Happisburgh - The Village Falling Into The Sea
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- I visit Happisburgh in Norfolk, which is suffering with the WORST Coastal Erosion in the UK and it's predicted to lose the most land over the next 20 years.The Village that's slowing falling in to the North Sea. I see just how bad it really is and also take a tour of this beautiful Norfolk seaside village
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The Fact that the coast is clay and sand suggests that a couple of thousands of years ago it used to be an estuary to the North Sea. Being Dutch I know that keeping the sea at bay is a constant struggle. Even a mere 90 metres is just a very conservative estimate. The Dutch coastline changed in some places by several kilometers in a relative short timeframe.
I used to live in Norfolk and also lived on the broads ,,very similar to much of Holland ,I also used to visit happisburgh cliff ,and the pub,we used to have parties on the cliff by the ww2 defences I wonder if they are still there or fallen into the sea as yet
I'm 78 and the Norfolk coast has been worn away to my knowledge since I was ,16. That means for 62 years successive governments have done nothing to improve coastal protection
We used to cycle to Happisburgh from Bacton on our holidays and have a coffee and cake at Cliff Cafe Tea rooms cannot believe its long gone now.
Martin and Lesley Huddersfield
yes is that near the lifeboat .. its still there
@@WalkWithMeTim This is 20 yrs ago Tim and it was further on the road that has now vanished run by two sisters who made lovely chocolate cakes.
So sad to see this video. We had a holiday at the caravan site by Happisburgh church in 2013. The caravans were already being removed from the edge of cliff then. It was very eerie.
I explored the lighthouse area and beach area too. We rang the bells for the Sunday service which was an honour. The pub was good too for supper. It was a lovely village and we enjoyed our holiday very much. So glad we came.
Thankyou for the Happisburgh video,I have never heard of the place.
This is just so sad, but equally this is one of the most interesting videos I've watched in a long time.
Wow .. thanks
Hi Tim,these sort of videos are in my opinion your best work they show our great part of the country at it's best,keep up the great work !
Thanks david, kind of you to say
I have been coming to Happisburgh for over 50 years and remember the road and all the houses, it’s changed so much over the years but the erosion has definitely accelerated a lot in the last 5 years
I'm from North Walsham and we used to go to Happisburgh beach when we were kids...its really sad, such a pretty and historic village that often gets overlooked.
I enjoyed this video very much, Tim.
As a Norfolk man, born and bred, I am very familiar with Happisburgh and have visited it many times over the years.
And despite being very aware of the coastal erosion here and across other parts of our Norfolk coast, updated footage never fails to make me really sad and upset when I'm reminded that this will one day soon - all be lost to the sea. 😫😢
I know so sad John!
What an amazing insight into this gorgeous village, so sad with all the erosion happening, the erosion is devastating to see,thanks Tim,I think this is my favourite Walk with you.thank-you so much,look forward to the next one stay safe hi to Gaby and Casper xx
Glad you enjoyed it hazel , thank you very much
I remember Challenge Anneka back in the 90s renovating the light house.
i used to love that show!
Man, I would love to hike an old UK town like this.
Such a lovely village, sadly disappearing. So hard to see this happening along the coast. Great video Tim.
Jo Jo thanks so much for the gift you sent .. very kind of you
@@WalkWithMeTim You are very welcome 😊
So sad about the coastal erosion. Such an iconic lighthouse. I love Norfolk being a Norfolk lass. Always find it interesting how people pronounce the name 😂 Thanks for the great vlog 👍🏻
Hi Tim, Cheers from a hot and sunny Sydney. I really liked the tour around Happisburgh. So interesting. Such a lovely place and it's sad to learn what has been lost to the sea and what may yet be lost. Ironically, Wikipedia says the name Happisburgh means 'Hæp's fort or fortified place'. Loved the church and the lighthouse and I hate to think they may one day be gone. It is interesting to note the long history of the area. According to Wikipedia, 800,000 year old flint tools have been found on the beach as well as the oldest human footprints outside of Africa. Sadly they were washed into the sea soon after their discovery. Hoping they can find a way to stop any further erosion...
