West Norfolk footpath re-opens after four year battle

A hundred people walked along Snettisham beach in West Norfolk today to celebrate winning their fight over a footpath.

The one mile stretch of land at Snettisham near Hunstanton has been declared a public right of way by Norfolk County Council four years after villagers and chalet owners began a dispute about who owns the land the footpath runs through.

Following a large protest and a public enquiry the footpath is now open to everyone and walkers can now get from Hunstanton to King's Lynn along the coastal path without having to divert inland.