Plan your visit to Holkham Beach

Yes, all machines accept coins or contactless.

Yes, please proceed to the top of Lady Anne’s Drive where you will find designated bays.

£25, but please check the restricted timings for horses visiting Holkham Beach on weekends and holidays – click here for full details.

Anything over 4.8m.

2 hours- £3.60, 4 hours- £7, All Day- £13.50

With the purchase of an all-day ticket for £13.50, you are permitted to park in Holkham Park on the same day for free. All other ticket types will require an additional ticket if entering the park.

The beach is accessed through the pine woods and will take approximately 10 minutes from the top of Lady Anne’s Drive. Please be aware it will take longer depending on how far down Lady Anne’s Drive you are parked.

From the entrance to Holkham Beach to the shoreline is around a 30 minute walk, depending on the tides. Please be mindful of where you are walking and try to stick to trodden paths to avoid disturbing ground nesting birds and other fauna and flora.

You’ll be relieved to know there are toilets! At Wells, they can be found in the main block at the entrance to the car park, and there are additional toilets open spring to autumn in the pinewoods on the path to the end of the beach huts. At Holkham Beach, they are located inside The Lookout and also in Holkham village, opposite the Adnams store.

No – camping is not permitted on any part of Holkham Estate.

No. The use of barbeques, fires, stoves and sky lanterns are strictly prohibited on all our beaches, and in the pinewoods and Holkham Park too.

Take care when swimming – only swim where it is marked safe by red and yellow flags as there are strong tidal currents. Lifeguards are on duty from Wells-next-the-Sea beach 2nd July – 4th September daily. To avoid being cut off by the tide, ensure you know when high tide is and ensure you are off any sandbanks 4 hours before high tide.

They can usually be spotted from Joe Jordan Hide, accessed from the west track behind the pines, starting from the Lookout Café at the top of Lady Anne’s Drive.

The Beach Café at Wells serving hot and cold food and drinks, and with seating both inside and out.  At Holkham Beach there is The Lookout, which serves light snacks and refreshments, which can be enjoyed whilst looking out over the Holkham National Nature Reserve.

Yes, we have two EV chargers on Lady Anne’s Drive. They are located at the top end of the car park, nearest The Lookout. Charging costs 57p per KW and you may park/charge for a maximum of four hours. Additional chargers can be found in Holkham Park and at The Victoria.

No, we do not allow metal detecting.

The primary reason for this approach is that parts of Holkham Estate land is protected by important conservation designations, most notably but not exclusively some areas are Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), which are determined by Natural England. Certain designations afford the land special protection from specific activities, this stipulates that metal detecting is not permitted both on Holkham Estate land and on Crown Estate land including the foreshore.

To avoid any misunderstanding for all concerned we apply this consistent approach to all areas of Holkham Estate and all expressions of interest from metal detectorists, even where the land is under the plough or below the tide line and managed by the Crown Estate.

Whilst we recognise that metal detecting is a popular and growing hobby, we would ask that you kindly respect this position. You may find the NCMD website useful in finding other sites that may be able to help with your interest.