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Snettisham
- Visitor Guide |
| Address: | Snettisham,
near Hunstanton, Norfolk.
Holme Bird Observatory, Broadwater Road, Holme-next-the-Sea,
Hunstanton, Norfolk. |
| Postcode
| PE36 6LQ |
| Telephone: | RSPB
Snettisham - 01485 542689 Holme Bird Observatory - 01485 525406
|
| e-mail | RSPB
Snettisham - snettisham@rspb.org.uk Holme
Bird Observatory - info@noa.org.uk |
| Map: | Streetmap
of Snettisham. |
| Ordnance
Survey: | Grid reference: TF650328.
Grid
reference: TF750438 |
| Key
attraction: | Migrating birds - autumn. The
Norfolk Ornithologists Association runs the Holme Bird Observatory and welcomes
volunteers. |
| Essential
kit: | Walking shoes. Binoculars and
scopes for bird watching.
Tide times. |
| Nature
watching: | RSPB Snettisham:
Bird watching - hides. Most of the Knot stay in lagoons just behind the beach
- don't leave here without going into the hides. Four hides. Nature trail. Bird
watching. Dawn walks to see the Knot can be booked in advance. |
| Facilities: | Snettisham
- hides, nature trail.
Titchwell - hides, walks, visitor centre. |
| Access: | RSPB
Snettisham - call ahead to arrange for an access permit which allows cars
to drive to the first hide. Two hides are disabled accessible.
No
easy access to the nature reserve - steps and rough path. Nearest adapted toilet
is 3.4 miles (5.5 km) from the reserve in the picnic area by the A149. There are
two disabled accessible hides - Rotary hide and Shore hide. Both have access off
concrete level paths. RSPB Titchwell - there are three hides
with disabled access and viewing facilities. All the paths have hard surfaces.
Good views of the nature reserve from all along the public footpath.
Disabled
toilets in the car park. Designated disabled parking bays. Access to visitor centre
is wheelchair friendly. |
| Getting
there: | RSPB Snettisham:
take the A149 Snettisham and Dersingham bypass. Continue along Beach Road for
about 1 mile - the reserve is signposted on the left.
Nearest railway
station: Kings Lynn.
Nearest bus stop: Two miles - regular service
from King's Lynn. Traveline East Anglia - 0870 6082608. RSPB Titchwell
- Drive east along the A149 through Thornham and look for the brown reserve signs.
Nearest railway station: King's Lynn - 22 miles. Bus stop
located on the main road outside the reserve. Holme Bird Observatory
is located on Broadwater Road in , Holme-next-the-Sea near Hunstanton in Norfolk. There
is a public footpath along the beach at Holme next the Sea. |
| Opening
times: | The RSPB Snettisham reserve
is open all year -
Dawn walks £6. The RSPB reserve at
Titchwell is open all year round.
Open all year. The centre is
open from 9.30 am-5 m (9.30 am-4 pm from mid-November to mid-February). |
| Charges: | The
RSPB Snettisham resrve is free but donations are welcome. Dawn walks to see the
Knot can be booked in advance. There is a charge. The RSPB reserve
at Titchwell is open all year round, free to RSPB members, £4 parking for
non members to cover parking. |
