The story of the Red Indian Princess, Pocahontas, and connection to Heacham via her romantic marriage to the son of the Lord of the Manor, John Rolfe is well known.  In the Church of St Mary the Virgin at Heacham you will find a memorial to Pocahontas carved by a pupil of Rodin.  She is dressed in a stylish Jacobean trilby hat and a great neck ruff, which was the fashion of the period.  Her husband, John Rolfe is buried in the churchyard.

Today Heacham is a popular holiday resort situated 3 miles from Hunstanton and 8 miles from Sandringham. Throughout the year there is something going on - whether it be the annual Carnival & Fete (August) or a traditional Christmas Market (usually Dickensian).  It is a great family holiday location. 

Visit the splendid beaches at Heacham'.  Choose from a jet-ski day, parasailing, snorkelling, power boat sports, water ski-ing, swimming, cycling, amusement arcades and many other activities. And when the day is done, you have to experience the fantastic sunsets on offer.  

For the fish enthusiast, there is a stocked fishery lake and, if you are into boats, Heacham is one of the few coastal locations from which you may launch (with proof of insurance).  There is also a  Heacham Boat Owners Association.  

Just 10 minutes away there is the famous Hunstanton and Brancaster Golf Clubs and there are public golf courses available at Hunstanton and Middleton.

There are also many neighbouring villages - each of these have their own beautiful churches and other attractions.  Notable among these are the Sedgeford archaeological dig, Snettisham RSPB Reserve and Ringstead, which is the heart of the famous Peddars Way.  A little further away is the well known Titchwell RSPB Reserve.  Heacham is a walker's paradise - fabulous countryside, vast skies and miles of public footpaths.

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