
1.0588° or 1° 3′ 32″ eastOperator
Norfolk Wildlife TrustOpen location code
9F43X355+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 160670925OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetlandWikidata ID
Q2979003
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Cley Marshes” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أهوار كلاي”
- Chinese: “克莱沼泽”
- Chinese: “克萊沼澤”
- Dutch: “Cley Marshes”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اهوار كلاى”
- French: “Cley Marshes”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Blakeney Eye and Newgate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Big Pool and North Scrape.
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