Walk · North Yorkshire

Burnham Overy Staithe to Gun Hill and Holkham

Burnham Overy Staithe
Burnham Overy Staithe Holkham Meals Bone's Belt Dead Man's Hole N 1 MILE © OpenStreetMap contributors
7.8MILES
3h 55mON FOOT
45mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland
Off-road 88% 12% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 62%Lane & track 26%Road with traffic 12%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill.

Starts at
Roadside parking on East Harbour Way at Burnham Overy Staithe, by the quay
Parking
Free but very limited roadside space at the Staithe, perhaps 25 cars, gone by 9.30am at summer weekends; Lady Anne's Drive at Holkham is the paid alternative at the other end
Directions to the start →

Seven and three quarter miles and close to four hours, the finest dune walk in England: out along the harbour wall, over the boardwalk to the empty sands at Gun Hill, east to Holkham Gap and back inland by field path and the old coach road. Start from the free roadside parking on East Harbour Way at Burnham Overy Staithe, which is limited and fills early, or from Lady Anne's Drive at Holkham and walk it the other way round. The sand between Gun Hill and Holkham Gap is Holkham National Nature Reserve, where dogs must be on leads in the marked breeding zones from 1 April to 31 August, over seventy per cent stays off lead under close control, and cattle graze the marsh on the inland return.

THE SMALL PRINTDogs on leads 1 April to 31 August in the marked breeding zones on the Holkham National Nature Reserve beach, which include the 20-hectare Gun Hill area at the western edge and the area around Holkham Gap. Over 70 per cent of the beach stays open to off-lead walking under close control; roped cordons must not be entered.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead OK
Livestock — leads on
REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE
GRID · 52.9600, 0.7370
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.HOLKHAM.CO.UK/VISIT/HOLKHAM-BEACH-NATURE-RESERVE/
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