Mundesley
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Mundesley is a small village on the North East coast of Norfolk, England, approximately seven miles east of Cromer and four miles west of Bacton. It is a popular seaside holiday destination with a couple of 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. Mundesley used to be a major port 400 years ago, and was a popular seaside resort in Victorian times, but the railway has since fallen into disrepair with large sections of track littering the beaches and cliffsides due to erosion of the cliffs. 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, also due to erosion. The best known pub in Mundesley is The Royal Hotel, where Nelson is said to have lived for a while. Flint construction is characteristic of the older parts of the village.
The village has an historic golf course which was designed with the help of 6-times Open Champion Harry Vardon. Vardon convalesced at the nearby sanitorium while recovering from tuberculosis and his association with the course spanned many years, including, it is said scoring his only ever hole-in-one on what is now the sixth. The course was reduced to nine holes when land was required for war-time farming.
All Saints Church in Mundesley has been fully restored between 1904 and 1914. It is located on the cliffs above the sea.
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