Between November and February each year, Horsey Gap becomes a haven for wildlife enthusiasts, photographers, and day-trippers, as thousands of seals haul out of the sea onto the beach to give birth and raise their pups.
The beach is home to one of the largest grey seal colonies on the east coast, with hundreds of pups born there each year.
Horsey Gap is about to become populated with grey seals. (Image: Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
During the 2025/2026 season, more than 3,500 seal pups were born between Horsey and Winterton.
Horsey Gap is perfect for spotting seals this season thanks to its wide, sandy beaches, rolling dunes, and relatively undisturbed coastline.
For visitors, the dunes offer excellent viewpoints, allowing people to watch the animals from a safe distance without disturbing them.
The area is monitored by volunteers to protect the seals, and visitors are advised to watch them from the dunes, keep dogs on leads, and not to approach the seals.
Visitors are reminded to look but not touch. (Image: Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
In August, a seal disturbance form was introduced to encourage people to report incidents of people disturbing the seals.
So while the seals may be a stunning spectacle, they should be seen and not touched.