| Unfortunately Hunstanton does not always live up to | | | | built there in 1776. Location: On the cliffs at St |
| the name given to it by the locals - "Sunny Hunny". So | | | | Edmund's Point. |
| on days when it is too cold or rainy to laze on one of | | | | 6. Shipwreck. Built in 1907, the Sheraton started life as |
| the wide sandy beaches, here are ten interesting | | | | a trawler but was later moored on the Lincolnshire side |
| places to visit, and all are an easy stroll from the town | | | | of the Wash to be used as a target ship. In 1947 she |
| centre. | | | | broke free from her mooring in a gale and drifted on to |
| | | | the beach at Hunstanton. The ship was sold to scrap |
| 1. Coastguard Lookout Tower. Built in 1907, the tower | | | | dealers and now only a section of the hull remains. |
| was a Marconi listening post in both World Wars, and | | | | Location: Beneath the cliffs at St Edmund's Point. |
| is now a private residence. Location: On the cliffs at St | | | | 7. St Edmund's Chapel. The chapel, now in ruins, was |
| Edmund's Point. | | | | erected in 1272 in memory of St Edmund who landed |
| 2. Golden Lion Hotel. Opened in 1846 and originally | | | | at Hunstanton in 855 to be crowned King of East |
| named The New Inn, this was the town's first building. | | | | Anglia. He led an army against Viking invaders but was |
| Location: The Green, Hunstanton. | | | | defeated, captured and martyred. He became the first |
| 3. Cross on the Green. Origins unknown, but thought to | | | | patron saint of England. Location: On the cliffs at St |
| have been brought from the green in the nearby | | | | Edmund's Point. |
| village of Old Hunstanton at the time when the Golden | | | | 8. St Edmund's Church. This was built in 1866 and is |
| Lion Hotel was built. It may once have been the old | | | | dedicated to Edmund, King of East Anglia (see above). |
| village cross from Snettisham. Location: The Green, | | | | The church contains nine windows depicting his life. |
| Hunstanton. | | | | Location: Church Street, Hunstanton. |
| 4. Flood Memorial. This lists the names of the 31 people | | | | 9. St Mary's Church. Built in the 14th century in Old |
| who died in the east coast floods of 1953. 16 of the | | | | Hunstanton and restored in the 19th century, the church |
| victims were resident American airforce men and their | | | | has a Norman font and a roof made from oaks |
| families. The deaths occurred in South Beach Road, | | | | grown on the nearby Le Strange estate. Location: |
| Hunstanton to the south of the fairground. Location: | | | | Church Road, Old Hunstanton. |
| Esplanade Gardens. | | | | 10. Town Hall. Built in 1896, the Hunstanton town council |
| 5. Lighthouse. The present lighthouse was built in 1840 | | | | meets on the first floor, while the Tourist Information |
| and ceased operations in 1922, since when it has been | | | | Centre occupies the ground floor. The hall at the rear |
| a private residence. A lighthouse has been on the site | | | | hosts frequent antique & craft fairs, and other |
| since 1665, and the world's first parabolic reflector was | | | | social events. Location: The Green, Hunstanton. |