Name: Stag Walkers Weekend Away - Baby Seals in Norfolk (Ramblers Members Only)
Start: 2024-11-29T20:00:00Z
End: 2024-12-01T14:30:00Z

Join us for what could be our cutest trip yet – to see baby seals in Norfolk! We’ll visit Horsey Gap, home to one of the largest colonies of grey seals in the UK. During winter they give birth on the beaches - over 3,500 seal pups were born along this beautiful stretch of coastline in the 2023/24 season! We will go seal-spotting on foot, as well as exploring the landscapes of the Norfolk Broads National Park.

We’ll be based in the seaside town of Great Yarmouth, which offers plenty of accommodation, restaurants and public transport links.

The weekend is flexible, so please feel free to join for whichever walks and meals you like.

Provisional plans are below - the leader aims to visit in October to recce the walks, so plans may change slightly.

**Walk leader:** Greg

**Friday 29th - 8pm @ Zak's Yankee Traveller** (King St, NR30 2PN)
Arrive in Great Yarmouth, check in to accommodation and meet for dinner in the evening. An American diner style restaurant with extensive burger menu (and most can be made veggie/vegan) and more, [menus here](https://www.zaks.uk.com/our-food/)

**Saturday 30th – Seal Pup spotting at Horsey Gap & Winterton (approx. 10 miles)**
We’ll catch the bus from Great Yarmouth (this could be reasonbly early given limited daylight hours) to Winterton-on-Sea to start our walk along the sandy coast to Horsey Gap, where the main seal watching opportunities are. The seals usually start giving birth from late October onward so hopefully we’ll see lots of pups! It’s important that people don’t get too close so we’ll observe from the sand dunes and volunteer wardens will be on hand to answer questions. We’ll also explore some of the nearby countryside on the way back to Winterton, including a possible pub stop and a ruined church, before taking the bus back to Yarmouth.

**Saturday Meal - The Alexandra Restaurant @ 7.30pm** (12 Regent Rd, NR30 2AF)
Family-run Greek restaurant, [menu here](the-alexandra54.imgbb.com)

**Sunday – A remote railway station and the Norfolk Broads (7-8miles)**
Taking a train from Great Yarmouth, we’ll disembark at Berney Arms, one of England’s most remote railway stations – there are no roads, just miles of grass, reeds, water and isolated windmills. We’ll follow the River Yare to the village of Reedham, known for having one of the last remaining railway swing bridges and chain ferries in the country, before catching an early afternoon train back to Yarmouth and heading home.

*Due to a lack of luggage storage facilities in GY, if drivers are happy for members travelling by public transport to leave bag(s) in cars while we are on the walk that would be much appreciated.*

**Accommodation**
Once you have booked onto this weekend away on Meetup, please make your own arrangements for accommodation. Great Yarmouth has a wide range of hotels, guesthouses and Airbnbs (but do look at reviews as some of the hotels are poorly rated!). In terms of general location of accommodation, we’ll catch the bus from near the Troll Cart Wetherspoons on Saturday and evening meal locations are confirmed above

**Meals**
Details above - we may need to pay a deposit for The Alexandra nearer the time.

**Booking**
The weekend is exclusive to current (paid-up) members of Ramblers. Space is limited to 20 people and must be booked via Meetup.
Book your place by clicking the ‘Attend’ button and if the event is full, click ‘join waitlist’ and you will be added if a place becomes available.
Please book only if confident you can attend and remember to update your RSVP if you have to cancel.

**Transport**
Great Yarmouth has a railway station on the northwest side of the town. The journey from e.g. Hitchin usually takes between 3 and 3.5 hours, changing as a minimum at Cambridge and Norwich. Some trips may include additional changes at Stowmarket or Ely. Unfortunately on the Sunday the journey home will also include a rail replacement bus from Royston towards the Hitchin direction.

Great Yarmouth is approx. 110 miles from Hitchin via road, typically taking between 2 and 2.5 hours to drive. We encourage drivers to offer car-share and split fuel costs.

**Any questions?**
If you've not been to a Stag Walkers weekend away before, they are a great chance to explore somewhere new and to spend some time socialising with other members of the group.
If you have any questions about the weekend, please post on the Meetup event page.

**About the organisers**
This event is hosted by Stag Walkers - we are a Ramblers group aimed mainly at people in their 20s and 30s but all are welcome and we have members of all ages. We run weekly walks, on Saturdays or Sundays, varying in length from around 5 to 15 miles, and we host regular social nights. Walks and socials generally take place across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and south Cambridgeshire.
For details of how to join Ramblers and how much it costs please [click here.](https://stagwalkers.org.uk/about-us/become-a-member.html)

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