West Runton, Norfolk

The two villages of East Runton and West Runton belong to the single parish of Runton. West Runton beach is a Site of Scientific Interest for its geology, including the internationally important West Runton Freshwater Bed, which is a part of the famous Cromer Forest-bed that has yielded spectacular fossils from the Ice Age.

Geological Field Guide to East and West Runton

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General views of the beach

Fossil collector Rob Sinclair on a stormy day at West Runton beach	West Runton beach 25.11.2007	DSCF7250.jpg
Outcrop of the West Runton Freshwater Bed after a storm	West Runton beach 25.11.2007	DSCF7250.jpg

More pictures to come...

Martin Warren, The Northfolk Project
20.11.2022