Haven't been there for over 10 years, the amount that has gone is amazing 😢 I remember the wooden defences stretching along like an army front line. There was a green triangle in that quality street tin 😋
damn i missed that lol
Lovely vid tim thanks 4 sharing
thanks kk
Theo's cliffs used to be between 40/60ft when I used to work on sea defence some 40 or so years ago the Sand has piled up.
Tim it was heartbreaking to see all the erosion. Such a beautiful place. The church was spectacular and wonderfully kept. The lighthouse is beautiful . Thanks Tim for the walk. ☀️
you are welcome Melissa
@@WalkWithMeTim such a beautiful place Tim. I hate to see such a wonderful place have such erosion. Is there anything they can do to stop it Tim?
Love that part, such a shame the erosion is damaging it so much, great vid Tim👍👍👍
its just the way the world is i guess but sad to see a lovely village one day be lost to the sea
Thoroughly enjoyed this Tim, in my opinion one of the best videos you’ve done. What a beautiful place! 👍👌👌🙂
Glad you think so!
What a beautiful place Tim , very peaceful and tranquil, it is so sad to see the coastline eroding at such a rapid rate, a very interesting vlog, thanks for sharing ❤️👍
Thanks Stephen
Another great & fantastic video of Happisburgh - The Village Falling Into The Sea!.👍👍👍👍
thanks Michael
Great video Tim , sorry to see the effects of the erosion on the area.
You and me both!
Great video Tim. What a beautiful place. thanks for sharing 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Really enjoyed this Tim, Mum and I just watched on tv, the sunny skies and beach are balm to the soil. Thank you 🥰
you are welcome Foxy B
Oh Tim - shame on you ! You didn't close the gate of that Church ! I do love the Norfolk Coast, but sadly nature will wipe it all away in time. The north Somerset Coast also suffers from erosion - along by Doniford, Watchet, Blue Anchor etc is all falling into the sea. Nature will ALWAYS win, and rightly so, in my opinion. Great video as always - thanks for taking us along. Take care 🙂
Thanks for your Happisburgh video Tim,its very similar to Flamborough in East Yorkshire.Flamborough would make another great place for one of your videos.Thanks for this.
Good video Tim I’ve been waiting for you to cover this one thanks
thank tony you are welcome ;-)
Thoroughly enjoyed this walk. Thank you. Cape Town.
The light house is so cute!
I remember seeing this place on a documentary or something. It's sad that's all going to be in the ocean someday. Lovely beach though.
It reminds me that I need to get to our Outer Banks before they disappear under the ocean.
We visited Happisburgh last year for the first time such a lovely place
;-)
Fantastic as always
Thanks darling
Love your videos, I have watched most of them but I am especially interested in this area of the coast as my family have had holiday properties at Seaview Estate in Bacton going back three generations since it was built. I’m 40 and in my lifetime, the erosion at Happisburgh has been frightening! There were so many more properties when I was a kid and gradually they are all disappearing into the sea. Thank you for all your great work, I also really enjoy your holiday park videos as I have been on many Butlins and Haven breaks!
Thanks Sara
Excellent video and possibly one of your best thus far as you have created a historical video record of this part of the vanishing coastline and it's village. Great drone footage as well. Keep it up mate!!!
thanks mr Vader
Hi Tim thank you for that walk how sad it is to see Happisburgh go into the sea such a lovely place so quite in that church
I know so sad
As usual a very informative and pleasant walk capturing the feel and atmosphere of a place, keep up the fantastic work Tim, love your videos. Hi from Lincoln.
Many thanks Andrew
@@WalkWithMeTim you are very welcome.
Lovely view of this beautiful Happisburgh. Sorry to know that one day this beautiful village will no longer in existence . I loved the church and the Lighthouse. The village life seems so peaceful. Love the History. Beautiful scenery. Keep up the good work Tim.
Thanks for watching Dolly
It seems such a great shame that a pretty village like that will be lost to the sea in a few years time. Great video Tim, thank you.
