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Coordinates: 52°52'43?N 1°26'10?E? / ?52.87858, 1.43608
Mundesley is a large village on the north-east coast of Norfolk, England, about seven miles east of Cromer and four miles west of Bacton, within the Norfolk Coast AONB. It has a resident population of around 2,500.
Mundesley is a popular seaside holiday destination due to its sandy beaches and has a number of holiday chalet and caravan parks. The historic city of Norwich is fifteen miles away, while just to the south of Mundesley on the road to Paston is a popular windmill, Stow Mill. Listed in the Domesday Book as Muleslai, Mundesley used to be a port 400 years ago, and was a popular seaside resort in Victorian times, benefiting from its own railway station. Now long gone, the nearest access to the rail network is 10 minutes away at North Walsham. The Mundesley war memorial is dedicated to sailors and volunteers who cleared the North Sea of mines during and after the Second World War. Next to the church is a World War II bomb shelter, which now stands near the edge of the cliff, due to coastal erosion.
There are three pubs in Mundesley. One of the oldest is The Ship Inn situated on the sea front. Its first landlord is listed as being Paul Harrison in 1836. Its flint construction is characteristic of the older parts of the village. A little inland, on the road to Paston, is The Royal Hotel, where Lord Nelson is said to have lived for a while.
The village has an historic golf course in the Mun valley, designed with the help of six-times Open Champion Harry Vardon. Vardon convalesced at the nearby sanitorium while recovering from tuberculosis and his association with the course spanned many years. It is said that he scoring his only hole-in-one on what is now the sixth. The course was reduced to nine holes when land was required for war-time farming.
The village centre offers shops including a butchers, florists, hardware store, arts and crafts, chemists and convenience stores. Mundesley also has its own medical centre and primary school.
All Saints Church, Mundesley (photo by Susanne Mason)
All Saints Church in Mundesley was fully restored between 1904 and 1914. It is located on the cliffs above the sea.
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