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Waxham to see the seals

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 When we started to look around and plan our first trip in Ziggy, we wanted something close by, but with a purpose. For what ever reason - probably because i am allergic to doing Grockle things - I have never been to Horsey to see the seals - so after a quick search, I found a local campsite called Walnut Farm - £28 later, we were booked in for a Saturday night. This part of Norfolk is very close to sea level - there is a huge dune / sea defence that basically keeps the land as - well, dry land ! Once we had parked up, we went for the mile walk to the beach, and walked alongside the North Sea - and no, we did not fancy a dip!   The part of the Seal Colony we walked through was the less popular end - we saw perhaps 60 seals in total, ranging in age - the only one that got Marcy was a young, probably male Pup - bloody teenagers! We walked along the beach up to Horsey gap, then walked into the village to visit the Nelson Head Pub - good beer and cider collection. After a couple o...