You are welcome John thanks for watching
Hi Tim, Another great Video. Thank you for all the history and the tour around the village. Hope we will be able to visit there if we ever get back to the UK in the next few years. Have a great weekend. Debbie & Patrick
Let's hope it's still there 😉
Great info! Cheers Tim 😁
No problem 👍
That was a very interesting video, thank you. Before I emigrated in 2018, I spent many a happy hour walking along various beaches in east Norfolk. The erosion really is quite something to see.
indeed its such shame
The erosion is so bad that this was not originally a seaside village; that was Whimpwell that is long gone.
The layers of clay viewed from the Sandy beach are like an artist palette, with different shades. And the sounds of the ocean waves, gushing back and forth towards the old wooden sea defences, sound eerie Tim. Although, I suspect where the sea takes land, it replenishes it somewhere else, along Britain’s coastline. 🤔
yes good point it does
Back in the late 1950´s my parents always hired a caravan in Happisburgh for our annual 1 weeks holiday....happy times.
Oh wow!
A Very Interesting Video, Thankyou For Sharing! 👍🏻😁
Hey thanks will
Hi Tim. It's so sad to think the sea is taking a pretty little village like this one with so much history which will be lost forever.
yes i know its happened before in suffolk too
I thought that church looked familiar. It turns out that one of my all time favourite spooky tales from the 1970's was filmed around Happisburgh: The BBC Ghost Story for Christmas production of A Warning to the Curious, made back in 1972. Well worth seeking out if you fancy seeing what it looked like there 50 years ago
I watched that with my sister not too long ago and your comment has added some context. I may have to go back and watch it again now.
Espectularr views uu kept beautiful lighthouse ❤️church so interesting thanks 😀
Glad you enjoyed it
thanks so much this helped with me with my geography lesson!
lol you are welcome
Re the 8m on the road sign, it's now 3.4m as of June 2022. The beach itself is lovely but the Cliffs are unfortunately sand on top of clay and till. The rain perculates from the top and the winter waves take from the bottom. The brutal reality is that the sea will win here unfortunately. Did you know in the Domesday book, Happisburgh was well inland and a village called Whimpwell out to the north east? It's well gone now.
when you left the church, you called this place *Hayesburgh* - i thought it would have sounded more like happis-burgh lol ive never heard of this place. just a suggestion.. for those of us who know nothing about where your places are... it would be nice to see a tiny shape of UK in a corner with a dot of where you are. ... like i said... just a suggestion, as i have to look up every place :)
Great video Tim never heard of this beautiful place before.The church was glorious & the lighthouse interesting.Sad that nature is reclaiming what's hers.Thankyou 😁😁😘😘
yes I know :-( thanks for watching sue
That is devastating Tim, thank you so much for the video. Frightening to see in such a short time, how the land is being eroded by the sea. It wasn't that many years ago, that we were in Happisburgh, using the usual entrance to the beach, which you have shown is now dangerous to use. Hope Gabby is well. Take care mate.
I know its scary
Great video and nice camera work. I haven't been to Happisburgh for years and it's quite shocking to see the erosion, even though it has it's own beauty.
It really is!
Amazing video, Tim. Such a haunting atmosphere; stunning!
That clay!
Also the old sea defences.....very spooky and kind of sad.
I haven't been to Happisburgh for many a year but your video demonstrates it's well worth a revisit.
Thank you for showing us the pathos of erosion, and climate change, writ large
😣😢
Love that church and the pub and its literary history!
Fabulous 👌
Thanks Christine! yes ill have to go back in a few years see if its changed
@@WalkWithMeTim
Yes 🤔
Aw Tim, such a lovely village and so sad that it might not still be there when my grandchildren are my age. We pop in every few years when we are out that way but I didn’t know you could go up the lighthouse. I want to go up there next time we visit. Thanks for filming this Tim - your video will have historic significance in years to come 😊
So sad yes might be true!
Enjoyed
Looks like such a nice and peaceful village....such as shame the erosion taking place.
I know 😪
Hey Tim, I've been visiting Happisburgh since i was a teenager and living in North Walsham.
I now live in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
Can't believe how much erosion has happened over the years.
