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Holiday on the North Norfolk Coast
A Countryside Club travelogue of the north Norfolk coast; there's windmills, lavender fields, and Scottish country dancing!
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Overview
A Countryside Club film showing all of the picturesque hotspots on the North Norfolk Coast, including Cromer cliffs and beach, where a fisherman sorts a catch of crabs, Cley-next-the-Sea, Burnham Overy Staithe, Morston Quay, and the beautiful Blakeney Point nature reserve. The landscape looks idyllic; windmills, quaint cottages, lavender fields, fishing boats – all against the backdrop of blue skies. There’s also time for Scottish country dancing on a village green.
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