I wanted to check out Trimmingham on the North Norfolk coast.
I had seen a picture of some old railway tracks on the beach and was intrigued to take a look. Also, I had never been to Trimmingham so wanted to see what it had to offer.
Kathryn and I headed out there on a Saturday afternoon – it was a bright sunny day so I went light with one lens, no tripod and some magnetic filters with the knowledge that any shots would be handheld.
This was a recce not a shoot.
About Trimmingham
Trimingham is a coastal village and a civil parish in the North Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. The village is 5 miles (8 km) north of North Walsham, 4 miles (6 km) east of Cromer, 20 miles (32 km) north of the city and county town of Norwich, and is on the B1159 coastal road between Cromer and Mundesley The villages name means ‘Homestead/village of Trymma’s people.
Trimingham has a beach that is used by surfers, jet skiers, dog walkers and night-fishermen. It is reached by a steep one-vehicle only road accessed along a lane just past the building that used to be the Ingleside public house, now a private residence.
The cliff face at Trimingham has the youngest chalk in the United Kingdom; it contains shells, bivalves, crinoids and oysters, and is subject to coastal erosion.
Recce
We weren’t sure about two narrow roads which appeared to head to the beach so parked nearby just off the main road and walked up.
As we wandered along a narrow road, there was a field of long grass blowing in the wind so I grabbed a shot, and had to experiment with the setting to capture motion handheld.
As we reached the cliff top, we could see a small car park at the top, and a long sloped road that clearly leads down to the beach.
Walking further down, and round a corner we could now see the beach. There were some parking spaces near the bottom of the slope occupied mostly by camper vans.
There are some angled wooden sea defences running along this part of the beach, similar to what can be seen at Overstrand, but some of the ones here have broken slats or gaps where they’ve broken away and left a gap.
I took a shot of a groyne and once again, did my best handheld.
I spotted this bolt just sitting there in the sea.
I could see the area where the rail tracks are but the tide was high so nothing was visible.
A final shot with this set square shaped sea defence, and again I had to fiddle with the settings to slow the shutter speed down.
As we made our way back to the car, I realised I had some magnetic filters in the bag and could’ve used them earlier in the very bright sun. Never mind.
We had a most superb (albeit expensive) fish and chip supper at Roughton and that ended an enjoyable weekend trip.
Onwards and upwards…