Visited last Tues with my puppy and haven't been back since June 2018 and its just so sad to see so much land gone in nearly 4 years! Crazy but still beautiful 🏖️
I know becks such a shame
Great video, very educational
thank you sir
We go for holiday to Norfolk every year and love it! The poor people of this lovely town must feel horribly neglected - after the flood surges in the 1950s, which devastated nearby Sea Palling, the gov't spent 100s millions for sea defences to the coast which end halfway between Cart Gap and Happisburgh. The erosion goes from nothing to extreme where the barriers end - with all the money the politicians waste on issues which don't concern us, surely we can re- direct money to save these lovely parts of Britain?
Hi Tim great video of Happisburgh the Village falling Into the sea
And is happening along the coast line in EastYorkshire. So sad to be losing the small villages and the Churches , The Light house , So sad too for the people who will also be loosing there homes. all the best Tim love to Gabby and Baby Casper 👶 . from Tommy Yorkshire ✨ 😉👍✨
Thanks Tommy! just returned from Yorkshire .. plant of videos to come!
On google maps you can see the old street with houses on Streetview that is now in the sea.
Brilliant vlog as always but so sad -Kevin & Cyndy 😎
Tell me about it :-(
Beautiful video
thanks
its so sad that the erosion is happening so fast. It has to be because of what the soil in the cliffs are made of, and like how you showed us.. that black volcanic rock - was soft. never heard of that before. crazy
Hi Tim love the video. When you have a chance, pop down to Winterton and have a look at the erosion which has sadly happened there in the last couple of months. The power of the sea is frightening.
Will do Sarah
thank you Tim , but that was such a sad sight to see
Yes I know 😪
Thank you for filming St Mary's magnificent church. This was featured in A Warning To The Curious one of the M R James adaptations in the BBC Christmas Ghost Stories of the 1970s. Rightly Grade 1 listed. This village must be saved. This is what a proper government should be spending money on.
Can't beat a toffee penny...I would of had those away lol....great vid again mate...👍♥️
Lol thanks Stephen
Beautiful landscapes and places!! greetings from Magallanes Chile. *No me pierdo los vídeos 😃
Awesome, thank you!
Beautiful place and ⛪️Church, very sad but nature can be cruel, no one argues with the sea🌊 shame there are no sea defences put in place😢..ty Tim🎉
Tim sorry I missed you . Baking a cake for my husband. Look forward to this walk with you! It looks like a wonderful place. ☀️
no worries Melissa
I've been there a few times and it's very sad it's a lovely village
Here watching,church looks lovely
thanks Hazel
I've always considered Happisburgh to be the village that time forgot, with its snickleways and quaint flint built buildings. That beautiful majestic church I have took the time to peramble, my thoughts always turning to the place being like a ghost hunters dream. 😅 Love the lighthouse, always mesmerised by it. Cheers for such a great vid, Tim. 👍😃
yes there a few like this in Yorkshire lol
@@WalkWithMeTim absolutely! 👍😃
Hello Tim. I tried finding your latest video on Wells next to the sea but came across this. On our visit to Mundesley we intend visiting this place, but I’m shocked to see the erosion.
yes its a shame here is the wells recent video ;-)ua-cam.com/video/eSMNQziP6o8/v-deo.html
Looks nice there ...
its a shame tho
I first came to Happisburgh in the 90s staying in a holiday home there next to cart gap and remember walking by the tea room that was nearby and along the beach. After years I revisited in 2019 and was shocked to see the tea room and a strip of houses all gone. Scarily the lighthouse is getting closer to the edge and you can see it from the beach now when it used to be quite a way back when I last visited. We have to save it the village as it’s a very special unique place with history
All very scary Tim
We stayed in a hotel not far from there a few years ago.The dinning room window looked out over around 10 meters of lawn then nothing but a drop down to the beach.Inside the hotel were historic photos of the hotel in its hayday in the 1920's and it showed that space used to be four tennis courts then a lawn before the cliff.So much land lost in just 90 years.I bet that hotel won't be there long.Such a shame!
