The challenge of coastal erosion in Britain
Stark choices along the Norfolk coastline
The hill house inn, a pub in Happisburgh on the Norfolk coast, has hosted a beer festival in its garden for 20 years. How long the tradition will continue is uncertain. By 2055 the heart of Happisburgh—including the pub and a 14th-century church—will be at risk of toppling into the sea. One part of the village has already disappeared: a holiday caravan site, whose old groundworks stick out of the cliffside.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Uncertain shore”
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