Wells-next-the-Sea in the 1970s

Archive 8mm film of the North Norfolk coastal resort.

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[inkjet42]

brilliant video i've always loved wells keep saying i'll move there when i retire, my boys love it too we always have days out there in the summer, i would love to know when people started catching crabs off the harbour with the deadlines i remember buying 1 from a shop there and doing it in 1975 when the ships used to dock there

[JohnTheRails]

My mother came from Wells so I've known it all my life, although I've always lived in Brighton. In my 60s now! People have been catching crabs with lines (it's known as 'gillying' locally) for as long as I can remember. During the carnival, gillying competitions are held for the children. The cargo boats stopped coming to Wells when the harbour became silted and the channel more shallow. Biggest regret is the closure of the railway in 1964.

[austerace]

This is a fantastic piece of historic film, brilliant! Thank you for posting. I would guess at it being very, very early 70's, but looking at the cars and the reg numbers I can see, I would say it's more likely to be late 60's.....

[Fossils1963]

I was 7 in 1970, and watching this was if I was still 7. Yet again this year my two young girls played on the beach and run riot in the pinewoods, memories, will continued to go back until the last pitch is taken. Karl

[mchash123]

i love wells, my mum took us camping in wells every summer since i was born, i now am 36 and take my kids to wells atleast once a year for a weekend break, , beutiful wells i love the pineforests, any more videos from the 70s or 80 would be brilliant , thanks

[Tuumble]

My first visit was in 72 and we went every year with same caravan for 20 years. We don't stay over now but always visit - my second home. Thanks for sharing

[moleman1961]

I love that shop! Used to go in there as a kid to get the fudge!

[sam22292002]

I had my 1st Birthday at Wells, in 1965 and have been ging back for summer holidays and bank hoidays ever since. I'm still going there now with my wife and 11 year old son and he loves the place as much as I do.

It's great to see Wells how it used to be !!

There really is something magical about the place.

[29jug11]

One of my all time favourite places in England!

[corprala]

This is just brilliant! It must have been the early 70`s when i first went to Wells with Mum, dad and my other four siblings. We all have nothing but very fond memories of the area. Thank you so much for posting this video...

[0boy00]

for me too. many a crab liberated from the key :-). we should go back one day.

[moleman1961]

My dad taught me to swim in the channel next to the lifeboat house! Brilliant vid! Lots of memories! Thanks for posting this!