Doggerland at night, lit by torchlight

Europe

Doggerland, North Sea

The drowned land under the North Sea

54.5000° N, 2.0000° E

Britain was once joined to Europe by land; rising seas swallowed it about 8,000 years ago; fishing boats still bring up bones and stone tools.

Best time to go
May to September
Fly into
London (LHR), then Norfolk by train
How long
2 days
Insider tip
The drowned land can't be visited; Norfolk's coast and museums show what the sea gives back.

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