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Wells - a small town next the North Sea in North Norfolk, UK.
Picture gallery
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1 of 27: Fishing boat Comrade by slipway at high tide
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2 of 27: Wells Harbour by East Quay
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3 of 27: East Quay at low tide
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4 of 27: Wells Harbour (local artist Chloe Garramone)
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5 of 27: North Sea Klipper the Albatros. The last dry cargo sailing boat in the N Sea ferried escaping Jewish refugees from Denmark to Sweden in WW2.
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6 of 27: Wells Harbour
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7 of 27: Harbour Master Bob Smith - the building once housed the lifeboat
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8 of 27: on the beach
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9 of 27: The Mersey Class Wells Lifeboat
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10 of 27: Kipper the dog
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11 of 27: Allen Frary, Coxswain of the Wells Lifeboat
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12 of 27: channel buoy Wells
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13 of 27: inner beach Wells looking East in winter
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14 of 27: the traditional ops board
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15 of 27: Foredeck of the lifeboat with its radio and radar masts collapsed to get into the shed
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16 of 27: The Mersey Class Wells Lifeboat
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| 17 of 27: Richard Cracknell, former Hon Sec of Wells Lifeboat, kitted up for the re-enactment of the Eliza Adams disaster of 1880, at the time the worst lifeboat loss in the RNLI [click image for bigger picture] |
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18 of 27: Wells beach and channel looking north
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19 of 27: Wells beach looking west
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20 of 27: Wells beach looking to East Hills
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21 of 27: some beach huts
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22 of 27: The crew (in costume) help the BBC re-enact the run-up to the Eliza Adams disaster, with a lifeboat of the old rowed type
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23 of 27: boats in Sluice Creek, Wells Harbour
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| 23 of 27: Sonny Warner (r) and David Cox - veterans of the Savinesti lifeboat service (www.wellslifeboat.org/silver.htm) for which David received a RNLI silver medal as coxswain [click image for bigger picture] |
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25 of 27: The crew (in costume) help the BBC re-enact the run-up to the Eliza Adams disaster, with a lifeboat of the old rowed type
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26 of 27: (l to r) Chris Hardy, Phil Eaglen and Kevin Parr discuss the finer points of hanging about in the boathouse
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| 27 of 27: Skein of Pink Footed Geese over the boathouse - these birds breed in Iceland and most winter in Britain - tens of 1000s roost at Wells [click image for bigger picture] |
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Wells Christmas Tide
Started in 2004, a late night shopping and entertainment event, with a North Sea Santa (arrives at the Quay on water), music, food, Fairy Queen, competitions for best lit boat, best lit shop and unique Golden Mussel Award (cooking competition).
www.wellschristmastide.org.uk
Local taxis
- Elite Travel 01328 821812
- Strong Cars (Blakeney) 01263 740283
- Michael's taxi (Kings Lynn) 07775 508479
Nearest Train stations
- Sheringham via Norwich
- Kings Lynn
Places to stay
Walk Free
- www.walk-free.co.uk
Very reasonably-priced bag carrying service for anyone walking in North Norfolk, including the Coastal Rath and Peddars Way.
Call Jodie Smith 01328 711902 or 07780 977 285
info@walk-free.co.uk
Walk Free, 16 Chapel Yard, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1BJ
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