[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":74},["ShallowReactive",2],{"index":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":7,"extension":8,"hero":9,"meta":30,"navigation":31,"path":32,"seo":33,"stem":36,"updates":37,"welcome":45,"__hash__":73},"index/index.yml","Welcome to Holme-next-the-Sea",null,"A pretty little village on the north west coast of Norfolk","yml",{"images":10},[11,15,19,23,27],{"src":12,"alt":13,"credit":14},"/images/hntsaerial.jpg","Aerial view of Holme-next-the-Sea","Photo by Ben George at www.bengeorgephotography.co.uk",{"src":16,"alt":17,"credit":18},"/images/sunset.jpg","Sunset at Holme-next-the-Sea","Photo by Tony Foster",{"src":20,"alt":21,"credit":22},"/images/sunrise2.jpg","Sunrise at Holme-next-the-Sea","Photo by Mark Darowski",{"src":24,"alt":25,"credit":26},"/images/nlights.jpg","Northern Lights at Holme-next-the-Sea","Photo by Ben Green Photography",{"src":28,"alt":29,"credit":18},"/images/hntsbeach.jpg","Holme-next-the-Sea beach looking towards the lighthouse at Hunstanton",{},true,"/",{"title":34,"description":35},"Holme-next-the-Sea - Norfolk Village","Holme-next-the-Sea is a pretty little village on the north west coast of Norfolk. Good beaches, birding and walking for residents and visitors alike.","index",[38,42],{"date":39,"text":40,"link":41},"05/11/2025","Services in St. Mary's during February.","village-life/church/services",{"date":39,"text":43,"link":44},"Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting, September 2025 added.","/village-life/parish-council/minutes",{"sections":46},[47,49,55,61,67],{"content":48},"The pretty little village of Holme-next-the-Sea is located within the North Norfolk Heritage Coast and a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The larger town of Hunstanton is nearby about 3 miles to the south-west.\n",{"content":50,"images":51},"Many of the houses in the village feature two of the local stone types - Clunch, a hard form of white chalk and Carr stone, an attractive, rust-coloured sandstone. These materials are frequently combined with brick, flint and cobbles resulting in the variety of individual patterns featured in this part of the county.\n",[52],{"src":53,"alt":54,"credit":18},"/images/cottage.jpg","Cottage in Holme-next-the-Sea",{"content":56,"images":57},"Much of the land here is very flat and only a few metres above sea level. To the south of the village agriculture is evident everywhere with fields of cereal crops, vegetables and sugar beet. To the north, in the relatively thin strip of land between the village and the sea, are to be found large areas of salt marsh much used by birds for feeding and breeding. There are a number of protected nature reserves nearby - one with a bird observatory and ringing station.\n",[58],{"src":59,"alt":60,"credit":18},"/images/holmebeach1.jpg","The dunes and Marram grass, Holme-next-the-Sea",{"content":62,"images":63},"This part of Norfolk is very popular with tourists and attracts visitors throughout the year. During the summer months the large beaches appeal to families, especially those with children, and at other times, notably during the spring and autumn migration periods, bird-watchers are always present.\n",[64],{"src":65,"alt":66,"credit":18},"/images/holmebeach2.jpg","The beach, Holme-next-the-Sea",{"content":68,"images":69},"The village is very popular with horses - and their riders!\n",[70],{"src":71,"alt":72,"credit":18},"/images/horses.jpg","Horses in Westgate, Holme-next-the-Sea","b6QTtrZW7mEwXbiY8Yb4KdDdVx0fGC7UbRar1AJyStI",1775409033186]