HEACHAM, NORFOLK

In the absence of any nearby railtours for some time, and being stuck indoors due to a week of heavy rain, I've put together a few scenes from around the village in which I live. Heacham is situated in North-West Norfolk on the side of The Wash, which is a wide tidal inlet from the North Sea. The tides come in fast and quite a few people have had to be rescued by the RNLI hovercraft after walking too far out to the sand banks. Norfolk Lavender exports products all over the world, and its Caley Mill centre is open to the public. Note the village sign, which features Pocahontas, who married local guy John Rolfe in Virginia in 1614 (not "John Smith" in the Disney animation!). The area is very popular for water sports, fishing, bird watching, and vacations.