Featured village: Stiffkey

The small picturesque village of Stiffkey is set in a valley. Famous for its 'Stewkey Blues' (cockles) found on its salt marshes and for the vicar!

Samphire (poor mans asparagus) can also be found growing on the marshes. Most of the houses are of brick and flint with pantiles, several going back to at least Tudor times, including Momforde's Tudor Cottage. The hall was built by sir Nicholas Bacon, then keeper of the Privy seal to Elizabeth I... More