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Location notes
An over bridge in a shallow cutting about two miles East of Sheringham and only half a mile inland from the North Sea.
It is on the North Norfolk Railway, a 5.5 mile heritage railway situated (as its name suggests) in North Norfolk.
It is on the North Norfolk Railway, a 5.5 mile heritage railway situated (as its name suggests) in North Norfolk.
Railway type and traffic
Being a heritage line workings are hauled by a variety of steam and diesel locos. The closer to August it is, the more chance there is of steam running, with two out daily throughout August itself. Diesel services can also be worked by the resident DMU. There are several galas and events throughout the year.
Environment
A country location surrounded by open fields. The nearest significant housing is in Sheringham two miles away, so no crime problems. However it is out of the way, and the local roads have no pavements or street lights so advisable to stick to daylight hours.
Road directions
The footpath to the location comes off the A149 coast road running East-West between Sheringham and Blakeney.
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NNR, Dead Man's Bridge map co-ordinates
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NNR, Dead Man's Bridge map co-ordinates
Parking
No parking. Cars have been known to stop off in 'laybys' in the area that are entrances to farmer's fields but the nearest proper parking is in Sheringham 2 miles East.
Public transport
Sheringham is served with an hourly rail service to Norwich. Either walk from there or take a bus West down the coast road.
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Amenities
No Amenities. Again travel to nearby Sheringham where there are delicious Fish & Chips to be had!
Accommodation
Various B&Bs exist in Sheringham.
Sun Compass
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NNR, Dead Man's Bridge
Streetmap links
NNR, Dead Man's Bridge general view map
NNR, Dead Man's Bridge close up map
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NNR, Dead Man's Bridge
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NNR, Dead Man's Bridge
Googly map
NNR, Dead Man's Bridge general view map
NNR, Dead Man's Bridge close up map
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NNR, Dead Man's Bridge
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Photographic notes
The line at this point is running East-West so trains heading into Sheringham are good till mid day after which trains coming out of Sheringham are in the sun. There is only really one angle each way as crossing the bridge always results in a shadow down the side.
General views - All photographs © Chris Moxon unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
