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Beach Guide

Beach Safety - the top ten tips

1 Inflatables and dinghies should be tethered to the beach and users should be watched at all times. If you do float out to sea, keep on the inflatable and do not try to swim to safety
2 Make sure children are supervised at all times
3 If you’re going to swim, choose a beach with a lifeguard on duty and follow the lifeguard’s advice
4 Make sure someone knows where you are
5 Do not swim when the red flag is flying
6 Do not swim straight after a meal
7 Keep away from boat launching areas
8 Do not climb or swim close to breakwaters or piers
9 Do not swim outwards from the beach, but swim parallel to the beach, such as from groin to groin
10 Do not dig in or climb on the cliffs, and keep clear of sand dunes

If there is an emergency, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard

Information compiled by BBC Norfolk Online in conjunction with the Great Yarmouth Coastguard

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See also:
Salt spray & seaweed
Coast & country
St Walstan's
Broads Crusing
Internet links:

Tidy Britain Group - Blue Flags and Seaside Awards
Marine Conservation Society Good Beach Guide
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Trinity House lighthouses
Britannia Theatre, Yarmouth
Pavilion Theatre, Hunstanton
Splash Leisure Centre
North Norfolk Steam Railway
Sheringham Golf Club

Pinewoods Holiday Park, Wells-next-the-Sea
Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
North Norfolk District Council
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
The Holkham Estate

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