Feet sinking into golden sands and clear blue sea lapping alongside, it's a scene of near holiday paradise we've found in North Norfolk. It's a sunny day in the school summer holidays, yet my kids and I seem to have this glorious stretch of beach seemingly all to ourselves. Such is the near endless stretch of gorgeous beaches along this coast, that if you're willing to walk far enough, you really will find your own stretch of private beach to frolic about in.

It's probably one of the reasons this stretch of English coastline is also such a favourite with the Royal Family. Sandringham, the Royal Family's 'holiday home' for centuries, is just a couple of miles away from the coast here. READ MORE: We stayed in a delightful cottage in one of the UK's best loved seaside towns And Anmer Hall, the country residence of Prince William , Princess Catherine and their three children, sits alongside it too.

The Royals are known to love the wild, wonderful stretches of beach here. Prince William and his children Charlotte, Louis and George, pictured on the beach in Norfolk in this image shared by the Royals in June (Image: The Princess of Wales) So much so, the official account of the Prince and Princess of Wales shared two stunning family photos captured on the beaches here earlier this year to celebrate Father's Day and the Prince's birthday. The first showed Prince William on the dunes looking out to sea with his three young children hugging him.

The second shared the animated moment th.