December and January are the months to catch up with a spot of seal gazing on Norfolk beaches. Hundreds of silvery grey seal pups sprawl the sands while their parents fish or keep close beady eyes on their rotund offspring. Some pups manage to climb the dunes on to the specially cordoned off human walking trails so a close encounter -eyeball to eyeball - will delight the visitor.
It is, of course important not to get too close to avoid any stress and panic amongst these delightful inhabitants of our shores. Horsey Beach is a popular walk to view the seal activities and it makes a great Christmas and winter family holiday outing – especially if you have over-indulged yourself with feasting! Here there are wonderful seaviews and long sand dune walks from Horsey to Winterton ...... not forgetting the great pubs with grub at both ends of the walk – The Nelson Head at Horsey and The Fisherman’s Return at Winterton!
