Norfolk offers many kinds of beaches. Flat sandy ones, where you have to walk miles to the sea; sandy ones with piers and all the fun of the seaside; and stony ones. I love all of them but on a blowy day little can beat walking along a shingle beach in search of interesting things.
Beachcombing is one of our favourite things so we have a wide and varied collection of stones and shells at home. Good Friday saw us at Cley next the Sea in north Norfolk seeing what we could find. I was rather taken with the pink and white insides of these shells.
The Junior CW’s amassed a collection of razor shells and a particularly lovely crab leg.
I really liked the way this seaweed has wrapped its way around the stone like a fancy Easter Egg.
Do you look for stones and shells on the beach and what do you do with them when you get them home?
A lovely fun activity. My girls would love to do this
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That looks like a beach packed full of interesting things
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Fishing boats, crab pots and an old shoe as well!
Brilliant!
We’re going to Norfolk this coming week for a few days. I’ve not been for years. Definitely looking forward to bein g by the sea
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Lucky you, Norfolk is such a brilliant county
Beautiful photos, there is something so simple, yet so complex about shells. Our boys love to hunt for sea glass. Isn’t the beach just a wonderful place to hang out!
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We never tire of the beach
We’re heading to the seaside next week, so will no doubt come back with a collection of shells and other assorted random items.
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We have an extensive collection of holey stones threaded onto wire coat hangers
We love beachcombing! It’s our favourite pastime. Love the natural Easter egg pebble x #MySundayPhoto
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It was too fragile to move, so maybe lots of other families will see it too
We never see those long razor shells on our beaches, beach combing is a favouite activity of mine, I’m always thinking up new crafts with me treasures! Happy Easter
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PVA glue and Ikea mirrors make for good ‘grandma’ presents!
My kids love to collect shells as well and since we do not live close to beaches it is wonderful to have those at home to remember good times. #MySundayPhoto
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Same here, we love the chalk Downs on our doorstep but always good to have a reminder of the seaside
Wow, a great array of items you found there. That last stone does indeed look like an elaborate Easter egg. Enjoy your Easter break! #MySundayPhoto
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Looks a bit too hard boiled to eat though!
I love the last pic, it really does look like a fancy Easter egg. Probably a bit salty-tasting though 🙂 Hope you’re having a fun time.
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Salted caramel maybe? Have a lovely Easter 🐣
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Do you bring them home or leave at the beach?
You are so right about that Easter Egg stone! Grace loves beachcombing, we go regularly to Lyme Regis and Chesil Beach 🙂 Happy Easter. #MySundayPhoto
This looks so lovely!
Lovely pics – love doing this in our family, we have made pictures out of seaglass and our oxfordshire garden has a large amount of wales in it. The children even set up an imaginary rocks for rent business where they tried to loan out collected interesting rocks to people!
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Very enterprising!
Great photos looks like fun was had by all!
It feels so long ago that we were last stood on a beach. Sadly my eldest didn’t like the texture at the time! I wonder if these pics could tempt her back they have sure tempted me. #MySundayPhoto
I have my own collection of pebbles and shells from Cley…it’s a great beach for good finds! 🙂
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Isn’t it just, I love the North Norfolk coast
I must admit that on my recent beach holidays I too have become somewhat obsessed with combing beaches for interesting bits and beach of sealife… I don’t ever collect anything as I don’t have space for it but do have a million and one photos of pretty shells, odd seaweed, and life in rock pools! #farawayfiles
Shell collecting is my favourite beach pastime. We dont have razor clams in Australia, much to my hubby’s disgust! Thanks for sharing on #farawayfiles
I do love color collecting on a beach as well! I love all the little bits washed up in the sand and rocks – the flotsam and jetsam. I put some from our Danish beach exploration into a glass vase to enjoy the layers of colors on my shelf. Thanks for sharing with #FarawayFiles, cheers from Copenhagen
Oh, this took me back to my beachcombing years in Florida! I kept quite a collection over the years. Such a great memory. Yours are lovely. Glad to know I can do this at UK beaches! Thanks for sharing. #FarawayFiles
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Ooooo I imagine the shells in Florida would be pretty special
Beachcombing – what a great way to spend the day! Your pictures make me miss the sea. I live in a landlocked city!
How lovely. I have spent many happy times beach combing in Norfolk. When I was a child I had tins full of collected shells now I tend to bring them home and promptly forget about them, although I do have a couple from last year perched on a bathroom shelf! #FarawayFiles