Blakeney Harbour and Village

This is the video of Blakeney, where we stayed. I loved the houses there, the streets were really narrow to the point where you pass someone within inches, or even having to back up the car! Even walking you often have to squeeze in to let cars go by.

There are little alleyways all down the main road filled with old flint houses and cottages, some are named for their original purpose. The cottage we stayed in is at the end, you can see Finley and Charlie at the door.

Lovely week, but chilly and windy!

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Some info on Blakeney:


Blakeney was a commercial seaport until the early 20th century. Now the harbour is silted up, and only small boats can make their way out past Blakeney Point to the sea. The harbour and surrounding marshes are owned by the National Trust and is a nature reserve where seals can be seen basking on the sand.

In the Domesday Book of 1085, Blakeney is recorded under the name Esnuterle.
Blakeney was formally called Snitterley and the settlement is first formally mentioned as Blakeney in a document which dates from 1340. Around the same period the then King Edward III's wife, Queen Philippa is said to have dined on fish caught by Blakeney's fishermen.

From the 12th century Blakeney had a reputation for acts of piracy: between 1328 and 1350 it is recorded that men of Blakeney boarded two vessels from Flanders and sailed them back to Blakeney haven, where they were stripped of their cargoes. Many a foreign merchant ship which sought shelter in the haven found their cargoes stolen. Such was the lawlessness[ of the residents of Blakeney that the village refused to supply a ship for the battle against the Spanish armada.

The area of marshland around Blakeney Point is owned by the National Trust and up to a hundred species of birds can be found there throughout the year.

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[tps607]

Lisa,this Blakeney is a most charming place...though it seems a bit bleak and chilly. The architecture is truly appealing to me and I bet they are quite snug in those little cottages...good thing they were built before Fin got there or there would have been no stones left! lol thanks for bringing me along

[WitchesSky]

@tps607 Lol thats true about Fin! Yes our coastline is unforgiving in bad weather, feels like its ripping your cheeks apart when its windy, but all beautiful places have a price huh x

[SamanthaPonce]

Another beautiful video!! Your videos make me want to travel. Someday when the kids are grown, hopefully I will be able to travel and see all the things I want to see. Thank you for sharing these wonderful photos!!!

[WitchesSky]

@SamanthaPonce Thank you Samantha, thats why I love youtube! You get get to see the places on the other side of the world that you dream about.... I have travelled through the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone on here! I am glad you enjoyed it, I have a four year old so most of my travelling is local now, this is only an hour from me! :)

[whitewitch13]

It is so beautiful there i have wanted to visit England ever since the Beatles hit our shores lol i gues it's never going to happen..... only in my dreams Thanks for this cyber tour HUGGZZZZZZZZZ

[WitchesSky]

@whitewitch13 Thats why I make these video's :) Its lovely to share, and watch other people's video's and dream too :) hugs x

[WitchesSky]

@Donovanblu Thank you Blu for coming to see it :) You could get inspired to write here huh? Even me.... lol

[WitchesSky]

@jimsim3

Lol!!! And if you did all that I would be sneaking photo's of you from behind a wall!

I almost called my house "bean sidhe" but I knew no one would pronounce it right so I settled on Moon Haven :)

[jimsim3]

now that,s very different. great little cottages really nice I would love to live there. I would call mine MMMm! Banshee bach, the house of the draco. and I would smoke a pipe. and blow smoke rings throw the window. and sing shanties.

Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads

A whale of a tale or two

'Bout the flapping fish and girls I've loved

On nights like this with the moon above

A whale of a tale and it's all true,

I swear by my tattoo

[weeyin1155]

Strange that I should still think village life would be too quiet, when I'm practically housebound now anyway, is'nt it? I'm really pleased you've found such a beautiful place to settle in. The city is'nt ideal for raising children now. Have a nice Sunday.♥