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The main spit runs roughly west to east, and joins the mainland at Cley Beach before continuing onwards as a coastal ridge to Weybourne. It is approximately 6.4 km (4.0 mi) long, [ 2 ] and is composed of a shingle bank which in places is 20 m (66 ft) in width and up to 10 m (33 ft) high.
The Holkham National Nature Reserve was created in 1967 from 1,700 hectares (4,200 acres) of the Holkham Estate and 2,200 hectares (5,400 acres) of intertidal sand and mud flats belonging to the Crown Estate. [2] In 1986 the NNR was subsumed into the newly created 7,700 hectares (19,000 acres) North Norfolk Coast SSSI.
Holkham Pines is the large belt of pine trees which runs west to east inland from the beach; the eastern end is known as Wells Woods. Holkham Freshmarsh is a series of wet meadows which sit inland from the pine belt, and north of the A149.
An under-the-radar highlight of this 161-acre property is what some people call "Dog Beach," a sandy (and, as you might guess, dog-friendly) sliver of shoreline overlooking Point Judith Pond.
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All year: Dogs allowed on the east portion of the beach year-round; they must always be leashed. Mantoloking beach rules for dogs. Summer (May 15 to Oct. 1): Dogs allowed on the beach between ...
The beach is known for its long flat terrain, abstract sand dunes, varied beach huts and a naturist area situated to the west at Holkham. A landlocked brackish pool called Abraham's Bosom was for many years used for pleasure boating and canoeing; it is all that remains of the West Fleet which once drained the Holkham marshes.
Thursday marked the last day when leashed dogs are allowed on the beach as beach goers enjoy the weather to an early start to Memorial Day weekend on May 23, 2024 at Folly Field Beach Park on ...