Years ago I read some M R James stories including ‘Warning to the Curious‘. This haunting story is set in Seaburgh, Suffolk, but the 1972 BBC version of the story is filmed partly along the beach at Holkham Bay.
Last weekend I was in the area for the Wildlife Sound Recording Society‘s Winter Meeting. Standing on the beach at 3.45am on a Saturday morning was quite chilling in both senses of the word. The predominant sound was the constant roll of the waves against the shore much further out across the beach, but facing inland across the salt marshes there were birds to record later on:
If you’re interested in the M R James angle, Chris Priestley’s well written blog holds a depth of information about the story, and here’s a clip from the BBC version:
Oh yes, and in running news, later the same morning I ran 18 miles along the Norfolk Coastal Path from Burnham Deepdale to Wells-next-the-sea and back again, right along Holkham Bay yet again, this time in clear daylight but fierce cold winds.