I know so sad
Hi Tim I find this very sad to see such erosion. It's awful I wish the government could help to save this beautiful part of the country. I've been coming to Norfolk all my life and my Mums side of the family came from Norwich. They would be so shocked and saddened to see this now . When I look at at Hemsby it really upsets me that the beach is played on as a child is dissapearing 😢. Thankyou for sharing this with us Tim . Give my love to Gaby and Casper. Love to you as always Tracey 💕 xxxx
So sad
Morning Tim, love the video, amazing to see the rate of erosion here, beautiful beaches though, I remember seeing the opposite in the isle of man with erosion deposits being washed up the other end of the island and making the beach so large that theres another light house on its beach because the old one is to far inland now . Love to see older pics Tim to compare if possible.
Glad you enjoyed it yes good tips
The only way Happisburgh can be saved long term is large far-reaching and continuous concrete barriers built into the cliff, and that would be more expensive than just rehousing the residents. There is no way the council could justify such a spend out on a remote area.
The retreat is obviously still happening either side of the town where there are no granite boulders, and would eventually start cutting inwards towards Happisburgh from different angles again in the future. Happisburgh is ultimately still living on borrowed time.
very true
I think it’s been worse since they did all the work at Sea Palling, unfortunately the sea just cuts in somewhere else.
Very interesting but so devastating 😞
😪
I used to go there as a kid in the 70s and there was another car park further out. I t would have been good to compare old photos or footage.
I went up that church and lighthouse back in 2014 :)
I went on a school trip in Junior school to Happisburgh, I can remember seeing a stair case or some structure like that about which was about 2 metres away from the cliff, I dread to think how far away it is now. Also I’ve been up Happisburgh lighthouse a couple of time you get a good view from it
yes i saw that on a photo in the pub
There was a metal staircase years ago but it has not been there for a while now, there used to be a caravan site next to it but that has been moved further into the village as the coast has eroded so much.
Hi Mr Walk with me Tim, a quick walkthrough Happisburgh and it was very interesting and picturesque. It's got so much worse since I first visited some 40 years or so ago. The church is a beautiful example. Any, and I mean ANY Government that allows a treasure like this simply to disappear should hang their heads in shame. I know the purse isn't bottomless BUT think, IF this is allowed to 'drop intothe sea', where is next? It is necessary for each Coastal County Administration to check, record, have a study made - one that doesn't take years - and costings done through the UK and new, stronger defences and groynes built to SAVE the UK before it really does become too prohibitive. If we have to pay so be it, and I am just a layman NOT a Millionaire. We ALL have to contribute as much as we can!
Don't forget Covehithe Suffolk, Tom Scott video covers this village
Hi from CHATTANOOGA TN
I went there 20 years ago and the car park was a good way from the sea but went last year and was shocked to see how much the cliffs had gone
its happening a lot quicker than most thought
last time i walked down the beach from Bridlington to the holiday park at Barmston a few years ago i was a little shocked at how much the coast has eroded it there too. i just checked google earth and some vans looks pretty close, and that was in 2018 about the time i last visited, so dont know what it's like now, but there's so much loss on the east coast all over it's really sad, especially for us who love east yorkshire and the coastal path. GL
yes it is by the way i have a video of Bridlington coming up soon
Just watched a video of here that was uploaded 6 days ago & that last house on the left has been demolished cos you can see that behind where the house stood, it's already gone & the barrier that stated the 8m from the edge has also gone. It's half way down the cliff. So that 8 meters went in 1 year. So very sad to see.
I bet it's been hammered in last few weeks
@@WalkWithMeTim Yes it's completely gone & I did what other people have done in the comments & looked at street view. It's crazy to see how many properties used to be on that road. I feel so bad for all of those home owners 😕
Sad about the erosion all along the east coast. The road to nowhere is shocking, how it is all eroding away. I haven’t been for many years there but I have been in the little church there. I remember back in 1990 I think it was the lighthouse was repainted inside and out during filming for the BBC programme “Challenge Anneka”. Wonder if she is still around? I used to love that show and “Treasure Hunt”.
me too Dave they should bring that show back!
It's really is sad what erosion is doing to the beautiful places. Scary to say , we need to protect our planet and these beautiful sea side place.
well said Scully
The village has been falling into the sea for 60 years that I know of. There used to be the remains of the old lighthouse at the bottom of the cliffs.
Been watching all the Norfolk vlogs because I've never been to East Anglia despite being a Rising on my mother's side. Need to visit Castle Rising 😁
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