Cracks open up in Mundesley cliff top close to previous fall

HM Coastguard said it found "substantial cracks" in the Vale Road parking area were opening up

Cracks have appeared at the top of a cliff in Norfolk, close to where a large fall took place in December.

HM Coastguard Bacton said it was called to investigate a "cliff slippage" at Vale Road, Mundesley - near Trimingham - at about 20:45 GMT on Saturday.

It said it found "substantial cracks" in 40ft (12.2m) of the parking area which were opening up while they were there.

All of Vale Road is closed off until further notice.

The public has been asked not to enter the area.

All of Vale Road is closed off until further notice

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The cracks can be seen where the road leads to the beach

All of Vale Road, near to Trimingham, is closed off until further notice

A landslip less than a mile away, near Seaview Road in Mundesley, which occurred overnight between 8 and 9 December, was probably caused by excessive groundwater due to rainfall, according to North Norfolk District Council experts.

The cliff collapse at Mundesley in December happened just metres from people's homes