As part of our study of the United Kingdom the children in Year five and six visited Old and New Hunstanton to carry out a geography field study. While we were in Old Hunstanton we spent time on the beach looking at how the cliffs have been eroded by the weather, finding the shells of sea creatures and looking at how man has used natural wind breaks such as sand dunes for protection from the wind.

Whilst at Old Hunstanton we also looked at the remains of the abbey dedicated to St Edmund who was the last ruler of East Anglia. The children enjoyed learning the legend of the great wolf which had protected St Edmund's head (His head had been separated from his body by the invading Vikings) from the animals of the forest until his supporters found it and reunited it with his body.

We then had a breezy but enjoyable walk along the cliff tops to New Hunstanton were delicious fish and chips awaited us. The children had certainly earned their food that day! The fish and chips went down really well and with nice full bellies we ended our trip with a look around part of New Hunstanton comparing it to the old part. Unfortunately the weather was becoming increasingly worse and we headed back to the coach a little earlier than planned. It was a really fantastic and enjoyable day and the children gained a lot from it.

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