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1: ST EDMUND’S SHIELD

The tour starts next to the Cenotaph in the Esplanade Gardens.

The Wolf trail marker (1) depicts the shield of King Edmund. St Edmund was born into the Wuffing family (Wuffa = little wolf) who had ruled East Anglia for over 200 years. Having spent his youth in Saxony (northern Germany), at the age of 15 he set sail for East Anglia to fulfil his claim to the throne and kingdom of East Anglia

(Now Follow the footpath through the Esplanade Gardens along the line of the cliffs. Continue past the bowling green and café on you right, until you reach the open grassed areas of the cliff top and The Wolf trail marker number 2)

Hunstanton Wolf Trail
  1. Introduction
  2. 1: ST EDMUND’S SHIELD
  3. 2: ST EDMUND LANDS AT HUNSTANTON A.D.855
  4. 3: HOLY WATER
  5. 4: ST EDMUND’S CORONATION
  6. 5: THE VIKINGS ARRIVE
  7. 6: THE MARTYRDOM OF ST EDMUND
  8. APPEARANCE OF THE WOLF