29/10/2024
December and January are the best times to view the unique wildlife spectacle which is the Horsey seal colony. Soon many thousands of seals will congregate at and near to Horsey beach during the pupping season. Large numbers of seals can be seen a short walk along the beach from Shangri-la. Get up early, grab a coffee and take a short walk: you’re certain to see large numbers of seals.
Paul Miles wrote in the Telegraph about staying at Shangri-la and visiting the seals:
"I had heard seals in the night. In the frosty cold, the dark northern sky scattered with stars, I slid open glass doors onto the verandah of our holiday home, built in a lee of dunes. There was the thud of waves on the beach and a strange howling. In the morning we discovered the source: 70 seals on the beach just the other side of the dunes. But the spectacle of thousands of the beasts is two miles further south, perhaps the most accessible seal colony in the country. According to our home’s visitor book, some seals - smaller harbour seals - can be seen in summer too. There were accounts of guests kayaking with them, using the kayaks stored in the garden shed."
We have availability for December and January, the best time for winter break with the added attraction of some seal watching.
A link to our seal-focussed journal post is available in our bio.
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